Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 2271 • ACR Convergence 2023
Longitudinal Changes in Type 1 & Type 2 SLE Activity
Amanda Eudy¹, Jennifer Rogers², Daniel Wojdyla³, Kai Sun², Rebecca Sadun², Mithu Maheswaranathan⁴, Jayanth Doss², Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁴ and Megan Clowse⁵, ¹Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: The Type 1 & 2 SLE Model encompass symptoms classically attributed to inflammation, including arthritis, rash, serositis and nephritis (Type 1 SLE), and symptoms…
Abstract Number: 2513 • ACR Convergence 2023
Latent Class Analysis Identifies 2 Clinical Phenotypes of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-induced Inflammatory Arthritis
Laura Cappelli¹, Jamie Perin², Clifton Bingham³ and Ami Shah⁴, ¹Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ellicott City, MD
Background/Purpose: : Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) for cancer treatment can cause inflammatory arthritis (IA). ICI-IA is a heterogeneous entity affecting peripheral joints, tendons, and rarely…
Abstract Number: 0003 • ACR Convergence 2023
Expanded Extrafollicular B Cells Were Improved by RTX in IgG4-related Disease
Yusho Ishii¹, Aakriti Alisha Arora¹, Scott Jenks¹, Iñaki Sanz² and Arezou Khosroshahi¹, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated disease characterized by fibrotic masses with expansion of IgG4-producing plasma cell in multiple organs such as pancreas, lacrimal…
Abstract Number: 0386 • ACR Convergence 2023
Functional Disability and Disease Activity Are Affected by Social Determinants of Health in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mohammad Movahedi¹, Kangping Cui², George Tomilnson³, Angela Cesta³, xiuying Li³ and Claire Bombardier⁴, ¹Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The relationship between social determinants of health (SDH) (e.g. income, education, and employment status) and disease outcomes in the RA population is not well…
Abstract Number: 0539 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Extreme Baseline BASDAI and/or Maastricht AS Enthesitis Score on Treatment Response to Upadacitinib in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Maxime Dougados¹, David Bulbin², Heather Jones³, Tianming Gao⁴, Anna Shmagel⁵, Thomas Poznanski⁶, Abhijeet Danve⁷ and Karl Gaffney⁸, ¹Université de Paris, Paris, France, ²Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, ³AbbVie, Inc., Mettawa, IL, ⁴AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁵AbbVie, Inc., Long Grove, IL, ⁶AbbVie, Inc., Plainfield, IL, ⁷Yale University, New Haven, CT, ⁸Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Axial SpA (axSpA) and FM manifest with overlapping clinical features such as pain, fatigue, and stiffness, yet their treatment is distinctly different. FM is…
Abstract Number: 0911 • ACR Convergence 2023
Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals Normal-density and Low-density Neutrophils Are More Prevalent Than Macrophages in Lupus Nephritis Glomeruli, and Urine DNA Methylation Analyses Capture Both Myeloid Populations
Sladjana Skopelja-Gardner¹, Joshua Skydel², Alecia Roy³, Brenna Kerin³, James Whitley³, Fred Kolling⁴, Noelle Kosarek⁴, Michelle Petri⁵, Andrea Fava⁶, Lucas Salas⁷ and Christopher Burns³, ¹Department of Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, ²Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ³Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ⁴Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ⁶Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Despite compelling evidence that normal-density (NDN) and low-density neutrophils (LDN) are activated in the blood of lupus patients, their role in lupus nephritis (LN)…
Abstract Number: 1236 • ACR Convergence 2023
Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Protein-5 in Juvenile Dermatomyositis: A Single Center Cohort
Dawn Gist¹, Sarah Molina², Maria Pereira³, Andrea Ramirez³, Cagri Yildirim-Toruner⁴ and Marietta De Guzman³, ¹Baylor College of Medicine Pediatrics Residency, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine - Pediatrics Residency Program, Houston, TX, ³Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁴Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy that causes muscle weakness, rash, vascular changes, or other organ involvement. The phenotypes may vary, and…
Abstract Number: 1390 • ACR Convergence 2023
Prediction of Low Disease Activity in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Secukinumab in Real World – Data from a German Observational Study
Asmir Vodencarevic¹, Jan Brandt-Juergens², Daniel Peterlik¹, Benjamin Gmeiner¹ and Uta Kiltz³, ¹Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany, ²rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Berlin, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Secukinumab (SEC) proved to be an effective treatment for patients suffering from ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in randomized clinical trials [1]. There is only limited…
Abstract Number: 1503 • ACR Convergence 2023
Disease Course and Complement as Predictors of Response to Standard of Care Plus Placebo in Patients with SLE: A Post Hoc Analysis of Dapirolizumab Pegol and Epratuzumab Clinical Trial Data
Christian Stach¹, Caroline Gordon², Vanessa Taieb³, George Stojan⁴ and Joan Merrill⁵, ¹UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rheim, Germany, ²Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³UCB Pharma, Colombes, France, ⁴UCB, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: High placebo responses pose challenges to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) clinical trials.1This analysis aims to identify predictors of standard of care plus placebo (SOC+PBO)…
Abstract Number: 2113 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Sociodemographic Factors on Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Post Hoc Analysis of Phase 2/3/3b/4 Studies
Grace Wright¹, Eduardo Mysler², Kevin Roberts³, Lindsay Sweet⁴ and Ahmed Shelbaya⁵, ¹Grace C Wright MD PC, New York, NY, ²Organizacion Medica de Investigacion, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, ⁴Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁵Pfizer Inc., New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Sociodemographic factors can impact treatment response and safety outcomes in patients (pts) with RA. Here, we explore the impact of sociodemographic index (SDI) on…
Abstract Number: 2273 • ACR Convergence 2023
Predicting SLE Disease Activity with Blood Biomarkers: A Step Towards Precision Medicine
Vasileios Kyttaris¹, Tyler O'Malley², Giorgio Casaburi², Sudha Kumar² and Andrew Concoff³, ¹BIDMC, Boston, MA, ²Exagen, Vista, CA, ³Exagen, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the prototypical autoimmune disease with diverse clinical manifestations and variable treatment response. Conventional biomarkers of SLE activityprovide modest correlation…
Abstract Number: 2541 • ACR Convergence 2023
Differential Responses to Initial Treatment Strategies for Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Those with Lower Body Mass and Adiposity
Joshua Baker¹, James O'Dell², Bryant England², Jon Giles³, Jefferey Newcomb⁴, Michael George¹, Geoffrey Thiele², Larry Moreland⁵, S. Louis Bridges⁶, Jeffrey R Curtis⁷ and Ted R Mikuls⁸, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁴University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, ⁵University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁶Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁷Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ⁸Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: The identification of measures that help predict who is likely to benefit most from early escalation to biologic therapy would inform personalized care among…
Abstract Number: 0117 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Patient Journey to a First Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis: Temporal Disease Pattern Identification Using Machine Learning and Data Mining Among US and Japanese Patients
Francesco Del Galdo¹, Yahui Tian², Stefano Di Donato¹ and Mario Ehlers², ¹University of Leeds - Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Muskuloskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by skin and organ fibrosis and vasculopathy. The Very Early Diagnosis of SSc (VEDOSS) project…
Abstract Number: 0388 • ACR Convergence 2023
Left Ventricular Geometry Abnormalities Are Related to Higher Clinical Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Victor Beltran¹, Iris Colunga², Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado², José Ramón Azpiri-López², Jesus Alberto Cardenas-De la Garza³, Rosa Arvizu-Rivera⁴, Valeria Gonzalez-Gonzalez⁵ and Angel Arias Peralta⁶, ¹Rheumatology Service Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico, ²Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", San Nicolas, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio Gonzalez", Escobedo, Mexico, ⁵Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁶Medicine Faculty, Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) leading cause of death is cardiovascular (CV) disease. RA patients can develop silent myocardial tissue alterations, which result in changes in…
Abstract Number: 0541 • ACR Convergence 2023
Treat-to-Target Strategy Implementation in Spondyloarthritis Patients of Real-World Clinical Practice: A Cross-Sectional Single-Center Study
Irini Flouri¹, Nestor Avgoustidis², Anastasios Eskitzis², Argyro Repa², Katerina Pateromichelaki², Sofia Pitsigavdaki³, Myrto Nikoloudaki², Maria Terizaki², George Bertsias⁴ and Prodromos Sidiropoulos⁴, ¹University of Crete Medical School, Heraklion, Greece, ²Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece, ³Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department, Medical School, University of Crete, Crete, Greece, ⁴Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department, Medical School, University of Crete, Greece; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Greece
Background/Purpose: Data regarding the adoption of the treat-to-target (T2T) approach aiming at inactive disease (ID), or low disease activity (LDA) in axial (axSpA) and peripheral…

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