Abstracts tagged "Biologicals"

Abstract Number: 2468 • ACR Convergence 2025
RESET-SLE: Clinical Trial Evaluating Rese-cel (Resecabtagene Autoleucel), a Fully Human, Autologous 4-1BB CD19-CAR T Cell Therapy in Non-Renal SLE and Lupus Nephritis
Saira Sheikh¹, Vimal Derebail¹, Natalie Grovner¹, Gaurav Gulati², Mehrdad Abedi³, Meghan Sise⁴, Matthew Frigault⁴, Christopher Palma⁵, Patrick Reagan⁵, Cuoghi Edens⁶, Satya Kosuri⁶, Caitlin Elgarten⁷, Jon Burnham⁸, Jonathan Hogan⁹, Yvonne White⁹, Carl diCasoli⁹, Rebecca Estremera⁹, Jenell Volkov⁹, Daniel Nunez⁹, Fatemeh Hadi-Nezhad¹⁰, Thomas Furmanak⁹, Jason Stadanlick⁹, Larissa Ishikawa⁹, Zachary Vorndran⁹, Alexandra Ellis⁹, Jazmean Williams⁹, Steve Flanagan⁹, Quynh Lam¹⁰, Samik Basu⁹, Raj Tummala¹⁰ and David Chang⁹, ¹University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA, ³University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Davis, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁶University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁷Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr, PA, ⁹Cabaletta Bio, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁰Cabaletta Bio, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Current goals of treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are to achieve low disease state/remission, prevent flares, minimize organ damage, and decrease long-term morbidity…
Abstract Number: 2350 • ACR Convergence 2025
Multicenter study on the use of Upadacitinib: sex specific results in Spondyloarthritis
Guillermo Gonzalez Mozo de Rosales¹, Luis Maria Lopez-Dominguez², Nerea Alcorta-Lorenzo³, oihane ibarguengoitia Barrena⁴, David Montero⁵, Ana Ruibal Escribano⁶, estibaliz barastay Alberdi⁷, Jesus Alejandro Valero Jaimes⁸, Libe Ibarrola⁹, Paula Garcia Escudero¹⁰, Marta Lopez I Gomez¹¹, Eva Galindez Aguirregoicoa¹² and Maria Luz Garcia Vivar¹³, ¹Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ²Rheumatology Department, Donostia University Hospital., San Sebastián, Pais Vasco, Spain, ³Rheumatology Department, Donostia University Hospital., San Sebastian, Spain, ⁴Galdakao-Usansolo University Hospital, GALDAKAO, Spain, ⁵Galdakao-Usansolo University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ⁶Urduliz Hospital, Urduliz, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁷Urduliz Hospital, Urduliz, Spain, ⁸Hospital Bidasoa, Irán, Spain, ⁹Galdakao-Usansolo University Hospital, Galdakao, ¹⁰H.U.Araba, Vitoria, ¹¹Araba University Hospital, Vitoria, Pais Vasco, Spain, ¹²Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Pais Vasco, Spain, ¹³Basurto Hospital, Bilbao, Spain
Background/Purpose: Upadacitinib (UPA) is a Janus Kinase inhibitor (JAKi) selective for JAK1, approved for the treatment of both Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) and Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA).…
Abstract Number: 2130 • ACR Convergence 2025
Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis- Fifteen-year experience from a tertiary centre at Bristol, United Kingdom
Ashwini Batchu Prithvi, Chaitra Govardhan, Bushra Aladaileh and Athimalaipet V Ramanan, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is a chronic disease that results in significant morbidity and mortality in children1. Improved understanding of the pathophysiology of…
Abstract Number: 1612 • ACR Convergence 2025
Window of opportunity with tocilizumab therapy in giant cell arteritis. Multicenter study of 471 patients of clinical practice
Adrian Martin-Gutierrez¹, Javier Loricera², Diana Prieto-Peña³, Vicente Aldasoro Cáceres⁴, Olga Maiz⁵, Eugenio de Miguel⁶, Eva Galíndez Agirregoikoa⁷, Ivan Ferraz Amaro⁸, Santos Castañeda⁹ and Ricardo Blanco¹⁰, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain., Renedo de Piélagos, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, Santander, Spain, ³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain., Santander, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario de Donosti, Donostia, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁷BASURTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BILBAO, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is the only biological drug currently approved for the treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA), regardless of GCA duration. The “window of…
Abstract Number: 1462 • ACR Convergence 2025
Five-Year Results of Secukinumab on Minimal Disease Activity (MDA) Components and the Impact of Biologic Treatment Status on Effectiveness and Safety in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis: Real-World Data From the SERENA Study
Uta Kiltz¹, Petros Sfikakis², Andreas Bounas³, Nicola Gullick⁴, Eric LESPESSAILLES⁵, Jan Brandt-Juergens⁶, Rasho Rashkov⁷, Cynthia Vizcaya⁸, Andreas Clemens⁸, Kim Hoyt⁹, Weibin Bao¹⁰ and Karl Gaffney¹¹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²NKUA - SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Athens, Greece, ³‘OLYMPION’, General Clinic of Patra, Patra, Greece, ⁴Rheumatology Department, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK, Coventry, United Kingdom, ⁵University Hospital of Orléans, Orleans, France, ⁶Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Clinic of Rheumatology, University Hospital St. Ivan Rilski, Sofia, Bulgaria, ⁸Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁹Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ¹⁰Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Hanover, NJ, ¹¹Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Secukinumab has demonstrated long-lasting efficacy and a favorable safety profile across multiple clinical trials and domains of psoriatic disease. Real-world data provides additional valuable…
Abstract Number: 1360 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evaluating Causal Effects of Biologic and Targeted Synthetic Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs Targets in Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Mendelian Randomisation
Mihye Kwon¹, Chung-il Joung¹ and Young Soo Song², ¹Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, ²Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Taejon-jikhalsi, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs (bDMARDs, tsDMARDs) have substantially improved clinical outcomes. While randomized…
Abstract Number: 1160 • ACR Convergence 2025
Plasma Adenosine Deaminase 2 as a Potential Disease Activity Biomarker for Sarcoidosis
Jamie Lim¹, Jayanth Doss², Jeffrey Shen², Rex McCallum², Lisa Carnago³, Hakim Azfar Ali⁴, Ravi Karra⁵, Kees Frelinger², Rishi Rampersad², Susan Kelly², Amanda Eudy⁶, Michael Hershfield⁷ and Teresa Tarrant⁸, ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham, NC, ³Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC, ⁴Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁵Division of Cardiology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ⁷Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁸Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham Veterans Administration Hospital, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that can affect multiple organ systems. There is currently no standardized approach for measuring sarcoidosis…
Abstract Number: 0907 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cross-Species Cellular Mapping and Humanization of Fcγ Receptors to Advance Antibody Modeling
Karel Van Damme¹, Dorine Sichien², Katrien Van der Borght³, Sofie Van Gassen³, Elisabeth De Leeuw³, Victor Bosteels⁴, Joseph Jorssen⁵, Seppe De Winter⁶, Alan Korman⁷, Fabio Benigni⁸, Davide Corti⁸, Ariane Morel⁹, Eric Vivier⁹, Hamida Hammad³, Dirk Elewaut¹⁰, Fabiane Sonego¹¹, Kader Thiam¹¹, Sofie Voet², bianca Balbino¹² and Bart Lambrecht³, ¹Ghent University, Ghent, ²argenx, Ghent, Belgium, ³Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ⁴The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Liège Université, Liege, Belgium, ⁶KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁷Vir Biotechnology, San Francisco, ⁸Vir Biotechnology, Bellinzona, Switzerland, ⁹Innate Pharma, Marseille, France, ¹⁰VIB Center for Inflammation Research, and Ghent University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Ghent, Belgium, ¹¹genOway, Lyon, France, ¹²argenx, Gent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Fc receptors mediate the effector functions of antibodies by linking adaptive and innate immunity. Immunoglobulin G (IgG), the most abundant antibody in circulation and…
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…

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