Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 2574 • ACR Convergence 2025
Differences in SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Persistence in Individuals with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Compared to the General Population
Naomi Patel¹, Zoe Swank², Jiaqi Wang¹, Xiaosong Wang³, Lauren O'Keeffe², Madison Negron⁴, Liya Sisay Getachew⁵, Louise Hansen⁶, Grace Qian², Alene Saavedra², Kevin Mueller², Natalie Davis⁷, Kathleen Vanni⁵, Zachary Wallace⁸, David Walt² and Jeffrey Sparks⁵, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Natick, MA, ⁴Harvard Extension School, Medford, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, B, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁸Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Individuals with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at risk for worse acute and post-acute COVID-19 outcomes due to use of immunosuppressive medications and…
Abstract Number: 2443 • ACR Convergence 2025
Mitochondrial dysfunction drives natural killer cell dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematosus
Natalia Fluder¹, Morgane Humbel², Camillo Ribi¹ and Denis Comte¹, ¹Lausanne University Hospital / University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by immune dysregulation and widespread inflammation. Natural killer (NK) cells, essential for immune surveillance,…
Abstract Number: 2223 • ACR Convergence 2025
Improving collaboration between rheumatology and OBGYN in the reproductive health care of patients with rheumatic disease
Sara Heard¹, Isha Vasudeva², Juvena Hitt² and Jeanne Gosselin³, ¹University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, ²University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, ³University of Vermont Medical Center, Waterbury, VT
Background/Purpose: Contraception management, preconception planning, and prenatal, antenatal, and postnatal care vary significantly in clinical practice for patients with rheumatic disease. Rheumatologists recognize the need…
Abstract Number: 1904 • ACR Convergence 2025
Mapping CTD-ILD in a Spanish Cohort – the NIRRVANA Registry
Paula García-Escudero¹, Marta López-Maraver², Tetyana Lozinska-Lozinska², Carlos Maria Lizasoain Alustiza³, César Antonio Egües Dubuc⁴, Leire Suárez Zorrilla⁵, Mayra Nathali Rivas Zavaleta⁵, Elena Garmendia Sánchez⁵, Nuria Vegas Revenga⁶, Myriam Aburto Barreneche⁷, Guillén Sada Urmeneta⁸, Elena Abad Plou⁹, Maria Luz Garcia Vivar¹⁰, Inmaculada Paniagua Zudaire¹¹, Marta Inchausti Iguiñiz¹², Iñaki Salegi Etxebeste¹² and Jaime Calvo¹³, ¹Hospital Universitario Álava, Bilbao, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria, Spain, ³Donostia University Hospital, San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Donostia University Hospital., San Sebastian, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain, ⁶Galdakao- Usansolo University Hospital, Galdakao, Spain, ⁷Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Galdakao, Spain, ⁸Hospital Reina Sofía de Tudela, Tudela, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, ¹⁰Basurto Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ¹²Hospital Universitario Donosti, Donosti, Spain, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Araba, School of Medicne, Universidad del País Vasco, BIOARABA Health Research Institute, Vitoria, Spain, Vitoria, Pais Vasco, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a prevalent feature among patients suffering from connective tissue diseases (CTD), associated with considerable morbi-mortality. Nonetheless, this complication is…
Abstract Number: 1760 • ACR Convergence 2025
Targeting the Female-biased Factor VGLL3 in Cutaneous and Systemic Lupus
Vincent van Drongelen¹, Joanna Rew¹, Emma Griffin², Kelly Young², Olesya Plazyo¹, Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani¹, Li-Jyun Syu², Stefan Stoll², Jiliang Zhou³, Nicole Ward⁴, J. Michelle Kahlenberg¹, Lam Tsoi¹, Andrzej A Dlugosz², Johann Gudjonsson¹ and Allison C Billi¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ³Augusta University, Augusta, ⁴Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Approximately 90% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are women, and skin is one of the most frequently affected organs. We previously found that…
Abstract Number: 1576 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of COVID-19 Infection on Fibrosis Progression in CTD-Associated ILD: An AI-Based Quantitative CT Study
kyung-Ann Lee¹, Hyun-Sook Kim² and Boda Nam³, ¹Soonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul: Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary fibrosis is a recognized sequela of severe COVID-19 pneumonia, but its additive impact on pre-existing interstitial lung disease (ILD)—particularly in patients with connective…
Abstract Number: 1476 • ACR Convergence 2025
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Meta-Analysis of Prevalence and Clinical Correlates
Bana Shawareb¹, Muhannad Haddadin¹, Ansaam Daoud² and Omer Pamuk³, ¹Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, OH, ²Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, ³University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by widespread immune dysregulation and multi-organ involvement. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), marked by antibody-mediated…
Abstract Number: 1294 • ACR Convergence 2025
Implementation of Pneumococcal Vaccination in Patients with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematous
Kristina Ciaglia¹ and Magan Fosso², ¹UT Southwestern, Children's Medical Center, and Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Pneumococcal vaccination is critical in patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) due to their immunocompromised status and increased susceptibility to serious infections. Despite…
Abstract Number: 1155 • ACR Convergence 2025
Zasocitinib (TAK-279), an Investigational, Oral, Allosteric, Selective TYK2 Inhibitor, in Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis: Efficacy Analysis by Baseline Characteristics from a Randomized Phase 2b Trial
Nada Elbuluk¹, Melinda J. Gooderham², Jessamyn Blau³, Wenwen Zhang³, Ejim Mark³, Warren Winkelman³ and Mark Lebwohl⁴, ¹Department of Dermatology, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²SKiN Centre for Dermatology, Queen's University, & Probity Medical Research, Peterborough, ON, ON, Canada, ³Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc., Cambridge, MA, ⁴Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Zasocitinib (TAK-279) is an investigational, highly selective and potent, oral, allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor. In a phase 2b trial of moderate-to-severe plaque…
Abstract Number: 1001 • ACR Convergence 2025
LBL-057, a Novel ADCC Enhanced PD-1 Agonist VHH-Fc Antibody
Hongyan Shang¹, Xiao Huang², Duqing Jiang¹, Jianming Sun², Yurong Qin², Guojin Wu², Chengze Ni¹, Jing Guan², Jordan Zhu³, Xiaoqiang Kang² and Hong Ling², ¹Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd., nanjing, China (People's Republic), ²Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd., Nan Jing, China (People's Republic), ³Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd., Nan Jing
Background/Purpose: Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) is expressed on activated T cells and serves as a key co-inhibitory checkpoint molecule in immune regulation. Aberrant…
Abstract Number: 0941 • ACR Convergence 2025
In Vivo PanCAR Therapy Utilizing Circular RNA for Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
Juliet Crabtree, Thomas Lee, David Soto, Prapti Vyas, Akinola Emmanuel, Matthew Theisen, Karolina Kosakowska, Maja Sedic, Rajat Das, Muthusamy Jayaraman, Megan Hoban, Joe Bolen and Isin Dalkilic-Liddle, Orna Therapeutics, watertown, MA
Background/Purpose: Recently, traditional ex vivo-generated chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapies have shown success in the clinic for autoimmunity indications. However, manufacturing, safety, and…
Abstract Number: 0903 • ACR Convergence 2025
Ianalumab‘s dual mode of action: targeting B cells through enhanced B cell depletion and blockade of B cell-activating factor receptor signaling
Catherine Wioland¹, Corinne Vedrine², Caroline Walter¹, Fanny Marque², Thomas Dannequin², Melanie Cecci¹, David Buffet¹, Cindy Schmid¹, Elena Degl'Innocenti¹, Gautier Robert¹, Grazyna Wieczorek¹, David Schubert¹, Catriona Paape¹ and Isabelle Isnardi³, ¹Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ²Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, ³Novartis, Gueberschwihr, France
Background/Purpose: B cells are key players in the pathogenesis of Sjögren’s disease (SjD) and other systemic auto-immune diseases, supporting B cell depletion as an attractive…
Abstract Number: 0555 • ACR Convergence 2025
Phase 3 Results From an Innovative Trial Design of Treating Plaque Psoriasis Involving Difficult-to-Treat, High-Impact Sites With Icotrokinra, a Targeted Oral Peptide That Selectively Inhibits the IL-23–Receptor
Melinda J. Gooderham¹, Edward Lain², Robert Bissonnette³, Yu-Huei Huang⁴, Charles Lynde⁵, Matthias Hoffmann⁶, Joseph F Merola⁷, Eingun J. Song⁸, Jessica H. Rubens⁹, Amy M. DeLozier⁹, Ming-Chun Hsu⁹ and Richard B. Warren¹⁰, ¹SKiN Centre for Dermatology, Queen's University, & Probity Medical Research, Peterborough, ON, ON, Canada, ²Austin Institute for Clinical Research, Sanova Dermatology, Austin, TX, USA, Austin, TX, ³Innovaderm Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, Montreal, QC, ⁴Chang Gung Memorial Hospital & Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Taoyuan City, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁵University of Toronto, Lynde Institute for Dermatology & Lynderm Research Inc, Markham, ON, Canada, ON, Canada, ⁶Dermatology Practice Dr. M Hoffmann, Witten, Germany, Witten, Germany, ⁷Department of Dermatology and Department of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁸Frontier Derm, Mill Creek, WA, USA, WA, ⁹Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, ¹⁰Dermatology Centre, Northern Care Alliance, NHS Foundation Trust & Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Icotrokinra (ICO), a first-in-class, targeted oral peptide that binds and inhibits the interleukin (IL)-23R, was evaluated in ICONIC-TOTAL (NCT06095102).Methods: This Phase 3 trial included…
Abstract Number: 0509 • ACR Convergence 2025
Functional Anti-M3R Autoantibodies in Sjögren’s Disease: From Gland to Circulation
Martha Tsaliki¹, Joshua Cavett², Biji T Kurien³, valerie Lewis³, John Ice⁴, Devavrat Dave⁵, Sina Khosravani⁵, Menerva Racy⁵, Rebecca Wood⁶, Seunghee Cha⁷, A. Darise Farris³, Kristi A. Koelsch⁵ and R. Scofield³, ¹The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Oklahoma Medicar Research Foundtion, Oklahoma City, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴OKC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, oklahoma City, ⁶University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Edmond, OK, ⁷University of Florida, Gainesville
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s disease (SjD) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by immune-mediated damage to salivary and lacrimal glands. While autoantibodies against muscarinic type 3 receptor…
Abstract Number: 0293 • ACR Convergence 2025
Presence of Anti-cN-1A (Mup44, NT5c1A) IgG is Specific for Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis
Jackie Weiss¹, Miriam Mende², EunByul Cho³, Guo Shen³, Dmitry Karayev³, Allan L. Metzger³, Robert I. Morris³, Sabine L. Kramp², Cornelia Dähnrich² and Wolfgang Schlumberger², ¹EUROIMMUN US, Mountain Lakes, NJ, ²Institute for Experimental Immunology, affiliated with EUROIMMUN Medizinische Labordiagnostika AG, Lübeck, Germany, ³RDL Reference Laboratory Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) is an autoimmune disease manifesting with muscle degeneration, inflammatory infiltrates and inclusion vacuoles. Diagnosis of sIBM is hampered by…

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