Abstracts tagged "COVID-19"

Abstract Number: 1109 • ACR Convergence 2025
Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infected Patients with Rheumatic Diseases on Rituximab: A Subanalysis of the COVID-19 Vaccine Booster in Immunocompromised Rheumatic Diseases (COVBIRD) Study
Laurianne Simard¹, Nathalie Amiable², Ines Colmegna³, Anne-Sophie Julien⁴, Sonia Léger-Thériault⁵, Alexandra Godbout⁴, Lison Fournier⁶, Giuliana Alfonso⁵, Josiane Bourre-Tessier⁷, Marie Hudson⁸, Nicolas Richard⁹, Jean-Paul Makhzoum¹⁰, Arielle Mendel¹¹, Sasha Bernatsky¹², Marc Dionne⁶, Michael Libman⁵, Gaston De Serres⁶ and Paul Fortin¹³, ¹Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, ²Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ³The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, ⁵MUHC, Montreal, Canada, ⁶Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Quebec, Canada, ⁷Centre hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁹Hopital Maisonneuve Rosemont, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, ¹¹McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹²Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹³Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD) treated with B-cell-depleting therapies such as rituximab (RTX) have impaired humoral immune responses, increasing their susceptibility to…
Abstract Number: 1081 • ACR Convergence 2025
Insurance, Gender, and COVID-19’s Effects on Health Inequity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A 12-Year Long Population Assessment
Ramsha Riaz¹, Lifang Zhang², Andrea Berger², Hema Srinivasan², Lisa Schroeder³ and Jonida Cote⁴, ¹Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, ³Geisinger, Danville, PA, ⁴Geisinger Health System, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Background/Purpose: Recognizing health care disparities in Rheumatoid Arthritis is crucial to improving outcomes. This study analyzes factors contributing to RA care inequities.Methods: We examined RA…
Abstract Number: 2578 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of Oral Outpatient Antiviral Medications for COVID-19 with the Risk of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 in Individuals with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Madison Negron¹, Jiaqi Wang², Xiaosong Wang³, Lauren O'Keeffe⁴, Grace Qian⁴, Kevin Mueller⁴, Alene Saavedra⁴, Natalie Davis⁵, Liya Sisay Getachew⁶, Jeffrey Sparks⁶ and Naomi Patel⁷, ¹Harvard Extension School, Medford, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, BOston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Natick, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Prior studies have evaluated the efficacy of antiviral medications on acute outcomes of COVID-19 infection as well as the risk of post-acute sequelae of…
Abstract Number: 1068 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association Between Social Determinants of Health Domains and COVID-19-Related Hospitalization in Individuals with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Retrospective Analysis of National U.S. Data
Londyn Robinson¹, jerrod anzalone², Jasvinder Singh³, Kaleb Michaud², Lesley Jackson⁴, Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁵, Dongmei Li⁶, Rena Patel⁴ and Namrata Singh⁷, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, ⁷University of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Background/Purpose: Although studies have been published on the baseline characteristics of patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) with COVID-19 infection, little data exists on how…
Abstract Number: 2577 • ACR Convergence 2025
Duration of SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding After Acute Infection in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Using B Cell Depletion or Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Liya Sisay Getachew¹, Xiaosong Wang², Zachary Wallace³, Naomi Patel⁴, Lauren O'Keeffe⁵, Madison Negron⁶, Grace Qian⁵, Alene Saavedra⁵, Kevin Mueller⁵, Natalie Davis⁷, Yijia Li⁸, Manish Choudhary⁵, Julie Boucau³, Brooke Leeman⁵, Gregory Edelstein⁵, Owen Glover³, Yumeko Kawano⁵, Rinki Deo⁵, Caitlin Marino³, Zahra Reynolds³, Karry Su³, Chase Mandell³, Eliza Passell³, Mamadou Barry³, Andrew Alexandrescu³, Dibya Ghimire³, Mriganka Mandal⁹, Tammy Vyas³, Sarah Hammond³, Jatin Vyas³, Jacob Lemieux³, Mark Siedner³, Amy Barczak³, Jonathan Li³ and Jeffrey Sparks¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Natick, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁶Harvard Extension School, Medford, MA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁸University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, ⁹Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
Background/Purpose: People with rheumatic diseases are at risk for acute and post-acute COVID-19 outcomes in part due to immunosuppressive medications. Those on B-cell depleting therapies…
Abstract Number: 0806 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative Risk of Infection-Related Complications in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Treated with Anifrolumab versus Belimumab: A Target Trial Emulation
Teng-Chieh Hsu¹, An-Ping Huo², Pei-Lun Liao², Pui-Ying Leong² and James Wei³, ¹Wuri Lin Shin Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China), ³Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: Anifrolumab and belimumab are biologic agents approved for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), yet their comparative safety profiles, particularly regarding infection risks, remain inadequately characterized…
Abstract Number: 2574 • ACR Convergence 2025
Differences in SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Persistence in Individuals with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Compared to the General Population
Naomi Patel¹, Zoe Swank², Jiaqi Wang¹, Xiaosong Wang³, Lauren O'Keeffe², Madison Negron⁴, Liya Sisay Getachew⁵, Louise Hansen⁶, Grace Qian², Alene Saavedra², Kevin Mueller², Natalie Davis⁷, Kathleen Vanni⁵, Zachary Wallace⁸, David Walt² and Jeffrey Sparks⁵, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Natick, MA, ⁴Harvard Extension School, Medford, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, B, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁸Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Individuals with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at risk for worse acute and post-acute COVID-19 outcomes due to use of immunosuppressive medications and…
Abstract Number: 0207 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Feasibility and Clinical Effects of Anti-Inflammatory Diet Intervention In Patients Diagnosed With Long COVID (Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS CoV-2, PASC)
Suzi Hong¹, Marcos Monteon², Kathleen Bundy³, Chloe Delgado Ramirez³, Phoebe Senowitz³, Monica Guma⁴, Nina Acebo⁵, Chris Pruitt⁶, Tanya Shekhtman³, Shahrokh Golshan⁷ and Susan Lee⁸, ¹Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science UCSD; Department of Psychiatry UCSD, San Diego, ²University of California, San Diego, San Diego, ³Department of Family Medicine, Center for Integrative Health, Krupp Endowment Fund, UCSD, La Jolla, ⁴University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁵University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, ⁶Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, UCSD, La Jolla, ⁷Department of Pyschiatry, UCSD, La Jolla, ⁸Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: There have been over 777 million cases of acute COVID-19 infections worldwide as of April 2025. Although many patients recover, an estimated 10-30% of…
Abstract Number: 2575 • ACR Convergence 2025
Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among Women with Systemic Rheumatic Diseases in New York City Assessed Between 2022 and 2024
Yongjay Kim¹, Sandhya Kannayiram², Amaya Smole³, Lucy Masto⁴, Neha Nagpal⁵, Naiva Manuela Piatchou Donfack⁵, Deanna Jannat-Khah⁵, Lisa Mandl⁵, Caroline Siegel⁵, Sarah Lieber⁵, Michael Lockshin⁵, Lisa Sammaritano⁵ and Medha Barbhaiya⁵, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, Brooklyn, NY, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Women with systemic rheumatic diseases (SRDs), and particularly those on immunosuppressive medications, are at increased risk for serious infections such as influenza and COVID-19.…
Abstract Number: 0158 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association between newer COVID-19 vaccines and COVID-19 related hospitalizations among people with autoimmune rheumatic diseases in the U.S. National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)
Lesley Jackson¹, jerrod anzalone², Rahima Begum³, Fazlur Rahman¹, Namrata Singh⁴, Londyn Robinson⁵, Kaleb Michaud², Kenneth Saag⁶, Jasvinder Singh⁷, Rena Patel¹ and Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁸, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ⁴University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁵University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁸University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: People with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRD) are at higher risk for serious complications and poor outcomes from COVID-19 infection. Data is lacking on outcomes…
Abstract Number: 2297 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinically Relevant Anti-Vaccine and Virus Antibodies in Patients with Sjogren’s Disease Treated with Nipocalimab: Post-Hoc Analysis of the DAHLIAS Study
Faye Yu¹, Eugene Myshkin¹, Jonathan J. Hubbard², Kim Campbell², Matthew Loza³, Dessislava Dimitrova², Carolyn Cuff¹ and Sheng Gao³, ¹Johnson & Johnson, Cambridge, MA, USA, Cambridge, MA, ²Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, ³Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA
Background/Purpose: Nipocalimab is a fully human, high affinity, aglycosylated, effectorless IgG1 monoclonal antibody designed to selectively block neonatal fragment crystallizable receptor (FcRn), thereby lowering serum…
Abstract Number: 0157 • ACR Convergence 2025
Influence of Outpatient Clinic Visits on Receipt of the COVID-19 Vaccine among People with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Lesley Jackson¹, Nicole Wright², Rahima Begum³, Fazlur Rahman¹, Rena Patel¹, Kenneth Saag⁴, Jeffrey Curtis⁵ and Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁶, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ⁴The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Rheumatologists and primary care providers (PCPs) are some of the most trusted clinicians for people living with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRD), and they may…
Abstract Number: 2228 • ACR Convergence 2025
COVID-19 Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Prescribed Biologic vs. Conventional DMARDs: A Propensity-Matched Analysis
Chase Verdugo¹, Yazin Hindosh¹, Akram Hindosh¹, Jonathan Sayegh¹, Bassam Mitri¹, Johnny Youssef¹, Tyler On¹, Faissal Stipho² and Issa Batarseh², ¹University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Tucson, AZ, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Banner University Medical Center / University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by immune system dysregulation, and it is commonly treated with either conventional or biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic…
Abstract Number: 0151 • ACR Convergence 2025
Post-COVID Decline in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mortality in the United States: A National Analysis from 2014 to 2023
Ghassan Makhoul¹, Aziz-ur-Rahman Khalid², Islam Rajab¹, Hasan Munshi¹, Emmanuel Olumuyide³, MD Walid Akram Hussain¹, Aqsa Sorathia¹, Reshma John¹, Ahmed Huzien¹, ivan Mercado¹, Nargis Mateen⁴ and Robert Lahita², ¹St. Josephs University Medical Center, Paterson, ²St. Josephs University Medical Center, Wayne, NJ, ³Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, ⁴St. Josephs University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease with high morbidity and mortality. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on SLE-related deaths…
Abstract Number: 2019 • ACR Convergence 2025
Incidence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Participants with IgG4-Related Disease Treated with Inebilizumab in the MITIGATE Study
Arezou Khosroshahi¹, Emma Culver², Wen Zhang³, Kazuichi Okazaki⁴, Yoshiya Tanaka⁵, Matthias Lohr⁶, nicolas schleinitz⁷, Xinxin Dong⁸, Sue Cheng⁸, Daniel Cimbora⁸ and John Stone⁹, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²John Radcliffe Hospital; University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dong Cheng Qu, China (People's Republic), ⁴Kansai Medical University Kori Hospital, Osaka, Japan, ⁵University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁶Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁷Aix Marseille university, AP-HM, Marseille, France, ⁸Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁹Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA
Background/Purpose: The potential of B-cell-depleting therapies to diminish humoral responses is recognized, but whether this leads to an increased risk of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)…

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