Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 0711 • ACR Convergence 2024
Molecular Signatures in the Skin as Predictors of Longitudinal Clinical Trajectories in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Natania Field¹, Monica Yang², Niket Gupta¹, Maxwell Shramuk¹, Lutfiyya Muhammad¹, Vivien Goh¹, Monica Espinoza³, Yiwei Yuan³, Rezvan Parvizi³, Kathleen Aren⁴, Mary Carns⁴, Isaac Goldberg⁵, Lorinda Chung⁶, Dinesh Khanna⁷, Zsuzsanna McMahan⁸, Michael Whitfield³ and Monique Hinchcliff⁹, ¹Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ⁴Northwestern University Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL, ⁵Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, ⁶Stanford University, Woodside, CA, ⁷University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ⁹Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT
Background/Purpose: It has become clear that classification by phenotype is insufficient to explain the heterogeneity in clinical progression for many rheumatic diseases. Systemic sclerosis (SSc)…
Abstract Number: 1201 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of COVID-19 Vaccinations with Osteoarthritis Flares: A Case-Crossover Study
Minerva Nong¹, Colby Lewis V², Genna Braverman³, Vivian Bykerk³, Nathaniel Hupert², Medha Barbhaiya³ and Lisa Mandl³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Tampa, FL, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: People with osteoarthritis (OA) commonly experience periods of increased pain and stiffness (“flares”), which can be distressing and disabling. Despite the prevalence of OA…
Abstract Number: 1351 • ACR Convergence 2024
Development of Noninvasive Assessment Technology for Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on Contact Property Measurements
Woo-Joong KIM¹, Chanseok PARK², Seungmo KOO², Jae-Young CHEONG² and Jiho KIM², ¹Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Hongik University, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that requires regular monitoring to prevent joint damage and systemic complications. However, the shortage of trained…
Abstract Number: 1446 • ACR Convergence 2024
Is the Remission Achieved with Asdas, Basdaı a Real Remission? Should Ultrasound Be Added to the Parameters?
Emrah Koç¹, Burak Okyar², Sibel Bakırcı³, suade Özlem Badak², Ali Nail Demir⁴, İsmail Uçar⁴, Gökhan Sargın⁵, Servet Yüce⁶ and Emine Duygu Ersözlü¹, ¹Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey, ²Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, ³Antalya training and research hospital, Antalya, Turkey, ⁴Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey, ⁵Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey, ⁶Şırnak Provincial Health Directorate Public Health Department, Şırnak, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The study aimed to evaluate changes in enthesis areas in ankylosing spondylitis patients in remission for at least six months, using either NSAIDs or…
Abstract Number: 1743 • ACR Convergence 2024
What Are the Benefits of Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients to Remission After Achieving Low Disease Activity in Clinical Practice?
Jing Zhao¹, Urbano Sbarigia², Jackie Kwong¹, Chinmayi Naik³, Federico Zazzetti⁴, Nancy Shadick³ and Michael Weinblatt⁵, ¹Janssen Global Services, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Raritan, NJ, ²Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, ³Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Horsham, PA, PA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Waban, MA
Background/Purpose: Current treatment guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recommend low disease activity (LDA) as initial treatment goal with remission as a subsequent target whenever possible.…
Abstract Number: 2169 • ACR Convergence 2024
Different Trajectories of Patient Reported Outcomes in Patients with RA in a Stable Phase of Disease – an Observational Study
Paul Studenic¹, Nadine Schwab², Günther Zauner², Thi Lan Vi Tran³ and Helga Lechner-Radner⁴, ¹Medical University Vienna, Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ²dwh GmbH, simulation services, Vienna, Austria & Institute of Information Systems Engineering, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria, ³Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Medical University Vienna, Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we often see a disconnect between patient and evaluator perceived disease activity. In this study we aim to…
Abstract Number: 2363 • ACR Convergence 2024
“How Quickly Will I Feel Better with This New Drug?” – Rapidity of Treatment Response in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Treated with Bimekizumab: Analysis from Two Phase 3 Studies
Atul Deodhar¹, Elena Nikiphorou², Abhijeet Danve³, Stephen Hall⁴, Vanessa Taieb⁵, Diana Voiniciuc⁶, Marina Magrey⁷ and Xenofon Baraliakos⁸, ¹Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁴Cabrini Medical Centre, Monash University, and Emeritus Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁵UCB Pharma, Colombes, France, ⁶UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁷Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/University Hospitals, Richfield, OH, ⁸Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Bimekizumab (BKZ) is a monoclonal IgG1 antibody that selectively inhibits interleukin (IL)-17F in addition to IL-17A. Two phase 3 studies were conducted where treatment…
Abstract Number: 2621 • ACR Convergence 2024
Trends in Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis over 2009-2023 Utilizing DAS28-CRP Inferred from Electronic Health Records
David Cheng¹, Vidul Panickan², Andrew Cagan³, Gregory McDermott⁴, Mary Jeffway³, Ying Qi⁵, Feng Liu³, Michael Weinblatt⁶, Nancy Shadick⁵, Tianxi Cai⁷ and Katherine Liao³, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Waban, MA, ⁷Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Systematic measurement and documentation of disease activity in RA patients is key for monitoring quality of care and is an important outcome and predictor…
Abstract Number: 0157 • ACR Convergence 2023
Discovering the Potential of Digital Biomarkers in the Work Process of the Rheumatology Healthcare Professionals, a Design Thinking Approach; Preliminary Results of the Healthcare Professionals Perspective
patty de Groot¹, Jolanda J. Luime¹, Marc r. Kok², marijn vis¹ and ilja Tchetverikov³, ¹Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Albert Sweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: During times of social-distancing, in-person outpatient visits were greatly reduced. Health care professionals (HCPs) were dependent on the patient's reported experience of their disease…
Abstract Number: 0398 • ACR Convergence 2023
Identification of Disease Activity-related miRNAs Through Artificial Neural Network Analysis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Milena Rodriguez Alvarez¹, Lissette Delgado-Cruzata², Anna Tryfonos¹, Nickolas Almodovar², Toni-Ann Bravo² and Naureen Kabani¹, ¹SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, ²The City University of New York, John Jay College, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is the result of the complex interplay between genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors leading to immune dysregulation, synovial membrane inflammation, and…
Abstract Number: 0554 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Refined Disease Activity Immune Index Informed by Select Immune Mediators That Characterizes Clinical Disease Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Melissa Munroe¹, Derek Blankenship², Daniele DeFreese², Adrian Holloway², Mohan Purushothaman², Wade DeJager³, Susan Macwana³, Joel Guthridge³, Stan Kamp³, Nancy Redinger³, Teresa Aberle³, Eliza Chakravarty³, Cristina Arriens⁴, Yanfeng Li⁵, Hu Zeng⁵, Stephanie Dezzutti⁶, Peter Izmirly⁷, Uma Thanarajasingam⁵, Diane L. Kamen⁶, Jill Buyon⁸, Judith James³ and Eldon Jupe², ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; Progentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, ²Progentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Arthritis & Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁷New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁸NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease marked by varied disease activity, underscored by complex immune dysregulation, including altered immune mediators and…
Abstract Number: 0933 • ACR Convergence 2023
The ‘Sweet’ in Lupus – IgG Glycosylation in Lupus Nephritis
Rhea Bhargava¹, Rohit Upadhyay², Scott Wenderfer³, Jing Chen² and George Tsokos⁴, ¹Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, ²Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, ³University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) occurs in 50% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) for which we lack biomarkers, and an understanding of its pathogenesis.…
Abstract Number: 1268 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Who Rate Their Global Assessment of Disease Activity Substantially Lower Than Their Physicians (Negative Discordance) Based on a Large RA Database in Japan: A Rare but Important Subgroup
Tetsuji Sawada¹, Susumu Nishiyama², Shohei Yamashita³, Toshihiro Matsui⁴ and Shigeto Tohma⁵, ¹Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Shinjuku Tokyo, Japan, ²Kurashiki Medical Center, Kurashiki, Japan, ³Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Shinjuku, Japan, ⁴NHO Sagamihara National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan, ⁵NHO Tokyo National Hospital, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Discordance between patient global assessment (PGA) and physician global assessment (PhGA) regarding the disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be divided into three…
Abstract Number: 1400 • ACR Convergence 2023
Achieving ASDAS Inactive Disease Status in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Sarah Abi Doumeth¹, Omer Pamuk² and Marina Nighat Magrey³, ¹Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Division of Rheumatology, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, ³Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: ASDAS-CRP is a composite score that measures disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and is based on patient-reported outcomes and objective measures of inflammation.…
Abstract Number: 1551 • ACR Convergence 2023
Measurement of Sinonasal Disease Activity in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Roger Yang¹, Ellen Romich², Shubhasree Banerjee³, Naomi Amudala³, Peter Merkel³, Joshua Baker³ and Rennie Rhee³, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Media, PA, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: In granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), sinonasal inflammation can be severe and significantly impact quality of life. Little is known about the most effective local…

All abstracts accepted to ACR Convergence are under media embargo once the ACR has notified presenters of their abstract’s acceptance. They may be presented at other meetings or published as manuscripts after this time but should not be discussed in non-scholarly venues or outlets. The following embargo policies are strictly enforced by the ACR.

Accepted abstracts are made available to the public online in advance of the meeting and are published in a special online supplement of our scientific journal, Arthritis & Rheumatology. Information contained in those abstracts may not be released until the abstracts appear online. In an exception to the media embargo, academic institutions, private organizations, and companies with products whose value may be influenced by information contained in an abstract may issue a press release to coincide with the availability of an ACR abstract on the ACR website. However, the ACR continues to require that information that goes beyond that contained in the abstract (e.g., discussion of the abstract done as part of editorial news coverage) is under media embargo until 10:00 AM ET on November 14, 2024. Journalists with access to embargoed information cannot release articles or editorial news coverage before this time. Editorial news coverage is considered original articles/videos developed by employed journalists to report facts, commentary, and subject matter expert quotes in a narrative form using a variety of sources (e.g., research, announcements, press releases, events, etc.).

Violation of this policy may result in the abstract being withdrawn from the meeting and other measures deemed appropriate. Authors are responsible for notifying colleagues, institutions, communications firms, and all other stakeholders related to the development or promotion of the abstract about this policy. If you have questions about the ACR abstract embargo policy, please contact ACR abstracts staff at [email protected].