Abstracts tagged "comparative effectiveness"

Abstract Number: 1129 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effectiveness of sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors and urate-lowering agents in patients with gout: data from a single-center specialised clinic
Jose Doménech Serrano¹, Ivana García Loiseau², Cristina RodrÍguez-Alvear³, Pablo Riesgo Sanchis¹, Oscar Moreno Pérez¹ and Mariano Andrés¹, ¹Dr Balmis Alicante General University Hospital-ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain, ²Miguel Hernández University, Alicante, Spain, ³Virgen de la Peña General Hospital, Fuerteventura, Spain
Background/Purpose: Sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors (SGLT2I) proved substantial benefits in diabetes mellitus (DM), heart failure (HF) and kidney disease (KD). In pivotal trials, SGLT2Is…
Abstract Number: 1116 • ACR Convergence 2025
Second-line Therapy for Immune-checkpoint Inhibitor-induced Pneumonitis
Sarah Sun¹, Cathryn Lee² and Pankti Reid³, ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Chicago, Chicago, ³University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) used for cancer therapy can have varied toxicities among which pneumonitis (ICI-pneumonitis) is a rare (< 5%) but often fatal…
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: 1080 • ACR Convergence 2025
Are Minority Populations Truly Vaccine Hesitant? A Provider-Based Approach to RSV Vaccine Uptake Suggests Otherwise.
pavana sakhamuri¹, Stephen Lindsey², Cathryn Leggio³ and Ellen Mire⁴, ¹LSUHSC, Dept of Rheumatology, Lafayette, LA, ²LSUHSC, Dept of Rheumatology, NEW ORLEANS, LA, ³University Medical center, NEW ORLEANS, LA, ⁴LSUHSC, Dept of Medicine, NEW ORLEANS, LA
Background/Purpose: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality in older adults and young children, particularly those with chronic illnesses or…
Abstract Number: 2659 • ACR Convergence 2025
Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors for the Primary Prevention of Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Target Trial Emulation
Jamie Chieh Lo¹, Karen H. Costenbader² and Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma³, ¹National Taiwan University Hospital, Keelung, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Center for Global Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Treatment with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4i) have been shown to reduce the risk of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD) in patients with type 2…
Abstract Number: 0804 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative Risk of All-Cause Mortality with Belimumab versus Oral Immunosuppressant Use in Patients with Non-Renal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Grace Haeun Lee¹, Sara Barmettler², Lingxiao Zhang³ and April Jorge², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Background/Purpose: Belimumab is a monoclonal antibody targeting B-lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) used in the treatment of active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Our objective was to investigate…
Abstract Number: 2348 • ACR Convergence 2025
Efficacy and safety of dual biological therapy in the treatment of rheumatic diseases: experience from a single highly specialized center.
Francesco Fulvio Bizzarri¹, Luis Alberto Menchén Viso², Esther Chamorro De Vega³, Ofelia Baniandrés Rodríguez⁴ and Juan Carlos Nieto², ¹Hospital Universitario Clinico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ²Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ³Pharmacy department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón.Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Immune‐mediated rheumatic diseases (IMRDs) are chronic inflammatory disorders driven by multiple overlapping immunological pathways. Although biologic DMARD monotherapy has substantially improved outcomes, a subset…
Abstract Number: 0740 • ACR Convergence 2025
Intravenous versus subcutaneous administration of Tocilizumab in aortitis associated with giant cell arteritis: multicenter open-label study of 196 patients
Carmen Secada-Gómez¹, Javier Loricera², Adrian Martin-Gutierrez³, Santos Castañeda⁴ and Ricardo Blanco¹, ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, Santander, Spain, ³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain., Renedo de Piélagos, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Aortitis associated to Giant cell arteritis (GCA) (GCA-aortitis) is one of the most severe manifestation of GCA. Tocilizumab (TCZ) has demonstrated efficacy in large-vessel…
Abstract Number: 0669 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy of Belimumab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study
buddhika Jayaratna¹, Pasan Serasinghe², Louise Nel³, Sahil Jain³, Shrish Sangle², Begona Lopez¹, Giovanni Sanna², Michelle Fernando¹ and David DCruz⁴, ¹Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ²Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, England, United Kingdom, ³Guys and St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁴The Louise Coote Lupus Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multi-system autoimmune rheumatic disorder. Despite therapeutic advances, managing SLE remains challenging due to its complex pathogenesis and…
Abstract Number: 0748 • ACR Convergence 2024
Effectiveness of Interleukin-6 Receptor Inhibitors versus Conventional Synthetic Immunomodulatory Therapy for Treatment of Frail Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Sebastian E. Sattui¹, Christian Dejaco², Kerri Ford³, Stefano Fiore⁴, Sebastian Unizony⁵, Fenglong Xie⁶ and Jeffrey Curtis⁷, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck (ASAA-SABES), Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsius Medical University, Brunico, Italy, ³Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Winchester, MA, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is hindered by lack of glucocorticoid (GC)-sparing therapies with proven efficacy. A retrospective study showed a higher proportion of…
Abstract Number: 1193 • ACR Convergence 2024
Ultrasound-Guided Corticosteroid Injection versus Iontophoresis in Rhizarthrosis: A Prospective Comparative Multicentric Study
Olga Rusinovich¹, Andrea Liso Andrino², Maria Concepcion Sanchez³, Pilar Navarro Alonso⁴, Miguel Cantalejo Moreira⁵, ALBERTO DIAZ OCA⁴, Pablo Navarro Palomo⁶, Maria Machattou⁷, Maria Alonso de Francisco³, Carlota Navarro Joven⁸, Alejandro Martinez Rodado³, laura Ramos Ortiz de Zarate⁹, hildegarda Godoy Tundidor¹⁰, Maria Carmen Barbadillo Mateos⁷, Blanca Garcia-Magallon⁷, Jose Campos⁷, Mónica Fernández Castro¹¹, JESUS SANZ SANZ⁶ and Jose Luis Andreu⁶, ¹Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Boadilla del Monte, Spain, ²Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, IDIPHISA , Madrid, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain, ³Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Majadahonda, Spain, ⁴Fuenlabrada University Hospital, Fuenlabrada, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada. Madrid, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Majadahonda, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Madrid, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Spain, ⁹Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Majahonda, Spain, ¹⁰Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, IDIPHISA , Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis is a common degenerative disease that causes pain and thumb dysfunction. It affects 16-25% of the population, mainly middle-aged women. Treatment modalities…
Abstract Number: 1306 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Comparative Analysis of ChatGPT-4, Microsoft’s Bing and Google’s Bard at Answering Rheumatology Clinical Questions
Pitchaporn Yingchoncharoen¹, Nattanicha Chaisrimaneepan², watsachon Pangkanon¹ and Jerapas Thongpiya¹, ¹Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, ²Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX
Background/Purpose: The role of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly expanding in medical fields, with an increased frequency of use by both patients and providers. There…
Abstract Number: 1362 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparative Effectiveness of Upadacitinib versus Other JAK Inhibitors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Global Real-World Setting
Peter C. Taylor¹, Aditi Kadakia², Jack Milligan³, Sander Strengholt², Oliver Howell³, Pankaj Patel², Sophie Barlow³ and Roberto Caporali⁴, ¹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ³Adelphi Real World, Bollington, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, and Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: Network meta-analyses of phase 3 clinical trial data involving JAK inhibitor (JAKi)-treated patients with RA and an inadequate response to conventional synthetic DMARDs showed…
Abstract Number: 1534 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use and Safety of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors Among Patients with Lupus Nephritis and Clinical Indications
April Jorge¹, Kila Panchot², Baijun Zhou², Aakash Patel¹ and Hyon K. Choi³, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have nephroprotective and cardioprotective benefits and may have a role in lupus nephritis (LN) treatment. 2023 EULAR SLE treatment guidelines…
Abstract Number: 2021 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Dual Benefits of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors for Recurrent Nephrolithiasis and Gout Flares Among Gout Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: New User, Active Comparator Target Trial Emulation Studies
Natalie McCormick¹, Chio Yokose², Leo Lu³, Deborah Wexler¹, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta⁴, Mary A. De Vera⁵, saiajay chigurupati¹, Kiara Tan¹, Chixiang Chen⁶, Rozalina McCoy⁶, Gary Curhan⁷ and Hyon K. Choi⁸, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Nephrolithiasis and gout are both common, extremely painful conditions which frequently coexist, along with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), first approved…

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