Abstracts tagged "Biomarkers"

Abstract Number: 1792 • ACR Convergence 2020
Platelet-bound C4d Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Arterial and Venous Thromboses in SLE
Yevgeniya Gartshteyn¹, Roberta Vezza Alexander², John Conklin³, Thierry Dervieux⁴ and Anca Askanase⁵, ¹Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glen Rock, NJ, ²Exagen Inc, Vista, CA, ³Exagen Inc., Vista, CA, ⁴Prometheus Biosciences Inc, San Diego, CA, ⁵Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Platelet-bound complement activation products (PC4d), defined as PC4d20 net mean fluorescent intensity [MFI], or a thrombotic risk score that includes PC4d, C3 and anti-phosphatidylserine/prothrombin…
Abstract Number: 1922 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Leukocyte Populations in Peripheral Blood and Arterial Wall Inflammation Assessed by FDG-PET in Takayasu’s Arteritis and Giant Cell Arteritis
K. Bates Gribbons¹, Kaitlin Quinn², Mark Ahlman³, Peter Merkel⁴ and Peter C. Grayson⁵, ¹McGovern Medical School UT Houston, Houston, TX, ²Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institutes of Health, NIAMS, Bethesda, ³National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Bethesda, MD, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institutes of Health, NIAMS, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Positron emission tomography (PET) is useful to demonstrate fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in the large arteries in both Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK) and giant cell arteritis…
Abstract Number: 0424 • ACR Convergence 2020
Anti-Collagen II Antibodies in Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis
Kristina Wells¹, Marcela Ferrada², Emily Rose², Keith Sikora³, Wendy Goodspeed², Kaitlin Quinn⁴ and Peter C. Grayson⁵, ¹Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, Vasculitis Translational Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, ²Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, Vasculitis Translational Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institutes of Health, NIAMS, Washington, DC, ⁵Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institutes of Health, NIAMS, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a highly heterogenous systemic inflammatory disorder that affects many organ systems, in particular, cartilaginous structures. Clinical presentations in RP are…
Abstract Number: 0756 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increased Risk of Hospitalization in Patients with RA Who Are ACPA Positive and Shared Epitope Positive
Joe Zhuo¹, Manasi Suryavanshi¹, Lawshia Priya², Vadim Khaychuk¹, John Vaile¹, Jing Cui³, Nancy Shadick⁴ and Michael Weinblatt³, ¹Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ, ²Mu-Sigma, Bangalore, India, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: A strong genetic association between HLA-DRB1 alleles containing the shared epitope (SE) and RA has been described.1 The SE has been associated with ACPA…
Abstract Number: 1106 • ACR Convergence 2020
MMP Mediated Type I Collagen Degradation Is Associated with Erosive Hand Osteoarthritis in a Hospital-based Observational Cohort – the NOR-HAND Study
Christian Thudium¹, Neha Sharma², Marthe Gløersen³, Peder Frederiksen², Anne C. Bay-Jensen¹ and Ida Haugen³, ¹Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ²Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, ³Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative joint disease affecting mainly the interphalangeal and first carpometacarpal joints. The disease manifests as inflammation and deterioration…
Abstract Number: 1213 • ACR Convergence 2020
Discrepancy Between the Multi-biomarker Disease Activity Score and Clinical Disease Activity Scores in a 2‑Part, Multicenter Study of Repository Corticotropin Injection (Acthar® Gel) for Patients with Persistently Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
Roy Fleischmann¹, Jingyu Liu², Julie Zhu², Oscar Segurado³ and Daniel Furst*⁴, ¹Southwestern Medical Center, Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ²Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Bedminster, NJ, ³SSI Strategy, San Jose, CA, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Assessment of disease activity in RA with validated measures, such as the Disease Activity Score with 28 joint count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28-ESR)…
Abstract Number: 1512 • ACR Convergence 2020
Trajectory Analysis of Repeat Renal Biopsies Identified Previous Endocapillary Proliferation as Predictor of Damage and End Stage Renal Disease in Pure Membranous Lupus Nephritis
Andrea Fava¹, Avi Rosenberg², Serena Bagnasco², Paride Fenaroli², Jessica Li¹, Jose Monroy-Trujillo², Derek Fine² and Michelle Petri³, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore
Background/Purpose: . Pure membranous (class V) lupus nephritis is considered a less aggressive phenotype, but renal fibrosis and chronic kidney disease may develop. Whether this…
Abstract Number: 1796 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Panel of Urinary Proteins Predicts Active Lupus Nephritis and Response to Rituximab Treatment
Jennifer Davies¹, Emil Carlsson¹, Angela Midgley¹, Eve Smith¹, Ian Bruce², Michael Beresford¹ and Christian Hedrich³, ¹Department of Women's and Children's Health, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, The University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Approximately 30% of patients with adult-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop lupus nephritis (LN). Presence and/or severity of LN are currently assessed by renal…
Abstract Number: 1933 • ACR Convergence 2020
Small Vessel Vasculitis Surrounding a Preserved Temporal Artery: Search for Tissue Biomarkers with Potential Diagnostic Value
Georgina Espígol-Frigolé¹, Roser Alba-Rovira², Salvador Naranjo-Suárez³, Magda Terenas⁴, Sergio Prieto-González¹, Marc Corbera-Bellalta³, Javier Marco-Hernández⁴, Marco A. Alba¹, Farah Kamberovic³, Roberto Ríos-Garcés¹, Jose Hernández-Rodríguez¹ and Maria C. Cid¹, ¹Vasculitis Research Unit, Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain., Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ²Vasculitis Research Unit, Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IRB-CELLEX. Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, ³IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Systemic vasculitides are complex and heterogeneous diseases with overlapping features that frequently pose a diagnostic challenge to clinicians. The temporal artery biopsy (TAB) is…
Abstract Number: 014 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Successful Validation of a Rapid Point-of-care Test for Serum Calprotectin (MRP8/14) as Biomarker in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Dirk Foell¹, Carolin Park ², Linda Ziegler ², Dirk Holziner ³, Kirsten Minden ⁴, Renato Cotti ⁵ and Jakob Weber ⁵, ¹University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany, ³University of Essen, Essen, Germany, ⁴Berlin, Germany, ⁵Buehlmann Laboratories, Schoenenbuch, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target strategies are established for the therapeutic approach to patients suffering from juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Another proposed therapeutic concept in pediatric rheumatology involves…
Abstract Number: 022 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Association of Plasma Metabolomic Profiles with Methotrexate Response in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Ryan Funk¹ and Mara Becker ², ¹University of Kansas, Leawood, Kansas, ²Duke University Medical Center/Duke Clinical Research Institute, Chapel Hill
Background/Purpose: Despite efforts to identify biomarkers to guide therapy in the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), drug therapy remains a trial-and-error process. In the…
Abstract Number: 055 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Differential Analysis of Serum and Urine S100 Proteins in Juvenile-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (jSLE)
Sean Donohue ¹, Angela Midgley ¹, Jennifer Davies ¹, Rachael Wright ¹, Ian Bruce ², Michael Beresford ¹ and Christian Hedrich¹, ¹University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ²The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) is a systemic autoimmune/inflammatory disease. Up to 80% of patients develop lupus nephritis (LN) that affects treatment and prognosis(1-3).…
Abstract Number: 079 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Traditional Laboratory Parameters and New Biomarkers in Macrophage Activation Syndrome and Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Arianna De Matteis ¹, Denise Pires Marafon ², Ivan Caiello ², Manuela Pardeo ², Giulia Marucci ², Emanuela Sacco ², Giusi Prencipe ², Fabrizio De Benedetti ² and Claudia Bracaglia², ¹Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Rome, Lazio, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) and Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH) are hyperinflammatory conditions caused by a cytokine storm. Prompt recognition and early treatment are essential…
Abstract Number: 140 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Serum Biomarkers in a German Cohort of Patients with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Their Relationship to Response to Interleukin-1 Blockade
Claas Hinze¹, Tanja Hinze ², Helmut Wittkowski ¹, Christoph Kessel ¹, Sabrina Fuehner ¹ and Dirk Foell ¹, ¹University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²Muenster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Most, but not all, patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (systemic JIA) respond to therapy with interleukin (IL)-1 blocking agents but predictive factors have…
Abstract Number: 156 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Metabolic Profiling in Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Jeffrey Dvergsten¹, Olga Ilkayeva ², Lawrence Landerman ², Michael Muehlbauer ³, David Pisetsky ⁴, Ann Reed ³ and Kim Huffman ⁵, ¹Duke University Hospital, Hillsborough, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Durham, ⁴Duke University Medical Center, Durham, ⁵Durham
Background/Purpose: Investigators have made significant progress piecing together pathogenic mechanisms of juvenile dermatomyositis (DM). However, this remains an incomplete puzzle, and optimal approaches to diagnosing,…

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