Abstracts tagged "ANCA"

Abstract Number: 2693 • ACR Convergence 2024
Risk Factors for Relapse in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Among Patients with Relapse After Induction of Remission with Rituximab
Ellen Romich¹, Joshua Baker², Ian Green², Rennie Rhee², Carol McAlear², Ulrich Specks³, Rona Smith⁴, David Jayne⁴ and Peter Merkel², and the RITAZAREM Investigators, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Media, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Relapses are common in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), both i) during maintenance treatment after induction of remission, and ii) after immunosuppressive treatment is discontinued. Relapses…
Abstract Number: 0825 • ACR Convergence 2024
Biosimilars of Rituximab in ANCA-associated Vasculitis Compared to the Originator (BRAVO): 6-month Outcomes of a Longitudinal Cohort Study
Arielle Mendel¹, Lillian Barra², Sasha Bernatsky³, Alison Clifford⁴, Mojtaba Dabaghjamanesh⁵, Natasha Dehghan⁶, Aurore Fifi-Mah⁷, Jean-Paul Makhzoum⁸, Rosalie-Sélène Meunier⁹, Nataliya Milman¹⁰, Medha Soowamber¹¹, Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert¹², Elaine Yacyshyn⁴, Nader Khalidi¹³ and Christian Pagnoux¹⁴, ¹McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Western University, London, ON, Canada, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Western University, Canada, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada, ⁶University of British Columbia - Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸Vasculitis Clinic, Canadian Network for Research on Vasculitides, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹¹Mount Sinai Hospital, Woodbridge, ON, Canada, ¹²University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, ¹³McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹⁴Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of rituximab (RTX) biosimilars compared to the originator in Canadians with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis…
Abstract Number: 1595 • ACR Convergence 2024
Tezepelumab for Relapsing or Refractory Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A European Retrospective Study
Margot Poux¹, Matthieu Groh², Alexandra Nanzerkelly³, Marco Caminati⁴, candice Lacroix⁵, stephanie Habib⁶ and Benjamin Terrier⁷, ¹Université de Paris cité, PARIS 04EME, France, ²Foch, Suresnes, France, ³King's college London, London, ⁴Department of Medicine, Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Section, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, ⁵Université de Paris cité, Paris, ⁶Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Cochin, APHP Centre et Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ⁷Service de Médecine interne, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a small vessel vasculitis associated with asthma and blood and tissue eosinophilia. EGPA is often associated with glucocorticoid…
Abstract Number: 1601 • ACR Convergence 2024
Changing Spectrum of Systemic Therapies for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis from 2006-2023
Lynn Fussner¹, Christian Pagnoux², David Cuthbertson³, Thomas Corbridge⁴, Nader Khalidi⁵, Curry Koening⁶, Carol Langford⁷, Carol McAlear⁸, Paul Monach⁹, Larry Moreland¹⁰, Rennie Rhee⁸, Philip Seo¹¹, Anat Shavit¹², Jared Silver¹³, Ulrich Specks¹⁴, Kenneth Warrington¹⁴, Michael Wechsler¹⁵ and Peter Merkel⁸, and for the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium, ¹The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴US Value Evidence and Outcomes, GSK, Durham, NC, ⁵McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Texas Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, ⁷Cleveland Clinic, Moreland Hills, OH, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ¹⁰University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ¹¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹²BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ¹³US Medical Affairs - Respiratory, GSK, Durham, ¹⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁵National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: The emergence of biologic therapies targeting eosinophils via the IL-5 pathway provided new options for treatment in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). There has…
Abstract Number: 0262 • ACR Convergence 2024
Bartonella Endocarditis as an Important Mimic of ANCA Associated Vasculitis: Results of a Large Single Center Descriptive Analysis
Adam Brown¹, Adil Vural², Cassandra Calabrese³ and Leonard Calabrese², ¹Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Heights, OH
Background/Purpose: Infective Endocarditis (IE) is an important mimic of numerous forms of systemic vasculitis and especially Anti-Neutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody vasculitis (AAV). Bartonella endocarditis (BE) is…
Abstract Number: 1603 • ACR Convergence 2024
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody Levels in Patients in the Avacopan Phase 3 Trial
Frank B. Cortazar¹, Duvuru Geetha², Salem Almaani³, Christina Song⁴, Tomasz M. Wilmanski⁴, Alana M. Bozeman⁴, Peter Merkel⁵ and David Jayne⁶, and ADVOCATE Study Group, ¹New York Nephrology Vasculitis and Glomerular Center, Saint Peter’s Hospital-Albany, Albany, NY, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ⁴Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The utility of measuring serial antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) levels to guide treatment in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is controversial.…
Abstract Number: 0714 • ACR Convergence 2024
Therapeutic Dilemmas in Patients with ANCA-associated Vasculitis: Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage, Venous Thromboembolism and Anticoagulation
Elif Ediboglu¹, Samuel Falde¹, Misbah Baqir¹, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba², Robert McBane¹ and Ulrich Specks¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Background/Purpose: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is an acutely life-threating presentation of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), and patients with AAV are at increased risk of venous thromboembolic…
Abstract Number: 1609 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characteristics of a Cohort of Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease and ANCA Positivity in a University Hospital
Cristina Valero¹, Claudia Valenzuela², Elisa Martínez-Besteiro³, Patricia Quiroga Colina⁴, Arantzazu Alfranca⁵, Esther Vicente-rabaneda⁶, Santos Castañeda⁶ and Rosario García-Vicuña⁷, ¹Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ²ILD Unit, Pulmonology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, University Autonomade Madrid, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Pulmonology Service, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Immunology Service, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of ANCA positivity at diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) ranges between 4-36% for anti-MPO and 2-4% for anti-PR3. ILD is more…
Abstract Number: 0715 • ACR Convergence 2024
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis Revisited
Samuel Falde¹, Elif Ediboglu¹, Misbah Baqir¹, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba², Fernando C. Fervenza¹, Ladan Zand¹, Matthew Koster¹, Kenneth Warrington¹ and Ulrich Specks¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Background/Purpose: We sought to characterize the most recent cohort of patients presenting with DAH and AAV and to identify risk factors for respiratory failure and…
Abstract Number: 1610 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies Associated Interstitial Pneumonia: A New Clinical Entity?
Maria Rosa Pellico¹, Claudia Iannone², Antonella Caminati³, Roberto Cassandro³, Matteo Colleoni³, Davide Elia³, Francesca Luisi³, Maria Rosa Mirenda³, Lisa Tescaro³, Maurizio Zompatori³, Sergio Harari³ and Roberto Caporali⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University of Milan, and Rheumatology Department, ASST Pini-CTO, Milan, ²Department of Rheumatology, University of Milan, and Rheumatology Department, ASST Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy, ³Pneumology and Semi-Intensive Respiratory Therapy Unit, MultiMedica IRCCS, Milan, Italy, Milan, Italy, ⁴Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, and Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: Pneumologists do not routinely include screening for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in the evaluation of interstitial pneumonia (IP). Indeed, antibodies against myeloperoxidase (anti-MPO) and…
Abstract Number: 0718 • ACR Convergence 2024
Incidence and Patient Profile Changes in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Following the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
Laura Ramos Ortiz de Zarate¹, Aresio Plaza Lopez², Alejandro mARTINEZ rODADO³, Maria Machattou¹, Pablo Navarro Palomo⁴, maria alonso de francisco³, Carlota Navarro Joven³, Natalia de la Torre-Rubio⁴, Olga Rusinovich⁵, Carolina Merino⁶, Blanca García Magallón⁷, Jose Campos Esteban⁷, hildegarda Godoy Tundidor⁸, Mónica Fernández Castro⁹, JESUS SANZ SANZ⁴, Carmen Barbadillo Mateos⁷, Carlos Maria Isasi Zaragoza⁷, Andrea Liso Andrino⁷, Maria Concepcion Sanchez Fernandez³ and Jose Luis Andreu⁴, ¹Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Majadahonda, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Boadilla del Monte, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Majadahonda (Madrid), Spain, ⁷Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, IDIPHISA , Madrid, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, IDIPHISA , Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis is often linked to previous viral infections. Clinical evidence suggests SARS-CoV-2 virus may follow a similar pattern, with an…
Abstract Number: 2181 • ACR Convergence 2024
Large Pediatric Cohort with ANCA-associated Vasculitis at a Single Institution: Patient Characteristics, Clinical Course, and Outcomes
Jessica Bloom¹, Anna Monley², Sarah Reingold³, Robert Fuhlbrigge¹ and Peter Merkel⁴, ¹University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ²University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³Denver Health, Denver, CO, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) is an understudied, chronic inflammatory disease in children with significant morbidity and mortality. There are few large pediatric cohorts…
Abstract Number: 0721 • ACR Convergence 2024
Does Serial ANCA Testing Help Predict the Risk of Relapse in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis? A Single-center Cohort Study
Xavier Puéchal¹, Michele Iudici¹, Elodie Perrodeau², Claire Goulvestre³, Pascal cohen⁴, Alexis Régent¹, Luc Mouthon⁵, Loïc Guillevin⁴, Raphael Porcher⁶ and Benjamin Terrier⁷, ¹National Referral Center For Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris, France, ²Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, France, ³Laboratoire d'immunologie, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁴National Referral Center For Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁵Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence Maladies Systémiques Autoimmunes et Autoinflammatoires Rares d'Ile de France de l’Est et de l’Ouest, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Bicêtre AP-HP Hôpital, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁷Service de Médecine interne, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a frequently relapsing disease for which a meta-analysis concluded that an increase or persistence of ANCA during remission is only…
Abstract Number: 2483 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy and Safety of Avacopan over 12 Months in Japanese Patients with MPA/GPA: A Single-center Study
Yusuke Ushio¹, Hiromi Shimada², taichi miyagi³, Koichi Sugihara⁴, Mao Mizusaki⁵, Rina Mino⁵, Hayamasa yamaguchi⁵, Naoto Manabe⁵, Shusaku Nakashima² and Hiroaki Dobashi², ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki, Kita District, Kagawa, Japan, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, kidagun, Japan, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Japan
Background/Purpose: Avacopan, an oral C5a receptor inhibitor, was demonstrated to be an alternative to glucocorticoids (GC) in the treatment of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)/granulomatosis with polyangiitis…
Abstract Number: 0007 • ACR Convergence 2023
Targeting NF-κB Signalling in B Cells from ANCA-associated Vasculitis Impairs B Cell Biology as a Potential Novel Target
Ana Merino-Vico¹, Jan Piet van Hamburg¹, Paul Tuijnenburg¹, Aram Al-Soudi¹, Carlo Bonasia², Boy Helder¹, Abraham Rutgers², Wayel H. Abdulahad², Coen A. Stegeman², Jan-Stephan Sanders², Laura Bergamaschi³, Paul A. Lyons³, Theo Bijma², Laura Van Keep¹, Kirsten wesenhagen¹, Aldo Jongejan¹, Henric Olsson⁴, Niek De Vries¹, Taco W. Kuijpers¹, Peter Heeringa² and Sander Tas⁵, ¹Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁴AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁵Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC, Utrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: B cells have gained increased interest in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) research, as the treatment of this autoimmune disease with rituximab (an anti-CD20 B cell…

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