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Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

  • Abstract Number: L09 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Patients with Active Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

    Hermine Brunner1, Caifeng Li2, Kogie Chinniah3, Yosef Uziel4, Olga Synoverska5, Sujata Sawhney6, Inmaculada Calvo Penades7, Ingrid Clara Louw8, Meiping Lu9, Pooja Nikunj Patel10, Pamela F. Weiss11, Cheng Chang12, Ivana Vranic13, Shixue Liu14, Annette Diehl15, Jose L. Rivas16, Carol A. Connell17, Gary G. Koch18, Alberto Martini19, Daniel J. Lovell1, Nicolino Ruperto20 and the PRINTO and PRCSG investigators, 1Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Bejing, China, 3Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Kwa-Zulu, and Enhancing Care Foundation, Durban, South Africa, 4Pedriatric Rheumatology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Meir Medical Center and Israel Tel Aviv University School of Medicine, Kfar Saba, Israel, 5Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, 6Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India, 7Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain, 8Panorama Medical Centre, Cape Town, South Africa, 9Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China, 10Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago; Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 11Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 12Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, 13Pfizer Ltd, Tadworth, United Kingdom, 14Pfizer Inc, Shanghai, China, 15Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, 16Pfizer SLU, Madrid, Spain, 17Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, 18University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 19University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, 20Università Milano Bicocca, Milano, and IRCCS Fondazione San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib (TOF) has been shown to be efficacious in the treatment of polyarticular course JIA, including systemic JIA (sJIA) without active systemic features. Here…
  • Abstract Number: 0266 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Analysis of Gout Remission Definitions in a Randomised Controlled Trial of Colchicine Prophylaxis for People with Gout Initiating Allopurinol

    Dansoa Tabi-Amponsah1, Lisa Stamp2, Anne Horne3, Jill Drake4, Sarah Stewart5, Gregory Gamble3, Keith Petrie1 and Nicola Dalbeth3, 1The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 2University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 3University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 4University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand, 5Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

    Background/Purpose: To investigate the effect of colchicine prophylaxis on gout remission when commencing urate lowering therapy (ULT), and illness perceptions of people in remission, using…
  • Abstract Number: 0545 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Missing Data in Observational Studies: Investigating Cross-sectional Single Imputation Methods for Assessing Disease Activity in Axial Spondyloarthritis

    Stylianos Georgiadis1, Marion Pons2, Simon Horskjær Rasmussen2, Merete Hetland3, Louise Linde2, Daniela DiGuiseppe4, Brigitte Michelsen5, Johan Karlsson Wallman6, Tor Olofsson7, Karel Pavelka8, Jakub Závada8, Bente Glintborg9, Anne Gitte Loft10, Catalin Codreanu11, Daniel Melim12, Diogo Esperança Almeida13, Tore K. Kvien14, Vappu Rantalaiho15, Ritva Peltomaa16, Bjorn Gudbjornsson17, Olafur Palsson18, Ovidiu Rotariu19, Ross MacDonald19, Ziga Rotar20, Katja Perdan-Pikmajer20, Karin Laas21, Florenzo Iannone22, Adrian Ciurea23, Mikkel Ostergaard24 and Lykke Oernbjerg1, 1Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark, 2Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark, 3Rigshospitalet Glostrup and University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, 4Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 5Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Diakonhjemmet Hospital and Sørlandet Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, 6Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden, 7Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, Lund, Sweden, 8Institute of Rheumatology and Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic, 9DANBIO, Rigshospitalet Glostrup and University of Copenhagen, Virum, Denmark, 10Aarhus University Hospital and Aarhus University, Horsens, Denmark, 11University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, 12Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisbon, Portugal, 13Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal, 14Center 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, 15Tampere University Hospital, Tampere University and Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Tampere, Finland, 16Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, 17Landspitali University Hospital and University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, 18University of Iceland and Skåne University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, 19University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 20University Medical Centre Ljubljana and University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 21East-Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia, 22Rheumatology Unit- University of Bari "Aldo Moro", IT, Bari, Italy, 23University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 24Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen and Center for Rheumatology, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: In observational studies, several longitudinal methods have been proposed to impute missing data of an individual by using the available information of the same…
  • Abstract Number: 0626 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Impact of the Lupus Foundation of America Rapid Evaluation of Activity in Lupus (LFA-REAL) Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients from the Almenara Lupus Cohort

    Manuel Ugarte-Gil1, RV, Gamboa-Cardenas2, Victor Pimentel-Quiroz3, Cristina Reategui4, Claudia Elera Fitzcarrald5, Samira García-Hirsh6, José Alfaro-Lozano6, Cesar Pastor-Asurza6, Zoila Rodriguez-Bellido6, Risto Perich-Campos6 and Graciela Alarcon7, 1Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Lima, Peru, 2Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Lima, Peru, 3Universidad Científica del Sur/Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Magdalena del Mar, Peru, 4Servicio de Reumatología. Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud/Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Lima, Peru, 5Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen/Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru, 6Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Lima, Peru, 7The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA

    Background/Purpose: Physician-reported disease activity has a modest association with patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in systemic lupus erythematosus patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate…
  • Abstract Number: 0867 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Development of a Remote Patient Monitoring System Based on a Novel Digital Biomarker for Swelling in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Marc Blanchard1, Cinja Koller2, Jules Maglione3, Patrick Hermann1 and Thomas Hügle3, 1Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland, 2Doctoral School, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Genève, Vaud, Switzerland, 3Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) care faces challenges due to a shortage of healthcare providers, an increasing patient population and the remote locations of many patients.…
  • Abstract Number: 1331 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Does Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis Status Matter in Modeling Patient Global Assessment Trajectories over 20 Years in a Large US Registry?

    Sofia Pedro1, Kristin Wipfler2, Urbano Sbarigia3, Federico Zazzetti4, Anna Sheahan5, Patti Katz6 and Kaleb Michaud7, 1Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, 2FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, 3Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, 4Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Horsham, PA, PA, 5Janssen, Chapel Hill, NC, 6UCSF, San Rafael, CA, 7University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

    Background/Purpose: Refractory rheumatoid arthritis (reRA) is characterized by an inadequate response to multiple DMARDs. Many factors including environment, comorbidities, sociodemographics, and the treatment itself influence poor…
  • Abstract Number: 1378 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Tocilizumab Effect on the Three Pathways of the Complement System in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Marta Hernández-Díaz1, Iván Ferraz-Amaro2, Sergio Santos-Concepción3, Javier Castro3, Vanesa Hernandez4, Beatriz Tejera Segura5, Cristina Luna6, Esmeralda Delgado-Frías2 and Federico Diaz-González2, 1Hospital Universitario de Canarias, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain, 2Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain, 3Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain, 4Rheumatology department. Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain, 5Rheumatology Department. Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, Las palmas, Spain, 6Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria, Santa Cruz, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is used in diseases characterized by markedly elevated inflammatory markers and elevated pro-inflammatory cytokines like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile idiopathic arthritis and…
  • Abstract Number: 1596 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Efficacy of Eosinophil-Targeting Therapies According to Disease Severity in Patients with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

    Bernhard Hellmich1, Peter Merkel2, David Jayne3, Benjamin Terrier4, Florence Roufosse5, Parameswaran Nair6, Nader Khalidi6, David J. Jackson7, Shunsuke Furuta8, Lena Börjesson Sjö9, Sofia Necander9, Anat Shavit10, Claire Walton11 and Michael Wechsler12, 1Klinik für Innere Medizin, Rheumatologie, Pneumologie, Nephrologie und Diabetologie, Medius Kliniken, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Tübingen, Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 3University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 4Service de Médecine interne, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 5Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, 6McMaster University and St Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 7Guy’s Severe Asthma Centre, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust; School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, 8Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan, 9Late-Stage Respiratory and Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, 10BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 11Late-Stage Respiratory and Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 12National Jewish Health, Denver, CO

    Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare inflammatory disorder characterized by asthma, eosinophilia, and small-to-medium size vessel vasculitis, with individual manifestations widely ranging…
  • Abstract Number: 1942 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Electronic Health Literacy and Its Association with Disease Activity in RMD Patients – a Cross Sectional Study

    Nasim Nakhost Lotfi1, Helga Lechner-Radner2, Daniela Sieghart1 and Paul Studenic1, 1Medical University Vienna, Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, 2Medical University Vienna, Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Vienna, Austria

    Background/Purpose: In the evolving landscape of healthcare, the reliance on digital tools for patient education and management is growing. The effectiveness of these digital resources…
  • Abstract Number: 2256 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Depletion of Citrullinated Vimentin-reactive Follicular Helper T Cells with Treatment-induced Remission of Recent-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis When Compared to Non-remission at 6 Months

    Jia Yi Hee1, Hendrik Nel2, Yann Abraham3, Katrina Chakradeo4, Michelle Roch4, Tom Lynch5, Lyn March5, Mihir Wechalekar6, Helen Keen7 and Ranjeny Thomas8, 1The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia, 2Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia, 3Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium, 4The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 5The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 6Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia, 7Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, 8University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

    Background/Purpose: More than 50% of people with new-onset RA may achieve remission within the first year on conventional synthetic (cs)-DMARDs. Sustained remission confers better long-term…
  • Abstract Number: 2419 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Clinical and Patient-reported Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Analysis of the SLE Prospective Observational Cohort Study (SPOCS) US Data

    Richard Furie1, Mawuena Binka2, Gelareh Atefi3, Stephanie Y. Chen4 and Bo Ding5, 1Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, 2BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE, 3AstraZeneca, Media, PA, 4BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, 5BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Background/Purpose: SLE is an autoimmune disease with diverse manifestations and progression patterns that, via disease activity and effects of standard therapy, imposes a significant burden…
  • Abstract Number: 0295 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Mycophenolate Mofetil in the Treatment of Patients with Isolated Cardiac Sarcoidosis

    Namitha Nair1, Leen Al Saleh2, Haya Haddad3, Maria Jaimes Reyes4, Vishakha Chetram5, Farooq Sheikh6, FLORINA CONSTANTINESCU7 and Anjani Pillarisetty8, 1University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Watson Clinic, Lakeland, FL, 3Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Silver Spring, MD, 4Medstar Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 5Inova Schar Heart and Vascular, Falls Chirch, VA, 6MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, 7MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, 8Carson Tahoe Medical Group, Reno, NV

    Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement is seen in approximately a fourth of patients with sarcoidosis, a non-necrotizing granulomatous systemic disease. Among these patients, 25% may have isolated cardiac…
  • Abstract Number: 0548 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Associations and Impact of Kinesiophobia on Patient Reported Outcomes and Performance-based Mobility Measures in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis

    David Kiefer1, Juergen Braun2, Uta Kiltz3, Niklas Kolle1, Lucia Schneider1, Ioana Andreica4, Bjoern Buehring5, Philipp Sewerin6, Imke Redeker7, Styliani Tsiami8, Susanne Herbold9 and Xenofon Baraliakos8, 1Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, 2Rheuma Praxis, Ruhr-University Bochum, Berlin, Germany, 3Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University, D-44649 Herne, Germany, 4Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, 5Bergisches Rheuma-Zentrum Wuppertal; Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Wuppertal, Germany, 6Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, 7Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany, 8Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, 9Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Herne, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Kinesiophobia, defined as the fear of movement, poses a significant barrier to effective rehabilitation, functional recovery, and adequate physical activity. To investigate the impact…
  • Abstract Number: 0634 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Clinical Relevance of the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Score (SLE-DAS) in Predicting Lupus Outcomes: A 5-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study

    Hyemin Jeong1, Ji-Hyoun Kang1, Sung-Eun Choi2, Dong-Jin Park3 and Shin-Seok Lee4, 1Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, 2Chonnam National University Medical School & Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, 3Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, 4Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, KR, Gwangju, Republic of Korea

    Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Score (SLE-DAS) is a newly developed tool for assessing disease activity in SLE patients. Despite external validation in diverse…
  • Abstract Number: 0872 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Investigating the Natural Improvement of Rheumatoid Arthritis During Pregnancy

    Matthew Wright1, Dana Goin2, Mette Kiel Smed3, Nicholas Jewell4, J Lee Nelson5, Merete Hetland6 and Damini Jawaheer7, 1Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute/Northwestern University, Chicago, 2UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 3Juliane Marie Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 5University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, 6Rigshospitalet Glostrup and University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, 7Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute/Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Pregnancy can induce a natural improvement of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in 50-75% of women with the disease, while others may worsen or remain unchanged.…
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