Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 1432 • ACR Convergence 2024
Diagnostic Performance of Mayor Salivary Gland Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Sjögren’s Syndrome in Routine Clinical Practice
Carmen Raya-Santos¹, José Miguel Senabre², José Antonio Bernal³, Rocío Gallego Campuzano⁴, Lara Pons-Canet², Ana Pons-Bas², Juan Carlos Cortes⁴, Gregorio Santos-Soler⁵ and José Rosas-Gómez de Salazar⁶, ¹Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa (Alicante), Spain, ²Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Spain, ³Hospital Marina Baixa (Villajoyosa), Alicante, Spain, ⁴Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁵Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, ⁶Hospital Marina Baixa, PALMA DE MALLORCA, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Background/Purpose: Major salivary glands ultrasound (SGU) is a promising tool in the diagnosis of Sjögren syndrome (SS) and has demonstrated good sensitivity and specificity in…
Abstract Number: 1621 • ACR Convergence 2024
Analysis of Hospitalizations of Adult Patients with Kawasaki’s Disease: A United States Population Based Study
Ufuoma Mamoh¹, Soziema Salia¹, Joan Morny², Jesse Odion³, Elem Ewuru⁴, Precious Onobraigho⁵, Eugene Omoike⁵, Oyidia Ijioma⁶, Osaruese Ezomo⁷ and Ehizogie Edigin⁸, ¹Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, ²Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, GA, ³Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Barnstaple, United Kingdom, ⁴Acute and Emergency Care United Kingdom Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham, ⁵College of Medicine, University of Benin, Benin, Nigeria, ⁶Department of Clinical Psychiatry, University of South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, ⁷Department of Gastroenterology, Spire Manchester Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁸The University of Texas Health Science Center, houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis, typically affecting young children, and is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed…
Abstract Number: 1753 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Establish the Preliminary Tolerability, Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of CC-97540 (BMS-986353), a CD19-directed CAR T Cell Therapy Manufactured Using a Next-generation Process, for Severe, Refractory Autoimmune Diseases
Georg Schett¹, Emily Littlejohn², Neil Kramer³, Amit Saxena⁴, Philip Mease⁵, Margrit Wiesendanger⁶, Fabian Müller⁷, Ran Reshef⁸, Paolo Caimi⁹, Mohamad Cherry¹⁰, Jingmei Hsu⁴, Krish Patel¹¹, Jacques Azzi⁶, Susana Falcon¹², Thomas Ly¹³, Ken Ogasawara¹², Sharmila Das¹², Jerill Thorpe¹⁴, Michael Maldonado¹², Giuseppina Stifano¹², Ashley Koegel¹² and Anca Askanase¹⁵, ¹Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Atlantic Medical Group, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ, ⁴NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, ⁶Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁷Department of Medicine 5 - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁹Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, ¹⁰Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ, ¹¹Center for Blood Disorders and Cellular Therapy, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA, ¹²Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ¹³Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego, CA, ¹⁴Bristol Myers Squibb, Seattle, WA, ¹⁵Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: CD19 is an appealing therapeutic target due to its ubiquitous expression on B cells and plasmablasts, which play a key role in the pathogenesis…
Abstract Number: 1841 • ACR Convergence 2024
Preclinical Evaluation of ALLO-329: Allogeneic CD19 CAR T Cells Expressing an Anti-Rejection CD70 CAR for the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
Kristen Zhang, Joanne Li, Duy Nguyen, Nguyen Tan, Hsin-Yuan Cheng, David Huang, Suhasni Gopalakrishnan, Zachary Roberts, Cesar Sommer and Elvin Lauron, Allogene Therapeutics, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Autologous CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies have recently shown to be well tolerated and highly effective in patients with autoimmune diseases…
Abstract Number: 1940 • ACR Convergence 2024
Timely Initiation of Steroid Sparing Therapy in Uveitis Patients – a Quality Improvement Initiative
Bibi Ayesha¹, Claudia Castiblanco², Clement Tagoe³, Sarah Baron² and Sharon Rikin², ¹Montefiore Medical Center, Metuchen, NJ, ²Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ³Montefiore Medical Center, New York
Background/Purpose: Uveitis is the inflammation of the eye, which is third leading cause of preventable blindness in the United States. Corticosteroids are the first line…
Abstract Number: 2078 • ACR Convergence 2024
Increased RAGE Expression in Myositis
Madison King¹, Rita Spathis², Elizabeth Bagley¹ and Melissa Morales³, ¹Binghamton University, Johnson City, NY, ²Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Johnson City, NY, ³SUNY Binghamton, Johnson City, NY
Background/Purpose: Myositis is a broad term for a group of rare autoimmune diseases that cause persistent muscle inflammation, weakness, and fatigue. Currently, first-line treatment for…
Abstract Number: 2391 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identification of Patients with ANA Negative and Double Stranded DNA Positive: What Is the Significance in Daily Rheumatology Practise
Güllü Sandal Uzun¹, Emily Apsley² and David Isenberg², ¹University College London, London, England, United Kingdom, ²University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The anti-nuclear antibody (ANA test) is a sensitive screening tool used when assessing patients with possible autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD). Homogeneous staining positivity is…
Abstract Number: 2531 • ACR Convergence 2024
CRISPR Deletion Screen in Fibroblasts Identifies Novel Regulators of Inflammation
Alisa Mueller¹, Suppawat Kongthong², Angela Zou³, Gerald Watts⁴, Cassandra Murphy², Hung Nguyen², Jacqueline Perrigoue⁵, Mathew Chamberlain⁵, Kevin Wei⁶, Soumya Raychaudhuri² and Michael Brenner⁷, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Harvard Medical School, Brookline, MA, ⁵Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), synovial fibroblasts adopt an inflammatory phenotype that catalyzes pathogenic synovial hyperplasia and ultimately bone and cartilage destruction. However, identifying therapeutic…
Abstract Number: 2662 • ACR Convergence 2024
In Vivo Generation of B Cell Depleting CAR T Cell Therapies for Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
Laurie Beitz¹, Maura Parker¹, Justin Ulrich-Lewis¹, Kristen Mittelsteadt¹, Rebecca Gottschalk¹, Chris Nicolai¹, Jim Qin¹, Andrew Scharenberg¹, Ryan Larson¹, Byoung Ryu¹, Eric Cavanaugh², Weiliang Tang¹, Seungjin Shin¹, Kelsey Lynch¹ and Hans-Peter Kiem², ¹Umoja Biopharma, Seattle, WA, ²Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: CAR T cell therapy promises to revolutionize the treatment of hematologic malignancies, and more recently has generated early data that it may afford long…
Abstract Number: 0006 • ACR Convergence 2024
NX-5948, a Clinical-Stage BTK Degrader, Achieves Deep Suppression of BCR, TLR, and FcR Signaling in Immune Cells and Demonstrates Efficacy in Preclinical Models of Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Diseases
Mark Noviski¹, Jun Ma¹, Nivetha Brathaban¹, Aishwarya Kumar¹, Dhwani Haria¹, Jenny McKinnell¹, Robert Cass¹, Frederick Cohen¹, Davorka Messmer², Gwenn Hansen¹ and Ryan Rountree¹, ¹Nurix Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA, ²Nurix Therapeutics, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) mediates signaling downstream of the B cell receptor (BCR), toll-like receptors (TLRs), and Fc receptors (FcRs). This makes BTK an…
Abstract Number: 0089 • ACR Convergence 2024
Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Outlines the Mechanisms of Vgll3-Driven Myofibroblasts Differentiation in Promoting Fibrosis in Cutaneous Lupus
Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani, Allison Billi, Poulami Dey, Jacob Martens, Marisa Hildebrandt, J. Michelle Kahlenberg and Johann Gudjonsson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Skin fibrosis is characterized by collagen deposition, fibro/myofibroblast accumulation, and extracellular matrix remodeling. Some subtypes of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), particularly discoid lupus erythematosus…
Abstract Number: 0248 • ACR Convergence 2024
Recombinant Herpes Zoster Vaccine in a Large Cohort of Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Patients: An Interim Analysis of a Prospective Randomized Phase 4 Study
Nadia Aikawa¹, Ana Cristina Medeiros-Ribeiro², Sandra Pasoto³, Leonard Kupa³, Luciana Seguro⁴, ANA PAULA ASSAD³, Eduardo Borba³, Carla Goncalves Schahin Saad⁴, Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki³, Danieli Andrade⁵, Andrea Shimabuco⁴, Karina Bonfiglioli³, Diogo Domiciano³, Julio Moraes³, Samuel Shinjo⁴, Percival Sampaio-Barros⁴, Henrique Giardini³, Joao de Oliveira³, Isabele Antonelli³, Renata Pinheiro³, Thais Bonini³, Marta Lopes⁶, Clovis Silva⁷ and Eloisa Bonfa³, ¹Rheumatology Division and Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ⁴Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ⁵University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ⁶Infectious Disease Department, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ⁷Rheumatology Division and Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) are at high risk of herpes zoster (HZ) due to their condition and treatment. The new recombinant vaccine…
Abstract Number: 0312 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Use of Electromyography as a Screening Tool in Sarcoidosis-associated Neuropathy
Kristen Caldwell¹, Sindhuja Koppu¹, Huzaefah Syed², Aamer Syed¹, Jordana Kron¹, Thomas Iden¹ and Kelly Gwathmey¹, ¹Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA
Background/Purpose: Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is the most common peripheral nervous system manifestation of sarcoidosis. Diagnosis of SFN includes clinical evaluation, occasionally skin biopsy to…
Abstract Number: 0476 • ACR Convergence 2024
Baricitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis – Interstitial Lung Disease. National Multicenter Study of 72 Patients
Ana Serrano-Combarro¹, Belén Atienza-Mateo², Jesús Alejandro Valero Jaimes³, Marta Pastor-Mena⁴, Rafael Benito Melero-Gonzalez⁵, María Martín López⁶, Santos Castañeda⁷, Jesús Loarce⁸, César Antonio Egües Dubuc⁹, Natalia Mena Vázquez¹⁰, Carmen Carrasco-Cubero¹¹, Carolina Perez-Garcia¹², Juan M Blanco Madrigal¹³, Nuria Vegas Revenga¹⁴, Lorena Pérez Albadalejo¹⁵, Rafaela Ortega-Castro¹⁶, Desiree Palma¹⁷, Ana Fernández-Ortiz¹⁸, Maria López Lasanta¹⁹, Marta Garijo Bufort²⁰, Ivette Casafont-Sole²¹, Andrea García-Valle²², Maria Paz Martinez-Vidal²³, Bryan Josué Flores Robles²⁴, EVELIN CERVANTES PEREZ²⁵, Ignacio Brana Abascal²⁶, Sara María Rojas Herrera²⁷, Juan Camilo Sarmiento-Monroy²⁸, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide²⁹, JOSE RAMON LAMUA RIAZUELO³⁰, Uxue Astigarraga-Urquia³¹, Diego Ferrer³² and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso³³, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ³Zumarraga Hospital, Zumarraga, Spain, ⁴Hospital de Jeréz de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain, ⁵CHU Ourense, O Carballino, Spain, ⁶General University Hospital of Ciudad Real, Ciudad de México, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario de Donostia, Donostia, Pais Vasco, Spain, ¹⁰IBIMA, Málaga, Andalucia, Spain, ¹¹Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, ¹²Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ¹³BASURTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Bilbao, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Galdakao- Usansolo, Galdakao, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario de Jaén, Jaén, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital Reina Sofía, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital Rafael Méndez, Lorca, Murcia, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, ¹⁹Hospital Vall d�Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ²⁰Hospital de Sagunto, Valencia, Spain, ²¹Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ²²Hospital General Río Carrión, Palencia, Spain, ²³Hospital San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, ²⁴Hospital San Pedro, Logroño, Spain, ²⁵Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, ²⁶Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, ²⁷Hospital de Mérida, Badajoz, Spain, ²⁸Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²⁹Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³⁰Hospital Universitario del Henares, Madrid, Spain, ³¹Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ³²Division of Pneumology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe extraarticular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that determines a worse prognosis, leading the cause of mortality in RA…
Abstract Number: 0705 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identification of Risk Factors for Incident Cardiomyopathy in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Ji Soo Kim¹, Rachel Wallwork¹, Carrie Richardson², Adrianne Woods³, Monica Mukherjee⁴, Steven Hsu⁴, Julie Paik¹, Christopher Mecoli¹, Laura Hummers⁵, Fredrick Wigley⁶, Scott Zeger¹ and Ami Shah⁷, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, ³Johns Hopkins University Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University Division of Cardiology, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Ellicott City, MD, ⁶Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, MD
Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is one of the leading causes of scleroderma-associated death. There are limited data examining risk factors for incident…

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