Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 2491 • ACR Convergence 2025
High Prevalence of Autoimmunity and Cancer in Anti-NOR90-positive Patients: A Multicenter Observational Study
Marina Dueñas-Ochoa¹, Cristina Valero², Francisco Morandeira³, Juan Carlos Sáez¹, Maryia Nikitsina⁴, Montserrat Roig Kim⁵, Laia De Daniel Bisbe⁵, Esther Vicente-Rabaneda⁶, Arantza Alfranca¹, Miguel A. González-Gay⁷, Martí Aguilar Coll⁸, Rosario Garcia Vicuña⁶, Javier Narváez⁹ and Santos Castañeda¹⁰, ¹Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ³Department of Immunology. Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Department 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, ⁸Hospital Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Anti-Nucleolar Organizer Region 90 (anti-NOR90) antibodies target nucleolar proteins involved in ribosomal RNA transcription and processing, key steps in protein synthesis. These antibodies have…
Abstract Number: 2396 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Machine Learning Algorithm Based on a 15-Autoantibody Profile by a Novel Fully Automated Multiplexed Microarray Immunoassay for the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases
Gerber Gomez¹, Yipeng Cheng², Kristiana Nita², Michael Hausmann³, Christian Fischer¹ and Yasemin Ataman-Önal³, ¹Scientific & Medical Affairs, AliveDx Suisse SA, Eysins, Switzerland, ²AliveDx, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, ³AliveDx Suisse SA, Eysins, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Detection of relevant autoantibodies is key in the identification of autoimmune connective tissue diseases (CTD). The evaluation of multiple autoantibodies for extended serological profiling…
Abstract Number: 2025 • ACR Convergence 2025
Spectrum of Autoantibodies in CNS Demyelinating Diseases: Clinical, Laboratory and Imaging Associations
Anna Rapti¹, Dimitris Karathanasis², Sylvia Raftopoulou¹, Charalampos Skarlis¹, Clio Mavragani¹ and Maria Eleftheria Evangelopoulos², ¹Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ²First Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Eginition Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: Systemic autoimmune diseases (SADs) may present with CNS demyelination, mimicking multiple sclerosis (MS), though driven by distinct immunopathogenic mechanisms. While ANA and aPL are…
Abstract Number: 1850 • ACR Convergence 2025
First American SLE patients demonstrate enhanced lipid metabolism and B cell activation by high-content proteomic analyses
Rufei Lu¹, Tayte Stephens², Carla Guthridge¹, Miles Smith¹, Joseph Kheir¹, Cristina Arriens¹, Joan Merrill³, Marci Beel⁴, Susan Macwana¹, Wade DeJager⁵, Nicholas Domingez¹, Teresa Aberle¹, Joel Guthridge¹ and Judith James¹, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City ⁷³¹⁰⁴, OK, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foun, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are autoimmune diseases with overlapping yet distinct immunopathologies. Proteomic profiling of soluble plasma factors can reveal…
Abstract Number: 1693 • ACR Convergence 2025
Characterizing ANCA-specific B Cells in ANCA-associated Vasculitis
Laura van Dam¹, Mengrui Zhang¹, Shima Parsafar², Audra Horomanski³, Sajede Rasouli², Orr Sharpe², Jolijn van Leeuwen⁴, Tobias Lanz², Cees van Kooten⁴, Onno Teng⁵ and William H. Robinson³, ¹Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Stanford University, Stanford, ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Leiden University Medical Center, Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a severe autoimmune disease, characterized by ANCAs targeting myeloperoxidase (MPO) or proteinase-3 (PR3). ANCA-specific B cells have…
Abstract Number: 1537 • ACR Convergence 2025
Local Immune effector Cell-Associated Toxicity Syndrome (LICATS) in CAR T-cell treated patients with Autoimmune Disease
Melanie Hagen¹, Fabian Müller², Andreas Wirsching¹, Soraya Kharboutli³, Silvia Spoerl³, Christina Duesing⁴, Tobias Krickau⁵, Markus Metzler⁵, Simon Völkl³, Michael Aigner³, Sascha Kretschmann³, Ingrid Vasova³, Marc Saake⁵, Stefan Schliep⁵, Torsten Kubacki⁶, Nicolas Hunzelmann⁶, Laura Bucci¹, Jule Taubmann⁷, Christina Bergmann¹, Andrea-Hermina Györfi⁸, Sascha Dietrich⁹, Jörg Distler¹⁰, Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer¹¹, Andreas Mackensen¹² and Georg Schett¹³, ¹Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Medicine ⁵ - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Klinik für Rheumatologie, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁵Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶University and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany, Cologne, Germany, ⁷Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁹Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ¹⁰University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany, ¹¹University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹²Department of Medicine ⁵ - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹³Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has revolutionized treatment strategies for severe B-cell driven autoimmune diseases (AID) like Systemic Lupus erythematosus (SLE), Systemic…
Abstract Number: 1387 • ACR Convergence 2025
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients Diagnosed With Sjögren’s Disease Using Electronic Health Records and Linked Claims Data From the US Excellence Network in RheumatoloGY (ENRGY) Practice-Based Research Network
Jeffrey Curtis¹, Emily Holladay², Antton Egana³, Anjana Lalla³, Yujie Su⁴, Fenglong Xie⁵, Amy Mudano⁴, Shanette Daigle⁴ and Sara McCoy⁶, ¹Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Edmond, OK, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁴Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research (FASTER), Hoover, AL, ⁵The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s disease (SjD) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by systemic symptoms such as dryness, fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, and extraglandular manifestations. SjD may overlap…
Abstract Number: 1190 • ACR Convergence 2025
IgG4-related disease with comorbid autoimmune diseases: a retrospective study from a large cohort
Xinli Yang¹, Wen Zhang², Jiaxin zhou³ and Yuxue Nie⁴, ¹Peking Union Medical College, Dong Cheng Qu, China (People's Republic), ²Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dong Cheng Qu, China (People's Republic), ³Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, Dong Cheng Qu, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to explore the clinical characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) patients with comorbid autoimmune diseases (AIDs).Methods: A total of…
Abstract Number: 1092 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prior history of arthritis and PD-1 over PD-L1 blockade predispose to immune-related adverse events in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors
Binod Kc¹, Aakritee Sharma Subedi¹, Salome Walsh¹, Areeba Memon¹ and Andras Perl², ¹SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²SUNY, Syracuse, NY
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer therapy by enhancing the immune system's ability to fight cancer. However, their use is associated with immune-related…
Abstract Number: 0976 • ACR Convergence 2025
LMPTP Drives Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis via TGF-beta Signaling Activation
Yuan Zhan¹, Colton Sanders², Michael Diaz², Jinmin Miao³, Arminja Kettenbach⁴, Zhong-Yin Zhang⁵, Paul Wolters⁶, Francesco Boin⁷, Stephanie Stanford² and Nunzio Bottini⁸, ¹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ³Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, ⁴Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, ⁵Purdue University, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, West Lafayette, IN, ⁶University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁷Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA, ⁸Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA
Background/Purpose: The identification of effective and safe anti-fibrotic agents is a critical unmet need in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Although fibrosis in SSc is driven by…
Abstract Number: 0915 • ACR Convergence 2025
A fusion of TACI variant and anti-IFNAR antibody with greater therapeutic effect on related autoimmune disease models
Yuhao Qin¹, Huan Wang¹, Han Gao¹, Chongqi Zhang¹, Chengpan Wang¹, yanru fan¹, wei ye¹, yuan lin¹, Lu Su², Wenming Ren¹ and cheng liao¹, ¹Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ²Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: Pathological elevation of type I interferon (IFN-I) , B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) has been robustly documented across multiple autoimmune…
Abstract Number: 0678 • ACR Convergence 2025
Targeting the plasma cell niche in systemic sclerosis: A case series about the bispecific anti-BCMAxCD3 antibody teclistamab in severe, treatment-refractory patients
Andrea-Hermina Györfi¹, Ayla Nadja Stuetz², Christina Duesing³, Laura-Marie Lahu⁴, Franca Sophie Deicher⁵, Yi-Nan Li⁶, Celine van Saan⁵, Alexandru-Emil Matei⁷, Alexander Hoelscher⁵, Peter-Martin Bruch⁸, Sarah Koziel⁸, Manuel Roehrich⁹, Mareike Cramer¹⁰, Bernhard Homey⁵, Bjoern Buehring¹¹, Alexander Kreuter¹², Aleksandar Radujkovic⁵, Claus Peter Heußel¹³, Hanns-Martin Lorenz¹⁴, Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer¹⁵, Georg Schett¹⁶, Jörg Distler¹⁷ and Wolfgang Merkt¹⁸, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ³Klinik für Rheumatologie, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁵Uniklinik Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁶University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, and Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune Mediated Diseases CIMD, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁸University Hospital Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany, ⁹Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Mainz, ¹⁰University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ¹¹Bergisches Rheuma-Zentrum, Krankenhaus St Josef, Wuppertal, Germany, ¹²HELIOS St. Elisabeth Clinic Oberhausen, University Witten-Herdecke, Oberhausen, Germany, ¹³Thoraxklinik, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, ¹⁴Universitétsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, ¹⁵University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁶Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁷University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany, ¹⁸University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) possesses the highest case-related mortality of all rheumatic diseases. B cell-targeting, including CD19-targeting CAR-T cells, has shown efficacy but failed to…
Abstract Number: 0858 • ACR Convergence 2025
IgA Anti-β2GPI Antibodies Drive Proatherogenic Myeloid Activation and Vascular Dysfunction in APS
Kavya Sugur¹, Chao Liu², Emily Chong³, Srilakshmi Yalavarthi⁴, Katarina Kmetova⁵, Wenying Liang⁶, Emily Becker⁶, Gavin Poppei⁶, Cyrus Sarosh⁷, NaveenKumar Somanathapura³, Ajay Tambralli³, Jason S. Knight³ and Yu (Ray) Zuo³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Superior Charter Twp, MI, ³University of Michigan, Ann arbor, MI, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶University of Michigan, Ann arbor, ⁷University of Michigan, Temperance, MI
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), with rates of accelerated atherosclerosis comparable to those seen in…
Abstract Number: 0375 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index Scores with Quality-of-Life and Healthcare Resource Utilization at 6 Months in a Real-World Cohort of Individuals Receiving Glucocorticoids
Naomi Patel¹, Jiaqi Wang¹, Isha Jha², Grace McMahon¹, Tania Chiha³, Hyon K. Choi⁴ and John Stone⁵, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ³Mount Auburn Hospital, Boston, ⁴MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are used long-term by approximately 1% of the adult population and contribute to excess morbidity and mortality. We prospectively assessed Glucocorticoid Toxicity…
Abstract Number: 0272 • ACR Convergence 2025
Ocular Involvement in Behçet’s Disease: Comparative Study of Two Classification Criteria in Clinical Practice
Rafael Gálvez Sánchez¹, José Luis Martín-Varillas², Lara Sánchez Bilbao³, Ivan Ferraz Amaro⁴, Elena Aurrecoechea⁵ and Ricardo Blanco³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, Santander, Spain, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital de Laredo. IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group. Santander, Spain., Laredo, Spain, ³Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁵Hospital Sierrallana, CANTABRIA, Spain
Background/Purpose: Ocular involvement is a potential severe complication of Behçet’s Disease (BD). The traditional classification, by the International Study Group (ISG, 1990) requires the mandatory…

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