Abstracts tagged "Biologicals"

Abstract Number: 1090 • ACR Convergence 2025
Quantitative Immunoglobulin Screening Prior to Rituximab Initiation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Amelia Khoo and Anokhi Saklecha, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Rituximab, a monoclonal antibody which binds to the CD20 antigen of B cells, is used in the treatment of many rheumatologic conditions. Due to…
Abstract Number: 0588 • ACR Convergence 2025
The effect of biological and targeted synthetic DMARDs on peripheral manifestations in axial spondyloarthritis: a systematic literature review
Casper Webers¹, AUGUSTA ORTOLAN², Elena Nikiphorou³, Alexandre Sepriano⁴, Louise Falzon⁵, Clementina López Medina⁶, Dafne capelusnik⁷, Désirée Van Der Heijde⁸, Anna Molto⁹ and Sofia Ramiro¹⁰, ¹Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy, ³King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Portela Loures, Portugal, ⁵Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, ⁶Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, University of Cordoba, IMIBIC, Cordoba, Spain, ⁷Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁹Assistance Publique Hôpitauxde Paris, Paris, France, ¹⁰Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), peripheral musculoskeletal manifestations (peripheral arthritis, enthesitis, dactylitis) are common and contribute to the burden of disease. Our objective was to…
Abstract Number: 0801 • ACR Convergence 2025
Achieving Sustained Lupus Low Disease Activity State and Remission With Ianalumab (VAY736) in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A post hoc Analysis From a Phase II Study
Eric Morand¹, Corine Gaillez², Stephen Oliver³, Swati Ghanshani⁴, Marilia Pozzobon⁵, Weibin Bao⁶ and Ed Vital⁷, ¹Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University and Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ²Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, Croissy Sur Seine, France, ³Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad, India, ⁵Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland, ⁶Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Hanover, NJ, ⁷University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Ianalumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody against the B cell–activating factor receptor (BAFF-R), has a dual mechanism of action of B cell depletion through…
Abstract Number: 0479 • ACR Convergence 2025
Risk of Arrhythmias Following IL-6 Inhibitor Use; A Pharmacosurvellience Study of FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS)
Asim Khanfar¹, Omar Hamdan², Shiamak Cooper³, Sanjana Thimmannagari¹ and Anthony Ocon⁴, ¹Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY, ²University of Jordan, Az-Zarqa, Jordan, ³Rochester General Hospital, Irondequoit, NY, ⁴Rochester Regional Health, Fairport, NY
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitors, including tocilizumab and sarilumab, are immunomodulatory agents commonly used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and COVID-19. Prior studies have implicated…
Abstract Number: 0153 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient Experience and Implementation of an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (ePROM) System for Remote Monitoring in BIOBADASER
Isabel Castrejón Fernández¹, Lucia Otero², Antonio Mera-Valera³, Alicia Garcia⁴, Silvia Gomez-Sabater⁵, Raquel Martín-Domenech⁶, Jose Alvaro-Gracia⁷, Juan Camilo Sarmiento-Monroy⁸, Beatriz Ventosa² and Fernando Sánchez-Alonso⁹, ¹Department of Rheumatology. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon. IiSGM. Universidad Complutense Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ³H. Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, ⁴Rheumatologist, La Laguna, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain., Alicante, Spain, ⁶H. Universitario de Elda, Elda, Spain, ⁷Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón and Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are integral to shared decision-making and quality improvement in rheumatology. They are recommended for monitoring treatment response, assessing quality of…
Abstract Number: 2669 • ACR Convergence 2025
RESET-Myositis: Clinical Trial Evaluating Rese-cel (Resecabtagene Autoleucel), A Fully Human, Autologous 4-1BB CD19-CAR T Cell Therapy in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Erin Wilfong¹, Tahseen Mozaffar², Elie Naddaf³, Nizar Chahin⁴, Huifang Lu⁵, Iazsmin Bauer Ventura⁶, Courtney Little⁷, Carl diCasoli⁷, Claire Miller⁸, Jenell Volkov⁷, Daniel Nunez⁷, Thomas Furmanak⁷, Jason Stadanlick⁷, Larissa Ishikawa⁷, Zachary Vorndran⁷, Alexandra Ellis⁷, Jazmean Williams⁷, Steve Flanagan⁷, Quynh Lam⁸, Fatemeh Hadi-Nezhad⁸, Raj Tummala⁸, Samik Basu⁷ and David Chang⁹, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA, Nashville, TN, ²University of California, irvine, Orange, CA, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, ⁵UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁶University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁷Cabaletta Bio, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸Cabaletta Bio, Philadelphia, ⁹Cabaletta Bio, Bryn Mawr, PA
Background/Purpose: The goals of treatment for idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) are to eliminate or reduce inflammation, restore muscle performance, reduce morbidity, and improve a patient’s…
Abstract Number: 2456 • ACR Convergence 2025
Predictors of Real-World Remission in Patients with SLE Initiating Belimumab in the USA
Aarat M Patel¹, Renee L. Gennarelli², Temitope Bello², Ali Bonakdar² and Karen Worley³, ¹GSK, US Medical Affairs, Durham, NC, ²Cencora, Real-World Evidence, Conshohocken, PA, ³GSK, Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Research, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: The Definition Of Remission in SLE (DORIS) criteria were developed to align SLE remission definitions.1,2 Post hoc analyses of clinical trial data demonstrated that…
Abstract Number: 2299 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-world clinical effectiveness of rituximab rescue therapy in patients with progressive interstitial lung disease associated with primary sjögren’s syndrome
Paula Estrada-Alarcón¹, Delia Reina², JUAN JOSE ALEGRE SANCHO³, Montserrat Roig Kim⁴, martí Aguilar-Coll⁵, Laia De Daniel Bisbe⁴, Aina Fabregat⁵, Monica Cubells⁵ and Javier Narváez⁶, ¹Hospital de San Juan Despí Moisès Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ²Complex Hospitalari Universitari Moisès Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ³Department of rheumatology. Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the real-world, long-term effectiveness of rituximab (RTX) as rescue therapy in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome-associated interstitial lung disease (pSS-ILD).Methods: Multicentre observational…
Abstract Number: 1994 • ACR Convergence 2025
Pharmacokinetics of Ready-to-Use Pegloticase Formulation Compared to Standard Pegloticase Dosing: Data from the AGILE Study
Orrin Troum¹, John Botson², Afroz S. Mohammad³, Xiaoqing Yang⁴, Nathan Roe⁵, Supra Verma⁶ and Brian Lamoreaux⁷, ¹Providence Health Care/Doctor's of St John's (MDSJ) Santa Monica, CA, Santa Monica, CA, ²Orthopedic Physicians Alaska, Anchorage, AK, ³Amgen Inc, Deerfield, ⁴Amgen, Seattle, WA, ⁵Horizon Therapeutics, Boise, ID, ⁶Horizon Therapeutics, Newport Beach, CA, ⁷Amgen, Inc., Deerfield, IL
Background/Purpose: Pegloticase is approved for uncontrolled gout as 8-mg infusions admixed in 250 cc of normal saline over 120 minutes or more administered every 2…
Abstract Number: 1549 • ACR Convergence 2025
Improvement in Joint Activity in Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treated with Anifrolumab: Results from a Real-World Cohort
Vasileios Kyttaris¹, Dan Persons², Gelareh Atefi³ and Mawuena Binka⁴, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Trio Health, Louisville, CO, ³AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE, ⁴Former Employee of AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory arthritis is a cardinal manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), limiting joint mobility and adversely affecting quality of life.1 Joint activity in SLE…
Abstract Number: 1446 • ACR Convergence 2025
Persistence of Second-line Treatment in Anti-TNF-experienced Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients: Comparing Cycling Anti–TNF vs Switching to a Different Mechanism of Action
José Miguel Senabre¹, Lucia Otero², Jerusalén Calvo³, Vega Jovaní⁴, Javier Manero-Ruiz⁵, Rabadán Elena⁶, Eugenia Enriquez⁷, Yanira Pérez⁸, Alicia Garcia⁹, Francisca Sivera¹⁰, Olga Martínez¹¹, María Colazo Burlato¹², Diana Sueiro¹³, Fernando Sánchez-Alonso¹⁴ and Isabel Castrejón Fernández¹⁵, ¹Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa/Vila Joiosa, La, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ²Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ³IMIBIC / Reina Sofia Hospital / University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, ⁴Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Reumatología, Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁵Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Alcala de Henares, Spain, ⁷Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ⁹Rheumatologist, La Laguna, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ¹²Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain, ¹³Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense, Ourense, ¹⁴Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵MD, PhD, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Failure of a first-line anti-TNF in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is common, and when it occurs, there are no randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing the…
Abstract Number: 1312 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evolution of patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: analysis of disease activity trajectories in a tertiary‑care rheumatology department
Elodie Portier¹, Olivier Fogel², Terkia Medkour³, Sophie Hecquet³ and Jérôme AVOUAC³, ¹Rheumatology department, Bicetre hospital, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France, ²AP-HP, Paris, France, ³Rheumatology department, Cochin hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: The objective of this study was to identify clusters of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in clinical practice, according to evolution of disease activity…
Abstract Number: 1065 • ACR Convergence 2025
Age of Disease Onset and Risk of Serious Infection with anti-TNF Use in Older Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jiha Lee¹, Sofia Pedro² and Kaleb Michaud³, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Older age is a recognized risk factor for serious infection (SI) associated with anti-TNF therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Among older adults with RA,…
Abstract Number: 0577 • ACR Convergence 2025
Persistence and Effectiveness Across PsA Patient Subgroups with Guselkumab and IL-17 Inhibitors: 6-Month Results of the PsABIOnd Observational Study
Laure Gossec¹, Mohamed Sharaf², Xenofon Baraliakos³, mitsumasa kishimoto⁴, Ruben Queiro⁵, Ennio Lubrano⁶, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁷, László Köleséri⁸, Karissa Lozenski⁹, Enrique R. Soriano¹⁰, Proton Rahman¹¹, Frank Behrens¹² and Stefan Siebert¹³, ¹Sorbonne Universite and Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France, ²Janssen - Johnson & Johnson, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁴Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo. Asturias, Spain, ⁶Department of Medicine, Università deglia Studi del Molise, CAMPOBASSO, Italy, ⁷JSS Medical Research, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁸IQVIA, Budapest, Hungary, ⁹Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, ¹⁰Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires and University Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Craig L. Dobbin Genetics Research Centre, Discipline of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada, ¹²Goethe-University & Fraunhofer ITMP, Frankfurt, Germany, ¹³University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy of IL-23 inhibitors (i) and IL-17i in PsA; however, real-world data on their effectiveness in heterogeneous patient…
Abstract Number: 0790 • ACR Convergence 2025
Diabetes Risk in Psoriasis Patients Treated with Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: Target Trial Emulation Using Nationwide Data
Arjun Mahajan¹, David Bates², Vinod Nambudiri³, Avery LaChance², Jeffrey Sparks⁴ and Evan Piette³, ¹Harvard Medical School, Boston, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with increased risk of metabolic complications, such as diabetes mellitus. However, the impact of specific biologic…

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