Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 2695 • ACR Convergence 2025
B-cell depletion and lymphoid follicle disruption upon different B-cell depleting agents
Carlo Tur¹, Markus Eckstein², Laura Bucci¹, Janina Auth³, Christina Bergmann¹, Simon Rauber⁴, Melanie Hagen¹, Danae-Mona Nöthling¹, Sebastian Böltz¹, Andreas Wirsching¹, Filippo Fagni⁵, Giulia Corte⁶, Panagiotis Garantziotis¹, Jule Taubmann⁷, jochen wacker¹, Andreas Ramming⁸, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino⁹, Arndt Hartmann¹⁰, Fabian Müller¹¹, Andreas Mackensen¹², Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer¹³, Georg Schett¹⁴, Aline Bozec¹ and Maria Gabriella Raimondo¹, ¹Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Institute of Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer Center EMN, Friedrich-Alexander- Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ⁴Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ⁵Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ⁶- Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁷Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine ³, Rheumatology & Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) & Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ¹⁰Institute of Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer Center EMN, Friedrich-Alexander- Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ¹¹University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹²Department of Medicine ⁵ - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹³University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁴Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Advanced protein-based therapies targeting B-cells, including glycoengineered CD20 monoclonal antibody obinutuzumab (OBI) and the CD19/CD3 T-cell engager blinatumumab (BLI), show promise for managing severe…
Abstract Number: 2579 • ACR Convergence 2025
Mutant COPA Permits Aberrant NETosis and Exacerbates Autoimmune Lung Disease
Richard Moore¹, Lihong Huo¹, Colin Koziel¹, Barry Stripp², Tiphanie Vogel³, Daniel Wallace⁴ and Caroline Jefferies⁵, ¹Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills, CA, ²Women's Guild Lung Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁴Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Studio City, CA, ⁵Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA
Background/Purpose: COPA syndrome is an autosomal dominant disease caused by missense mutations within the COPA gene. Typical onset begins during childhood with patients developing lung…
Abstract Number: 2459 • ACR Convergence 2025
Hydroxychloroquine Discontinuation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Cohort Study with 3-Year Follow-Up
Milena Delai¹, Rachel Simon¹, Eduardo Mantovani Cardoso² and Vasileios Kyttaris³, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, ³Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) plays an important role in the immunomodulation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), reducing the risk of flares and overall mortality. However, long-term…
Abstract Number: 2279 • ACR Convergence 2025
Long-Term Prevention of RA in high-risk individuals after a 6-Month Placebo-Controlled Intervention with Abatacept -The ARIAA Trial
Koray Tascilar¹, Mikkel Ostergaard², Verena Schoenau³, Uta Kiltz⁴, Xenofon Baraliakos⁴, David Kofler⁵, Martin Feuchtenberger⁶, Ulrike Steffen⁷, Mario Zaiss⁸, Michael Zaenker⁹, Reinhard Voll¹⁰, Cornelia. Glaser¹¹, Holger Bang¹², Eugen feist¹³, Gerd Burmester¹⁴, Kirsten Karberg¹⁵, Joachim Strunk¹⁶, Juan Cañete¹⁷, Esperanza Naredo¹⁸, Mária Filková¹⁹, Ladislav Šenolt¹⁹, Georg Schett²⁰ and Juergen Rech⁷, ¹Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ³- Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany., Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁵University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, ⁶MED | BAYERN OST GmbH, Fachbereich Rheumatologie, Burghausen, Germany, Burghausen, Bayern, Germany, ⁷Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ⁸¹Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ⁹Immanuel Klinikum Bernau , Herzzentrum Brandenburg, Abteilung Innere Medizin, Bernau, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁰University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Freiburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, ¹²Orgentec, Mainz, Germany, ¹³Helios Department of Rheumatology, Vogelsang-Gommern, Germany, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁵Praxis für Rheumatologie und Innere Medizin, Rheumatologie, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁶Krankenhaus Porz am Rhein GmbH, Rheumaklinik, Köln (Porz), Germany, Köln-Porz, Germany, ¹⁷Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁸Department of Rheumatology and Joint and Bone Research Unit. Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital and Health Research Institute FJD-UAM, Madrid, Spain, MADRID, Spain, ¹⁹Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ²⁰Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: A 6-month intervention with abatacept in the ARIAA trial (EUDRA-CT 2014–000555–93) significantly retarded the development of RA compared to placebo in ACPA-positive individuals with…
Abstract Number: 1967 • ACR Convergence 2025
Developing an Algorithm to Quantify Dermatomyositis-Associated Calcinosis Using Infrared Imaging
Saahil Sachdeva¹, Briana Cervantes², Lisa Rider³ and Adam Schiffenbauer⁴, ¹NIEHS/NIBIB/NIH, Danville, CA, ²Department of Emergency Medicine, Norfolk, VA, ³National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, Environmental Autoimmunity Group, Bethesda, MD, ⁴National Institute of Health/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by chronic muscle and skin inflammation. One potential complication of DM is calcinosis, the heterotopic calcification…
Abstract Number: 1777 • ACR Convergence 2025
Granzyme B as a regulator of interferon alpha production in cutaneous lupus erythematosus
Touraj Khosravi¹, Ahmed Eldaboush², Darae Kang³ and Victoria Werth², ¹Department of Dermatology, Perelman Shool of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Pennsylvania, Potomac, MD
Background/Purpose: Recent studies have shown that monocytes, macrophages, and conventional DCs, but not plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC), are major sources of IFNα in cutaneous lupus…
Abstract Number: 1649 • ACR Convergence 2025
Does Physical Activity Differ Among those with Autoimmune vs Non-Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases?
Sydney Liles¹, Jennifer Copson², Yvonne Lee³ and Daniel K. White¹, ¹University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ²University of Delaware, Wilmington, DE, ³Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Individuals with rheumatic conditions, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Osteoarthritis (OA), often experience low physical activity levels. Physical activity may vary by autoimmune…
Abstract Number: 1501 • ACR Convergence 2025
Thrombocytopenia in SLE: A Hidden Prognostic Marker of Increased Mortality and Adverse Outcomes – Results from Real World Data
Milad Heydari-Kamjani¹, Amir Daneshvar², Chelsea Guan², Elleson Harper², Keri Ann Pfeil², Lindsay Frumker³, Meghan Gump² and Omer Pamuk¹, ¹University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ²University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ³University hospitals Cleveland medical center, Highland Heights, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with heterogeneous hematologic manifestations. Thrombocytopenia (TP) in SLE may be associated with major organ involvement and…
Abstract Number: 1348 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real World Evaluation on the Effectiveness of Baricitinib or Other Treatments in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from the European and Non-European Cohorts of the RA-BE-REAL Study
Rieke Alten¹, Gerd Burmester², Marco Matucci-Cerinic³, Jens Gerwien⁴, Walid Fakhouri⁴, Samuel Ogwu⁴, Ewa Haladyj⁴, Inmaculada De La Torre⁴, Bruno Fautrel⁵ and AJ Fernandez⁴, ¹SCHLOSSPARK KLINK, Teaching Hospital of University Medicine Berlin, Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Berlin, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy, ⁴Eli Lilly and Company, Indiana Polis, IN, ⁵Sorbonne Université - APHP, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Inserm UMRS ¹¹³⁶-⁵, PARIS, France, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Here, we provide descriptive baseline characteristics and effectiveness outcomes of Baricitinib (BARI) and other ts/bDMARDs at 24-month (24M) in both European (EU) and non-European…
Abstract Number: 1168 • ACR Convergence 2025
Interstitial Lung Disease-Associated Antibody Testing and Positivity Rates in Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases from a National Reference Laboratory
Karis Lee¹, Min Kyung Lee² and Stanley Naides³, ¹Labcorp, Orlando, FL, ²Labcorp, Durham, NC, ³Labcorp, Dana Point, CA

Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is frequent in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) and is associated with poor prognosis. The prevalence of ILD is approximately…
Abstract Number: 1052 • ACR Convergence 2025
“Prednisone… A Necessary Evil…” Developing an Evidence-Based Benefits vs. Harms Shared Decision-Making Tool (PRED-SAFE) to Support Decisions Around Chronic Prednisone Use
Isabella Hartel¹, Jay Patel¹, Justin Levinson¹, Sancia Ferguson², Carmen Campbell¹, Amannda Weber³, Shelby Gomez⁴, David Gazeley⁵, Ali Duarte-Garcia⁶, Jennifer Barton⁷ and Shivani Garg⁸, ¹University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin (UW), UW Health, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, ⁵Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁶Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁷VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU, Portland, OR, ⁸University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Guidelines recommend limiting chronic prednisone use ( >5 mg/d for >3-6 mos.) given higher risks of fractures, infections, and damage. Yet, patients struggle to…
Abstract Number: 0949 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Cancer-associated Female-biased Factor VGLL3 Drives Autoimmunity and Fibrosis
Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani¹, Poulami Dey², Vincent van Drongelen¹, Joanna Rew¹, Rachael Bogle³, Marisa Hildebrandt¹, Benjamin Klein¹, Rezvan Moallemian¹, Monique E Verhaegen¹, Andrzej A Dlugosz⁴, Lam Tsoi¹, J. Michelle Kahlenberg¹, Johann Gudjonsson¹ and Allison C Billi¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Michigan, Holland, OH, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune disease is far more common in women than men. We have determined that the skin of healthy women is primed for autoimmunity due…
Abstract Number: 0906 • ACR Convergence 2025
Preclinical Characterization of IBI3034, an TACI and BCMA Chimeric Fc Fusion Protein, that Potently Modulates B Lymphocytes and Serum Immunoglobulin for the Treatment of B cell Related Autoimmune Disease
Yao Xiong, Shuaixiang Zhou, Zhimin Zhang, Bin Li, Zhihao Ming, Yuyu Wu, Liu Li, Chang Li, Fenggen Fu, Zhihai Wu, Shun Wang, Guogang Yuan, Yuling Song, Jinyang Li, Huizhong Xiong and Bingliang Chen, Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Dysregulated B-cell activation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of various autoimmune diseases. B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) are…
Abstract Number: 0608 • ACR Convergence 2025
Strong Correlation Between SLEDAI and SLE-DAS in the Spanish Population: Assessment of Discordant Patients
Elena Heras Recuero¹, Antia Garcia Fernandez², Cristina Gomez-Moreno³, Ivan Ferraz Amaro⁴, Javier Llorca⁵ and Miguel A. González-Gay⁶, ¹Hospital Fundacion Jimenez Dias, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, ³Fundacion Jiménez Díaz School of Nursing, Madrid, Autonomous University Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁵CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) and Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Joint and Bone Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, and Medicine and Psychiatry Department, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Assessing disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is essential for effective treatment. SLEDAI-2K uses dichotomous items, while SLE-DAS incorporates both dichotomous and continuous…
Abstract Number: 0792 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-World Assessment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Skin Toxicity in Individuals with Rheumatic Diseases
Tania Chiha¹, Jiaqi Wang², Isha Jha³, Grace McMahon³, John Stone⁴ and Naomi Patel³, ¹Mount Auburn Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, BOston, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA

Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GC) are used to treat various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, though despite widespread use, real-world data on skin-specific GC toxicity are limited. To…

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