Abstracts tagged "Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)"

Abstract Number: 1790 • ACR Convergence 2023
Expansion of CD8+ TCRVβ9+ T Cells in the Peripheral Blood of HLA-B27+ Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Caroline Bauchiero¹, Micah Lefton¹, Stephanie Sinnappan², Jeffrey Sparks³ and Joerg Ermann⁴, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Columbia University, New York, NY, ³Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Studies in human HLA-B27 transgenic rats largely discredited the idea that CD8+ T cells are key drivers of disease in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). However,…
Abstract Number: 2567 • ACR Convergence 2023
An Extended Interval Between mRNA COVID-19 Booster Vaccinations Is Associated with an Increased Humoral Immune Response in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Catherine Raptis¹, Christoph Berger², Christos Polysopoulos¹, Adrian Ciurea³, Diego Andrey⁴, Tanja Maletic¹, Myriam Riek¹, Almut Scherer¹, Isabell von Loga¹, Judith Safford¹, Kim Lauper⁵, Burkhard Moeller⁶, Nicolas Vuilleumier⁴, Axel Finckh⁷ and Andrea Rubbert-Roth⁸, ¹SCQM Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland, ²University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ³University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁴Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁵Geneva University Hospitals, Genève, Switzerland, ⁶Inselspital - University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ⁷HUG, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁸Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: There is evidence that extending the interval between COVID-19 vaccination doses is associated with increased immunogenicity and neutralizing activity in healthy individuals (1, 2).…
Abstract Number: 0519 • ACR Convergence 2023
Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Bimekizumab in Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis: 5-Year Results from a Phase 2b Study and Its Open-Label Extension
Atul Deodhar¹, Victoria Navarro-Compán², Denis Poddubnyy³, Lianne Gensler⁴, Sofia Ramiro⁵, Tetsuya Tomita⁶, Helena Marzo-Ortega⁷, Carmen Fleurinck⁸, Thomas Vaux⁹, Ute Massow¹⁰, Désirée van der Heijde⁵ and Xenofon Baraliakos¹¹, ¹Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Department of Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ³Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴University of California San Francisco, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Graduate School of Health Science, Morinomiya University of Medical Science, Osaka, Japan, ⁷NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁸UCB Pharma, Oosterzele, Belgium, ⁹UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ¹⁰UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ¹¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Bimekizumab (BKZ), a monoclonal IgG1 antibody, selectively inhibits IL-17F in addition to IL17A. BKZ has demonstrated clinical efficacy and safety up to 3 years…
Abstract Number: 0846 • ACR Convergence 2023
Preosteoclast Plays a Pathogenic Role in Syndesmophyte Formation of Ankylosing Spondylitis Through the Secreted PDGFB – GRB2/ERK/RUNX2 Pathway
Yulong Tang¹, Qingmei Liu¹, Kunhai Tang¹, Chengchun Geng¹, Jiangnan Xie¹, Jiucun Wang², Qi Zhu³ and Jing Liu¹, ¹Fudan University, Shanghai, China, ²Shanghai, Shanghai, China, ³Guanghua Integrative Medicine Hospital, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that mainly affects the sacroiliac joint and spine. However, the real mechanisms of immune cells acting…
Abstract Number: 1402 • ACR Convergence 2023
Exceeding Activity Targets but Missing the Mark with Sleep: Mapping 24-Hour Movement Guidelines in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Laura Passalent¹, Tina Ko¹, Yangqing Deng², Sunita Mathur³, Mark Abovsky⁴, Igor Jurisica⁵, Nigil Haroon⁶ and Robert Inman⁷, ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Biostatistics, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, ⁴Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute and Departments of Medical Biophysics and Computer Science and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto and Institute of Neuroimmunology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia, ⁶University of Toronto, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines were recently published in 2022 and integrate evidence-based targets for physical activity, sleep and sedentary behaviours, with recommendations regarding…
Abstract Number: 1794 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Role of the Deubiquitinase ZRANB1/TRABID in Inflammation and Bone Formation in Spondyloarthritis
Archita Srinath¹, Daniele Mauro², Francesco Ciccia³ and Nigil Haroon⁴, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Campania, Naples, Italy, ³University of Campania - Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy, ⁴University of Toronto, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Inflammation and new bone formation are important disease mediators in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Recent studies in mice show that the deubiquitinase molecule TRABID epigenetically…
Abstract Number: 0520 • ACR Convergence 2023
How Do Early Disease Activity and Early Clinical Response Associate with Long-Term Outcomes with Ixekizumab in Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis?
Sofia Ramiro¹, Cedric Lukas², Louis Bessette³, Pendleton Wickersham⁴, Soyi Liu-Leage⁵, Tommaso Panni⁵, Rebecca Bolce⁵, Boris Janos⁵, Michael Nissen⁶ and James Cheng-Chung Wei⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ³Centre de l'Ostéoporose et de Rhumatologie de Québec, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Associates PA, San Antonio, TX, ⁵Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁶Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁷Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Taichung, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: The ASAS-EULAR recommendations for the management of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) advise that a patient be assessed for biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (bDMARD) treatment response…
Abstract Number: 1032 • ACR Convergence 2023
“Not of Your Ethnicity”: A Qualitative Study Exploring Diverse Patient Experiences in Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA)
Bryanna Mantilla¹, K Wysham², Jean liew³ and Grant Hughes¹, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) can result in significant morbidity. Existing studies suggest functional impairment and inflammation may be worse in Black and Latine patients. However,…
Abstract Number: 1403 • ACR Convergence 2023
MRI-defined Sacroiliitis in First Degree Relatives of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients
Kristyna Bubova¹, Lenka Hasikova², Katerina Mintalova², Monika Gregova², Sarka Forejtova², Ladislav Senolt³ and Karel Pavelka⁴, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Praha, Czech Republic, ⁴Institut of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Sacroiliitis is a main radiographic finding in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) - the inflammatory rheumatic disease with a strong genetic background. The aim of this…
Abstract Number: 1854 • ACR Convergence 2023
What Is Our Regional Delay to Diagnosis in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthropathy – Are We Hitting the Target? Data from a Multi-centre UK Patient Cohort
Gurdeep Dulay¹, Antoni Chan², Catherine Boys³, Aisling Coy⁴, Mary Devin⁵, Leslie Goh⁶, Arran McDougall², Kathryn Rigler², Jacqui Tomkins⁷, Dinny Wallis⁷ and Emma Williams⁸, ¹Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, ²Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, United Kingdom, ³NHS, Basingstoke, United Kingdom, ⁴Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury, United Kingdom, ⁵Dorset County Hospital NHS, Dorchester, United Kingdom, ⁶NHS, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, ⁷NHS, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁸NHS, Winchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Due to the insidious onset of axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), there is often a significant delay to diagnosis. The average delay to diagnosis in the…
Abstract Number: 0521 • ACR Convergence 2023
Work Productivity Improved in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Receiving Bimekizumab Treatment over 52 Weeks: Results from Two Phase 3 Studies
Martin Rudwaleit¹, Victoria Navarro-Compán², Atul Deodhar³, Maureen Dubreuil⁴, Michael Frank Mørup⁵, Vanessa Taieb⁶, Christine de la Loge⁷, Carmen Fleurinck⁸, Ute Massow⁹, Thomas Vaux¹⁰ and Annelies Boonen¹¹, ¹University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ³Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Milton, MA, ⁵UCB Pharma, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶UCB Pharma, Colombes, France, ⁷UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁸UCB Pharma, Oosterzele, Belgium, ⁹UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ¹⁰UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ¹¹Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The clinical manifestations of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) limit physical function and work productivity, posing an economic burden to patients (pts) and society.1 Bimekizumab (BKZ),…
Abstract Number: 1209 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Role of Kinesiophobia on Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity, Exercise Habits, and Quality of Life
Joel Thompson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) consistently report exercise frequencies that are lower than healthy controls and ACSM/EULAR recommended frequencies; even though exercise has consistently…
Abstract Number: 1404 • ACR Convergence 2023
Factor H-related protein-5 Exacerbates Pathological Bone Formation of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Chang-Nam Son¹, Ji-Hyun Lee¹, Sungsin Jo² and Tae-Hwan Kim³, ¹Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, UIJEONGBU, South Korea, ²Hanyang University Institute for Rheumatology Research, Seoul, South Korea, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: The complement factor H-related protein-5 (FHR-5), a member of the human factor H protein family, enhances complement activation. The influence of complement activation on…
Abstract Number: 1860 • ACR Convergence 2023
Evaluation of the Receipt of Adequate Pharmacological and Psychological Treatment for Incident Depression and Anxiety in Individuals Living with Inflammatory Arthritis
Alyssa Howren¹, Eric Sayre², J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta³, Joseph Puyat¹, Deborah Da Costa⁴, Hui Xie⁵, Amit Gupta¹ and Mary De Vera¹, ¹University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴McGill University, Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada, ⁵Simon Fraser University, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: To describe patterns of pharmacological and psychological treatment and evaluate the receipt of minimally adequate treatment for incident depression and anxiety in individuals with…
Abstract Number: 0525 • ACR Convergence 2023
Bimekizumab Achieved Sustained Improvements in Efficacy Outcomes in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis, Regardless of Prior TNF Inhibitor Treatment: Week 52 Pooled Results from Two Phase 3 Studies
Marina Nighat Magrey¹, Marleen van de Sande², Maxime Breban³, Filip Van den Bosch⁴, Carmen Fleurinck⁵, Ute Massow⁶, Natasha De Peyrecave⁷, Thomas Vaux⁸, Xenofon Baraliakos⁹ and Helena Marzo-Ortega¹⁰, ¹Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, ²Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology and Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute; Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center (ARC), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³CHU Ambroise-Paré, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University and VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium, ⁵UCB Pharma, Oosterzele, Belgium, ⁶UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁷UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁸UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ¹⁰NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In patients (pts) with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) are the usual first line biologic treatment, yet many pts may experience…

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