Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 0288 • ACR Convergence 2024
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis with Autoimmune Features: A New Entity?
Pol Maymó¹, Javier Narvaez-García², Guadalupe Bermudo¹, Vanesa Vicens-Zygmunt³, Santiago Bolivar⁴, Belen del Río⁵, Judith Palacios⁵, Martí Aguilar Coll², Monserrat Roig Kim², Laia De Daniel², Paola Vidal¹, Joan Miquel Nolla² and María Molina¹, ¹Hospital Universtiario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge., Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universtiario de Bellvitge, Hosptalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
Background/Purpose: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an interstitial lung disease induced by inhaled antigens that trigger an interstitial and bronchoalveolar lymphocytic inflammatory response. This immune response…
Abstract Number: 0366 • ACR Convergence 2024
Factors Associated with Participation in Rheumatology Clinical Trials: A UK-based Study
Koushan Kouranloo¹ and Chris Wincup², ¹Internal Medicine Resident., London, United Kingdom, ²King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Clinicians are encouraged to consider patient preferences for offering face-to-face vs virtual consultations. This adaptability is particularly important to rheumatologists caring for patients with…
Abstract Number: 0570 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevalence of Comorbidities and Racial Disparities in Anterior Uveitis Risk Among Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients
Halah Alfatlawi¹, abdulmajeed alharbi², eun seo kwak², rawnag el sheikh² and nezam altorok², ¹the university of toledo, Toledo, OH, ²the university of toledo, Toledo
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory condition primarily affecting the axial spine, commonly associated with extra-articular manifestations such as anterior uveitis (AU). Racial…
Abstract Number: 0778 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comprehensive Immune Profiling of Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy in Patients with Autoimmune Disease
Justin Chou¹, Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer², Michelle J Wu³, Christina Bergmann², Jule Taubmann⁴, Fabian Müller⁵, Aline Bozec⁴, Tobias Rothe², Andreas MAckensen⁶, Amber Podoll⁷, Jonathan Gutman⁷, Aiden Haghikia⁸, Dimitrios Mougiakakos⁹, Gary Tong³, Pouya Kheradpour³, Francis Kim¹⁰, Prameela Ramesan¹⁰, Brandon Kwong¹⁰, Kunbin Qu¹⁰, Bishwa Ganguly¹⁰, Dominic Borie¹⁰, James Chung¹⁰ and Georg Schett¹¹, ¹Kyverna Therapeutics, Emeryville, CA, ²Department of Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³Verily Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA, ⁴Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Department of Medicine 5 - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Department of Medicine 5 - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ⁷University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁸Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany, ⁹Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany, Magdeburg, Germany, ¹⁰Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc., Emeryville, CA, ¹¹Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy represents a promising advancement in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, including systemic sclerosis (SSc), idiopathic inflammatory myopathy…
Abstract Number: 0879 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Novel, Oral, Allosteric Inhibitor of Tyrosine Kinase 2 (TYK2) Demonstrates In Vitro Potency, Selectivity, and In Vivo Efficacy in Mouse Models of Psoriasis
Razika Hussein¹, Pamela Tsuruda¹, Shahab Mortezaei¹, Nicky Ferdyan¹, Christopher Wegerski², Karthik Srinivasan¹, Gavin Hirst¹ and Neelufar Mozaffarian¹, ¹Atomwise Inc., San Francisco, ²Atomwise Inc., San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2), a member of the Janus kinase (JAK) family, plays a key role in several inflammatory diseases. Orthosteric, small molecule inhibitors…
Abstract Number: 0966 • ACR Convergence 2024
CDDO-Me Attenuates Pro-fibrotic Activation in Macrophages and Fibroblasts in Systemic Sclerosis
Heetaek Yang¹, Chanhyuk Park², Chen-Yu Wang³, Emily Morris⁴, Karen Liby⁵, Michael Whitfield⁶ and Patricia Pioli², ¹Dartmouth College, West Lebanon, NH, ²Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, ³Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ⁴Dartmouth College, Enfield, NH, ⁵Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁶Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by dysfunctional immune activation, oxidative stress, and fibrosis. In prior work, we have shown that SSc macrophages (MØs) have…
Abstract Number: 1117 • ACR Convergence 2024
JAK Inhibitor Therapy in Refractory Uveitis Due to Immune-mediated Inflammatory Disorders. Multicenter Study and Literature Review
Nuria Barroso Garcia¹, Lara Sanchez Bilbao², Jose Luis Martin Varillas³, Vanesa Calvo-Rio⁴, Mar Esteban Ortega⁵, Santiago muñoz Fernández⁵, Jose Luis álvarez Vega⁶, Emma Beltran Catalan⁷, Vega Jovani⁸, Olga Maiz Alonso⁹, Raúl Veroz González¹⁰, Carmen Alvarez Reguera¹¹, Rosalia Demetrio Pablo¹² and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso¹³, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Regional Universitario, Universidad de Málaga UMA, Málaga, Spain, Malaga, Spain, ²Rheumatology and Ophthalmology. Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ³Rheumatology. Hospital de Laredo. IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group. Laredo, Spain, Santander, Spain, ⁴Valdecilla Hospital, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology and Ophthalmology. Hospital Infanta Sofía, Madrid. Spain, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, Badajoz, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology. Hospital del Mar. Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ⁸National Health system, Alicante, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology. Hospital de Donostia. San Sebastián, Spain, San Sebastián, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Mérida, Badajoz, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology and Ophthalmology. Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group. Santander. Spain, Santander, Spain, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Non-infectious uveitis refractory to conventional immunosuppressants and even biologic therapy can lead to severe ocular conditions. Janus Kinase inhibitors (JAKINIBs) appear to be effective…
Abstract Number: 1372 • ACR Convergence 2024
Upadacitinib and Other JAK Inhibitors in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis – Interstitial Lung Disease. National Multicenter Study Clinical Practice.
Ana Serrano-Combarro¹, Belén Atienza-Mateo², Jesús Loarce³, Leticia del Olmo Perez⁴, Sara García-Pérez⁵, Guillermo Gonzalez Mozo de Rosales⁶, José Rosas-Gómez de Salazar⁷, Ana Urruticoechea-Arana⁸, Andrea García-Valle⁹, Juan Moreno Morales¹⁰, María Martín López¹¹, Patricia Lopez Viejo¹², Virginia Ruiz-Esquide¹³, Julia Fernandez Melon¹⁴, David Castro-Corredor¹⁵, Ana Fernández-Ortiz¹⁶, Rafael Benito Melero-Gonzalez¹⁷, Carolina Díez Morrondo¹⁸, Desiree Palma¹⁹, Natividad del Val del Amo²⁰, Natalia Mena Vázquez²¹, Alicia García Dorta²², MARÍA JOSÉ PÉREZ GALÁN²³, MARINA SOLEDAD MORENO GARCIA²⁴ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso²⁵, and on behalf of JAKi in Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ³Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁴HOSPITAL NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL PRADO, TALAVERA DE LA REINA, Spain, ⁵Complejo Hospitalario de Vigo, Vigo, Galicia, Spain, ⁶Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ⁷Hospital Marina Baixa, PALMA DE MALLORCA, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁸Hospital Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Spain, ⁹Hospital General Río Carrión, Palencia, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario Santa Lucia Cartagena, Murcia, Murcia, Spain, ¹¹General University Hospital of Ciudad Real, Ciudad de México, Spain, ¹²Hospital Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹³Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Son Espases, Palma, Spain, ¹⁵General University Hospital of Ciudad Real, Santa Cruz de Mudela (Ciudad Real), Spain, ¹⁶Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, ¹⁷CHU Ourense, O Carballino, Spain, ¹⁸Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Leon, Leon, ¹⁹Hospital Rafael Méndez, Lorca, Murcia, Spain, ²⁰Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ²¹IBIMA, Málaga, Andalucia, Spain, ²²Rheumatologist, La Laguna, Spain, ²³SERVICIO ANDALUZ DE SALUD, GRANADA, Andalucia, Spain, ²⁴Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, GIJON, Asturias, Spain, ²⁵Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Abatacept and rituximab are the recommended drugs. JAK inhibitors (JAKi) have…
Abstract Number: 1548 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anifrolumab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Spanish National Registry in a Real-world Setting
Carmen Secada Gómez¹, Vanesa Calvo-Rio², Miriam Retuerto Guerrero³, Judit Font⁴, Ivette Casafont-Sole⁵, Adrián Mayo-Juanatey⁶, Juan José Alegre Sancho⁶, Dalifer Freites Nuñez⁷, Cristina Hormigos⁸, Noemí Garrido-Puñal⁹, GUILLERMO GONZALEZ ARRIBAS¹⁰, Andrea García-Valle¹¹, Juan Roberto Miguelez Sanchez¹², Marta Ibáñez Martínez¹³, Fernando Lozano Morillo¹⁴, Ángel García Manzanares¹⁵, Sebastián Sandoval-Moreno¹⁶, Josefina Cortés-Hernández¹⁷, Desiree Palma¹⁸, Leticia Lojo Oliveira¹⁹, EVELIN CERVANTES PEREZ²⁰, PAZ COLLADO²¹, Cristina Arciniega Larios²², Luis Sala Icardo²³, Eztizen Labrador-Sánchez²⁴, Cilia Peralta Ginés²⁵, Nahia Plaza-Aulestia²⁶, Miguel Medina Malone²⁷, José Rosas-Gómez de Salazar²⁸, Montserrat Corteguera²⁹, Laura Cebrián¹⁹, Fred Anton Pages³⁰, JOSE RAMON LAMUA RIAZUELO³¹, maria Dolores Fábregas canales³², María José Alados Hernández³³, Marta Garijo Bufort³⁴, Anna Pamies Corts³⁵, Luis Sarabia De Ardanaz³⁶, Rodrigo Aguirre-del-Pino³⁷, José Ángel Cabezas Lefler³⁸, Álvaro Seijas-Lopez³⁷, Carmen Carrasco-Cubero³⁹, Ana López-Cerón Cofiño⁴⁰, Vera Ortiz-Santamaria⁴¹, Santos Castañeda⁴², María Laiño Piñeiro⁴³, Carmen Ordás Calvo⁴⁴, Celia Arconada Lopez⁴⁵, Carmen Bejerano⁴⁶ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso⁴⁷, ANA URRUTICOECHEA⁴⁸, Blanca Garcia-Magallon⁴⁹, Ana Valeria Acosta Alfaro⁵⁰, Samuel Leal Rodriguez⁵¹, Marina Salido Olivares⁵² and Patricia Lavilla⁵³ ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²Valdecilla Hospital, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ³Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, Leon, Spain, ⁴Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, ⁷Hospital Clínico San Carlos. Madrid. Spain., Madrid, Spain, ⁸Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain, ¹⁰Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ¹¹Hospital General Río Carrión, Palencia, Spain, ¹²Hospital Universitario de Móstoles, Madrid, Spain, ¹³Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Central de La Defensa Gómez Ulla, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario de Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital Universitario Vall d´Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital Universitario Vall d´Hebrón Hospitals, Barcelona, ES, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Rafael Méndez, Lorca, Murcia, Spain, ¹⁹Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain, ²⁰Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, ²¹Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, MADRID, Spain, ²²Hospital de Mérida, Badajoz, Spain, ²³Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, Madrid, Spain, ²⁴Hospital General de La Rioja, Logroño, Spain, ²⁵Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain, ²⁶Hospital Galdakao, Vizcaya, Spain, ²⁷Hospital Calahorra, La Rioja, Spain, ²⁸Hospital Marina Baixa, PALMA DE MALLORCA, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ²⁹ComplejoAsistencial de Ávila, Ávila, Spain, ³⁰Complejo Asistencial De Segovia, Segovia, Spain, ³¹Hospital Universitario del Henares, Madrid, Spain, ³²Hospital de Barbastro, Huesca, Spain, ³³Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain, ³⁴Hospital de Sagunto, Valencia, Spain, ³⁵Hospital Verge de la Cinta, Tortosa, TARRAGONA, Spain, ³⁶Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén, Jaén, Spain, ³⁷Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ³⁸Complejo Asistencial de Zamora, Zamora, Spain, ³⁹Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, ⁴⁰Hospital Santa Bárbara, Soria, Spain, ⁴¹Hospital General de Granollers, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴²Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁴³Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ⁴⁴Hospital Universitario de Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain, ⁴⁵Hospital Universitario Infanta Elena, Valdemoro, Madrid, Spain, ⁴⁶Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Immunopathology group, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁴⁷Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain, ⁴⁸Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Spain, ⁴⁹Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Madrid, Spain, ⁵⁰Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, Spain, ⁵¹HUP La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ⁵²Hospital Infanta Cristina, Parla, Spain, ⁵³Hospital General de Villalba, Collado Villalba, Spain
Background/Purpose: Anifrolumab (ANI) is a human monoclonal antibody that binds to the type I interferon receptor subunit 1 (IFNAR1), thus blocking the biological activity of…
Abstract Number: 1681 • ACR Convergence 2024
Safe Switching from Originator Tocilizumab to MSB11456 Tocilizumab Biosimilar in Subjects with Moderate-to-Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis: Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity Data Following Treatment Transition in a Pivotal, Randomized, Double-blind, Phase III Study
Anna Zubrzycka-Sienkiewicz¹, Kamilla Klama², Martin Ullmann³, Corinne Petit-Frere³, Andras Illes³, Olga Menang³, Joëlle Monnet³ and Peter Baker³, ¹Reumatika - Centrum Reumatologil", NZOZ, Warszawa, Poland, ²Solumed Centrum Medyczne, Poznań, Poland, ³Fresenius Kabi SwissBioSim GmbH, Eysins, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: A therapy transition from the originator to a biosimilar offers significant advantages for patients by lowering medication costs and improving accessibility to treatments. MSB11456…
Abstract Number: 1804 • ACR Convergence 2024
Investigating Adaptive Immune Receptor Repertoires by Deep Immune Cell Phenotyping in Preclinical Autoimmunity Development
Aleksandra Bylinska¹, Miles Smith¹, Rufei Lu¹, Benjamin Jones², Carla Guthridge¹, Matthew Caleb Marlin¹, Christian Wright³, Susan Macwana³, Wade DeJager³, Marci Beel³, Christopher Lessard¹, Cristina Arriens¹, Joan Merrill⁴, Judith James¹ and Joel Guthridge¹, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City 73104, OK
Background/Purpose: A loss of systemic self-tolerance to anti-nuclear autoantibodies (ANAs) is one of the main hallmarks of SLE. However, most healthy females with ANAs will…
Abstract Number: 1865 • ACR Convergence 2024
Reduction in CD4+T Cell Expression of CD28 and CD2 by Antibody-induced Internalization of CD6: A Potential Step Towards Immune Tolerance
Mikel Gurrea-Rubio¹, Qi Wu², Camila Amarista², Eliza Pei-Suen Tsou², Phillip Campbell², Yuzo Ikari², Laura Cooney² and David Fox³, ¹University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Michigan, Dexter, MI
Background/Purpose: CD6, expressed on T cells and 50% of NK cells, is emerging as a novel treatment target for both cancer and autoimmune diseases. We…
Abstract Number: 1999 • ACR Convergence 2024
Effects of JAK Inhibitors on Subsets of the Innate Immune System
Carmen Lasa Teja¹, Juan José Fernández-Cabero², Alejandra Comins-Boo³, David San Segundo³, Marcos Lopez-Hoyos⁴ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso⁵, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Riotuerto, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁴Division of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. Immunopathology group, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease caused by genetic and environmental factors characterised by joint inflammation. The JAK-STAT inhibitors (jakinibs) are among…
Abstract Number: 2253 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Phase 1 Single Ascending Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of ZB002, an Anti-TNFα mAb Designed for Extended Half-life, in Healthy Volunteers
Cory Sellwood¹, Minggeng Gao², Mark Matijevic², Stephen Wax³, Mason Yamashita², Shan Yu², Sujata Arora² and Rachel Kirk², ¹New Zealand Clinical Research, Christchurch, New Zealand, ²Zenas BioPharma, Waltham, MA, ³Former Employee of Zenas Biopharma, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: ZB002 is a recombinant human monoclonal antibody (mAb) that targets human TNFα with an Fv domain identical in amino acid sequence to adalimumab and…
Abstract Number: 2436 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characterization of RO7507062, a CD19-Targeting T-Cell Bispecific Antibody (CD19TCB), and Design of Its Ongoing Phase 1 Trial in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Florian Kollert¹, Sarah Robertson², Veit Erpenbeck², Franziska Regenass-Lechner³, Remy Hallet³, Jason Neale², Cary M. Looney², Nicolas Frances², Celine Marban-Doran², Sophia Fredrika Soehrman Brossard², Laurie Millar⁴, Beki Finch⁵, Johannes Sam⁶, Benjamin A. Fisher⁷, Maria Leandro⁸, Thomas Dörner⁹, Christian Klein¹⁰ and Franz Schuler², ¹University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ²F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland, ³F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom, ⁵F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, ⁶F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Schlieren, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁷University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁸University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Department of Medicine, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology,Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany and DRFZ, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁰F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., Schlieren, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: CD20-directed B-cell depletion therapy shows efficacy in hematological malignancies and in multiple autoimmune indications. More recently, promising data for the use of CD19-targeted B-cell…

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