Abstracts tagged "comparative effectiveness"

Abstract Number: 1914 • ACR Convergence 2025
Performance Comparison of Artificial Intelligence tools ChatGPT, Bing AI, and Google Bard for Clinical Rheumatology Decision Support: When AI Talks Rheumatology
Aakanksha Pitliya¹, Hema Latha Anam², Richard Oletsky², Alexandra Georgiana Boc², Dipabali Chaudhuri² and Rajesh Thirumaran², ¹Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, PA, Clifton Heights, PA, ²Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, PA
Background/Purpose: Artificial intelligence (AI) has shown promise as a tool to assist in clinical decision-making. Given the complex nature of autoimmune pathologies and the critical…
Abstract Number: 0298 • ACR Convergence 2025
Inter-rater Reliability of Hand-Held Dynamometry in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
Niladri Bhowmick¹, Shashank Suresh², Didem Saygin³, Siamak Moghadam-Kia⁴, Dana Ascherman⁵, Chester V. Oddis⁵ and Rohit Aggarwal⁶, ¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, ²Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC, ³Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶University of Pittsburgh, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Pittsburgh, United States of America, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are characterized by symmetrical proximal muscle weakness. Accurate and reliable assessment of muscle strength is important for diagnosis, monitoring, and…
Abstract Number: 1629 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-World Effectiveness of Interleukin-6 Receptor Inhibitors Compared to Methotrexate in Steroid-Refractory Frail Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Sebastian E Sattui¹, Christian Dejaco², Kerri Ford³, Stefano Fiore⁴, Sebastian H Unizony⁵, Fenglong Xie⁶ and Jeffrey Curtis⁷, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Medical University of Graz, Department of Rheumatology, Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Brunico (SABES-ASDAA), Brunico, Italy, ³Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Sanofi, Morristown, NJ, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: A previous post hoc analysis of frail (defined by claims-based frailty index [CFI] ≥0.2) patients with PMR on second line (2L) and 3L treatment…
Abstract Number: 0165 • ACR Convergence 2025
Per-Protocol Analysis of the Effectiveness of GLP1 Agonists Against SGLT2 Inhibitors on Osteoarthritis Outcomes
Nene Ukonu¹, David Felson², Michael LaValley³ and S. Reza Jafarzadeh⁴, ¹Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ²Boston University, Boston, MA, ³Boston University School of Public Health, Arlington, MA, ⁴Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Anti-diabetic medications often have effects on other conditions. GLP1 agonists (GLP1a) have shown protective effects on OA outcomes in trials and short-term trial emulations,…
Abstract Number: 1613 • ACR Convergence 2025
Switching From Reference Tocilizumab to Biosimilar in Giant Cell Arteritis: Effectiveness and Safety in a Multicenter Study of 38 Patients
Adrian Martin-Gutierrez¹, Fernando Lopez Gutierrez², Javier Loricera³, Juan Molina-Collada⁴, Juan Carlos Nieto⁵, Marina Sánchez-Lucas⁶, Maite silva⁷, Patricia Moya Albarado⁸, Eztizen Labrador-Sanchez⁹, Ivan Ferraz Amaro¹⁰ and Ricardo Blanco¹¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain., Renedo de Piélagos, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Immunopathology Group -IDIVAL, Reumatología, Santander, Santander, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, Santander, Spain, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, A Coruña, Spain, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, ⁸Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario San Pedro, Laguardia, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Background/Purpose: The cost of original biologics may limit treatment access. Biosimilars are biologics that are structurally highly similar and functionally equivalent to the approved reference…
Abstract Number: 1453 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-World Comparative Effectiveness of Upadacitinib in Psoriatic Arthritis: Evaluation of Switching to Upadacitinib Versus Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors or Interleukin-17 Inhibitors After First-Line Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Philip J. Mease¹, William Tillett², Xiaolan Ye³, Christopher Saffore⁴, Molly Edwards⁵, Isabel Truman⁵, Sophie Barlow⁶, Jayne Stigler⁷, Bhumik Parikh⁸ and Daniel Aletaha⁹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Providence-Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Therapeutic Innovation, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ³AbbVie Inc., Mettawa, IL, ⁴AbbVie Inc., waukegan, IL, ⁵Adelphi Real World, Bollington, United Kingdom, ⁶AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, ⁷AbbVie, Round Lake, IL, ⁸AbbVie, Hillsborough Township, NJ, ⁹Medical University Vienna, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of switching from a first-line TNFi to upadacitinib (UPA), an oral JAKi, versus cycling…
Abstract Number: 1439 • ACR Convergence 2025
Bimekizumab in Psoriatic Arthritis. A real-world prospective study. Comparison of its efficacy in bDMARD-naive and IL-17A-experienced patients
Vassiliki Poulia¹, Eleni Sampatakaki², Dimitrios Katsifis-Nezis³, Maria Pappa³, Evangelia Mole⁴, Sousana Gazi⁴, Elpida Skouvaklidou⁵, Nikolaos Kougkas⁵, Maria Polyzou⁶, Loukia Koutsogeorgopoulou⁶, Ioannis Xynogalas⁷, Anastasios Karamanakos⁷, Konstantinos D Vassilakis¹, Evangelos Papadimitriou⁸, Charalampos Papagoras⁸, Gerasimos Evangelatos⁹, Nafsika Gerolymatou¹⁰, Paraskevi V Voulgari¹⁰ and George E Fragoulis¹, ¹First Department of Propedeutic and Internal Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Attiki, Greece, ²Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ⁴th Department of Internal Medicine, Athens, Greece, Athens, Attiki, Greece, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ⁴th Department of Internal Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Attiki, Greece, ⁴Rheumatology department, KAT General Hospital of Attica, Athens, Attiki, Greece, ⁵⁴th Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, ⁶Department of Pathophysiology, Joint Academic Rheumatology program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Attiki, Greece, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Attiki, Greece, ⁸First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Evros, Greece, ⁹Third Department of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Attiki, Greece, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Background/Purpose: Bimekizumab, a dual IL-17 A and F blocker, has recently been added in the therapeutic rheumatologist’s armamentarium of PsA, but real-world evidence is lacking.…
Abstract Number: 1373 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effect of JAK Inhibitors on Bone Mineral Density in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Osteoporosis: A Comparative Study with Biologics
Sungwon Ko¹, Young-Eun Kim¹, Soo Min Ahn¹, Ji Seon Oh¹, Yong-Gil Kim¹, Chang-Keun Lee², Bin Yoo¹ and Seokchan Hong¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Department of Rheumatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis is more prevalent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than in the general population. Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)…
Abstract Number: 2024 • ACR Convergence 2024
Serum Urate Change Among Patients with Gout Treated with Anti-Hypertensive Medications: A Comparative Effectiveness Analysis
Chio Yokose¹, saiajay chigurupati², Bohang Jiang², Kiara Tan², Natalie McCormick² and Hyon K. Choi³, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Hypertension is the most common comorbidity among patients with gout, with a prevalence of nearly 75% among patients with gout. Losartan and calcium channel…
Abstract Number: 2075 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Retrospective Cohort Study Assessing Outcomes and Safety in Patients Receiving Low Dose vs High Dose Cyclophosphamide in Myositis Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
Saadia Sasha Ali¹, Alexandra Lawrence², Katie Bechman³, Amit Patel⁴, Surinder biring³, Sophia Steer⁴, Arti Mahto⁵, Catherine Myall⁴, Louise Pollard⁶, Marium Naqvi⁴, Amelia Holloway⁴, Rosaria Salerno⁴, Flora Dell'accio⁴, Sangita Agarwal⁷, Boris Lams⁸, Alex West⁷ and Patrick Gordon⁹, ¹King's College Hospital, Epsom, United Kingdom, ²Guys and St Thomas's Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ³King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁵King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁶University Hospital Lewisham, London, United Kingdom, ⁷Guy's and St Thomas' Hopsital, London, United Kingdom, ⁸Guys and St Thomas' Hospital, London, ⁹nhs, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: ILD is associated with poor survival in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). Cyclophosphamide is often used in the management of myositis associated ILD…
Abstract Number: 2164 • ACR Convergence 2024
Boosting Adherence to “Sick Day Rules”: A Quality Improvement Study in Rheumatology Outpatients on Immunosuppressive Medications, Results of Post-intervention Phase
Merve Aksoy*, Pamela Gonzalez Manrique, Heinrich-Karl Greenblatt and Katarzyna Gilek-Seibert, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI
Background/Purpose: Acute infections are common among rheumatology outpatients receiving immunosuppressive medications (IS). Expert guidance advises pausing IS during acute infection, resuming only when clinically improved,…
Abstract Number: 2394 • ACR Convergence 2024
Perioperative Stress Dose vs Therapeutic Dose Comparison: One-Month Postoperative Outcomes in Moderate and Major Surgeries for Systemic Lupus Erythematous and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Diana Gavilanes¹, Alex Jakubiak², Jhon. F Martinez³ and Anas Atrash⁴, ¹UPMC Health Plan - Harrisburg Pa, Harrisburg, PA, ²Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, ³BaylorScott&White Health, Waco, TX, ⁴UPMC Health Plan - Harrisburg Pa, Harrisburg, PA
Background/Purpose: Major and moderate surgeries are more common in patients with autoimmune diseases. However, there is limited data available regarding the use of standard doses…
Abstract Number: 2576 • ACR Convergence 2024
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use and the Risk of Adverse Cardiac and Kidney Outcomes Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis
April Jorge¹, Aakash Patel¹, Baijun Zhou², Yuqing Zhang³ and Hyon K. Choi⁴, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; The Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) are hypoglycemic agents with well-established cardioprotective properties and emerging data for kidney-protective benefits in patients with type 2 diabetes…
Abstract Number: 0250 • ACR Convergence 2024
Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Global Meta-analysis of Cohort Studies
Beiming Wang¹, Shi Chen², Xiaoqing Liu³ and Lifan Zhang³, ¹Medical Doctor Program, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ²Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ³Peking union medical college hospital, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: As patients with rheumatic diseases (RDs) growing into a large population globally, concerns continue exist regarding the potential development of tuberculosis (TB) in this…
Abstract Number: 0501 • ACR Convergence 2024
How Fast Do JAK-inhibitors, TNF-inhibitors, Abatacept and IL-6 Inhibitors Act in Rheumatoid Arthritis? An International Collaboration of Registers of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients (the “JAK-pot” Study)
Delphine Sophie Courvoisier¹, Yacine Mrad¹, Denis Mongin¹, Romain Aymon², Roberto Caporali³, Denis Choquette⁴, Catalin Codreanu⁵, Louis Coupal⁴, Doreen Huschek⁶, Kimme Hyrich⁷, Florenzo Iannone⁸, Tore K. Kvien⁹, Monika Mustak¹⁰, Dan Nordstrom¹¹, Nina Trokovic¹², Lucia Otero-Varela¹³, Karel Pavelka¹⁴, Manuel Enrique Pombo Suarez¹⁵, Sella A. Provan¹⁶, Ana Maria Rodrigues¹⁷, Ziga Rotar¹⁸, Prodromos Sidiropoulos¹⁹, Anja Strangfeld²⁰, Jakub Závada¹⁴, Sizheng Zhao²¹, Axel Finckh¹ and Kim Lauper¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ²Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospitals, Collonges-sous-Salève, France, ³Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, and Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy, ⁴Rhumadata™, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, ⁶German Rheumatism Research Center (DRFZ) Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁸Rheumatology Unit- University of Bari "Aldo Moro", IT, Bari, Italy, ⁹Center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway and University of Oslo (UiO), Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine II, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ¹¹Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ¹²Department of Medicine and Rheumatology ROB-FIN, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ¹³Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Institute of Rheumatology and Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic, ¹⁵Rheumatology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ¹⁶Center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁷Nova Medical School and Hospital dos Lusíadas, Lisbon, Portugal, ¹⁸University Medical Centre Ljubljana and University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ¹⁹University of Crete, Laboratory of Rheumatology, Autoimmunity and Inflammation. University Hospital, Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology. Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Greece, HERAKLIO, Greece, ²⁰German Rheumatism Research Center (DRFZ) Berlin and Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, ²¹Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: JAK-inhibitors (JAKi) have demonstrated a rapid onset of action; however, it is unclear how they compare to other targeted therapies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…

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