Abstracts tagged "COVID-19"

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)…
Abstract Number: 0039 • ACR Convergence 2025
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Gene Variants in Severe COVID-19 Cytokine Storm Syndrome
randy Cron¹, Abhishek Kamath¹, Mingce Zhang¹, Devin Abhser², Lesley Jackson¹ and Walter Winn Chatham³, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Kaiser Permanente Research Bank, Oakland, CA, ³University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Background/Purpose: Severe COVID-19 infection resulting in hospitalization shares features with frequently fatal cytokine storm syndromes (CSS), such as hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and macrophage activation syndrome…
Abstract Number: 1897 • ACR Convergence 2025
Changes in SLE Mortality During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Laura Hernandez¹ and Ram Singh², ¹University of California, Los Angeles, Murrieta, CA, ²UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are vulnerable to infections due to both underlying immune dysfunction and the use of immunosuppressive therapies. Hence, it…
Abstract Number: 1636 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Impact of Arthritis on Self-Management Activities of West Virginia Adults with Type 2 Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dina Maruca¹, Teresa Brady², Gerald Hobbs, Jr.¹ and Ranjita Misra¹, ¹West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, ²Clarity Consulting and Communications, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: One-third of adults with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) also have arthritis. West Virginia (WV), the 3rd most rural US state, has the highest prevalence…
Abstract Number: 1576 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of COVID-19 Infection on Fibrosis Progression in CTD-Associated ILD: An AI-Based Quantitative CT Study
kyung-Ann Lee¹, Hyun-Sook Kim² and Boda Nam³, ¹Soonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul: Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary fibrosis is a recognized sequela of severe COVID-19 pneumonia, but its additive impact on pre-existing interstitial lung disease (ILD)—particularly in patients with connective…
Abstract Number: 0242 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of Outpatient Antiviral Therapy and Severe Outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Infection in Patients with Immune Mediated Diseases on B Cell Depleting Agents
Cassandra Calabrese¹, Xiaofang wang², Abhijit Duggal², Gretchen Sacha², Shuaiqi Huang² and Leonard Calabrese², ¹Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Heights, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Immunocompromised patients constitute a high-risk group for severe COVID-19 outcomes and those on B cell depleting therapy (BCTD) are among the most vulnerable. Previous…
Abstract Number: 1531 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prospective mRNA SARS-CoV-2 Additional Vaccination in Systemic Autoimmune Disease Patients on Immunosuppressive Medications in a Randomized Controlled Trial
Meggan Mackay¹, Catriona Wagner², Ashley Pinckney³, Jeffrey Cohen⁴, Zachary Wallace⁵, Arezou Khosroshahi⁶, Jeffrey Sparks⁷, Sandra Lord⁸, Amit Saxena⁹, Roberto Caricchio¹⁰, Alfred Kim¹¹, Diane Kamen¹², Fotios Koumpouras¹³, Anca Askanase¹⁴, Kenneth Smith¹⁵, Joel Guthridge¹⁵, Susan Macwana¹⁶, Sean McCarthy¹⁷, Matthew Sherman¹⁸, Sanaz Daneshfar Hamrah¹⁹, Maria Veri¹⁹, Kate York²⁰, Sarah Walker²¹, Sandeep Narpala²², Robin Carroll²², Bob Lin²², Leonid Serebryanny²², Adrian McDermott²³, William Barry²¹, Ellen Goldmuntz²⁴, James McNamara²⁵, Sara Tedeschi²⁶, Amit Bar-Or²⁷, Dinesh Khanna²⁸, ACV01 Clinical Study Team¹⁵ and Judith James¹⁵, ¹Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Santa Cruz, CA, ³Rho, St Louis Park, NC, ⁴Neurologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁶Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA, ⁸Center for Interventional Immunology, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA., Seattle, WA, ⁹NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ¹⁰University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, ¹¹Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO, ¹²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ¹³Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ¹⁴Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ¹⁵Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹⁶Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ¹⁷DAIT/NIAID/NIH, Rockville, MD, ¹⁸DAIT/NIAID/NIH, Washington, DC, ¹⁹Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, NIH/NIAID, Bethesda, MD, USA., Bethesda, MD, ²⁰Rho Federal Systems Division, Durham, NC, USA., Durham, NC, ²¹Rho, Durham, NC, ²²Vaccine Research Center, NIH/NIAID, Bethesda, MD, USA, Bethesda, MD, ²³Vaccine Research Center, NIH/NIAID, Bethesda, MD, ²⁴NIAID/ NIH, Washington, DC, ²⁵NIH, Bethesda, MD, ²⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²⁷Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, Philadelphia, PA, ²⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune disease patients treated with mycophenolate mofetil/mycophenolic acid (MMF/MPA), methotrexate (MTX), or B cell-depleting therapies (BCDT) exhibit reduced humoral responses following primary two-dose COVID-19…
Abstract Number: 2242 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Cross-sectional Study on Predictors of COVID-19 Infection, Admission and Mortality and Effect of Immunomodulating Treatments in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mohammad Movahedi¹, Elliot Hepworth², Angela Cesta³, Xiuying Li³, Claire Bombardier⁴ and Sibel Aydin⁵, and OBRI investogators, ¹Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 infection frequently leads to a cytokine storm, which has successfully been treated with some immunomodulating therapies according to observational studies. Interestingly, treatments investigated…
Abstract Number: 0243 • ACR Convergence 2024
Humoral Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Breakthrough COVID-19 Disease in Patients with Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases Receiving Biological Treatment
Eve-Kai Raussi, Maigi Eisen, Küllike Palk and Marge Kütt, North Estonia Medical Centre Foundation, Tallinn, Estonia
Background/Purpose: Immune response in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID) is compromised. As SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trials excluded patients on immunosuppressive therapy, data about vaccination efficacy…
Abstract Number: 1718 • ACR Convergence 2024
Randomization to Holding versus Continuing (JAKi, IL17) and Autoimmune Patient Responses to COVID-19 Boosters: Results from the Covid-19 VaccinE Response in Rheumatology Patients (COVER) Study
Amy Mudano¹, Gary Cutter², Emily Holladay³, Kevin Winthrop⁴, Ted Mikuls⁵, Geoffrey Thiele⁵, Mark Law⁵, Monique Bastidas⁶, Mike Zikry⁶, Kelly Chun⁶, Michael George⁷, Jayashree Sinha⁸, Naiara Alvarez⁹, John Tesser¹⁰ and Jeffrey Curtis¹¹, and COVER Site Principal Investigator Group, ¹Illumination Health, Hoover, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Edmond, OK, ⁴School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶Labcorp, Calabasas, CA, ⁷University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸self employed, Clovis, NM, ⁹Integrative Rheumatology of South Texas, McAllen, TX, ¹⁰Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, Phoenix, AZ, ¹¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL
Background/Purpose: Best practice for the use of immunosuppression to optimize vaccine response remains uncertain. We conducted the Covid VaccinE Response (COVER) trial, a multicenter, randomized…
Abstract Number: 2613 • ACR Convergence 2024
Vaccination Is Associated with Lower Risk of Parenchymal Lung Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis After COVID-19: Results from a Prospective Study
Gregory McDermott¹, Ritu Gill², Suzanne Byrne³, Staci Gagne³, Emily Kowalski³, Xiaosong Wang⁴, Grace Qian⁴, Katarina Bade³, Kevin Mueller³, Alene Saavedra³, Kathleen Vanni⁴, Caleb Bolden⁵, Naomi Patel⁵, Krishan Guzzo³, Marcy Bolster⁵, Shruthi Srivatsan⁵, Pierre-Antoine Juge⁶, Tracy J Doyle⁷, Zachary Wallace⁸ and Jeffrey Sparks⁹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Departement of Rheumatology, AP-HP, Bichat Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, West Roxbury, MA, ⁸Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁹Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: RA is associated with several forms of parenchymal lung disease, including interstitial lung disease (ILD), bronchiectasis, and emphysema. Acute COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses…
Abstract Number: 0244 • ACR Convergence 2024
Adjunctive Belimumab Exerts Favorable Ferritin Recovery and Survival for Post-COVID Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Immune Mediated Inflammatory Diseases Treated with Rituximab: A Case Series
Pei-Hsinq Lai¹, Cheng-Hsun Lu² and Song-Chou Hsieh³, ¹Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ³National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: Post-COVID interstitial lung disease (post-COVID ILD) is a critical sequelae yet the role of immunomodulatory therapies remains unclear. We explored to characterize post-COVID ILD…

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