Abstracts tagged "Biologicals"

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…
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 1353 • ACR Convergence 2025
Phase 3 Study of the Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity of the Proposed Tocilizumab Biosimilar RGB-19, Intravenously Administered to Participants With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: 52-Week Data
Gerd Burmester¹, Hiroaki Matsuno², Ernest Choy³, Masato Okada⁴, Roshan Dias⁵, Károly Horvát-Karajz⁵, Gordana Dancer⁵, Yusuke Karibe⁶, Suguru Masuda⁶, Joachim Kiefer⁵ and Paul Emery⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Matsuno Clinic for Rheumatic Disease, Toyama, and Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ³Division of Infection and Immunity, CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ⁴Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Gedeon Richter Plc, Budapest, Hungary, ⁶Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: RGB-19 is a proposed biosimilar to tocilizumab, a monoclonal antibody that competitively inhibits the binding of interleukin-6 (IL-6) to its receptor. Results of a…
Abstract Number: 1459 • ACR Convergence 2025
Fungal Infections, Including Candida, in Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) Treated With Secukinumab: A Pooled Analysis of 9 Phase 3 Trials
Shikha Singla¹, Linda Grinnell-Merrick², Weibin Bao³, Artem Zharkov⁴ and Abhijeet Danve⁵, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Hanover, NJ, ⁴Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: PsA is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by joint pain, swelling and stiffness, and is often accompanied by cutaneous changes linked to psoriasis. Patients…
Abstract Number: 1597 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effectiveness and Safety of Rituximab Biosimilars in Small Vessel Vasculitis: a Systematic Literature Review
Caitlyn Kanters¹, Joo Young Lee², Christian Pagnoux³, Lillian Barra⁴, Jean-Paul Makhzoum⁵ and Arielle Mendel⁶, ¹McGill University, Montreal, Canada, ²Research institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Mount Sinai Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, and Canadian Vasculitis Research Network (CanVasc), Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Montreal, Montreal, ⁶McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of rituximab biosimilars in the treatment of small vessel vasculitis.Methods: The Medline, CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase and Web of…
Abstract Number: 2038 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-World Use of Dual Targeted Therapy in Rheumatic Disease: A Single-Center Case Series
Marta Aguilar Zamora¹, Karla Romelia Arévalo Ruales², marta Garijo Bufort², Maria Isabel Pastor Orduña¹, Celia Aparicio Rubio³, Silvia Cornejo Uixeda⁴ and Joaquín Borrás Blasco⁴, ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Sagunto, Spain, Puerto de Sagunto, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ²Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Sagunto, Spain, valencia, Spain, ³Pharmacy Department, Hospital de Sagunto, Spain, Puerto de Sagunto, ⁴Pharmacy Department, Hospital de Sagunto, Spain, Puerto de Sagunto, Spain
Background/Purpose: Combination therapy with two biologic agents (bDMARDs) or a biologic plus a Janus kinase inhibitor (JAKi) is rarely used in rheumatology due to safety…
Abstract Number: 2345 • ACR Convergence 2025
Biological Sex-Related Differences in Radiographic Progression and Relationship with Early Clinical Response: Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo‑Controlled Study in Biologic-Naive Participants with Active Psoriatic Arthritis Treated with Guselkumab
Dafna D. Gladman¹, Lihi Eder², Carlo Selmi³, Philip J. Mease⁴, Alexis Ogdie⁵, Karissa Lozenski⁶, Mohamed Sharaf⁷, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁸, Laura Pina Vegas⁹ and Laura Coates¹⁰, ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Humanitas University, Milan, Italy, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Providence-Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, ⁷Janssen - Johnson & Johnson, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ⁸JSS Medical Research, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁹Epidemiology in Dermatology and Evaluation of Therapeutics (EpiDermE), University Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, Créteil, France; Rheumatology, Hospital Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France, Creteil, France, ¹⁰Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Previous research has shown that women with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) often have lower rates of clinical response to medication but less severe radiographic joint…
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: 2460 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative Efficacy of Belimumab, Anifrolumab, and Rituximab in SLE: A Retrospective Analysis of Serological and Clinical Outcomes
Pablo Martínez Calabuig¹, Jorge Juan Fragío Gil², Roxana González Mazario³, Laura Salvador Maicas⁴, Mireia Sanmartin Martínez⁴, Iván Jesús Lorente Betanzos⁴, Amalia Rueda Cid⁴, Juan José Lerma Garrido⁴, Isabel Martínez Cordellat⁴, Isabel Balaguer Trull⁴, Berta Gómez Correas⁴ and Cristina Campos Fernández³, ¹Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Spain/ Uversidad Catolica de Valencia San Vicente Martir, Valencia, Spain, Ontinyent, Spain, ²Hospital General Universitario, Valencia, Spain, ³Hospital General de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ⁴Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with multisystem involvement and fluctuating activity. Biologic therapies such as Belimumab, Anifrolumab, and Rituximab offer…
Abstract Number: 0241 • ACR Convergence 2025
Efficacy and Safety of JAK Inhibitors in Behçet’s Syndrome: A Systematic Literature Review
Bercemhan Sulu¹, Sinem Nihal Esatoglu¹, Ibrahim Hatemi², Aykut Ferhat Celik³ and Gulen Hatemi¹, ¹Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa / Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa / Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty / Department of Internal Medicine / Division of Gastroenterology, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) are a key treatment modality for major organ involvement, one of the main contributors to morbidity and mortality, as…
Abstract Number: 0499 • ACR Convergence 2025
Olokizumab Improves Patient-Reported Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis MTX-IR and TNF-IR Patients up to 106 Weeks (Results from Clinical Phase III Program)
Roy Fleischmann¹, Eugen feist² and Josef Smolen³, ¹Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Helios Department of Rheumatology, Vogelsang-Gommern, Germany, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine ³, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Olokizumab (OKZ), an interleukin-6 inhibitor approved in several countries for managing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), was evaluated in previous phase III RCTs, demonstrating changes in…

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