Abstracts tagged "Cohort Study"

Abstract Number: 0612 • ACR Convergence 2025
Is Antimalarial Use Associated with a Reduced Risk of Lupus Nephritis in Patients with SLE? Results from an Inception Cohort-Based Study
Fadi Kharouf¹, JuanPablo Diaz Martinez², Pankti Mehta³, Dafna D. Gladman⁴, Laura Whitall Garcia⁵ and Zahi Touma⁶, ¹University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Gladman Krembil Psoriatic Arthritis Research Program, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Antimalarials, particularly hydroxychloroquine, are a cornerstone of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) management, with well-established benefits including reduced disease activity, prevention of flares, and mitigation…
Abstract Number: 0440 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Painful Truth: Non-Articular Pain’s Impact on Rheumatoid Arthritis Assessment after Initiating a new DMARD for Active Disease
Charis Meng¹, Jing Song², Lutfiyya muhammad³, Caci Julia⁴, Tuhina Neogi⁵, Marcy Bolster⁶, Wendy Marder⁷, Clifton Bingham⁸ and Yvonne Lee⁹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Worthington, MN, ³Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ⁵Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital, Concord, MA, ⁷University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: RA-related pain is typically thought of as pain in the joints. However, non-articular pain (NAP) is also common, persisting in 1/3 of patients with…
Abstract Number: 0201 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-World study of immunogenicity and safety of the adjuvant recombinant vaccine against varicella zoster virus in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases treated with Janus Kinase Inhibitors in comparison with healthy individuals
Ana Victoria Esteban Vázquez¹, Martina Steiner², Cristina Vergara², Elisabet Castañeda Estévez³, Maria Beatriz Paredes Romero⁴, Isabel De La Camara-Fernandez¹, Laura Trives¹, Tatiana Cobo¹, Patricia Richi⁵, Maria liz Romero⁵, Marta De San Segundo³, Antonio Sanchis³, Carolina Marín⁶, Maria Teresa Navio Marco⁷ and Santiago Muñoz¹, ¹Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía;Universidad Europea de Madrid. Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports. Department of Medicine; FIIB HUIS-HUHEN, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía;Universidad Europea de Madrid. Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports. Department of Medicine; FIIB HUIS-HUHEN, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Infanta Sofía University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía;Universidad Europea de Madrid. Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports. Department of Medicine; FIIB HUIS-HUHEN, San Sebastian de Los Reyes, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor / Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Infanta Leonor Universitary Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) receiving Janus Kinase Inhibitors (JAKi) are at increased risk of herpes zoster reactivation. The adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine…
Abstract Number: 2703 • ACR Convergence 2025
Longitudinal Changes on Cranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Relapsing Giant Cell Arteritis
Ruoheng Zeng¹, Ryan Rebello², Konstanze Guggenberger³, Joshua Baker⁴, Shubhasree Banerjee⁴, Robert Kurtz⁴, Naomi Amudala⁴, Peter Merkel⁴ and Rennie Rhee⁴, ¹University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ²St. Joseph’s Hospital at McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: There is a need for better tools to monitor disease activity in giant cell arteritis (GCA). Prior studies demonstrated that vascular enhancement on cranial…
Abstract Number: 2453 • ACR Convergence 2025
Belimumab Is Associated with Lower Risk of Progression to LN Compared with Standard of Care in Patients with SLE
Maral DerSarkissian¹, Yan Chen¹, Ariel Chao¹, Shumin Rui¹, Bronwyn Moore², Karen Worley³, Daniel Moldaver⁴, Jeffrey J. Ellis³ and Aarat M Patel⁵, ¹Analysis Group, Los Angeles, CA, ²Analysis Group, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³GSK, Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Research, Collegeville, PA, ⁴GSK, Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Research, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵GSK, US Medical Affairs, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: LN develops in ~40% of patients with SLE and is associated with increased risk of morbidity, including end-stage kidney disease, and mortality. Belimumab, a…
Abstract Number: 2118 • ACR Convergence 2025
Risks of Fracture in Current and Previous Anticonvulsant Users, An Observational Study
Grace Hyeyeon Lee¹, Hamzah Amin² and marwan Bukhari¹, ¹University Hospitals of Morecambe bay NHS foundation trust, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ²Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Anticonvulsants are commonly used to manage neurological and psychiatric disorders such as epilepsy, migraines and bipolar disorder. These medications are often prescribed long-term, and…
Abstract Number: 1960 • ACR Convergence 2025
Item Response Theory to Develop an Ultrasound Composite Score for Knee Osteoarthritis Assessment
Liubov Arbeeva¹, Carolina Alvarez², Jonathan Samuels³, Janice Lin⁴, Minna Kohler⁵, Catherine Bakewell⁶, Todd Schwartz⁷ and Amanda Nelson⁸, ¹University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miami, FL, ³NYU Langone, Rye Brook, NY, ⁴Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁸University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Semi-quantitative scoring systems have long been used for radiographic findings in osteoarthritis (OA), but limited work has utilized ultrasound (US). The aim of this…
Abstract Number: 1631 • ACR Convergence 2025
New Arterial Damage in Takayasu’s Arteritis
Tanaz Kermani¹, Sema Kaymaz-Tahra², Aysegul Avcu³, Fatma Alibaz-Oner⁴, Haner Direskeneli³ and Peter Merkel⁵, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA, ²Bahcesehir University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴MARMARA UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Damage is one of the consequences of disease and is often considered irreversible. This study aimed to evaluate new arterial damage in Takayasu’s arteritis…
Abstract Number: 1429 • ACR Convergence 2025
Survival Outcomes in Elderly Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis and Concomitant Cancer
Savannah Bowman¹, Mei Li², Xiudong Lei³, Hui Zhao³, Juan Ruiz⁴, Sharon H. Giordano³, Alexis Ogdie⁵ and Maria Suarez-Almazor⁶, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, ²The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, ³The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, ⁴Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is associated with several comorbidities, including cancer. Prior studies have shown that elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis and concomitant breast or…
Abstract Number: 1125 • ACR Convergence 2025
Validation of an Allopurinol Dose Prediction Tool to Achieve Goal Serum Urate Among Patients with Gout
Brian Coburn¹, Daniel Wright², Jeff Newcomb³, Mary Brophy⁴, Anne Davis-Karim⁵, Ryan Ferguson⁴, Michael Pillinger⁶, Tuhina Neogi⁷, Paul Palevsky⁸, Bryant England³, James O'Dell³, Lisa Stamp⁹, Ted Mikuls³ and Joshua Baker¹⁰, ¹Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center, Boston, MA, ⁵VA Cooperative Studies Program Clinical Research Pharmacy Coordinating Center, Albuquerque, NM, ⁶New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York,, NY, ⁷Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁸VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁹University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, ¹⁰University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Despite evidence-based recommendations, allopurinol dose escalation to goal serum urate (SU) is frequently suboptimal. The EasyAllo tool was developed to facilitate pre-planned allopurinol dose…
Abstract Number: 0609 • ACR Convergence 2025
Neutropenia in SLE: a Retrospective Cohort Study of Etiologies, Severity, Management, and Infection Outcomes
Eleni Papachristodoulou¹ and Vasileios Kyttaris², ¹Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Neutropenia is a known hematologic manifestation of SLE, yet its clinical implications remain poorly defined. We conducted a retrospective study to characterize the frequency,…
Abstract Number: 0439 • ACR Convergence 2025
Osteoarthritis and Other Degenerative Musculoskeletal Disorders Are Common and Often Associated with Active Inflammation in Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Cohort
Blanche QUERE¹, Grégoire CORMIER², LE GOFF Benoit³ and Adrien LE PLUART⁴, ¹CHU de Nantes, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France, ²Centre Hospitalier département de Vendée, La Roche Sur Yon, France, ³CHU Nantes, Nantes, France, ⁴CHU Nantes, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
Background/Purpose: Despite advances in therapeutic strategies, a subset of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) continues to experience persistent symptoms. In 2022, the EULAR proposed a…
Abstract Number: 0180 • ACR Convergence 2025
Digital Transformation in IMID Care: Results from the Implementation of IMIDOC
JOSE INIESTA-CHAMORRO¹, Marta Novella-Navarro², Diego Benavent³, HELENA BORREL-PAÑOS⁴, Xabier Michelena Vegas⁵, Javier Bachiller⁶, Verónica García García⁷, ESTHER ESPARTAL⁴, LETICIA LOJO-OLIVEIRA⁸, Enrique Calvo-Aranda⁹, José Rodríguez gago¹⁰, Gema Bonilla¹¹, Irene Monjo Henry², Victoria Navarro-Compan¹², Jaime Arroyo¹⁰, Eugenio de Miguel², Mariana Díaz-Almirón¹³, cARMEN ALEGRE¹⁰, ENRIQUE J GÓMEZ¹⁴ and Chamaida Plasencia-Rodríguez², ¹¹Biomedical Engineering and Telemedicine Centre, ETSIT, Center for Biomedical Technology, Universidad Politéctica de Madrid, TELEMEDICINE, MADRID, ²Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Madrid, Spain, ⁴⁴HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VALL D´HEBRON, RHEUMATOLOGY, BARCELONA, Spain,, BARCELONA, ⁵Hospital Universitari Vall Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, MADRID, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor / Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, madrid, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario La Paz, MADRID, ¹¹Hospital Universitario La Paz, Rheumatology, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ¹³LIMA, Advanced Medical Informatics Lab, La Paz Research Institute, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴¹Biomedical Engineering and Telemedicine Centre, ETSIT, Center for Biomedical Technology, Universidad Politéctica de Madrid, TELEMEDICINE, MADRID, Spain,, MADRID
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) are immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) characterized by joint and spinal inflammation, leading to functional impairment. Their management requires…
Abstract Number: 2698 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative Efficacy of Tacrolimus-Based Induction Therapy with and without Mycophenolate Mofetil in Lupus Nephritis: A Target Trial Emulation Study
Yun Kyu Kim¹, Hajeong Lee², Jun Won Park³, Eun Bong Lee³, You-Jung Ha⁴ and Jin Kyun Park², ¹Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
Background/Purpose: The efficacy of calcineurin inhibitors in the induction treatment of lupus nephritis (LN) has been increasingly supported by recent studies. Based on these findings,…
Abstract Number: 2438 • ACR Convergence 2025
SGLT2 Inhibitors in SLE: Impact on Pulmonary Hypertension, Mortality, and Renal Outcomes
Ahmad Alomari¹, Asim Khanfar², Miguel Rodriguez³ and Diala Alawneh⁴, ¹UCF- North Florida hospital, Gainesville, FL, ²Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY, ³SIMED Rheumatology, Gainesville, FL, ⁴University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease linked to significant morbidity, including pulmonary hypertension (PH). While SGLT2 inhibitors are known for cardiovascular…

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