Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 0287 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comprehensive Profiling of Neutrophil Subsets Reveals Functional Signatures Linked to Vasculopathic Features in Patients with Inflammatory Myopathies
Daniel Alberto Carrillo-Vázquez¹, Beatriz Alcalá-Carmona¹, Jennifer Tiaré Balderas Miranda², Yatzil Reyna Juárez³, María José Ostos Prado¹, Samuel Govea-Peláez¹, Nancy R Mejía Domínguez⁴, Guillermo Juárez Vega⁴, Karina Santana-De Anda¹, Jiram Torres-Ruiz⁵ and Diana Gómez-Martín⁶, ¹Instituto Nacional De Ciencias Médicas Y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ²Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, Federal District, Mexico, ³Instituto Politècnico Nacional, Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo, Mexico State, Mexico, ⁴Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁵INCMNSZ, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁶INCMNSZ, Mexico city, Federal District, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Vasculopathic manifestations of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) such as interstitial lung disease (ILD), calcinosis, skin ulcers, mechanic’s hands, are characterized by immune-mediated vascular damage.…
Abstract Number: 0253 • ACR Convergence 2025
Ophthalmology Screening for Asymptomatic Uveitis in Sarcoidosis Patients: A Single-Center Investigation
Justin Nguyen¹, Philip Bucur², Sai Patel², Aamer Syed², Thomas Iden³, Jessica McLaughlin², Neha Gupta², Jordana Kron², Kelly Gwathmey², Ryan Canissario², Vaishali Patel² and Huzaefah Syed², ¹Virginia Commonwealth University Medial Center, Richmond, VA, ²Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA, ³Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond
Background/Purpose: Asymptomatic ocular involvement must be considered in any patient with sarcoidosis. If left untreated, severe complications, including vision loss, can occur. As a result,…
Abstract Number: 0158 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association between newer COVID-19 vaccines and COVID-19 related hospitalizations among people with autoimmune rheumatic diseases in the U.S. National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)
Lesley Jackson¹, jerrod anzalone², Rahima Begum³, Fazlur Rahman¹, Namrata Singh⁴, Londyn Robinson⁵, Kaleb Michaud², Kenneth Saag⁶, Jasvinder Singh⁷, Rena Patel¹ and Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁸, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ⁴University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁵University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁸University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: People with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRD) are at higher risk for serious complications and poor outcomes from COVID-19 infection. Data is lacking on outcomes…
Abstract Number: 0031 • ACR Convergence 2025
Meta-Analysis of Trans-Disease Microbial Biomarkers of Protection and Pathogenesis in Autoimmune Conditions: Results from the AMP AIM Consortium
Kevin Bu¹, Rebecca Blank², Alba Boix-Amoros³, Adam Cantor⁴, Jose Scher⁵ and Jose Clemente¹, ¹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ²NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ³Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Icahn School of Medicine, New York, ⁵New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune and immune-mediated diseases (AIMDs) affect over 20 million Americans. The sharp increase in prevalence of these disorders over recent decades suggests that factors…
Abstract Number: 0001 • ACR Convergence 2025
ATG-201, a Novel Steric Hindrance-based Masking CD19xCD3 T-cell Engager (TCE) for the Treatment of B Cell-related Autoimmune Diseases
Gang Bian¹, Tengteng Li¹, Huiling Liu², Zaoshun Hu², Peng Chen¹, Jay Mei³ and Bing Hou³, ¹Shanghai Antengene Corporation Limited, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ²Antengene (Hangzhou) Biologics, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (People's Republic), ³Antengene Corporation, Shanghai, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: CD19-targeted therapies, such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T or T-cell engagers (TCE), have been approved for the treatment of B cell malignancies. By depleting…
Abstract Number: L01 • ACR Convergence 2024
Targeted Exosite Inhibition of STING Activation of TBK1 Selectively Blocks Type I Interferon and NFκB Responses for Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
Matthew Martin¹, Erik Wilker¹, Diana Gikunju¹, Usha Narayanan¹, Unnati Pandya¹, Vijetha Prakash¹, Ashley Edwards¹, Sameer Kawatkar¹, Tenghui Chen¹, Ragunath Chandran¹, Sai Sunder¹, Sumathi Biradar¹, Joerg Distler², Alexandra Joseph¹, Stephanos Ioannidis¹ and Bhavatarini Vangamudi¹, ¹Exo Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA, ²Exo Therapeutics, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: The cGAS-TBK1-STING pathway senses nucleic acids for innate immunity. Aberrant activation of the pathway is linked to autoimmune diseases including Systemic and Cutaneous Lupus…
Abstract Number: L03 • ACR Convergence 2024
CD9 Expressing T Follicular Helper Cells Are a Highly Functional Subset Expanded in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Kyleigh Brimmer¹, Olivia Antao¹, Daniel Mayer¹, Gina Sanchez¹, Rebecca Francis¹, Htay Htay Kyi², Mary Salim², Boyan Xia², Eugenio Capitle² and Jason Weinstein¹, ¹Center for Immunity and Inflammation, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, ²Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University Hospital, Newark, NJ
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by the generation of autoantibodies that promote tissue injury. The development of pathogenic autoantibody-secreting B cells in lupus…
Abstract Number: L10 • ACR Convergence 2024
Neuroimmune Modulation in Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Response or Intolerance to Biological or Targeted Synthetic DMARDs: Results at 12 and 24 Weeks from a Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Double-Blind Pivotal Study
John Tesser¹, Joshua June², Pendleton Wickersham³, Jane Box⁴, Guillermo Valenzuela⁵, Angela Crowley⁶, Nikila Kumar⁷, Norman Gaylis⁸, Gordan Lam⁹, David Ridley¹⁰, Gineth Paola Pinto-Patarroyo¹¹ and David Chernoff¹², ¹Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, Phoenix, AZ, ²Great Lakes Center of Rheumatology, Lansing, MI, ³Arthritis Associates PA, San Antonio, TX, ⁴DJL Clinical Research, PLLC, Charlotte, NC, ⁵Guillermo Valenzuela MD PA/ IRIS Rheumatology, Plantation, FL, ⁶Illinois Bone and Joint Institute - Hinsdale Orthopaedics, Hinsdale, IL, ⁷Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, Scottsdale, AZ, ⁸Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Specialties, Aventura, FL, ⁹Arthritis & Osteoporosis Consults of the Carolinas, Charlotte, NC, ¹⁰St. Paul Rheumatology, Eagan, MN, ¹¹Annapolis Rheumatology, Fairfax, VA, ¹²SetPoint Medical, Sausalito, CA
Background/Purpose: In this study, we evaluated the safety and efficacy of an implantable, cervical vagus nerve stimulation device for treatment of RA. Methods: This randomized,…
Abstract Number: L12 • ACR Convergence 2024
A-319, a CD3 X CD19 T Cell Engager (TCE), for the Treatment of Severe/Refractory SLE: Early Evidence of Rapid Reset of Disease-Specific Autoimmunity
Chunli Mei¹, Xin Guan¹, Bin Wu², Mengjiao Li¹, Xiaojing Liu¹, Xi Chen¹, You Song¹, Weiwei Wang¹, Cheng Wang¹, Huiling Mei¹, Xiaoru Duan¹, Lijuan Jiang¹, Wenlin Qiu¹, Likai Yu¹, Yuhong Liu¹, Xing Zhao³, Xuanfan Zhong³, Shengjie Xue³, Wuzhong Shen³, Ying Tan³, Guojian Yu³, Guiyun Tu³, Hanyang Chen³, Amy Sun³, Xiaoqiang Yan³, Anbing Huang¹, Rong Du¹ and Qiubai Li¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, ²Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the First People’s Hospital of Jingzhou, Jingzhou, China, ³ITabMed Ltd. Changchun, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: CD19 CAR T treatment has demonstrated clinical benefits to patients with severe/refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), possibly due to resetting autoimmunity. A-319, a highly…
Abstract Number: L19 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy and Safety of Emapalumab in Children and Adults with Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) in Still’s Disease: Results from a Phase 3 Study and a Pooled Analysis of Two Prospective Trials
Alexei Grom¹, Uwe Ullman², Adnan Mahmood³, Josefin Blomkvist³, Brian Jamieson⁴ and Fabrizio De Benedetti⁵, ¹Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati, OH, ²Sobi, Basel, Switzerland, ³Sobi, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Sobi, Inc., Morrisville, NC, ⁵Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: MAS is a life-threatening complication of Still’s disease, characterized by interferon-gamma (IFNg)-driven macrophage activation and systemic hyperinflammation. Emapalumab, an anti-IFNg antibody, binds free and…
Abstract Number: 0015 • ACR Convergence 2024
Profiling of B and T Cells in Kidney Biopsies from ANCA-associated Vasculitis Patients with Glomerulonephritis at Single-Cell Resolution
Ana Merino Vico¹, Yosta Vegting¹, Aldo Jongejan¹, Jan Piet van Hamburg¹, Perry moerland¹, Sander Tas² and Marc Hilhorst¹, ¹Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a small-vessel autoimmune vasculitis, associated with severe lung and kidney impairment. B cells are crucial in AAV…
Abstract Number: 0146 • ACR Convergence 2024
Enhancing Pre-Biologic Response Modifier Screening for Coccidioidomycosis in Endemic Regions
Bashar Tanous¹, SRIKAR SAMA², Nidaa Rasheed³ and Candice Reyes⁴, ¹UCSF Fresno, Fresno, ²University of California San Francisco Fresno, Fresno, CA, ³UCSF Fresno, Fresno, CA, ⁴VACCHCS, Fresno, CA
Background/Purpose: Biologic response modifiers (BRMs), also known as "biologics," have become essential tools in treating various chronic inflammatory conditions. However, the immunosuppression caused by these agents…
Abstract Number: 0293 • ACR Convergence 2024
Assessment of Skin Cancer Risk in Autoimmune Diseases: A Multivariate Analysis Using a National Inpatient Database
Sami Rabah and Xiangyi Kang, Lincoln Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune diseases are known to be associated with an increased risk of many types of cancers. This study investigates the association between different types…
Abstract Number: 0379 • ACR Convergence 2024
Effectiveness and Safety of Baricitinib for the Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated Uveitis or Chronic Anterior Antinuclear Antibody Positive Uveitis in Children
Athimalaipet Ramanan¹, Catherine Guly², Gabriele Simonini³, Stuart Keller⁴, Priyanka Sen⁴, Thorsten Holzkaemper⁴ and PIERRE QUARTIER⁵, ¹Bristol Royal Hosp for Children, Bristol, United Kingdom, ²University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom, ³Meyer Children’s Hospital IRCCS; University of Florence, Florence, Toscana, Italy, ⁴Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Université Paris-Cite, IMAGINE Institute, Necker Children’s Hospital, Paris Cedex 15, France
Background/Purpose: Baricitinib could target multiple cytokine pathways associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis associated uveitis (JIA-U) and antinuclear antibody (ANA)-positive uveitis, providing a novel therapeutic approach.…
Abstract Number: 0607 • ACR Convergence 2024
Plasma Proteomic Analysis Reveals Type I Interferon Blockade Effects of Anifrolumab in Lupus Nephritis: Insights from a Phase 2 Trial
Andrea Fava¹, Michelle Petri², David Jayne³, Patrick G Gavin⁴, Eszter Csomor⁵, Philip Z Brohawn⁴, Daniel Muthas⁶, Adam Platt⁵, Catharina Lindholm⁷ and Nicola Ferrari⁵, ¹Divison of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ³University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁴BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁵BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁶BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁷BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: An elevated type I interferon gene signature (IFNGS) is associated with more active disease in patients with LN.1 Anifrolumab, a type I interferon receptor…

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