Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 1130 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient Perspectives on Biobanking and Data-linkage for Rheumatic Disease Research
Abhishikta Dey¹, Marita Cross², Tom Lynch³, Carlos El-Haddad⁴ and Lyn March⁵, ¹NSW Rheumatology Advanced Trainee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, ²Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ³A3BC, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, ⁴Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia, ⁵Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Background/Purpose: The causes of arthritis and autoimmune conditions remain unknown. A complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors is thought to underlie these diseases. Prospective…
Abstract Number: 1404 • ACR Convergence 2020
Investigating the Dermatomyositis Skin Inflammatory Infiltrate Using Image Mass Cytometry
Jay Patel¹, Spandana Maddukuri², Yubin Li³, Christina Bax⁴ and Victoria Werth³, ¹University of Pennsylvania and the Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, ²University of Pennsylvania and the Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Montville, NJ, ³University of Pennsylvania and the Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dermatology, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a systemic autoimmune disease affecting the skin and muscles, among other organs. The inflammatory infiltrate in skin has not been fully…
Abstract Number: 1569 • ACR Convergence 2020
Immune Related Adverse Events Related to Check Point Inhibitors Among Outpatients in an Academic Center
Bushra Akram¹, Aleena Itani¹, Mohammad Razaq², Samera Vaseer¹, Sara Vesely¹ and Pawan Acharya¹, ¹University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, ²University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Immune check point inhibitors (ICIs) allow the body to recognize tumor cells as non-self, resulting in immune-cell mediated tumor cell destruction. These therapies have the…
Abstract Number: 1843 • ACR Convergence 2020
Integrated Efficacy of the AURORA 1 and AURA-LV Trials Confirms Voclosporin Rapid Proteinurea Reduction in the Presence of Low-Dose Steroids
Ellen M Ginzler¹, Joshua Kaplan², Laura Lisk³, Ray Federico⁴, Neil Solomons⁵ and Robert Huizinga⁵, ¹SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, ²Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, ³Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc., Victoria, BC, Canada, ⁴Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Victoria, Canada, ⁵Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Victoria, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Voclosporin (VCS) is a novel calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) with a favorable metabolic profile and a consistent predictable dose response potentially eliminating the need for…
Abstract Number: 0129 • ACR Convergence 2020
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis Identifying Factors Affecting Bone Mineral Density
Edgar Wiebe¹, Desiree Freier¹, Dörte Huscher², Sandra Hermann¹, Robert Biesen³ and Frank Buttgereit⁴, ¹Charité University Medicine Berlin, Dep. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité University Medicine Berlin, Dep. of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany, ³Charité University Medicine, Dep. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Berlin, ⁴Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases are associated with increased systemic bone loss and fracture risk related to chronic inflammation, disease-specific, general and demographic risk factors as well…
Abstract Number: 0468 • ACR Convergence 2020
Concerns and Health-Related Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Patients with or Without Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease in a Large Physician Network
Michael George¹, Shilpa Venkatachalam², Shubhasree Banerjee¹, Joshua Baker¹, Peter Merkel¹, David Curtis³, Kelly Gavigan⁴, Maria (Maio) Danila⁵, Daniel Kirby⁶, George Munoz⁷, William Sunshine⁸, William Nowell⁹ and Jeffrey R Curtis¹⁰, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York City, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, ⁶AARA, Charlotte, NC, ⁷AARA, Aventura, FL, ⁸AARA, Boca Raton, FL, ⁹Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York City, NY, ¹⁰Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD) may be particularly concerned about COVID-19. We aimed to compare concerns and health-related behaviors of patients with common…
Abstract Number: 0641 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cohort of Rheumatic Patients Treated with Rituximab and COVID-19: Does Rituximab Treatment Increases the Severity of SARS-COV2 Infection?
Antía García-Fernández¹, Fernando López-Gutiérrez¹, Jesús Loarce-Martos¹, Ivan Del Bosque-Granero², Laura Calvo-Sanz¹, Boris Blanco-Cáceres¹, Cristina Pijoan-Moratalla¹, Lourdes Villalobos-Sánchez³, Javier Bachiller-Corral¹ and Mónica Vázquez¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid
Background/Purpose: There are very few studies reporting COVID-19 in patients with rheumatic diseases, without clear evidence supporting more frequent or severe disease in these patients.…
Abstract Number: 0993 • ACR Convergence 2020
N-linked Glycosylation of the Immunoglobulin Variable Domain Affects Antigen Binding and Autoreactive B Cell Activation
Theresa Kissel¹, Changrong Ge², Lise Hafkenscheid¹, Linda Slot¹, Marco Cavallari³, Joanneke Kwekkeboom⁴, Manfred Wuhrer¹, Thomas Huizinga¹, Hans Scherer¹, Michael Reth³, Rikard Holmdahl² and René Toes¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden, ³University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ⁴Leiden Univeristy Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies, the hallmarking autoantibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), are characterized by N-linked glycans in the variable domain (V-domain). The occurrence of these…
Abstract Number: 1133 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient Perceptions of Diagnosis, Tests, Treatments, Adherence and the Impact on Their Disease Understanding and Participation in Research Studies
Viviana Marzaioli¹, Mary Canavan¹, Siobhan Wade², Alexander Fraser³, Sinead Harney⁴, Alex Donnelly⁵, Arthritis Ireland Charity⁶, Douglas Veale⁷ and Ursula Fearon¹, ¹Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³University College Limerick, Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, ⁴University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, ⁵Patient Advocate Arthritis Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, ⁶Arthritis Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, ⁷EULAR Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory arthritis has been transformed largely by the development of drugs that target specific molecules of the immune system.…
Abstract Number: 1405 • ACR Convergence 2020
Evaluating the Cellular Composition of Anti-synthetase Syndrome and Dermatomyositis Skin Lesions Using Image Mass Cytometry
Jay Patel¹, Adarsh Ravishankar¹, Spandana Maddukuri², Christina Bax³ and Victoria Werth⁴, ¹University of Pennsylvania and the Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, ²University of Pennsylvania and the Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Montville, NJ, ³University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dermatology, Philadelphia, ⁴University of Pennsylvania and the Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Antisynthetase syndrome (AS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by the presence of anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase antibodies, myositis, interstitial lung disease (ILD), mechanics hands, and…
Abstract Number: 1570 • ACR Convergence 2020
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment in Cancer: Immunomodulator Use and Evaluation by Rheumatology
Amy Cunningham-Bussel¹, Jiaqi Wang¹, Lauren C. Prisco², Lily Martin², Lydia Gedmintas¹, Lindsey Macfarlane¹, Nancy Shadick¹, Mark Awad³, Osama Rahma³, Nicole LeBoeuf³, Ellen Gravallese¹ and Jeffrey Sparks¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ³Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are used to treat an expanding number of cancers. Many cancer patients treated with ICI develop immune-related adverse events (irAE)…
Abstract Number: 1887 • ACR Convergence 2020
Spinal Mobility and Function: How Closely Do They Associate in Axial Spondyloarthropathy?
Sinead Maguire¹, Phil Gallagher² and Finbar O'Shea¹, ¹St James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthropathy (axSpA) is a form of inflammatory arthritis affecting the axial skeleton. Persistent disease activity can result in restricted spinal mobility over time,…
Abstract Number: 0199 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Phase 1, Randomized, Open-label, Parallel Group, Single-dose Study to Compare the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of the Auto-injector and Pre-filled Syringe of CT-P17, a Proposed, Higher Concentration Biosimilar (100 mg/mL) Adalimumab, in Healthy Subjects
Edward C Keystone¹, Daniel Furst*², Jonathan Kay³, EunJin Choi⁴, Antonia Davidson⁵, YunJu Bae⁴, Darin Brimhall⁶, SangJoon Lee⁴, SungHyun Kim⁴ and DaHye Kwak⁴, ¹Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, Los Angeles, CA, ³University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁴Celltrion, Inc., Incheon, Republic of Korea, ⁵PPD Development, Austin, TX, ⁶PPD Development, Las Vegas, NV
Background/Purpose: CT-P17 is a recombinant human monoclonal antibody that was developed as the first biosimilar adalimumab with high concentration (100 mg/mL) and citrate-free formulation. The…
Abstract Number: 0470 • ACR Convergence 2020
Th1 Polarization Defines the T Cell Compartment in the Joints of Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients
Amelie Jule¹, Kacie Hoyt¹, Kevin Wei², Siobhan Case³, Margaret Chang¹, Ezra Cohen¹, Fatma Dedeoglu¹, Melissa Hazen¹, Jonathan Hausmann⁴, Olha Halyabar⁵, Erin Janssen⁵, Pui Lee⁶, Jeffrey Lo¹, Mindy Lo¹, Esra Meidan⁷, Jordan Roberts¹, Mary Beth Son¹, Robert Sundel⁵, Talal Chatila¹, Peter Nigrovic⁸ and Lauren Henderson⁹, ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston Children's Hospital / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Cambridge, MA, ⁵Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁶1.Boston Children's Hospital;2.Brigham and Women's Hospital;3.Harvard Medical School, Newton, MA, ⁷Boston Children's Hospital, Somerville, MA, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, ⁹Boston Children's Hospital, Watertown, MA
Background/Purpose: Oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (oligo JIA) is defined by limited joint involvement at disease onset. Some children achieve long-term remission while others continue to…
Abstract Number: 0739 • ACR Convergence 2020
Toll-like Receptor Inhibitor Peptide Improves the Clinical, Immunologic, and Pathologic Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Chang-Hee Suh¹, Wook-Young Baek¹, Ji-Won Kim¹, Yang-Seon Choi², Sung-Min Lee¹, In-Ok Son¹, Ki-Woong Jeon¹ and Sangdun Choi², ¹Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea, ²Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a type of protein that plays a major role in the innate immune system. In recent years, several studies have…

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