Abstracts tagged "Biomarkers"

Abstract Number: 0331 • ACR Convergence 2021
Urinary MicroRNAs as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Biomarkers and Its Potential for Accurate Assessment of Disease Severity
Hiroki Yamaguchi¹, Yoriko Ando¹, Mika Mizunuma¹, Masamichi Inami², Kenichi Suzumura² and Yuki Ichikawa¹, ¹Craif Inc., Nagoya, Japan, ²Analysis & Pharmacokinetics Research Labs., Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibody production, immune complex deposition, and heterogeneous clinical manifestations affecting many organs, including…
Abstract Number: 0463 • ACR Convergence 2021
Treatment Persistence Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating Biologic or Targeted Synthetic DMARDs
Sang Hee Park¹, Taylor Schwartz², Xue Han¹, Scott Robinson², Sumie Kakehi¹, Keith Wittstock¹, Kris Norris², Anne Murunga², Alison Silverstein² and Jeffrey Sparks³, ¹Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ²Avalere Health, Washington, DC, ³Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Recent exploratory clinical trial and retrospective studies1 suggest that patients with seropositive RA (rheumatoid factor [RF]+ and/or anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide [anti-CCP]+) treated with abatacept…
Abstract Number: 0888 • ACR Convergence 2021
Disease Flares in Lupus Are Concordant with Ruminococcus Blautia Gnavus Blooms Within Unstable Gut Microbiota Communities
Doua Azzouz¹, Ze Chen¹, Zhi Li¹, Jing Deng¹, Peter Izmirly¹, David Fenyo¹, Jill Buyon¹, Alexander Alekseyenko² and Gregg Silverman¹, ¹NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is the archetypic systemic autoimmune disease in which dysbiosis in the gut microbiome has been postulated to contribute to disease development…
Abstract Number: 1221 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association of Neutrophil Lymphocyte and Platelet Lymphocyte Ratios with Joint Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Diyu Pearce-Fisher¹, Dana Orange², Bella Mehta³, Deanna Jannat-Khah¹ and Susan Goodman¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: It can be challenging to determine whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who require arthroplasty have ongoing inflammation, in addition to damage in the affected…
Abstract Number: 1422 • ACR Convergence 2021
Urinary CD163 Predicts Proliferative Lupus Nephritis in SLE Patients with Proteinuria: A Practical Liquid Biopsy Approach
Andrea Fava¹, Jessica Li¹, Daniel Goldman², Jose Monroy-Trujillo¹, Mohamed G. Atta¹, Derek Fine¹, Jill Buyon³, Joel Guthridge⁴, Judith James⁴, Michelle Petri² and Accelerating Medicines Partership (AMP) RA/SLE Network⁵, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Everett, MA
Background/Purpose: Diagnosis of lupus nephritis (LN) relies on a kidney biopsy obtained in SLE with proteinuria. Delayed access to kidney biopsies may delay diagnosis and…
Abstract Number: 1774 • ACR Convergence 2021
Blood-based Immune Profiling Combined with Machine Learning Discriminates Psoriatic Arthritis from Psoriasis Patients
Michelle Mulder¹, Xuehui He², Juul van den Reek², Paulo Urbano², Charlotte Kaffa², Xinhui Wang³, Bram van Cranenbroek², Esther van Rijssen², Frank van den Hoogen⁴, Irma Joosten², Wynand Alkema⁵, Elke de Jong², Ruben Smeets², Mark Wenink⁶ and Hans Koenen², ¹Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³University of Luxembourg, Belvaux, Luxembourg, ⁴Sint Maartenskliniek, Ubbergen, Netherlands, ⁵Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁶Sint Maartenskliniek, Malden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Early detection of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in psoriasis (Pso) patients is crucial for timely treatment and prevention of structural joint damage. We aimed to…
Abstract Number: 0336 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Incremental Clinical Utility of a Multianalyte Assay Panel with Cell-Bound Complement Activation Products versus a Traditional ANA Testing Strategy for the Diagnosis and Treatment of SLE
Tyler O'Malley¹, Fenglong Xie², yujie Su², cassie Clinton², Debra J. Zack¹, Jeffrey Curtis³ and John Wegener¹, ¹Exagen Inc., Vista, CA, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: The comparative clinical utility of various diagnostic tests to aid the differential diagnosis of SLE is unclear. We compare the outcomes of testing with…
Abstract Number: 0490 • ACR Convergence 2021
Biomarker Changes with Selective Tyrosine Kinase 2 Inhibitor, Deucravacitinib, in PsA: Effects on Disease Markers and Tyrosine Kinase 2‒ versus Janus Kinase 1/2/3‒mediated Pathways
Oliver FitzGerald¹, Dafna Gladman², Philip Mease³, Christopher Ritchlin⁴, Josef Smolen⁵, Lu Gao⁶, Sarah Hu⁶, Miroslawa Nowak⁶, Subhashis Banerjee⁶, Ian Catlett⁶ and Xiang Guo⁶, ¹Conway Institute for Biomolecular Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁵Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁶Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Deucravacitinib is a novel, oral, selective tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor with a unique mechanism of action that has demonstrated efficacy in patients (pts)…
Abstract Number: 0927 • ACR Convergence 2021
Whole Blood Transcriptional Changes Following Treatment with Filgotinib in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Denis Poddubnyy¹, Yihua Liu², William Barchuk³, Robin Besuyen⁴, René Galien⁵, Yuan Tian², Vlad Malkov² and Angie Hertz², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany, ²Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA, ³Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, ⁴Galapagos BV, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Galapagos NV, Romainvulle, France
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) – also referred to as radiographic axial spondyloarthritis – is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the sacroiliac joints and spine.…
Abstract Number: 1225 • ACR Convergence 2021
Baseline Extracellular Matrix Biomarkers Predict Abatacept Treatment Response in MTX-Naive, ACPA+ Patients with Early RA
Paul Emery¹, Yoshiya Tanaka², Vivian Bykerk³, Clifton Bingham⁴, Tom WJ Huizinga⁵, Gustavo Citera⁶, Chun Wu⁷, Sarah Hu⁷, Peter Schafer⁷, Jinqi Liu⁷, Sean Connolly⁷, Robert Wong⁸ and Roy Fleischmann⁹, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and Leeds NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY, ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁷Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁸Bristol Myers Squibb, Basking Ridge, NJ, ⁹Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Predictive biomarkers reflecting RA processes and treatment (tmt) efficacy are urgently needed to inform medical options. Markers of bone remodeling and extracellular matrix (ECM)…
Abstract Number: 1423 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ability of Soluble Immune Mediators and SLE-associated Autoantibody Specificities to Forecast Transition to Classified SLE and Inform a Lupus Classification Risk Immune Index
Melissa Munroe¹, Rufei Lu², Timothy Gross¹, George Tsokos³, Michael Keith⁴, John Harley⁵ and Judith James¹, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OUHSC, Oklahoma City, OK, ³BIDMC, Boston, MA, ⁴Inova, Arlington, VA, ⁵US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: SLE is a chronic autoimmune disease driven by immune dysregulation. We have previously identified patterns of disordered immunity present prior to and concurrent with…
Abstract Number: 1778 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Role of Cathepsin G in Joint Destruction in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Mariela Geneva-Popova¹, Stanislava Popova¹ and Anastas Batalov², ¹Medical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Propedeutic of Internal Diseases, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ²UMHAT KASPELA, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Background/Purpose: Cathepsin G (CTSG) is a member of the serine protease family. It is stored in primary granules of myeloid cells, dendritic cells, plasma cells,…
Abstract Number: 0338 • ACR Convergence 2021
Serum and Urine Galectin-9, IP-10 and SIGLEC-1 as Biomarkers of Disease Activity in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Safak Mirioglu¹, Suzan Cinar², Omer Uludag³, Erdem Gurel³, Sibel Varelci³, Yasemin Ozluk⁴, Isin Kilicaslan⁴, Yasemin Yalcinkaya⁵, Halil Yazici⁶, Ahmet Gül³, Murat Inanc⁷ and Bahar Esen⁵, ¹Division of Nephrology, Bezmialem Vakif University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Department of Immunology, Istanbul University Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Department of Pathology, Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁶Division of Nephrology, Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁷Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Galectin-9, interferon-inducible protein-10 (IP-10) and sialoadhesin (SIGLEC-1) are proteins associated with interferon signature, and considered as potential biomarkers reflecting disease activity in patients with…
Abstract Number: 0500 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical Phenotypes of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis with Distinct Molecular Signatures in the Skin
Monica Yang¹, Vivien Goh², Monica Espinoza³, Yiwei Yuan⁴, Julia Lee⁵, Mary Carns⁶, Dinesh Khanna⁷, Zsuzsanna McMahan⁸, Michael Whitfield⁹ and Monique Hinchcliff¹⁰, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, NH, ⁴Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, ⁵Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁶Northwestern University Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL, ⁷University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ⁹Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, ¹⁰Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT
Background/Purpose: Although two subsets in systemic sclerosis (SSc) have been identified based on degree of skin disease, the current classification system, limited vs. diffuse cutaneous,…
Abstract Number: 0928 • ACR Convergence 2021
Filgotinib Treatment Results in Reduction of Inflammatory and Matrix Remodeling Biomarkers Associated with Disease in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Walter Maksymowych¹, Yuan Tian², Jingting Xu², William Barchuk³, René Galien⁴, Robin Besuyen⁵, Yihua Liu², Vlad Malkov² and Angie Hertz², ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA, ³Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, ⁴Galapagos NV, Romainvulle, France, ⁵Galapagos BV, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) – also referred to as radiographic axial spondyloarthritis – is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the sacroiliac joints and spine.…

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