Abstracts tagged "Biologicals"

Abstract Number: 0878 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effects of IL-17A Inhibition on Entheseal Osteoblast and Fibroblast Dynamics in Psoriatic Arthritis: Insights from the EBIO Biopsy Study
Maria Gabriella Raimondo¹, Hashem Mohammadian², Simon Rauber³, Stefano Alivernini⁴, Filippo Fagni⁵, Giulia Corte⁶, Koray Tascilar⁷, Alina Mihaela Ramming⁸, Juergen Rech², Maria Antonietta D´Agostino⁹, Georg Schett², Milena Pachowsky⁸, Arnd Kleyer¹⁰ and Andreas Ramming¹¹, ¹Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ³Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ⁴Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ⁵Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ⁶- Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁷Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine ³ – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁹⁴Division of Rheumatology - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ¹¹Department of Internal Medicine ³, Rheumatology & Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) & Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is an early event in the course of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and a hallmark feature of the disease. Currently, much of the understanding…
Abstract Number: 0498 • ACR Convergence 2025
Pharmacokinetic Similarity of DRL_AB, a Proposed Biosimilar Abatacept (Orencia®): Results from a Randomized, Single Dose, Double-Blind, Parallel Arm, Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study in Healthy Subjects by the Intravenous Route.
Naveen Reddy¹, Narendra Maharaj¹, Pramod Kumar Reddy¹, Mansi Dhananjaya Jakhade¹, Maria Velinova² and Vendel Kemény³, ¹Biologics, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad, India, ²ICON – Early Development Services Van Swietenlaan ⁶ ⁹⁷²⁸ NZ, Groningen, Netherlands, Groningen, Netherlands, ³ICON Magyarország Kft. Fázis I-es Klinikai Farmakológiai Vizsgálóhely Rottenbiller utca ¹³ ¹⁰⁷⁷, Budapest, Hungary, Budapest, Hungary
Background/Purpose: Dr. Reddy’s-abatacept (DRL_AB) is being developed as a biosimilar to the reference product (RP) (RP-US licensed Orencia®) and the reference medicinal product (RMP) (RMP-EU…
Abstract Number: 0238 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-World Effectiveness of Mepolizumab on Gastrointestinal Involvement in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Alessia Gatti¹, Francesca Regola¹, Giulia Fontana², Jacopo Mora², Mario Andrea Piga³, Gianluca Moroncini³, Rossella Acquaviva⁴, Palma Carlucci⁴, Silvia Noviello⁴, Angelo Vacca⁴, Paolo Delvino⁵, Enrico Heffler⁶, Emanuele Nappi⁶, Jakub Moll⁷, Jan Schroeder⁷, Laura Losappio⁷, Federica Davanzo⁸, Roberto Padoan⁹, Paolo Cameli¹⁰, Edoardo Conticini¹¹, Greta Pacini¹², Alvise Berti¹², Lorenzo Vrola¹³, Paola Tomietto¹³, Benedetta Fazzi¹⁴, elena treppo¹⁵, Luca Quartuccio¹⁴, Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert¹⁶, Sabrina Arnold¹⁷, Prof. Dr. med. Peter Lamprecht¹⁸, Florence Roufosse¹⁹, Ilaria Cavazzana¹, Franco Franceschini²⁰, Giacomo Emmi²¹ and Paola Toniati²², ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit – ERN ReCONNET, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit – ERN ReCONNET, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy, ³Università Politecnica delle Marche and Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, ⁴Section of Internal Medicine 'Guido Baccelli', Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy, ⁶Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele (MI) and Personalized Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milano, Italy, ⁷Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milano, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padua, Padova, Italy, ⁹Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, ¹⁰University of Siena, Siena, Italy, ¹¹Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy, Siena, Italy, ¹²Santa Chiara Hospital and University of Trento, Unit of Rheumatology, Trento, Italy, ¹³UCO Medicina Clinica, ASUGI, Cattinara Teaching Hospital, Trieste, Italy, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine (DMED), University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ¹⁶University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁷Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lubeck, Germany, ¹⁸University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany, ¹⁹Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles - Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, ²⁰University of Brescia, Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ²¹Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy, ²²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit – ERN ReCONNET, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs) are a group of disorders characterized by marked eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract resulting in organ dysfunction and…
Abstract Number: 2467 • ACR Convergence 2025
Complete Renal Responses and Safety for Belimumab Versus Placebo in a Post Hoc Mycophenolate Mofetil Subgroup with Active Proliferative Lupus Nephritis
Richard Furie¹, Hans-Joachim Anders², George Bertsias³, Ana Delgado⁴, Roger A. Levy⁵, Paula Curtis⁶, Ciara O'Shea⁷, Ryan Tomlinson⁸ and Brad Rovin⁹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ²Hospital of LMU Munich, Department of Medicine IV, Munich, Germany, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Heraklion and University of Crete Medical School and Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Infections and Immunity, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Heraklion, Greece, ⁴GSK, Immunology Medical Affairs, London, United Kingdom, ⁵GSK, Specialty Care, Global Medical Affairs, Collegeville, PA, ⁶GSK, Biostatistics, London, United Kingdom, ⁷Global Medical Affairs, GSK, Dublin, Ireland, ⁸GSK, Development – R&D, Collegeville, PA, ⁹The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Belimumab, a human IgG1λ monoclonal antibody that selectively binds B-lymphocyte stimulator, was first approved in 2011. It is the only biologic approved for LN…
Abstract Number: 2346 • ACR Convergence 2025
Back in Action: Six Months of Biological Therapy Improve Sexual Function in Men with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Daniel Zavada¹, Barbora Vala², Adela Navratilova², Veronika Losterova², Lenka Moravcova², Jiri Vencovsky³, Ladislav Šenolt⁴, Karel Pavelka⁵ and Michal Tomcik⁵, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague; Charles University, Third Faculty of Medicine, Hlavné mesto Praha, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Praha, Czech Republic, ³Institute of Rheumatology, Praha ⁸, Czech Republic, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, ¹st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) significantly impacts quality of life across multiple domains. To date, no studies have evaluated the impact of initial biological therapy on…
Abstract Number: 2041 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evaluating Biologic Effectiveness in Co-Occurring Dermatologic and Rheumatic Disease: A Systematic Review
Nashwah Memon¹, Dylan Wambold², Omar Alani³, Syed Minhaj Rahman⁴ and Adel Haque⁵, ¹Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Miami, ²Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, ³Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, ⁴Department of Medicine, Northwell Health Northern Westchester Hospital, Mount Kisco, ⁵Jefferson Health Northeast, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Clinicians prescribing biologics must be aware of the expanding indications for biologic/systemic therapies across dermatology and rheumatology alike. Given disease-state overlap between these fields,…
Abstract Number: 1605 • ACR Convergence 2025
Combined Anti-IL-5/IL-5R and Dupilumab Therapy in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A European Retrospective Study
Miriam Guerini¹, Pavel Novikov², Roberto Padoan³, Georgina Espigol-Frigole⁴, Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert⁵, Vincent Grobost⁶, Laurent Guilleminault⁷, Jan Walter Schroeder⁸, Bernhard Hellmich⁹, Joana Martins-Martinho¹⁰, Camillo Ribi¹¹, Mathieu Groh¹² and Benjamin Terrier¹³, ¹IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, ²Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia, ³University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁴Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁶Internal medicine, CHU Clermont Ferrand Estaing, Clermont Ferrand, France, ⁷CHU Toulouse, Toulouse University, Toulouse, France, ⁸ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano, Italy, ⁹Klinik für Innere Medizin, Rheumatologie und Immunologie, medius Klinik Kirchheim, Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, ¹⁰ULS Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal, ¹¹Lausanne University Hospital / University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, ¹²Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France, ¹³Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a small-vessel vasculitis characterized by asthma, ear, nose, and throat (ENT) symptoms, eosinophilia, and systemic involvement. Despite the…
Abstract Number: 1460 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effect of Guselkumab and IL-17 Inhibitors on Work Productivity and Activity Impairment in Psoriatic Arthritis: 6-Month Results of the PsABIOnd Observational Study
Stefan Siebert¹, Mohamed Sharaf², Frank Behrens³, Proton Rahman⁴, mitsumasa kishimoto⁵, Enrique R. Soriano⁶, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁷, László Köleséri⁸, Karissa Lozenski⁹, Ruben Queiro¹⁰, Ennio Lubrano¹¹ and Laure Gossec¹², ¹University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ²Janssen - Johnson & Johnson, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ³Goethe-University & Fraunhofer ITMP, Frankfurt, Germany, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Craig L. Dobbin Genetics Research Centre, Discipline of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada, ⁵Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires and University Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁷JSS Medical Research, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁸IQVIA, Budapest, Hungary, ⁹Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo. Asturias, Spain, ¹¹Department of Medicine, Università deglia Studi del Molise, CAMPOBASSO, Italy, ¹²Sorbonne Universite and Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Work impairment is a key issue in PsA. Biologic treatments can improve work status in patients (pts) with PsA; however, there is lack of…
Abstract Number: 1356 • ACR Convergence 2025
Use of (MSB11456), the first tocilizumab biosimilar approved for rheumatoid arthritis: 6-month data from an international observational study
Jonathan Kay¹, Eugen feist², Ernest Choy³, Joerg Kaufmann⁴, Ernest Wong⁵, Hector Corominas⁶, René-Marc Flipo⁷, Jérôme Avouac⁸, María América López Lasanta⁹, Joelle Monnet¹⁰, Peter Baker¹¹, Maria Romanova Michailidi¹², Fabrizio Dolfi¹¹ and Graziella Pourcel¹³, ¹UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, ²Helios Department of Rheumatology, Vogelsang-Gommern, Germany, ³Division of Infection and Immunity, CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ⁴NA, Ludwigsfelde, Germany, ⁵Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, ⁶Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Université de Lille, CHU Lille, Service de rhumatologie, Lille, France, Lille, France, ⁸Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre - Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ⁹Hospital Universitario Vall d´Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Fresenius Kabi SwissBioSim, Eysins, Switzerland, ¹¹Fresenius Kabi Biopharma, Eysins, Switzerland, ¹²University of Geneva, Eysins, Switzerland, ¹³Fresenius Kabi Biopharma, Eyzins, France
Background/Purpose: Although most healthcare professionals are convinced of the quality, safety, and favorable economic impact of biosimilars, their routine use is not yet widespread. MSB11456…
Abstract Number: 1122 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Retrospective Study of Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients Started on JAK Inhibitors at Two Major Health Systems in Northeast Ohio: Analysis of the 2019 JAK Inhibitors FDA Boxed Warning for Increased Risk of Serious Heart-Related Problems
William Koch¹, Donald Anthony², Janeen Leon² and Nora G. Singer², ¹University Hospitals Parma Medical Center, Parma, OH, ²The MetroHealth System at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors are immunosuppressive medications that target the JAK-STAT signaling pathway. Tofacitinib (Xeljanz) was the first JAK inhibitor approved for the treatment…
Abstract Number: 0667 • ACR Convergence 2025
Retrospective Chart Audit Reveals Gaps in Steroid Tapering and Use of ACR Guideline-Recommended Regimens in LN
Sawyer May¹, Lynn Price¹ and Ryan Rex², ¹Spherix Global Insights, Exton, PA, ²Spherix Global Insights, Chester Springs, PA
Background/Purpose: In May 2025, ACR released updated recommendations for the management of LN2. Notably, since the previous guidelines update in 2012, the FDA has approved…
Abstract Number: 0875 • ACR Convergence 2025
Efficacy and Safety of Icotrokinra, a Novel Targeted Oral Peptide (IL-23R-Inhibitor), in Adolescents With Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis: Subgroup Analyses From a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study (ICONIC-LEAD)
Lawrence Eichenfield¹, Ricardo Galimberti², Adelaide Hebert³, Wen-Hui Wang⁴, Jennifer Soung⁵, Nina Magnolo⁶, John Browning⁷, Angela Moore⁸, Mark Lebwohl⁹, Dagmar Wilsmann-Theis¹⁰, Joseph F Merola¹¹, Georgios Kokolakis¹², Dariusch Mortazawi¹³, Parbeer Grewal¹⁴, Megan Miller¹⁵, Joseph Cafone¹⁶, Shu Li¹⁷, Gigi Jiang¹⁷, Fabio Nunes¹⁷, Cynthia DeKlotz¹⁸ and Amy Paller¹⁹, ¹University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA, La Jolla, CA, ²Hosp Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³University of Texas Medical School-Houston, Bellaire, TX, USA, Bellaire, TX, ⁴Peking University Third Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing, China, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ⁵Southern California Dermatology, Inc, Santa Ana, CA, USA, Santa Ana, ⁶University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany, Muenster, Germany, ⁷Methodist Children's Hospital, San Antonio, TX, USA, San Antonio, TX, ⁸Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA, Dallas, TX, ⁹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ¹⁰University Hospital Bonn, Center for Skin Diseases, Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Germany, ¹¹Department of Dermatology and Department of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹²Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ¹³Clinical Research Center, Remscheid, Germany, Remscheid, Germany, ¹⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁵Johnson & Johnson, San Diego, CA, USA, San Diego, CA,, CA, ¹⁶Johnson & Johnson, San Diego, CA, USA, San Diego, CA, CA, ¹⁷Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, ¹⁸Johnson & Johnson, San Diego, CA, USA, San Diego, CA, ¹⁹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Icotrokinra (ICO), a novel targeted oral peptide, binds the interleukin (IL)-23 receptor to inhibit IL-23 signaling. ICONIC-LEAD (NCT06095115) is the first Phase 3 study…
Abstract Number: 0493 • ACR Convergence 2025
Phase I Trial in Participants with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Healthy Volunteers with CIT-013, a First in Class NETosis Inhibitor
Maarten Kraan¹, Salah Hadi², Leonie Middelink³, Renato Chirivi³, Eric meldrum³, Naomi Klarenbeek⁴ and Patrick Round³, ¹Citryll BV, Den Dolder, Netherlands, ²ICON Netherlands BV, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Citryll BV, Oss, Netherlands, ⁴CHDR, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Aberrant Neutrophil Extracellular Trap (NET) production contributes to the pathophysiology of multiple inflammatory and autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We report data of…
Abstract Number: 0205 • ACR Convergence 2025
Implementation of the Varicella Zoster virus vaccine and its Real-World effectiveness
Laura Mas Sanchez¹, ELENA GRAU GARCIA², Carlos Valera Ribera³, Pablo Muñoz-Martínez⁴, Daniel Ramos Castro⁵, Alba Maria Torrat Noves⁶, Belen Villanueva Manes⁷, Iago Alcántara Álvarez⁸, Miguel Simeo Vinaixa⁹, Andres Perez Hurtado¹⁰ and José Andrés Román Ivorra¹¹, ¹Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, València, Spain, ²HUP La Fe, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, València, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Sagunto, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ⁷Hospital La Fe, València, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitari i Politénic La Fe, València, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario y Politècnico La Fe, València, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
Background/Purpose: In 2023, Spain approved the inactivated varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccine in individuals over 50 years of age with immunosuppressive conditions, including rheumatology patients…
Abstract Number: 2689 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparison of Incidence of Psoriatic Arthritis in Patients With Psoriasis Treated With Interleukin-17 Inhibitors vs Interleukin-23 Inhibitors, Interleukin-12/23 Inhibitors, and Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Real-World Practice: A Retrospective Study
April Armstrong¹, Joseph Merola², Gang Wang³, Ariane Faucher⁴, Riley Taiji⁴, Francis Vekeman⁴, Alexis Shew⁵, Tim Nguyen⁵ and Laura Coates⁶, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles, CA, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China (People's Republic), ⁴STATLOG, Inc, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁶Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Biologic therapies for moderate to severe psoriasis (PsO) include inhibitors of IL-17 (IL-17i), IL-23i, IL-12/23i, and tumor necrosis factor (TNFi). Previous studies that assessed…

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