Abstracts tagged "corticosteroids"

Abstract Number: 028 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Achieving Medication-Free Remission in Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Harneet Ghumman¹, Ilaria Maccora², Hermine Brunner¹, Amy Cassedy³, Mekibib Altaye², Asra Firdous¹, Alexei Grom¹, Daniel Lovell¹, Angela Merritt¹, Megan Quinlan-Waters¹ and Sheila Angeles-Han², ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is characterized by symmetric proximal muscle weakness, distinct rash, and a risk for calcinosis. Systemic immunosuppression is needed. Evidence is limited…
Abstract Number: L17 • ACR Convergence 2022
Evaluating the Safety and Factors Associated with Treatment Cessation in Takayasu Arteritis
Robert Maughan¹, Andrew Porter¹, Chanaka Dahanayake², Claudia Ianonne¹, Ritu Alapat¹, Charis Pericleous¹, Taryn Youngstein³ and Justin Mason¹, ¹Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ³Imperial NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Immunosuppression in Takayasu Arteritis (TA) reduces the risk of arterial damage and disease progression. However, long-term use of glucocorticoids (GC) and other immunosuppressants carries…
Abstract Number: 0134 • ACR Convergence 2022
Combination Treatment with Baricitinib and Pulse Steroids in Severe COVID19: A
Francesco Ferro¹, Elena Elefante², Italiano Nazzareno², Gaetano La Rocca³, Davide Schilirò², Michele Moretti², Roberto Mozzo⁴, De Simone Luigi⁴, Chiara Baldini⁵ and Marta Mosca², ¹Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ²University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ³University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Palermo, Palermo, Italy, ⁴Anesthesiology & Intensive Care Unit/Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy, ⁵University of Pisa, Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Growing evidence from RCTs and real-life experiences has highlighted important similarities between severe COVID19 and rapidly progressive interstitial lung diseases (RP-ILD) occurring in connective…
Abstract Number: 2004 • ACR Convergence 2022
Which Route and Dose of Corticosteroids Is Most Effective in Inducing Remission in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis? A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis
Laura Parker¹ and Nicola Gullick², ¹University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom, ²University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire; Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Current NICE guidance for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) states that glucocorticoids may be used for bridging therapy and to rapidly decrease inflammation in acute flares1.…
Abstract Number: 0353 • ACR Convergence 2022
Steroid-Induced Diabetes in Lupus Nephritis Patients: Classic Risk Factors or a Different Type of Diabetes?
Cristian Alejandro Dimas Ramírez¹, André Fortanell-Meza¹, Diego San Agustin-Morales¹, Eduardo Brenner Muslera², Juan Mejia-Vilet³, Paloma Almeda-Valdes⁴, Paola Vázquez Cárdenas⁵, F. Javier Merayo-Chalico⁶ and Ana Barrera-Vargas¹, ¹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ²School of Medicine of Universidad Panamericana, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ³National Autonomous University of Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁴Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and the Research Unit of Metabolic Diseases. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁵Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁶Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirn", Ciudad de México, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids are frequently employed in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and play a critical role in the induction therapy of lupus…
Abstract Number: 2005 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comparison of Treatment and Disease Activity in the Early Stage of Onset in Patients with Elderly-onset vs Younger-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Data of National Database of Rheumatic Diseases in Japan (NinJa)
Toshihiro Matsui¹ and Shigeto Tohma², ¹NHO Sagamihara National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan, ²National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: To clarify the current status and issues concerning treatment in the early stage of onset in patients with elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Japan.Methods:…
Abstract Number: 0354 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical and Economic Characterization of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients by Cumulative Corticosteroid Dose over 1 Year: Real-World Observation of Commercially Insured Adults in the United States
Sandra Sze-jung Wu¹, Allison Perry², Helen Varker³, Rich Bizier³, Liisa Palmer³ and Gary Bryant⁴, ¹AstraZeneca, Hockessin, DE, ²IBM Watson Health, New York, NY, ³Merative, Cambridge, MA, ⁴AstraZeneca, New Castle, DE
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex, heterogeneous disease associated with periods of flares. Identifying patients at risk of severe disease and associated resource…
Abstract Number: 2076 • ACR Convergence 2022
Unfavorable Outcomes Associated with Current Standard of Care in the Management of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Zahi Touma¹, Sheena Kayaniyil², Anna Parackal², Dennisse Bonilla¹, Jiandong Su¹, Christina Qian³, Sally Miller³, Shelagh Szabo³ and Shelly Chandran², ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²AstraZeneca, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ³Broadstreet Health Economics & Outcomes Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The effectiveness of current standard of care treatment including corticosteroids (CS) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is limited and has potential side-effects. Given the…
Abstract Number: 0469 • ACR Convergence 2022
Factors Associated with Corticosteroid Dosing in the Management of Giant Cell Arteritis
Loukas Kakoullis and Shiv Sehra, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Corticosteroids are the cornerstone of therapy in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Tapering regiments vary considerably in both dose and duration, while relapses…
Abstract Number: 2197 • ACR Convergence 2022
Unmet Need in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Therapy: High Corticosteroid Use and Poor Adherence and Persistence to SLE Treatments in the US
Prajakta Masurkar¹, Jennifer Reckleff², Nicole Princic³, Brendan Limone⁴, Hana Schwartz⁴, Elaine Karis⁵, Eric Zollars⁶, Bradley Stolshek⁵ and Karen Costenbader⁷, ¹Amgen, Wylie, TX, ²Amgen, Westlake Village, CA, ³IBM Watson Health, Reading, MA, ⁴IBM Watson Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁵Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁶Amgen, Newbury Park, CA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Poor treatment adherence and persistence is an ongoing problem among SLE patients due to complex regimens and may lead to frequent use of high-dose…
Abstract Number: 0539 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cardiac Complications, Thrombosis, Infections and All-cause Mortality Among Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease Due to Lupus Nephritis in the USRDS 2006-2013 According to SLE Medication Use
Anna Broder¹, Wenzhu B. Mowrey², Kazuki Yoshida³ and Karen Costenbader³, ¹Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Medication management strategies in patients with lupus-related end stage kidney disease (ESKD) have not been studied. Our prior work has shown that HCQ may…
Abstract Number: 0590 • ACR Convergence 2022
Molecular Profiling of Normal Human Synovium Reveals Striking Impact of Adipocytes and Homeostatic Cortisol Signaling
Heather Faust¹, Tan-Yun Cheng¹, Ilya Korsunsky¹, Gerald FM Watts¹, David Moody¹ and Michael Brenner², ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The synovium encapsulates joints and contains fibroblasts which proliferate, become invasive, and drive disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA). There is…
Abstract Number: 0621 • ACR Convergence 2022
Altered Immunological Circadian Rhythms and the Effect of Treatment with Glucocorticoids on Circadian Rhythms of Immune Cells in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Bring Back the Rhythm
Siska Wilantri¹, Cindy Strehl¹, Dimas Abdirama¹, Timo Gaber¹, Robert Biesen² and Frank Buttgereit¹, ¹Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / DRFZ Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Clinical symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including pain, joint stiffness, and swelling, exhibit a distinct circadian rhythm that exacerbates in the early morning in…
Abstract Number: 0767 • ACR Convergence 2022
Canadian Research Group of Rheumatology in Immuno-Oncology (CanRIO) – A Retrospective Chart Review Study of Adults with Inflammatory Arthritis Associated with Cancer Immunotherapies
Megan Himmel, Alexandra Saltman and Brooke Pollock, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cancer therapies that target immune checkpoints have gained a prominent role in the treatment of malignancy. These agents stimulate an impressive and sustained anti-tumour…
Abstract Number: 0866 • ACR Convergence 2022
Outcomes of Children with Uveitis Associated with Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy (ADNIV) Treated with Methotrexate and Infliximab
Sheila Angeles-Han¹, Grant Schulert¹, Megan Quinlan-Waters¹, Alexandra Duell¹, Jennifer Huggins¹, Tiffany Nguyen², Cameron Sapp², Sumit Sharma³, Sunil Srivastava⁴ and Arjun Sood², ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, OH, ³Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Pediatric uveitis is commonly associated with rheumatic disease and can lead to sight-threatening complications. Initial treatment are glucocorticoids and subsequently methotrexate (MTX) and TNF…

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