Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 1273 • ACR Convergence 2023
Long-term Follow-up of Treated-to-target RA and UA: Results of the BeSt and IMPROVED Studies
Sascha Heckert¹, Johanna Maria Maassen¹, Isabell Nevins², F. Fodili³, Margreet Steup-Beekman⁴, Thomas Huizinga¹, Sytske Anne Bergstra¹ and CF Allaart¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Stichting ReumaZorg ZWN, Roosendaal, Netherlands, ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Den Haag, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In 2 trials with an original follow-up of 5-10 years, patients with early arthritis were treated to target, resulting in low disease activity or…
Abstract Number: 1401 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Association of 3VAS/4VAS and DAPSA with Radiographic Progression in Early PsA
Gonul Hazal Koc¹, Marc r. Kok², Jolanda J. Luime¹, ilja Tchetverikov³, William R Tillett⁴, Fazira R. Kasiem¹, Lindy A. Korswagen⁵, J. Bijsterbosch⁶, Yvonne P. M. Goekoop-Ruiterman⁷, Maikel van oosterhout⁸, P. Baudoin⁹, Petra Kok¹⁰, radboud J.e.m. Dolhain¹¹ and marijn vis¹, ¹Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Albert Sweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁵Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Amphia Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Haga Ziekenhuis, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁸Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, Gouda, Netherlands, ⁹Reumazorg Zuid West Nederland, Roosendaal, Netherlands, ¹⁰Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Delft, Netherlands, ¹¹Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: A feasible, widely accepted, comprehensive disease activity measure is needed for daily use in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Current measures are either complex (Psoriatic Arthritis…
Abstract Number: 1600 • ACR Convergence 2023
Transcriptomic Characterization of Class II Lupus Nephritis and Outcomes
Jasmine Shwetar¹, Katie Preisinger¹, Devyn Zaminski², Philip Carlucci¹, Kristina Deonaraine¹, Qian Xiao³, Joseph Mears⁴, Siddarth Gurajala³, Izmirly peter⁵, Judith James⁶, Joel Guthridge⁶, Andrea Fava⁷, Brad Rovin⁸, Wade DeJager⁶, Ming Wu⁹, Deepak Rao¹⁰, Chaim Putterman¹¹, Betty Diamond¹², Derek Fine¹³, Jose Monroy-Trujillo¹³, Kristin Haag¹⁴, H Michael Belmont², William Apruzzese¹⁰, Anne Davidson¹², Fernanda Payan-Schober¹⁵, Richard Furie¹⁶, Paul Hoover¹⁰, Celine Berthier¹⁷, Maria Dall'Era¹⁸, Kerry Cho¹⁹, Diane L. Kamen²⁰, Kenneth Kalunian²¹, Jennifer Anolik²², Soumya Raychaudhuri¹⁰, Nir Hacohen²³, Michelle Petri²⁴, Robert Clancy²⁵, David Wofsy¹⁸, Arnon Arazi²⁶, Kelly Ruggles⁹, Jill Buyon²⁵ and The Accelerating Medicines Partnership SLE/RA²⁷, ¹New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Michigan University, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵NYU, New York, NY, ⁶Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁷Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁹NYU Langone, New York, NY, ¹⁰Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ¹²Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ¹³Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁴Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁵Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, ¹⁶Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, ¹⁷University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹⁸University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁹UCSF Health, San Francisco, CA, ²⁰Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²¹University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²²University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²³Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, ²⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ²⁵NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²⁶Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Melrose, MA, ²⁷University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Lupus Nephritis (LN) significantly reduces the survival and life expectancy of patients with SLE. Given this, considerable effort has gone into characterizing the histologic…
Abstract Number: 2126 • ACR Convergence 2023
Performance of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) Score in Relation to Flares in Disease Activity
Karen Holten, Nina Paulshus Sundlisæter, Joseph Sexton, Lena Bugge Nordberg, Till Uhlig, Tore Kvien, Espen Haavardsholm, Siri Lillegraven and Anna-Birgitte Aga, Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: The Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) is a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) originating from a EULAR initiative. It might support patient-centred care and…
Abstract Number: 2307 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparing Social Vulnerability Index to Area Deprivation Index to Patient Outcomes in SLE and Glucocorticoid Utilization
Avira Som¹, Lily McMorrow¹, Ling Chen¹, Deepali Sen², Elizabeth Baker³ and Alfred Kim⁴, ¹Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ²Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ³Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ⁴Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: As shown in previous studies, outcomes in SLE are affected by social determinants of health which influence health care disparities. Evaluating health disparities through…
Abstract Number: 2554 • ACR Convergence 2023
Validation of a Flare Risk Index Informed by Select Immune Mediators in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Confirmatory Cohort
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: SLE is marked by immune dysregulation linked to varied clinical disease activity. Using a unique confirmatory cohort of SLE patients, this study seeks to…
Abstract Number: 0188 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association Between Area Deprivation Index and Organ Damage Accumulation in a Statewide Incident Lupus Cohort
Jonathan Katz¹, Bryn Sutherland², Ang Yu³, Jenna Cormier², Yiran Jiang², David Gazeley⁴, Felix Elwert³ and Christie M. Bartels⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁴Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ⁵University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogenous systemic autoinflammatory disease that disproportionately effects young women and minoritized populations. Disparities are multifactorial with genetic, hormonal,…
Abstract Number: 0410 • ACR Convergence 2023
Usefulness of RAPID3 in Assessing Unmet Needs of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission or with Low Disease Activity　-a Multicenter Observational Study: T-FLAG Study-
Mochihito Suzuki¹, Nobunori Takahashi², Yasumori Sobue³, yoshifumi Ohashi¹, Ryo Sato¹, Masataka Maeda¹, Hironobu Kosugiyama¹, yusuke Ohno¹, kenya terabe⁴, Shuji Asai¹ and Shiro Imagama¹, ¹Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan, ²Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan, ³Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ⁴Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Background/Purpose: Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) is a patient-reported outcome (PRO) that can be used to assess the condition of rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 0572 • ACR Convergence 2023
Serum/ Urine Levels and Expression of CD163 in Lupus Nephritis
Erdem Gurel¹, Suzan Cinar², Ozge Hurdogan³, Yasemin Ozluk³, Isin Kilicaslan⁴, Sibel Varelci¹, Safak Mirioglu⁵, Yasemin Yalcinkaya⁶, Ahmet Gul⁶, Lale Ocal¹, Murat Inanc⁶ and Bahar Artim-Esen⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Department of Immunology, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Department of Pathology, Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Department of Pathology, Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbıl, Turkey, ⁵Division of Nephrology, Bezmialem Vakif University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: CD163 is a glycosylated membrane protein expressed in monocytes and macrophages that phagocytize the hemoglobin/haptoglobin complex. As a result of proinflammatory stimuli, CD163 is…
Abstract Number: 0966 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Burden of Oligoarticular Psoriatic Arthritis in the United States
Abisola Olopoenia¹, Ashley Martin², Kate Orroth³, Cynthia Deignan⁴, Myriam Cordey⁵ and Dafna Gladman⁶, ¹Cerner Enviza, North Kansas City, MO, ²BluePath Solutions, Los Angeles, CA, ³Amgen, Inc., Manhattan Beach, CA, ⁴Amgen, Inc., Agoura Hills, CA, ⁵Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁶Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with oligoarticular psoriatic arthritis (oligo PsA), defined as four or less joints involved, often do not meet criteria for entry in trials of…
Abstract Number: 1274 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, Achieving Low Disease Activity State or Remission, Still Demonstrate Significant Hand Disability, as Assessed by Functional Dexterity Test: A Disconnection Between CDAI and Functional Hand Assessment
Aniela Shouval¹, Amihai Levkovitch², Itzhak Rosner³, shiri keret⁴, Irina Rokhyan², Boris Tchalabian², Esther Hof⁵ and Gleb Slobodin⁶, ¹Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ²Department of Rehabilitation, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ³Bnai Zion Medical Center/Technion, Haifa, Israel, ⁴Bnai Zion, Atlit, Israel, ⁵Occupational Therapy Unit, Bnai zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Background/Purpose: Direct functionality of the hand is not commonly assessed in daily practice or clinical trials in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Functional dexterity test…
Abstract Number: 1407 • ACR Convergence 2023
Defining Thresholds of Presenteeism Measures for Unacceptable Work Participation in axSpA
Dafne Capelusnik¹, Sofia Ramiro², Elena Nikiphorou³, Walter P. Maksymowych⁴, Marina Nighat Magrey⁵, Helena Marzo-Ortega⁶ and Annelies Boonen⁷, ¹Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, ⁶NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁷Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Presenteeism is associated with lower work satisfaction and future sick leave in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). It is generally assessed as a continuous variable; however,…
Abstract Number: 1637 • ACR Convergence 2023
IgG-Fc-N-Sialylation and -Galactosylation in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome (Pss) in Its Potential as Marker of Disease State and Disease Activity
Helena Achten¹, Liselotte Deroo², Kristel De Boeck³, Matthias Jarlborg¹, Tine Decruy¹, Joke Deprez¹, Emilie Dumas¹, Dirk Elewaut⁴ and isabelle peene⁵, ¹Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ²Ghent University, Gent, Belgium, ³Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁴Ghent University and VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium, ⁵University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Loss of galactose and sialic acid structures attached to the IgG-Fc-fragment switches the antibody effector function from anti-inflammatory to pro-inflammatory1. This study investigated the…
Abstract Number: 2160 • ACR Convergence 2023
Poly-Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis: All B/tsDMARD Classes Exhausted – An Uncommon Disease Subset with Distinct Inflammatory and Non-inflammatory Phenotypes
Paula David¹, Andrea Di Matteo¹, Or Hen¹, Shouvik Dass², Helena Marzo-Ortega³, Paul Emery⁴, Benazir Saleem² and Dennis McGonagle⁵, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM), Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Rheumatology, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: We previously reported on difficult to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in nearly 1600 patients treated with biologic (b) or target synthetic (ts) DMARDs including…
Abstract Number: 2308 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Association Between Poverty and SLE Disease Burden: Experiences from a Saint Lucian Cohort
Amanda King¹, Catherine Brown², Cleopatra Altenor¹, Timothy Niewold³ and Ashira Blazer³, ¹Bay Medical Centre, Castries, Saint Lucia, ²The University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Poverty increases non-communicable disease risk, however its influence on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) burden is poorly understood. Non-White racial/ethnic groups, particularly of African origin,…

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