Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 0844 • ACR Convergence 2024
Effectiveness and Safety of the Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Patients ≥18 Years of Age with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Multiple Sclerosis
Sheryl Kluberg¹, Sophie E. Mayer², O’Mareen Spence³, Driss Oraichi⁴, Harry Seifert⁴, Omar Ali³, Huifeng Yun⁴, Andrew L. Simon⁵, Jenice S. Ko⁶, Caroline Hugh⁷, Meg Her⁷, Kathleen Shattuck⁷, Richard Platt⁸, Aziza Jamal-Allial⁹, Djeneba Audrey DJIBO¹⁰, Kimberly Daniels¹¹, Qianli Ma¹², Cheryl N McMahill-Walraven¹⁰, Rachel P. Ogilvie¹³, Kristin Palmsten¹⁴, Mano Selvan¹⁵, Najat Ziyadeh¹⁶, Alexis Ogdie¹⁷ and Michael George¹⁸, ¹Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, ²Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Durham, ³GSK, Rockville, ⁴GSK, Rockville, MD, ⁵Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Institute, Boston, MA, ⁶Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Ins􀆟tute, Boston, MA, ⁷Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, ⁸Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁹Carelon Research, Elevance Health, Newton, ¹⁰CVS Health, Blue Bell, ¹¹Carelon Research, Elevance Health, Wilmington, ¹²Humana Healthcare Research, Inc., Louisville, ¹³Optum, Boston, MA, ¹⁴HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, ¹⁵Humana Healthcare Research, Sugar Land, Texas, ¹⁶Optum, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁷Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: The recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) is US Food and Drug Administration-approved for the prevention of herpes zoster (HZ, shingles) in adults ≥50 years, and…
Abstract Number: 0931 • ACR Convergence 2024
Salivary Granular Convoluted Tubules Contribute to Maintain Tissue-specific Tolerance – Implications for the Development of Murine Sjögren´s Syndrome
Xiaomei Shan¹, Clara Reichardt¹, Marco Munoz Becerra¹, Aleix Rigau², Lena Müller³, Anne Zeitler¹, Jasmin Knopf⁴, Gerhard Grossmayer¹, Martin Herrmann¹, Christine Schauer¹, Markus Eckstein⁵, Georg Schett⁶ and Luis Munoz⁷, ¹Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³Medizin Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany, ⁵Institute of Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer Center EMN, Friedrich-Alexander- Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁷Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting exocrine glands with an important systemic autoimmune reaction against some nuclear and membrane bound…
Abstract Number: 1044 • ACR Convergence 2024
Analysis of Rheumatic Patients’ Self – Reported Symptoms in Free Written Text Using Natural Language Processing
Inés Pérez - Sancristóbal¹, Nils Steinz², Ling Qin², Tjardo Maarseveen³, Floor Zegers⁴ and Rachel Knevel², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos,, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Wormerveer, Netherlands, ⁴Deparment of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported symptoms are crucial for medical anamnesis. Digital symptom checkers often use fixed questions, thereby potentially overlooking relevant symptoms. However, the reliability of self-reported…
Abstract Number: 1244 • ACR Convergence 2024
Creation of a New Patient-reported Outcome for a Combined Response Index for Limited Cutaneous SSc Using the FDA Guidance on Patient Reported Outcome Measures: The CRISTAL PRO
Alain Lescoat¹, Yen Chen², Rosemary Gedert², Neda Kortam², Nadia Vann², David Cella³, Sara Shaunfield⁴, Susan Murphy⁵ and Dinesh Khanna², ¹CHU Rennes - University Rennes 1, Rennes, France, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Northwestern University, Chicago, ⁵University of Michigan, Plymouth, MI
Background/Purpose: Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) is the most frequent subset of scleroderma, yet there is a paucity of outcome measures to assess symptoms that…
Abstract Number: 1492 • ACR Convergence 2024
Timing of SLEDAI-2K Item Improvements During the First Year of Intravenous Anifrolumab Treatment of Moderate to Severe SLE
Edward Vital¹, Richard Furie², Eric Morand³, Ian Bruce⁴, Jacob Knagenhjelm⁵ and Catharina Lindholm⁶, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ²Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, ³School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁴Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁶BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: SLE is a chronic disease in which irreversible organ damage can accumulate over time; treatments associated with rapid responses in patients are therefore desirable.1…
Abstract Number: 1651 • ACR Convergence 2024
Unlocking the Secrets of Breg Dysfunction in Lupus: Glycosylation Patterns as Therapeutic Targets
Pauline Kerleroux-Trébaol¹, Marie Morel¹, Sandrine Jousse-Joulin², Divi Cornec³, Pierre Pochard¹ and Anne Bordron¹, ¹Université de Bretagne Occidentale, brest, France, ²cavale blanche hospital, brest, France, ³Service de Rhumatologie, CHU de Brest, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: The immune system is a complex network of cells preventing the invasion of the organism from external particles. The break in the homeostasis will…
Abstract Number: 1783 • ACR Convergence 2024
Deciphering the Roles of Mitochondrial-Related Genes and Ferroptosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Integrated Analysis for Diagnostic Biomarker Identification and Therapeutic Insights
Yunfeng Dai and Zhihan Chen, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with heterogeneous clinical manifestations. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of SLE is crucial for developing effective…
Abstract Number: 1854 • ACR Convergence 2024
TCR-Nck Modulators: Pioneering Oral Modulation of T Cell Receptor Activation Holding the Promise of Treating Autoimmune Diseases
Christopher VanDeusen¹, Shannon Dwyer², Aldo Borroto³, Andres Gagete¹, D Scott Batty Jr¹ and Balbino Alarcon³, ¹Artax Biopharma, Inc, Cambridge, MA, ²Artax Biopharma, Inc., Cambridge, ³Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Loss of T-cell tolerance to self-antigens underlies the development of all autoimmune diseases, and despite progress, there remains a significant unmet need for patients.…
Abstract Number: 1980 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy and Safety of Methotrexate in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-induced Arthritis: A Retrospective Longitudinal Monocentric Study
Elvis Hysa¹, Andrea Casabella², Nicola Iandolino³, Emanuele Gotelli⁴, Carlo Genova³, Enrica Teresa Tanda³, Carmen Pizzorni⁵, vanessa smith⁶, Alberto Sulli⁷, Maurizio Cutolo⁴ and Sabrina Paolino⁸, ¹Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ²Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, ³University of Genoa, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, ⁴Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genova, Italy, ⁵Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁶Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ⁷Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy., Genova, Italy, ⁸Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties (Di.M.I.), University of Genova; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Liguria, Italy
Background/Purpose: The management of immune-mediated adverse events (irAEs) during treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) involves high dosages of glucocorticoids (GCs). Despite being effective in…
Abstract Number: 2084 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy and Safety of a Step-down Regimen of Low Dosage of Glucocorticoids Combined with Early Administration of Synthetic or Biologic Immunosuppressants in Anti-synthetase Syndrome: A Pilot Study
Edoardo Conticini¹, Paolo Cameli¹, Silvia Grazzini¹, Miriana d'Alessandro¹, Laura Bergantini¹, Brunetta Porcelli¹, Maria Antonietta Mazzei¹, Luca Cantarini¹, Elena Bargagli¹ and Bruno Frediani², ¹Università di Siena, Siena, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Background/Purpose: Anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of anti-aminoacyl-transfer-RNA synthetase antibodies (ARS) and the involvement of muscles, skin, joints,…
Abstract Number: 2405 • ACR Convergence 2024
Chat-GPT Performance in Diagnosis of Rheumatological Diseases: A Comparison with Specialist’s Opinion
Lucas Goncalves¹ and Carlos Antonio Moura², ¹Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, ²Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Santo Antonio's Hospital, Sister Dulce's Social Works, Universidade Salvador (UNIFACS), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Despite Generative Pretrained Transformer Chat (Chat-GPT) is an artificial intelligence tool with the potential to assist doctors in diagnosing and treating patients, little is…
Abstract Number: 2548 • ACR Convergence 2024
NADPH Oxidase in B Cells and Macrophages Protects Against Murine Lupus by Regulation of TLR7
Rachael Gordon¹, Haylee Cosgrove², Anthony Marinov³, Sebastien Gingras¹, Jeremy Tilstra², Allison Campbell⁴, Sheldon Bastacky¹, Andras Perl⁵, Kevin Nickerson¹ and Mark Shlomchik², ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh, Homestead, PA, ⁴Yale, New Haven, ⁵SUNY, Syracuse, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by loss of tolerance to nuclear antigens, immune activation, and organ damage. Loss of…
Abstract Number: 2664 • ACR Convergence 2024
BCMA-targeted Bispecific T Cell-engager Therapy of Autoimmune Disease
Laura Bucci¹, Melanie Hagen², Sebastian Boeltz², Danae-Mona Noethling², Tobias Rothe², Maria Gabriella Raimondo¹, Carlo Tur¹, Andreas Wirsching¹, Jochen Wacker¹, Aline Bozec¹, Georg Schett³ and Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer², ¹Department of Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ²Department of Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Targeting B cells and plasma cells is a key therapeutic strategy in autoimmune disease(AID). Therapy with CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells and bi-specific…
Abstract Number: 0009 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comprehensive Autoantibody Profiling Highlights Clinical Relevance of Autoantibodies to G Protein-coupled Receptors in Systemic Sclerosis: Insights from a B-cell Depletion Clinical Trial
Kazuki Matsuda, Shinichi Sato and Ayumi Yoshizaki, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) affects the skin and internal organs with a poor prognosis. While the exact cause remains unclear, increasing evidence indicates that B…
Abstract Number: 0095 • ACR Convergence 2024
Expansion of Brain T Cell Subsets Outside of the Choroid Plexus in Murine Models of Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Minjung Kim¹, Cecilia Stumpf², Hadijat Makinde¹, Mohammad Khan¹, Vanessa Rodriguez², Tyler Therron², Jeremy Tilstra³, Deborah Winter⁴ and Carla Cuda¹, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Northwestern University, Skokie, IL
Background/Purpose: Unclear mechanisms underlying diffuse NPSLE (psychosis, anxiety disorder, cognitive dysfunction) may lead to the devastating impact of this disease on patients’ health-related quality-of-life, representing…

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