Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

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.…
Abstract Number: 1332 • ACR Convergence 2024
Financial Distress and Its Determinants in Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Amber Brown Keebler¹, Yunju Im², Sofia Pedro³, Ted Mikuls¹, Edward Peters¹ and Kaleb Michaud¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, ³Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS
Background/Purpose: Often not evaluated in clinical visits, financial distress associated with medical costs, also known as financial toxicity, has emerged as an important factor affecting…
Abstract Number: 1382 • ACR Convergence 2024
Synovial Expression Levels of PD-1, the Target of Rosnilimab, Correlate with Disease Activity and Persist Across Disease Stages and Lines of Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yangsu Ren¹, Catherine Aversa¹, Myles Lewis², Cankut Cubuk³, Felice Rivellese⁴, Liliane Fossati-Jimack³, Pejman Soroosh¹, Amy Archer¹, Martin Dahl¹, Paul Lizzul¹, Cailin Sibley¹ and Costantino Pitzalis⁵, ¹AnaptysBio, San Diego, CA, ²Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ³Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London and Barts NIHR BRC & NHS Trust, London, EC1M 6BQ, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Experimental Medicine & Rheumatology, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵QMUL, Bromley Kent, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Despite multiple approved therapies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), many patients do not achieve clinically meaningful responses, emphasizing the need for novel therapeutics with improved…
Abstract Number: 1605 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characteristics of Relapses in Patients with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Peter Merkel¹, David Jayne², Ulrich Specks³, Christian Pagnoux⁴, Parameswaran Nair⁵, Nader Khalidi⁵, Arnaud Bourdin⁶, Lena Börjesson Sjö⁷, Sofia Necander⁷, Anat Shavit⁸, Claire Walton⁹ and Michael Wechsler¹⁰, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵McMaster University and St Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁶Department of Respiratory Diseases, University of Montpellier, CHU Montpellier, PhyMedExp, INSERM, CNRS, Montpellier, France, ⁷Late-Stage Respiratory and Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁸BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁹Late-Stage Respiratory and Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ¹⁰National 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. In the Phase 3, double-blind,…
Abstract Number: 1968 • ACR Convergence 2024
Development and Validation of an Arthritis-Detection Algorithm Using Thermal Imaging in Adults and Children
Thomason Jenna¹, Sullivan Erin², Rajdeep Pooni³, Liau Adriel⁴, Sadie Van den Bogaerde⁵, Audrey Luey⁶, Iris Hamilton⁷, Sriya Paluvayi⁶, Megan Tran¹, Janeth Robles-Navarro¹, Ian Muse⁸, Ava Klein⁴, Tzielan Lee⁹, Grant Hughes⁵, Alison Bays⁵, Elizabeth Ferucci¹⁰, Debosmita Biswas¹¹, Savannah Patridge¹¹ and Yongdong (Dan) Zhao¹², ¹University of Washington, Division of Rheumatology, Seattle, WA, ²Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Analytics in Research (BEAR) Core, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴Seattle Children’s Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, ⁵University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶Seattle Children’s Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, ⁸Seattle Children's Research institute, Seattle, WA, ⁹Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ¹⁰Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, ¹¹University of Washington, Department of Radiology, Seattle, WA, ¹²University of Washington, Redmond, WA
Background/Purpose: The Thermal imaging-based Temperature After Within-limb Calibration (TAWiC) algorithm for the detection of arthritis in the knees has been validated in children by our…
Abstract Number: 2268 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Discontinuation and Effectiveness of Sequential Advanced Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis, a Real-World Data
Mohammad Movahedi¹, Angela Cesta², Xiuying Li², Bindee Kuriya³, Sibel Aydin⁴, Claire Bombardier⁵ and Pooneh Seyed-Akhavan⁶, and OBRI investigators, ¹Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto - Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who fail conventional synthetic treatment with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) are eligible for biological DMARDs (bDMARDs) or targeted…

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