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Abstracts tagged "B-Cell Targets"

  • Abstract Number: 2351 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Health Outcomes Among Patients (Pts) with SLE Initiating Belimumab (BEL) with and Without the Use of Immunosuppressants in the Previous 2 Years

    Yan Chen1, Karen Worley2, Brendan Rabideau1, Bernard Rubin3, Benson Wu1, Rose Chang1 and Maral DerSarkissian1, 1Analysis Group, Boston, MA, 2GlaxoSmithKline, US Value Evidence and Outcomes, Cincinnati, OH, 3GlaxoSmithKline, US Medical Affairs and Immuno-inflammation, Durham, NC

    Background/Purpose: BEL efficacy in pts with SLE has been previously demonstrated in clinical and real-world studies.1 However, there are limited data on differences in outcomes…
  • 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: 1460 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Impact of Neuropsychiatric Involvement on Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Dionysis Nikolopoulos1, Nursen Cetrez2, Julius Lindblom2 and Ioannis Parodis2, 1Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, 2Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    Background/Purpose: Substantial proportions of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients report severe fatigue and adverse Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL). Particularly neuropsychiatric manifestations have been associated…
  • Abstract Number: 2433 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Longitudinal Multi-Omics Single Cell Analysis Reveals Abatacept Treatment Shifts Peripheral Lymphocyte Subpopulations in Seropositive RA with Reduction of Mature B Cells and Retention of Transitional and Naive B Cells

    Gregg Silverman1, William Rigby2, Helena Jun1, Jasmine Shwetar1, Katie Tumang1, Sergei Koralov3, Ellie Ivanova1, David Mieles1, Sladjana Skopelia-Gardner4 and Kelly Ruggles1, 1NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, 2Hitchcock-Dartmouth Medicine Center, Hanover, NH, 3NYU Grossman Schoolof Medicine, New York, NY, 4Hitchcock-Dartmouth Medicine Center, Lebanon, NH

    Background/Purpose: Biologic agents of diverse molecular mechanisms of action are approved for RA, but we do not have a full understanding of the implications of…
  • Abstract Number: 0728 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Systemic Lupus Erythematosus B Lymphocyte Responsiveness to Type I and Type III Interferon Is Determined by Donor IFN Status and B Cell Phenotype

    Diana Alzamareh, Mary O'Connell, Jennifer Anolik and Jennifer Barnas, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

    Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is a heterogenous autoimmune disorder characterized by pathogenic antinuclear antibodies. An interferon (IFN) gene signature and B cell aberrations are…
  • Abstract Number: 1493 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Novel BCMA-CD19 Compound CAR-T (cCAR) Targets B Cells and Plasma Cells Achieving Immune Reset and Eliminates All Autoantibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Lupus Nephritis (LN) Patients Resulting in Long-Term, Medication-Free Remission

    Yong Yuan1, Shanzhi He1, Wenli Zhang2, Hongyu Zhang2, Vincent DeStefano3, Masayuki Wada3, Kevin Pinz3, Greg Deener3, Yu Ma4, Min Wang1, Fugui Li1, Ming Hong1, Chanjuan Zou1, Mingxia Wang1, Ling Ding1, Yingwen Liang1, Yupo Ma3 and Weijia Wang1, 1Zhongshan People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, China, 2Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China, 3iCell Gene Therapeutics Inc., Stony Brook, NY, 4iCAR Bio Therapeutics Ltd, Zhongshan, China

    Background/Purpose: Evaluate cCAR safety in SLE, LN and autoimmune conditions. Determine whether a single dose eliminates autoantibodies with well tolerated long-term, medication-free remission in open…
  • Abstract Number: 2463 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Efficacy and Safety of Car-T-Cell Treatment in Refractory Antisynthetase Syndrome – Data of the First Three Patients

    Jule Taubmann1, Johannes Knitza2, Fabian Müller3, Sebastian Boeltz1, Simon Voelkl4, Michael Aigner4, Arnd Kleyer5, Ioanna Minnopoulou1, Regina Gary4, Sascha kretschmann4, Andreas Mackensen4 and Georg Schett6, 1Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, 2Department of Internal Medicine 3 Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 3Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 4Department of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology and Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, 5University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 6Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Antisynthetase syndrome (ASS) can be very severe affecting the lungs, the skin and the joints next to the muscles. ASS can take a refractory…
  • Abstract Number: 0002 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Population Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Analyses of Obexelimab in Healthy Volunteers and in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis or IgG4-Related Diseases

    Xiaodong Wang, Rachel Kirk, Simon Lowry and Hua Mu, Zenas BioPharma, Waltham, MA

    Background/Purpose: Obexelimab is a novel bifunctional antibody that inhibits B-cells, CD19-expressing plasma cells, and plasmablast activity and has the potential to provide clinical benefits across…
  • Abstract Number: 0729 • ACR Convergence 2023

    ROCK1 Orchestrates B-cell Differentiation Under Stress

    Juan Rivera-Correa1, Sanjay Gupta1, Edd Ricker2, Danny Flores-Castro1, Daniel Jenkins1, Stephen Vulcano1, Tania Pannellini1, Matthew Miele3, Zhuoning Li3, Nahuel Zamponi4, Young-Bum Kim5, Evgenia Giannopoulou1, Leandro Cerchietti4 and Alessandra Pernis1, 1Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2Columbia University, New York, NY, 3Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 4Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 5Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: The mechanisms utilized by B cells to execute their differentiation programs when exposed to damaging and stressful environments, which often accompany severe infections and…
  • Abstract Number: 1494 • ACR Convergence 2023

    The Effect of Belimumab on Steroid Use in Patients with SLE: Results from a Retrospective Observational Study of Real-World Data from a US Rheumatology Provider Network

    Karen Worley1, Scott Milligan2 and Bernard Rubin3, 1GlaxoSmithKline, US Value Evidence and Outcomes, Cincinnati, OH, 2Trio Health, Analytics, Louisville, CO, 3GlaxoSmithKline, US Medical Affairs and Immuno-inflammation, Durham, NC

    Background/Purpose: While oral CS (OCS) are the mainstay of SLE therapy, prolonged use is associated with organ damage and early mortality.1,2 Minimizing OCS use is…
  • Abstract Number: 2487 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Phase 2 Safety and Efficacy of Subcutaneous (s.c.) Dose Ianalumab (VAY736; Anti-BAFFR mAb) Administered Monthly over 28 Weeks in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) of Moderate-to-Severe Activity

    Nan Shen1, Stanislav Ignatenko2, Alexander Gordienko3, Josefina Cortés Hernández4, Nancy Agmon-Levin5, Pongthorn Narongroeknawin6, Katarzyna Romanowska -Prochnicka7, Hana Ciferska8, Masanari Kodera9, James Cheng-Chung Wei10, Piotr Leszczynski11, Joung-Liang Lan12, Eduardo Mysler13, Rafal Wojciechowski14, Tunde Tarr15, Elena Vishneva16, Yi-Hsing Chen17, Yuko Kaneko18, Stephanie Finzel19, Alberta Hoi20, Ajchara Koolvisoot21, Shin-Seok Lee22, Lie Dai23, Hiroshi Kaneko24, Bernadette Rojkovich25, Lingyun Sun26, Eugeny Zotkin27, Jean-Francois Viallard28, Masao Katayama29, Berta Paula Magallares-Lopez30, Tirtha Sengupta31, Carol Sips32 and Stephen J Oliver32, 1Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTUSM), Shanghai, China, 2Charité Research Organisation GmbH, Berlin, Germany, 3SM Kirov Military Medical Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia, 4Lupus Unit, Rheumatology Department, Vall d’Hebron Hospitals, Barcelona, Spain, 5Yabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Disease, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 6Rheumatic Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital and College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand, 7Department of Systemic Connective Tissue Diseases, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland, 8Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 9Department of Dermatology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, 10Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Taichung, Taiwan, 11Department of Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medicine Sciences, Poznan, PL, Poznań, Poland, 12China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 13Organizacion Medica de Investigacion, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 14Department of Rheumatology and Systemic Connective Tissue Diseases, University Hospital No. 2, Bydgoszcz, Poland, 15Division of Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, 16LLC Family Clinic, Yekaterinburg, RU, Yekaterinburg, Russia, 17Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 18Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 19Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, 20Monash University, Department of Medicine, Sub-faculty of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Melbourne, Australia, 21Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, 22Chonnam National University Medical School & Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, 23Department of Rheumatology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, 24Division of Rheumatic Disease, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 25Department of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Polyclinic of the Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, 26Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China, 27VA Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia, 28CHU de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Pessac, France, 29National Hospital Organization, Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, JP, Nagoya, Japan, 30Department of Rheumatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, 31Novartis Pharma India, Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India, 32Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland

    Background/Purpose: Ianalumab is a novel defucosylated human IgG1 mAb targeting the receptor for B cell Activating Factor belonging to the TNF Family (BAFF-R) providing potent…
  • Abstract Number: 0003 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Expanded Extrafollicular B Cells Were Improved by RTX in IgG4-related Disease

    Yusho Ishii1, Aakriti Alisha Arora1, Scott Jenks1, Iñaki Sanz2 and Arezou Khosroshahi1, 1Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

    Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated disease characterized by fibrotic masses with expansion of IgG4-producing plasma cell in multiple organs such as pancreas, lacrimal…
  • Abstract Number: 0730 • ACR Convergence 2023

    NF-κB Signaling Is Critically Important for Functional Responses of ACPA-producing B Cell Clones from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Giulia Frazzei1, Jan Piet van Hamburg2, Ronald van Vollenhoven2 and Sander Tas3, 1Amsterdam University Medical Center, location AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 3Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC, Utrecht, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) play a role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis, and their presence is associated with disease severity. Consequently, detailed analysis of…
  • Abstract Number: 1502 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Introduction of Belimumab Within Five Years of the Onset of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Contributes to the Better Therapeutic Response; A Multi-center Retrospective Cohort Study

    Kanako Kojima1, Kunihiro Ichinose1, Toshimasa Shimizu1, Masataka Umeda1, Takahisa Suzuki2, Yoshikazu Nakashima3, Akitomo Okada4, Yoshiro Horai5, Keita Fujikawa6, Toshiyuki Aramaki7, Taiichiro Miyashita8, Masako Furuyama3, Naoki Matsuoka9 and Atsushi Kawakami10, 1Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, 2Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan, 3Nagasaki Kita Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan, 4National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan, 5Sasebo City General Hospital, Sasebo, Japan, 6Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Isahaya General Hospital, Isahaya, Japan, 7Sasebo Chuo Hospital, Sasebo, Japan, 8Miyashita Rheumatology Clinic, Omura, Japan, 9Nagasaki Medical Hospital of Rheumatology, Nagasaki, Japan, 10Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Belimumab (BEL), B cell-targeted biologic agent for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is cumulating evidence such as reducing glucocorticoids and preventing the progressionof organ damage.…
  • Abstract Number: 2511 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Superior SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Response Achieved in Rituximab-treated Patients When Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Before Compared to After Rituximab Initiation – Guidance for Future Vaccination Strategies

    Christian Ammitzbøll1, Marianne Kragh Thomsen2, Lars Erik Bartels1, Marie-Louise From Hermansen1, Mathias Hänel3, Rasmus Klose-Jensen1, Mads Christian Lamm Larsen1, Cecile Bo Hansen4, Morgan Oliver Lauritsen1, Susan Mikkelsen5, Clara Mistegaard1, Morten Aagaard Nielsen1, Esben Naeser1, Janne Bille Mønster Olesen5, Peter Garred4, Christian Erikstrup5, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge6 and Anne Troldborg6, 1Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 2Clinical Microbiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 3Rheumatollogy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 4Clinical Immunology, sect. 7631, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 5Clinical Immunology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 6Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) treatment significantly decreases the antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines, raising concerns about its use. However, unlike during the pandemic, most patients initiating…
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