Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 1092 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prior history of arthritis and PD-1 over PD-L1 blockade predispose to immune-related adverse events in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors
Binod Kc¹, Aakritee Sharma Subedi¹, Salome Walsh¹, Areeba Memon¹ and Andras Perl², ¹SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²SUNY, Syracuse, NY
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer therapy by enhancing the immune system's ability to fight cancer. However, their use is associated with immune-related…
Abstract Number: 0976 • ACR Convergence 2025
LMPTP Drives Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis via TGF-beta Signaling Activation
Yuan Zhan¹, Colton Sanders², Michael Diaz², Jinmin Miao³, Arminja Kettenbach⁴, Zhong-Yin Zhang⁵, Paul Wolters⁶, Francesco Boin⁷, Stephanie Stanford² and Nunzio Bottini⁸, ¹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ³Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, ⁴Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, ⁵Purdue University, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, West Lafayette, IN, ⁶University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁷Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA, ⁸Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA
Background/Purpose: The identification of effective and safe anti-fibrotic agents is a critical unmet need in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Although fibrosis in SSc is driven by…
Abstract Number: 0915 • ACR Convergence 2025
A fusion of TACI variant and anti-IFNAR antibody with greater therapeutic effect on related autoimmune disease models
Yuhao Qin¹, Huan Wang¹, Han Gao¹, Chongqi Zhang¹, Chengpan Wang¹, yanru fan¹, wei ye¹, yuan lin¹, Lu Su², Wenming Ren¹ and cheng liao¹, ¹Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ²Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: Pathological elevation of type I interferon (IFN-I) , B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) has been robustly documented across multiple autoimmune…
Abstract Number: 0678 • ACR Convergence 2025
Targeting the plasma cell niche in systemic sclerosis: A case series about the bispecific anti-BCMAxCD3 antibody teclistamab in severe, treatment-refractory patients
Andrea-Hermina Györfi¹, Ayla Nadja Stuetz², Christina Duesing³, Laura-Marie Lahu⁴, Franca Sophie Deicher⁵, Yi-Nan Li⁶, Celine van Saan⁵, Alexandru-Emil Matei⁷, Alexander Hoelscher⁵, Peter-Martin Bruch⁸, Sarah Koziel⁸, Manuel Roehrich⁹, Mareike Cramer¹⁰, Bernhard Homey⁵, Bjoern Buehring¹¹, Alexander Kreuter¹², Aleksandar Radujkovic⁵, Claus Peter Heußel¹³, Hanns-Martin Lorenz¹⁴, Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer¹⁵, Georg Schett¹⁶, Jörg Distler¹⁷ and Wolfgang Merkt¹⁸, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ³Klinik für Rheumatologie, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁵Uniklinik Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁶University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, and Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune Mediated Diseases CIMD, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁸University Hospital Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany, ⁹Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Mainz, ¹⁰University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ¹¹Bergisches Rheuma-Zentrum, Krankenhaus St Josef, Wuppertal, Germany, ¹²HELIOS St. Elisabeth Clinic Oberhausen, University Witten-Herdecke, Oberhausen, Germany, ¹³Thoraxklinik, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, ¹⁴Universitétsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, ¹⁵University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁶Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁷University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany, ¹⁸University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) possesses the highest case-related mortality of all rheumatic diseases. B cell-targeting, including CD19-targeting CAR-T cells, has shown efficacy but failed to…
Abstract Number: 0858 • ACR Convergence 2025
IgA Anti-β2GPI Antibodies Drive Proatherogenic Myeloid Activation and Vascular Dysfunction in APS
Kavya Sugur¹, Chao Liu², Emily Chong³, Srilakshmi Yalavarthi⁴, Katarina Kmetova⁵, Wenying Liang⁶, Emily Becker⁶, Gavin Poppei⁶, Cyrus Sarosh⁷, NaveenKumar Somanathapura³, Ajay Tambralli³, Jason S. Knight³ and Yu (Ray) Zuo³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Superior Charter Twp, MI, ³University of Michigan, Ann arbor, MI, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶University of Michigan, Ann arbor, ⁷University of Michigan, Temperance, MI
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), with rates of accelerated atherosclerosis comparable to those seen in…
Abstract Number: 0375 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index Scores with Quality-of-Life and Healthcare Resource Utilization at 6 Months in a Real-World Cohort of Individuals Receiving Glucocorticoids
Naomi Patel¹, Jiaqi Wang¹, Isha Jha², Grace McMahon¹, Tania Chiha³, Hyon K. Choi⁴ and John Stone⁵, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ³Mount Auburn Hospital, Boston, ⁴MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are used long-term by approximately 1% of the adult population and contribute to excess morbidity and mortality. We prospectively assessed Glucocorticoid Toxicity…
Abstract Number: 0272 • ACR Convergence 2025
Ocular Involvement in Behçet’s Disease: Comparative Study of Two Classification Criteria in Clinical Practice
Rafael Gálvez Sánchez¹, José Luis Martín-Varillas², Lara Sánchez Bilbao³, Ivan Ferraz Amaro⁴, Elena Aurrecoechea⁵ and Ricardo Blanco³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, Santander, Spain, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital de Laredo. IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group. Santander, Spain., Laredo, Spain, ³Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁵Hospital Sierrallana, CANTABRIA, Spain
Background/Purpose: Ocular involvement is a potential severe complication of Behçet’s Disease (BD). The traditional classification, by the International Study Group (ISG, 1990) requires the mandatory…
Abstract Number: 0213 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development of a Predictive Tool for Obstetric Risk Stratification in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Meta-Analysis-Based Model
Noe Macias-Segura¹, Rodolfo Martinez-Canales¹, Braulio R. Avalos-Garcia², Andres M. Ortiz-Rios², Eva Abigaid Galindo-Calvillo², Mario Cesar Salinas-Carmona¹, Lorena Perez-Barbosa², Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado³ and Cassandra Michele Skinner-Taylor², ¹Immunology Service, Hospital Universitario 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, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and Sjögren's syndrome significantly increase the risk of…
Abstract Number: 0109 • ACR Convergence 2025
Application of Psoriatic Arthritis Mouse Models in Preclinical Pharmacodynamic Evaluation
Juan Liang¹ and Yinlian Zhang², ¹Gempharmatech, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, ²GemPharmatech, Nanjing, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a complex inflammatory disorder that affects up to 30% of psoriasis patients. It is marked by clinical heterogeneity and a lack…
Abstract Number: 0013 • ACR Convergence 2025
Discovery and Characterization of SIM0710, a Novel B and T Lymphocyte Attenuator (BTLA) Agonistic Antibody for Autoimmune/Inflammatory Diseases
Xiaofeng Zhao¹, Xiaoqing Liu¹, Yuxi Yan², Tiezheng Liu³, Yong Fu³, Yulan Hu², Kangmin Zhou², Minyun Zhou⁴, Yingying Hu² and Shunwei Zhu², ¹State Key Laboratory of Neurology and oncolog Drug Development, Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, Nanjing, China (People's Republic), ²State Key Laboratory of Neurology and Oncology Drug Development, Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ³State Key Laboratory of Neurology and Oncology Drug Development, Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, Nanjing, China (People's Republic), ⁴State Key Laboratory of Neurology and Oncology Drug Development, Simcere Pharmaceutical group, Nanjing
Background/Purpose: B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) is an immune checkpoint molecule that contributes to the regulation of T cell, B cell and dendritic cell…
Abstract Number: PP04 • ACR Convergence 2025
MCTD and Aging – Resilience Required
Carol Kaminski
Background/Purpose: I was diagnosed with MCTD at age 25. My priorities were understanding a disease I had trouble pronouncing, and trying to learn to live with…
Abstract Number: 2598 • ACR Convergence 2025
Keratinocyte-Secreted Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Counteracts Type I IFN-Induced Antigen-Presenting Phenotype in Melanocytes: Utility in Cutaneous Lupus Skin
Rezvan Moallemian¹, Lin Zhang², Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani¹, Rachel Holle³ and J. Michelle Kahlenberg¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Background/Purpose: Current therapies for cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) are limited, highlighting the need for novel approaches. CLE lesions commonly exhibit photosensitivity and heightened type I…
Abstract Number: 2471 • ACR Convergence 2025
Automated Feedback and Quality Control in Nailfold Capillaroscopy: A Tool for Clinical and Educational Use
Borja del Carmelo Gracia Tello¹, Gema María Lledó Ibáñez², Luis Sáez Comet³ and Eduardo Ramos ibáñez⁴, ¹Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain, ²Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain, ⁴Capillary.io, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Background/Purpose: Nailfold capillaroscopy is a key tool in the early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis and related disorders. However, incorrect image acquisition can lead to misclassification…
Abstract Number: 2370 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative Efficacy and Safety of IL-17 Inhibitors Versus Adalimumab in Biologic-Naive Psoriatic Arthritis Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Punith Chirumamilla¹, Ravi Medarametla², Anjani Mahesh Kumar Cherukuri³, Sri Laxmi Priya Sunkara⁴, Pranathi Bandarupalli⁵, Rithish Nimmagadda⁶, Greeshma Erasani⁷, Pavana Sakhamuri⁸ and Stephen Lindsey⁹, ¹Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi, Oxford, MS, ²Mamata Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, ³Guntur Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, ⁴White river medical center, batesville, AR, ⁵Mercy St Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH, ⁶One Brooklyn Health, New York, NY, ⁷University of Missouri-Kansas city school of medicine, KCMO, MO, ⁸LSUHSC, Lafayette, LA, ⁹LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, Baton Rouge, LA
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic immune-mediated disease which involves joints, skin, and nails, leading to deformities, decreased function, lower quality of life, and…
Abstract Number: 2024 • ACR Convergence 2025
Racial Disparities in Outcomes Among Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica: A Global Population-Based Study
Chukwuemelie Okeke¹, Justin Riley Lam², Queeneth Edwards³ and Ufuoma Mamoh⁴, ¹Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ²Jefferson Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, ⁴Medstar Health Georgetown University Internal Medicine Residency Program, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a rare, chronic, immune-mediated, demyelinating disorder predominantly affecting the optic nerve and spinal cord. Despite increasing awareness, racial disparities in…

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