Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 1258 • ACR Convergence 2025
Upadacitinib in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis – Interstitial Lung Disease. National multicenter study of 25 patients in clinical practice.
Ana Serrano-Combarro¹, Belén Atienza-mateo², Leticia del Olmo Perez³, Sara García-Perez⁴, Guillermo Gonzalez Mozo de Rosales⁵, Jose Rosas Gómez de Salazar⁶, ana Urruticoechea-Arana⁷, Andrea García-Valle⁸, Jesús Loarce⁹, Paula García-Escudero¹⁰, Bryan Josué Flores Robles¹¹, Rafael B. Melero-González¹², Alicia Garcia¹³, Maria Martín López¹⁴, Patricia López Viejo¹⁵, Maria Jose Perez Gaan¹⁶, Nuria Vegas Revenga¹⁷, Angel Garcia-Aparicio¹⁸, M.Pilar Bernabeu Gonzalvez¹⁹, Juan Moreno Morales²⁰ and Ricardo Blanco²¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Inmunopathology group, Santander, Santander, Spain, ²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, PALMA DE MALLORCA/BALEARES, Spain, ³HGU Nuestra Señora del Prado, Talavera de la Reina, Talavera de la Reina, Spain, ⁴Complejo Hospitalario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, ⁵Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ⁶Hospital Marina Baixa, PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology Division. Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology. Hospital General Río Carrión, Palencia, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ⁹Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario Álava, Bilbao, Spain, ¹¹Hospital San Pedro, Logroño, Spain, ¹²COMPLEXO HOSPITALARIO UNIVERSITARIO DE OURENSE, O Carballino, Spain, ¹³Rheumatologist, La Laguna, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital ¹² de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Severo Ochoa (Leganés), Leganes, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain, ¹⁷Galdakao- Usansolo University Hospital, Galdakao, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Universitario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain, ¹⁹Rheumatology Department, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain., Alicante, Spain, ²⁰Hospital Universitario Santa Lucia Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain, ²¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain

Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Abatacept and rituximab are usually the recommended drugs. JAK inhibitors (JAKi)…
Abstract Number: 2267 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Baseline Cardiovascular Risk Factors Comorbidities on an Adalimumab Biosimilar Efficacy, Quality of Life and Safety In Patients with Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the AURIEL-RA study
Chris Edwards¹, Janet Pope², Joelle Monnet³ and Maria Romanova Michailidi⁴, ¹University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, ²University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ³Fresenius Kabi SwissBioSim, Eysins, Switzerland, ⁴University of Geneva, Eysins, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: RA has been associated with an increase risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality1. The present analysis was performed to assess the efficacy (on ACR…
Abstract Number: 1944 • ACR Convergence 2025
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Clinic Referral Patterns and Joint Findings in a Tertiary Care Center amongst Patients with Elevated BMI and Inflammatory Arthritis
Anna Lichtiger¹, Ying Jin², Caroline Rourke¹, Kiera Brennan³, Hillary Weisleder⁴, Melissa Fazzari⁵ and Melissa Band⁶, ¹Montefiore Medical Center, The Bronx, NY, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ⁴Montefiore Einstein, New York, NY, ⁵Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,, Bronx, NY, ⁶Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) has been well known to aid in both early diagnosis and monitoring of inflammatory arthritis. Patients with an elevated BMI have…
Abstract Number: 1772 • ACR Convergence 2025
Correlation between Soluble Checkpoint Molecules and Disease Activity in Autoimmune Diseases
Kosaku Murakami¹, Akiko Yoshida², Hitoshi Uga³, Shuji Sumitomo⁴, Koichiro Ohmura⁵, Ryosuke Hiwa⁶, Tomohiro Kozuki⁷, Mao Kuroishi³, Chihiro Suminaka³, Mirei Shirakashi⁶, Hideaki Tsuji⁸, Shuji Akizuki⁶, Ran Nakashima⁶, Hajime Yoshifuji⁶, Akira Onishi⁹, Masao Tanaka⁹, Akio Morinobu¹⁰, Kenji Chamoto⁷ and Tasuku Honjo⁷, ¹Division of Clinical Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, ²Division of Clinical Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, ³Central Research Laboratories, Sysmex corporation, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, ⁴Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe city, Hyogo, Japan, ⁵Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, ⁷Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, ⁸Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, ⁹Department of Advanced Medicine for Rheumatic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, ¹⁰Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Background/Purpose: Soluble checkpoint molecules (sCM) may be involved in the pathophysiology of autoimmune diseases by inhibiting the suppressive signals of immune cell activation through binding…
Abstract Number: 1633 • ACR Convergence 2025
Social Determinants of Health and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Women with Rheumatic Diseases
Andres M. Ortiz-Rios¹, Fany Rocio Arevalo-Nieto¹, Braulio R. Avalos-Garcia¹, Mara Alejandra Ponce-Santillan¹, Maria Eugenia Corral-Trujillo², Tania Sarahi Ayala-Garcia¹, Dunja Athalia Perez-Garfias¹, David Alejandro Ramirez-Cantu¹, Leonardo Uriel Tapia-Aguayo¹, Jesus Mario Ortiz-Palafox³, Eva Abigaid Galindo-Calvillo¹, Emmanuel Dominguez-Chapa⁴, Lorena Perez-Barbosa¹, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁵ and Cassandra Michele Skinner-Taylor¹, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁴Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁵Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Social determinants of health (SDH) are the conditions in which individuals are born, grow, live and work. These factors (education, socioeconomic status, access to…
Abstract Number: 1496 • ACR Convergence 2025
Demyelinating Syndromes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A 23-Year Retrospective Analysis of Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes from a Tertiary Care Center
Manikandan Gopal¹, Ashish Jacob Mathew² and john mathew³, ¹christian medical college, Vellore, India, ²Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, ³Christian Medical college , Vellore , India, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with acute myelitis or optic neuritis is rare and causes significant morbidity. Data on these conditions remain limited. This study…
Abstract Number: 1339 • ACR Convergence 2025
Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases in IDH-mutated Myeloid Neoplasms: Clinical Spectrum and Response to IDH Inhibitors
Romain Stammler¹, Peter Chen², Orianne Debeaupuis², Lin Pierre Zhao¹, Mirabelle Ruyer Thompson¹, Eve Zakine¹, Julien Rossignol¹, Lauriane Goldwirt¹, Thibault Comont³, Mael Heiblig⁴, Lionel Ades¹, Marie Sebert¹, Jean-sébastien Allain⁵, Julien Campagne⁶, Marie Anne Couturier⁷, Marina Cumin⁸, Marie Caroline Dalmas⁹, Guillaume Denis¹⁰, Cecile Devloo¹¹, Adrien De Voeght¹², Louis Drevon¹, Pierre Duffau¹³, Sophie georgin-Lavialle¹⁴, Delphine Gobert¹, Noemie Abisror¹⁵, Olivier Kosmider¹⁶, Fréderic Rieux-Laucat², Estibaliz LAZARO¹⁷, Jean Guillaume Lopez¹⁸, Alexandre Maria¹⁹, Wladimir Mauhin²⁰, Julie Merindol²¹, Claire Merlot²², Tristan Mirault¹, Laurent Pascal²³, François Perrin²⁴, Emmanuel Raffoux¹, Ramy Rahme²⁵, Damien Roos-Weil¹, Benjamin Terrier²⁶, Benjamin Torreau²⁷, Olivier Fain¹, Pierre Fenaux¹, Pierre Hirsch¹, Vincent Jachiet¹, Jerome Hadjadj¹ and Arsène Mekinian²⁸, ¹Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, ²Imagine Institute, Paris, France, ³Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse Oncopole, Toulouse, France, ⁴Lyon-Sud Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Paris and Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France, ⁵Scorff-Lorient Hospital, Lorient, France, ⁶Hospital Robert Schuman, Metz, France, ⁷Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Brest, Brest, France, ⁸Centre hospitalier de Libourne, Libourne, France, ⁹Strasbourg University Hospital Center, Strasbourg, France, ¹⁰Centre Hospitalier Rochefort, Rochefort, France, ¹¹Centre hospitalier de Dieppe, Dieppe, France, ¹²CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium, ¹³Groupe Hospitalier Saint-André, Bordeaux, France, ¹⁴Sorbonne university, Tenon hospital, DMU³ID, CEREMAIA, ERN RITA, Paris, France, ¹⁵Internal Medicine, CHU Saint-Antoine,, Paris, France, ¹⁶AP-HP, Hopital Cochin, Institut Cochin, CNRS UMR⁸¹⁰⁴, INSERM U¹⁰¹⁶ Université Paris Cité Paris France., PARIS, France, ¹⁷Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France, ¹⁸Dupuytren University Hospital, Limoges, France, ¹⁹Saint-Eloi Hospital, Montpellier, France, ²⁰Croix Saint Simon Hospital, Paris, France, ²¹University Hospital of Nice, Nice, France, ²²Centre hospitaliser d’Orléans, Orléans, France, ²³Hôpital Saint-Vincent de Paul, Lille, France, ²⁴Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Nazaire, Saint Nazaire, France, ²⁵Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Bobigny, France, ²⁶Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ²⁷Internal Medicine and Immunology, CHU Tours, Tours, France, ²⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DMU i³), Saint-Antoine University Hospital, ⁷⁵⁰¹² Paris, France, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Clonal hematopoiesis has emerged as a key contributor to systemic inflammation, bridging hematologic and immune-mediated inflammatory disorders (IMIDs). Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (IDH1/2)…
Abstract Number: 1161 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative efficacy, safety and tolerability of antifibrotic therapies across systemic autoimmune diseases
Javier Narváez¹, Orfa Barrios², Pol Maymó-Paituvi³, JUAN JOSE ALEGRE SANCHO⁴, Ivan Castellví⁵, Vanesa Vicens Zygmunt⁶, Guadalupe Bermudo⁷, Laia De Daniel Bisbe³, Martí Aguilar-Coll⁸, Montserrat Roig Kim³, Joan Miquel Nolla³ and Maria Molina-Molina⁷, ¹Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ²Department of Rheumatology. Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, Lima, Peru, ³Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, ⁴Department of rheumatology. Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, ⁵Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, barcelona, Spain, ⁶Interstitial Lung Disease Unit. Department of Pneumology. Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Interstitial Lung Disease Unit. Department of Pneumology. Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge., Barcelona, Spain, ⁸Department of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of the antifibrotic agents nintedanib and pirfenidone in the treatment of interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with…
Abstract Number: 1023 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative Analysis of Oral Health and Dental Care in Patients With Immune-Mediated and Non-Immune-Mediated Rheumatic Diseases
Margarita Isabel Alarcon-Jarquin¹, Fernanda M. Garcia-Garcia², Vanessa L. Lopez-Flores¹, Aranxa Galindo-Bandt³, Mario A. Arellano-Alvarez³, Aleydis Gonzalez-Melendez³, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra³, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado² and Janett C. Riega-Torres⁴, ¹Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Oral health impairment is common in patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases (IMRDs) due to chronic inflammation and immune dysregulation. These complications can worsen systemic…
Abstract Number: 0947 • ACR Convergence 2025
Mechanisms of anti-NMDAR antibody-mediated neuronal pathology and mitigation by angiotensin II signaling inhibition
Kaitlin Carroll¹, Mark Mizrachi¹, Sean Simmons², Bahtiyar Toz¹, Czeslawa Kowal³, Nazila Tehrani¹, Aida Zarfeshani¹, Nina Kello¹, Lara El Khoury⁴, Jeffrey Wingard¹, Rachel Weissman-Tsukamoto³, Joshua Levin², Bruce Volpe³ and Betty Diamond⁵, ¹Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ²Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, ³Feinstein Institute of Molecular Medicine, Manhasset, NY, ⁴Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ⁵The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY
Background/Purpose: Cognitive impairment is a frequent manifestation of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus, present in up to 80% of patients and leading to a diminished quality…
Abstract Number: 0905 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development and Characterization of IAR130, a 2+1 Format, CD19 and BCMA Dual Targeting T Cell Engager for Autoimmune Diseases
Jinyang Li, Xiu Han, Yi Wang, Yiyi Li, Zhaoru Ma, Yang Li, Zhimin Zhang, Liu Li, Meng Ni, Jiangkun Bi, Xing Yang, Yao Xiong, Shuaixiang Zhou and Huizhong Xiong, Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Immune reset, achieved through profound and sustained depletion of B cells and/or plasma cells, has demonstrated significant clinical efficacy in patients with severe and…
Abstract Number: 0600 • ACR Convergence 2025
Toward a Consensus-Based Definition of Difficult-to-Treat Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Multinational Survey of Clinicians from the MENA Region
Ahlam Almarzooqi¹, Sarah Al Qassimi², Nelly Ziade³, Mohammed Omair⁴, Samar Al emadi⁵, FARIDA ALBALUSHI⁶, Waleed Hafiz⁷, Hiba Khogali⁸, Saadeya Naji⁹, Suzan Attar¹⁰, Khalid Alnaqbi¹¹ and Rajaie Namas¹², ¹Emirates Health Services, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, ²Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, ³Department of Rheumatology, Saint-Joseph University and Hotel-Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon, ⁴King Saud university, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵Hamad medical corporation, Doha, Qatar, ⁶Royal hospital, Dubia, United Arab Emirates, ⁷Umm Al-Qura university, Makkah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, ⁸Madinat Zayed Hospital , Al Dhafra hospitals, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, ⁹Salmaniya medical complex, BAHRAIN, Al Asimah, Bahrain, ¹⁰King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ¹¹Sheikh Tahnoon Medical city, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, ¹²Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Detroit, MI
Background/Purpose: Difficult-to-treat systemic lupus erythematosus (D2T-SLE) presents a major challenge due to disease heterogeneity and a lack of unified classification. While the D2T concept has…
Abstract Number: 0780 • ACR Convergence 2025
Baseline Pharmacodynamic Markers and Response to Emapalumab in Children and Adults with Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) in Still’s Disease: Results from a Pooled Analysis of Two Prospective Trials
Edward Behrens¹, Sebastiaan Vastert², Jordi anton³, Pierre Quartier⁴, Bruno Fautrel⁵, Paul Brogan⁶, Melissa Elder⁷, Francesca Minoia⁸, Pavla Dolezalova⁹, Robert Biesen¹⁰, Masaki Shimizu¹¹, Uwe Ullmann¹², Adnan Mahmood¹³, Andrew Danquah¹², Elena Burillo¹², Marco Petrimpol¹², Steve Mallett¹⁴, Brian Jamieson¹⁵, Alexiei GROM¹⁶ and Fabrizio De Benedetti¹⁷, ¹CHOP, West Chester, PA, ²University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³Hospital Sant Joan de Düu. Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France, ⁵Sorbonne Université - APHP, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Inserm UMRS ¹¹³⁶-⁵, PARIS, France, Paris, France, ⁶Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom, ⁷College of Medicine and Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, GAINESVILLE, FL, ⁸Pediatric Immuno-Rheumatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, ⁹Paediatric Rheumatology and Autoinflammatory Diseases Unit, General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ¹¹Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, ¹²Sobi, Basel, Switzerland, ¹³Sobi, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹⁴Sobi, Stock, Sweden, ¹⁵Sobi Inc., Morrisville, NC, ¹⁶Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati, OH, ¹⁷Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, Rome, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: MAS is a life-threatening complication of Still’s disease, characterized by IFNg-driven macrophage activation and systemic hyperinflammation. Chemokine C-X-C motif ligand 9 (CXCL9) is released…
Abstract Number: 0347 • ACR Convergence 2025
Identifying Risk Factors for Fragility Fractures in Patients with Coeliac Disease: An Observational Study
Kabyar Cho¹, Hamzah Amin² and marwan Bukhari³, ¹University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Barrow-In-Furness, United Kingdom, ²Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ³University Hospitals of Morecambe bay NHS foundation trust, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Coeliac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease, which has been widely reported to be associated with reduced bone mineral density (BMD), leading to an…
Abstract Number: 0261 • ACR Convergence 2025
Randomized Confirmatory Basket Trial: Performance Evaluation of a Simulated Application Example in Rare Disease Using Real World Data
Daphne Guinn¹, Linchen He², Yuru Ren¹, Valeriy Korostyshevskiy¹ and Robert Beckman¹, ¹Georgetown University, Washington, ²Novartis, East Hanover
Background/Purpose: Basket trials group together participants who share a common biomarker or disease pathway across several diseases or phenotypes in a single clinical study. Such…

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