Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 1856 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improving Recombinant Zoster Vaccination Rates in Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Therapy in the Rheumatology Clinic at the Orlando VA Healthcare System – a Quality Improvement Project
Kathlyn Camargo Macias¹, Ravi Shahu Khal¹, Ariail Schmitz², Kathleen McCabe¹, Taylor Kann¹, Marilyn Mosquera³ and Ashwini Komarla⁴, ¹University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, ²University of Central Florida, St. Cloud, FL, ³University of Central Florida, Casselberry, FL, ⁴ORLANDO VAMC, Orlando, FL
Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster is a painful rash that involves one to three adjacent dermatomes, secondary to reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV). About 95 %…
Abstract Number: 1956 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rituximab Treatment in Adult Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis (IIM): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Lilian Otalora Rojas¹, Karishma Ramsubeik², Luis Sanchez-Ramos², Shastri Motilal³, Jasvinder Singh⁴ and Gurjit S Kaeley⁵, ¹University of Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ²University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ³The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune myositis involves a spectrum of rare autoimmune disorders characterized by inflammation and damage to skeletal muscles. The management of these challenging conditions often…
Abstract Number: 2186 • ACR Convergence 2023
Neurological Complications in Sjögren’s: Occurrence & Impact on Patient Quality of Life
Matt Makara, Janet Church and Katherine Hammitt, Sjögren’s Foundation, Reston, VA
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's is a serious and systemic autoimmune disease that affects the entire body, including the nervous system. This study aimed to better understand the…
Abstract Number: 2512 • ACR Convergence 2023
Targeted Therapies for Severe Immune-related Adverse Events of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Are Not Associated with a Worse Prognosis
Jacques-Eric Gottenberg¹, Nathanaël Sedmak², Pierre Tran Ba Loc², Thibaut Fabacher², Thibaut Bahougne², Cécile Arnold², Guillaume Desjeux³, Hervé Servy⁴, Nicolas Meyer², Erik Sauleau², Raphaele Seror⁵ and Eden Sebbag⁶, ¹Rheumatology Department, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ²Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ³e-Health Services Sanoia, Gemenos, France, ⁴e-Health Services Sanoia, La Ciotat, France, ⁵University Hospital Paris Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, ⁶Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Background/Purpose: In about 10% of patients, the immune response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) exceeds the anti-tumor response and leads to autoimmune complications (immune-related Adverse…
Abstract Number: 0039.5 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cytokine-induced Transcriptome Modification Elucidates the Similarity and Dissimilarity Across 10 Immune-related Diseases
Haruka Takahashi¹, Hiroaki Hatano², Masahiro Nakano³, Haruka Tsuchiya⁴, Mineto Ota⁴, Tomohisa Okamura⁵, Keishi Fujio⁴ and Kazuyoshi Ishigaki⁶, ¹Laboratory for Human Immunogenetics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences and Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ²Laboratory for Human Immunogenetics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan, ³Laboratory for Autoimmune Diseases, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo and Department of Functional Genomics and Immunological Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan

Background/Purpose: Abnormal cytokine regulation is the fundamental pathology of immune-mediated diseases (IMDs). Clinical transcriptome data has a potential to monitor real-time cytokine pathway activities of…
Abstract Number: 0119 • ACR Convergence 2023
Mortality-related Health Metrics in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: An Epidemiological Analysis of a Nationwide Register-based Cohort
Mucong Li¹, Chanyuan Wu², Peng Yin³, Qian Wang⁴, Dong Xu⁵, Xiaomei Leng², Xinping Tian¹, Ali Duarte-Garcia⁶, Mengtao Li¹, xiaofeng Zeng⁴ and Maigeng Zhou³, ¹Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ²Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁶Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Systemic autoimmune diseases (sAIDs) have become leading contributors to premature death. Meanwhile, regional disparities exist in capacity of rheumatology healthcare services delivery. However, no…
Abstract Number: 0228 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Comprehensive Retrospective Analysis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica in Long COVID Patients at an Academic Medical Center in the Midwest
Hanan Ibrahim¹ and Alireza Meysami², ¹Henry Ford Health System (HFHS), Detroit, MI, ²Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disorder that predominantly affects older adults. Incidence peaks at 70-80 years old [1] and is more common in…
Abstract Number: 0467 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cardiovascular Events During Pregnancy: Implications for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Individuals with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases and Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Rashmi Dhital, Rebecca Baer and Christina Chambers, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are autoimmune conditions with increased risks of cardiovascular complications as well as negative pregnancy consequences. We…
Abstract Number: 0607 • ACR Convergence 2023
CAR T Cell Therapy Leads to Long-term Abrogation of Autoimmunity in SLE Patients While Vaccination Responses Are Maintained
Georg Schett¹, Luis Munoz², Jule Taubmann³, Michael Aigner⁴, Christina Bergmann⁵, Johannes Knitza⁶, Gerhard Kroenke⁷, Dagmar Werner², Fabian Müller⁸ and Andreas Mackensen⁴, ¹Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology and Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine 3-Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine 3 Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁷Charite Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: We have previously shown that CD19 CAR T cell therapy leads to stable drug-free remission of treatment-resistant SLE (1,2). Based on these findings we…
Abstract Number: 0904 • ACR Convergence 2023
KYV-101, a Fully Human Anti-CD19 CAR T Cell Therapy, Demonstrates CAR-Mediated and CD19-Dependent Activity Against Autologous B Cells from Patients with Autoimmune Disease
Soo Park¹, Gloria Lutzny-Geier², Natalia Giltiay¹, Jazmin Bravo¹, Simone Sandoval¹, Joseph Cheng¹, Catherine Dong¹, Nicole Khoshnoodi¹, Ames Register¹, Daniel Anaya¹, Michael Aigner³, Andreas Mackensen³, Georg Schett⁴, Charles Kaplan¹, Dominic Borie¹, James Chung¹ and Tom Van Blarcom⁵, ¹Kyverna Therapeutics, Emeryville, CA, ²Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology and Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Kyverna Therapuetics, Emeryville, CA
Background/Purpose: A significant unmet need remains in the treatment of relapsed and/or refractory B cell-driven autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),systemic sclerosis (SSc), and…
Abstract Number: 1060 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Troponin Monitoring on Cardiac Outcomes in Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Maja Ivanovic¹, Antonia Chan², Miguel Franquiz¹, Sidra Xu³, Carissa Lee³, Muhammad Fazal⁴, Jonathan You¹, Ronald Witteles⁴, Joel Neal⁵, Sean Wu⁴, Sarah Waliany¹ and Han Zhu⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Stanford Medical School, Stanford, CA, ³Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁴Department of Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁵Department of Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are an increasingly used form of anti-cancer therapy, but they have been associated with a range of cardiac immune-related adverse…
Abstract Number: 1215 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy of Pharmacological Interventions: A Systematic Review Informing the 2023 EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Fatigue in People with Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Bayram Farisogullari¹, Eduardo Santos², Emma Dures³, Rinie Geenen⁴ and Pedro Machado⁵, ¹Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, ²Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal, ³Academic Rheumatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary; and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁴Utrecht University, Vorstenbosch, Netherlands, ⁵Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, UK. Department of Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS trust, London, UK., London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: To identify the best evidence on the efficacy of pharmacological interventions in reducing fatigue in people with I-RMDs and to summarise their safety in…
Abstract Number: 1491 • ACR Convergence 2023
Targeting the Mevalonate Pathway-dependent Protein Geranylgeranylation to Restrict Follicular Helper T Cell Differentiation for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lai Wang, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China
Background/Purpose: Recent research focusing on follicular helper T (Tfh) cells emphasizes its importance in autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the mechanisms…
Abstract Number: 1672 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association of COVID-19 Vaccinations with Flares of Systemic Rheumatic Disease: A Case-Crossover Study
Genna Braverman¹, Medha Barbhaiya², Minerva Nong¹, Vivian Bykerk³, Nathaniel Hupert⁴, Colby Lewis V⁴ and Lisa Mandl², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Fear of flare contributes to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in patients with systemic rheumatic diseases (SRD). Accurately ascertaining post-vaccine SRD flares and differentiating them from…
Abstract Number: 1861 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy of Non-pharmacological Interventions: A Systematic Review Informing the 2023 EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Fatigue in People with Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Eduardo Santos¹, Bayram Farisogullari², Emma Dures³, Rinie Geenen⁴ and Pedro Machado⁵, ¹Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal, ²Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, ³Academic Rheumatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary; and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁴Utrecht University, Vorstenbosch, Netherlands, ⁵Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, UK. Department of Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS trust, London, UK., London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: To identify the best evidence on the efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions in reducing fatigue in people with I-RMDs and to summarise their safety in…

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