Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: PP14 • ACR Convergence 2023
Putting Lived Experience into Action: Flipping the Script on Living with a Chronic Disease
Natasha Trehan¹ and Naomi Abrahams², ¹University of Ottawa, Take a Pain Check Foundation, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Naomi was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) at the age of 18, after enduring 3 years of misdiagnoses. Similarly, Natasha received a diagnosis…
Abstract Number: 0061 • ACR Convergence 2023
Discovery of a RIPK2 Scaffolding Inhibitor for the Treatment of Joint Autoimmune Diseases
Marta Wlodarska¹, Chad Van Huis², Florian Hoss³, Rosana Meyer¹, Xiaokang Lu², Dominik Koelmel², Brian Sanchez², Chuck Lesch², Alissa Telling², Martin Minns¹, Nneka Mbah², Isabelle Lacan¹, Robert Aversa¹, Charles Lesburg¹, Carmen Yu², Stephen Soisson¹, Natalie Dales¹, Darryl Patrick¹, Anthony Opipari², Shifeng Pan⁴ and Luigi Franchi², ¹Odyssey Therapeutics, Boston, MA, ²Odyssey Therapeutics, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Odyssey Therapeutics, Frankfurt, Germany, ⁴Odyssey Therapeutics, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Receptor interacting protein kinase 2 (RIPK2) is a key signaling node for inflammation caused by peptidoglycan (PGN). In the intestine, RIPK2 integrates signaling originating…
Abstract Number: 0105 • ACR Convergence 2023
Characterization of B-Cell Subsets in Antiphospholipid Syndrome Patients: Implications for Disease Phenotype and Pathogenesis
Yin Long¹, Jiuliang zhao², Mengtao Li² and Xiaofeng Zeng², ¹Peking Union Medical College Hospital Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Beijing, China, ²Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the presence of pathogenic autoantibodies. The key immune cell subsets change in PAPS patients…
Abstract Number: 0224 • ACR Convergence 2023
Risk Factors and Outcomes for Repeat COVID-19 Infection Among Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Case-control Study
Emily Kowalski¹, Xiaosong Wang¹, Naomi Patel², Yumeko Kawano¹, Claire Cook², Kathleen Vanni¹, Grace Qian¹, Katarina Bade³, Shruthi Srivatsan², Zachary Williams², Zachary Wallace⁴ and Jeffrey Sparks⁵, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: As initial COVID-19 infections become nearly ubiquitous and the available prevention and treatment strategies evolve, patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) may be…
Abstract Number: 0445 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparison of the Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity of a Proposed Biosimilar MSB11456 with Tocilizumab Reference Product in Moderate-to-severe Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of a Randomized Double-blind Study
Anna Zubrzycka-Sienkiewicz¹, Maria Misterska-Skora², Małgorzata Socik Pojawa³, Kamilla Klama⁴, Martin Ullmann⁵, Corinne Petit-Frere⁵, Andras Illes⁵, Peter Baker⁵, Joëlle Monnet⁵ and Jan Brzezicki⁶, ¹Reumatika - Centrum Reumatologil, Warsaw, Poland, ²Centrum Medyczne Oporów, Wrocław, Poland, ³MICS Centrum Medyczne Warszawa, Warsaw, Poland, ⁴Solumed Centrum Medyczne, Poznań, Poland, ⁵Fresenius Kabi SwissBiosimilars, Eysins, Switzerland, ⁶Centrum Kliniczno Badawcze, Elbląg, Poland
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab is an anti‑interleukin‑6 receptor monoclonal antibody indicated for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory diseases. MSB11456 is a proposed biosimilar to US‑licensed…
Abstract Number: 0597 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy of Anifrolumab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Overall and Organ-Specific SLEDAI-2K Improvements: Results from the Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Long-Term Extension Study
Richard A. Furie¹, Kenneth Kalunian², Eric Morand³, Ian Bruce⁴, Susan Manzi⁵, Yoshiya Tanaka⁶, Kevin Withrop⁷, Ihor Hupka⁸, Micki Hultquist⁹, Raj Tummala⁹, Gabriel Abreu¹⁰, Catharina Lindholm¹⁰ and Hussein Al-Mossawi¹¹, ¹Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, NY, ²University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ³Monash University, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Lupus Center of Excellence, Autoimmunity Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁷Oregon Health & Science University, Schools of Medicine and Public Health,, Portland, OR, ⁸BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Warsaw, Poland, ⁹BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, ¹⁰BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ¹¹BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: SLE is a systemic autoimmune disease requiring long-term treatment. In this placebo-controlled phase 3 TULIP long-term extension (LTE) study,1 the impact of anifrolumab in…
Abstract Number: 0893 • ACR Convergence 2023
Involvement of Type I Interferon-responsive Myeloid Cells in Renal Inflammation in a Lupus Mouse Model
Trine Jorgensen and Lindsey Han, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can cause damage to multiple organs, including the kidneys in Lupus Nephritis (LN). Current treatments…
Abstract Number: 1057 • ACR Convergence 2023
Melanoma and Combination Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Are More Clearly Associated with the Development of Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis Than Pre-existing Autoimmune Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study of Administrative Health Data
Alexandra Ladouceur¹, Marie Hudson², Hassan Behlouli³, Jeffrey Curtis⁴, Louise Pilote³ and Sasha Bernatsky³, ¹Department of Rheumatology of McGill University and CHU-Bordeaux, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) improve survival in many malignancies1, by augmenting the immune system's anti-tumor response. However, ICI can result in immune-related adverse events…
Abstract Number: 1192 • ACR Convergence 2023
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Associates with Symptomatic Hand Osteoarthritis in Older Persons in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Clement Tagoe¹ and Wanyi Wang², ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²Elite Research, LLC, Irving, TX
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand is associated with the presence of bony deformities in the proximal interphalangeal joints, distal interphalangeal joints, and first carpometacarpal…
Abstract Number: 1460 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Neuropsychiatric Involvement on Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Dionysis Nikolopoulos¹, Nursen Cetrez², Julius Lindblom² and Ioannis Parodis², ¹Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Substantial proportions of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients report severe fatigue and adverse Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL). Particularly neuropsychiatric manifestations have been associated…
Abstract Number: 1669 • ACR Convergence 2023
High Incidence of Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases in Sepsis Survivors: A Nationwide Exposed-non-exposed Epidemiological Study
Arthur Mageau¹, Alois Helary², Stephane Ruckly³, Andrey Strukov², Thomas Papo¹, Jean-Francois Timsit¹ and Karim Sacre¹, ¹Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ²Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France, ³INSERM, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Previous studies have shown that immune dysregulation associated with severe…
Abstract Number: 1814 • ACR Convergence 2023
Silica and Other Exposures from Jobs and Hobbies Are Associated with Myositis Phenotype in a National Myositis Registry
Christine Parks¹, Jesse Wilkerson², Payam Noroozi Farhad³, Nastaran Bayat⁴, Adam Schiffenbauer⁵, Hermine Brunner⁶, Robert Goldberg⁷, Frederick Miller⁸ and Lisa Rider⁵, ¹Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, ²NIEHS/NIH, Durham, NC, ³Environmental Autoimmunity Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Social Scientific Systems, DLH Holdings Corp, Silver Spring, MD, ⁵NIEHS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati, OH, ⁷Myositis Foundation, Alexandria, VA, ⁸NIH, NIEHS, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Growing evidence suggests that environmental factors may contribute to disease phenotype among patients diagnosed with the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM),…
Abstract Number: 1952 • ACR Convergence 2023
Anti-MDA5 Associated Dermatomyositis: Clinical Features and Outcomes in a Predominantly African-American Case Series
David Wang¹, Arezou Khosroshahi² and Prateek Gandiga², ¹Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Individuals with autoantibodies against melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA-5) are reported to have a significant risk of developing rapidly progressive and fatal interstitial lung…
Abstract Number: 2175 • ACR Convergence 2023
Real-World Drug Persistence of GP2015, an Etanercept Biosimilar, in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the Multi-Country COMPACT Study
Marc Schmalzing¹, Charlotte Both², Ines Brueckmann², Javier de Toro Santos³, Tom Sheeran⁴, Herbert Kellner⁵ and Ayman Askari⁶, ¹University Hospital, Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg, Germany, ²Sandoz Hexal AG, Rheumatology, Holzkirchen, Germany, ³University Hospital Coruña, Rheumatology, A Coruña, Spain, ⁴University of Wolverhampton, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, ⁵Hospital Neuwittelsbach, Center for Rheumatology and Gastroenterology, Munich, Germany, ⁶Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Rheumatology, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: COMPACT is a multi-country, non-interventional study that evaluated the drug persistence, effectiveness, safety and patient-reported outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis…
Abstract Number: 2511 • ACR Convergence 2023
Superior SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Response Achieved in Rituximab-treated Patients When Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Before Compared to After Rituximab Initiation – Guidance for Future Vaccination Strategies
Christian Ammitzbøll¹, Marianne Kragh Thomsen², Lars Erik Bartels¹, Marie-Louise From Hermansen¹, Mathias Hänel³, Rasmus Klose-Jensen¹, Mads Christian Lamm Larsen¹, Cecile Bo Hansen⁴, Morgan Oliver Lauritsen¹, Susan Mikkelsen⁵, Clara Mistegaard¹, Morten Aagaard Nielsen¹, Esben Naeser¹, Janne Bille Mønster Olesen⁵, Peter Garred⁴, Christian Erikstrup⁵, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge⁶ and Anne Troldborg⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Clinical Microbiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Rheumatollogy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁴Clinical Immunology, sect. 7631, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Clinical Immunology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁶Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) treatment significantly decreases the antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines, raising concerns about its use. However, unlike during the pandemic, most patients initiating…

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