Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 1355 • ACR Convergence 2024
Genetically-determined Variation in C-reactive Protein Impacts Disease Activity Assessment in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Thomas Riley¹, Austin Wheeler², grant Cannon³, Sauer brian⁴, Gary Kunkel⁵, Katherine Wysham⁶, Bryant England², Kristin Wipfler⁷, Kaleb Michaud², Beth Wallace⁸, Rachel Elam⁹, Paul Monach¹⁰, Andreas Reimold¹¹, Gail Kerr¹², Isaac Smith¹³, John Richards¹⁴, Iris Lee¹⁵, Michael March¹⁶, Scott Damrauer¹⁷, Anurag Verma¹⁷, Michael George¹⁷, Ted Mikuls² and Joshua Baker¹⁷, ¹Hopsital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵University of Utah and George E Wahlen VAMC, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA, ⁷FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ⁸Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁹Augusta University, Evans, GA, ¹⁰VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ¹¹Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹²Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ¹³Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ¹⁴Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁵Washington University in St Louis, Saint Louis, MO, ¹⁶Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, ¹⁷University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: C-reactive protein (CRP) is often used as a biomarker for disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We evaluated whether rs1205, a common…
Abstract Number: 1474 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy of Guselkumab in Bionaive Psoriatic Arthritis Patients with Severe Disease Activity: Post-hoc Analysis of a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Christopher Ritchlin¹, Ennio Lubrano², Maria Sole Chimenti³, Evan Leibowitz⁴, Mohamed Sharaf⁵, Oyediran Adelakun⁶, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁷, Francois Nantel⁸, Frederic Lavie⁹ and Atul Deodhar¹⁰, ¹Department of Medicine, Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology Division, University of Rochester Medical School, Canandaigua, NY, ²Vincenzo Tiberio Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy, ³Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, System Medicine Department, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, ⁴Immunology, Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, ⁵Johnson & Johnson, Middle East FZ LLC, Dubai, UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ⁶Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Titusville, NJ, ⁷McGill University, Department of Pediatrics / Scientific Affairs, JSS Medical Research Inc., Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Nantel Medsci Consult, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Janssen Cilag Global Medical Affairs, Immunology Global Medical Affairs, Issy les Moulineaux, France, ¹⁰Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: In previous DISCOVER (D)1 and 2 analyses, the fully human IL-23p19-subunit inhibitor guselkumab (GUS) was associated with robust and sustained improvement in PsA signs/symptoms…
Abstract Number: 1764 • ACR Convergence 2024
Reduction in Circulating Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Restored Degradation Post-treatment in Pediatric Lupus
Tatiana Borja¹, Bharati Matta², Lydia Thomas³, Jenna Battaglia⁴, Amanda Huang⁵, Kim Simpfendorfer⁶, Hongxiu Wen⁵, Joyce Hui-Yuen⁷, Boris Reizis⁸, Sohei Makita⁸ and Betsy Barnes⁵, ¹Northwell- Cohen Children's Medical Center, Elmhurst, NY, ²The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ³Northwell Health - Cohen Children's Medical Center, Lake Success, NY, ⁴Feinstein Institutes for Medical Science, Manhasset, ⁵Feinstein Institutes for Medical Science, Manhasset, NY, ⁶Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ⁷Northwell Health, Cohen Children's Medical Center, Great Neck, NY, ⁸New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Pediatric lupus (pSLE) is a multisystemic, chronic, autoimmune disease in which over 50% of pSLE patients develop lupus nephritis (pLN). Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)…
Abstract Number: 2209 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Common Infections on Medication Interruptions, Quality of Life, and Disease Flares in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Michael George¹, Kelly Gavigan², Shilpa Venkatachalam³, David Curtis², Laura Stradford⁴, William Benjamin Nowell⁵, Joshua Baker¹, Fenglong Xie⁶ and Jeffrey Curtis⁷, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁵Regeneron, New York, NY, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL
Background/Purpose: Serious infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with RA, but less is known about more common, non-serious infections. We…
Abstract Number: 2370 • ACR Convergence 2024
Redefining Clinical Trial Inclusion Criteria Using Quality of Life in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Daniella Faden¹, lillian Xie², Caroline Stone¹, Lais Lopes Almeida Gomes¹, Ahmed Eldaboush¹, Cristina Ricco², Rui Feng² and Victoria Werth³, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ³University of Pennsylvania, Wynnewood, PA
Background/Purpose: Regulatory guidance on endpoint measures for disease activity in cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) patients is essential to improve therapies. CLE profoundly impacts quality of…
Abstract Number: 0485 • ACR Convergence 2024
Biomarkers for Disease Activity and Response to Treatment in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Metabolomics and Machine Learning Analyses in NORD-STAR Cohort
Tahzeeb Fatima¹, Yuan Zhang², Georgios Vasileiadis², Araz Rawshani², Ronald Van Vollenhoven³, Jon Lampa⁴, Bjorn Gudbjornsson⁵, Espen Haavardsholm⁶, Dan Nordstrom⁷, Gerdur Gröndal⁵, Kim Hørslev-Petersen⁸, Kristina Lend⁹, Marte Heiberg¹⁰, Merete Hetland¹¹, Michael Nurmohamed¹², Mikkel Ostergaard¹³, Tillmann Uhlig⁶, Tuulikki Sokka-Isler¹⁴, Anna Rudin¹⁵ and Cristina Maglio², ¹University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden, ²University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Karolinska University Hospital, Hässelby, Sweden, ⁵Landspitali University Hospital and University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, ⁶Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁷Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁸University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark, ⁹Amsterdam UMC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹⁰Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ¹¹Rigshospitalet Glostrup and University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ¹²Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹³Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen and Center for Rheumatology, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark, ¹⁴Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland, ¹⁵Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The variability in treatment response in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) warrants the prediction of patients at high risk of treatment failure. Identification of…
Abstract Number: 0582 • ACR Convergence 2024
Achievement of Minimal and Very Low Disease Activity Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Initiating Biologic or Targeted Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in the CorEvitas PsA/SpA Registry
Alexis Ogdie¹, Chao Song², Nicole Middaugh³, Maya Marchese³, Melissa Eliot³, Robert Low² and Philip Mease⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²UCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA, ³CorEvitas, LLC, Waltham, MA, ⁴Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Minimal disease activity (MDA) is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in disease activity and patient (pt)-reported outcomes among pts with PsA.1 However, it is…
Abstract Number: 0773 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anti-Citrullinated Histone Antibody CIT-013 Targets NETs in Inflamed Joints and Halts NET-mediated Joint Deterioration
Leonie Middelink¹, Annemarie Kip², Maarten van der Linden³, Sangeeta Kumari², Stephanie van Dalen², Josephine Stein⁴, Tirza Bruurmijn², Martyn Foster⁵, Peter van Zandvoort², Patrick Round², Eric Meldrum², Helmuth van Es² and Renato Chirivi², ¹Citryll, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, ²Citryll BV, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, ³Citryll BV, Oss, Netherlands, ⁴Citryll BV, Oss, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, ⁵Experimental Pathology Consultancy, Benfleet, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) contribute to the pathophysiology of many immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs). Though NETosis-targeting therapeutics have shown potential as effective treatments, currently…
Abstract Number: 1251 • ACR Convergence 2024
Current Disease Management and Treatment Satisfaction in Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in Europe: Patient and Rheumatologist Perspectives
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Victoria Navarro Compán², Elena Nikiphorou³, Thao Pham⁴, Francesco Ciccia⁵, Megan Hughes⁶, Bruno Kranz⁶, Anna Jus⁷, Chris Watson⁷, Jo Lowe⁸ and Sofia Ramiro⁹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, and Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ²La Paz University Hospital, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain, ³King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France, ⁵Università degli studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy, ⁶Adelphi Real World, Bollington, United Kingdom, ⁷Alfasigma S.p.A., Bologna, Italy, ⁸Axial Spondyloarthritis International Federation, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: A survey was conducted to better understand the characteristics and management of axSpA and patient and physician perspectives on current treatment.Methods: In March 2024,…
Abstract Number: 1360 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Maintaining Low Disease Activity on Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Advanced Treatment
Urbano Sbarigia¹, Jing Zhao², Jackie Kwong², Chinmayi Naik³, Federico Zazzetti⁴, Nancy Shadick³ and Michael Weinblatt⁵, ¹Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, ²Janssen Global Services, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Raritan, NJ, 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: Despite scientific advances and the availability of new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), many RA patients still cannot achieve the therapeutic goal of low…
Abstract Number: 1477 • ACR Convergence 2024
Zasocitinib (TAK-279), a Highly Selective Oral Tyrosine Kinase 2 (TYK2) Inhibitor, Elicits Early Skin Responses and Minimal Disease Activity in Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis: Results from a Randomized Phase 2b Study
Alice Gottlieb¹, Elena Muensterman², Alan Kivitz³, Eva Dokoupilova⁴, Apinya Lertratanakul⁵, Ting Hong⁵, Jingjing Chen⁵ and Xenofon Baraliakos⁶, ¹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Dermatology, Seattle, WA, ²Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA, ³Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ⁴Medical Plus, s.r.o., Uherske Hradiste, and Masaryk University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc., Cambridge, MA, ⁶Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, and Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Background/Purpose: Zasocitinib (TAK-279) is a highly selective, oral, allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor. In a phase 2b trial in patients with active psoriatic arthritis…
Abstract Number: 1769 • ACR Convergence 2024
Top Peripheral Blood Transcriptomic Gene Modules Reveal Functional Annotation and Correlation with Clinical Traits in Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) and Myositis-Specific Autoantibody (MSA) Groups
Ujana Zajmi¹, Megan Darrell¹, Amy Kaneshiro¹, Adeline Chin¹, Adriana Jesus², Stephen Brooks¹, Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky², Lisa Rider³ and Hanna Kim⁴, ¹NIH/NIAMS, Bethesda, MD, ²NIH/NIAD, Bethesda, MD, ³NIEHS, NIH, Garrett Park, MD, ⁴National Institute of Arthritis Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Myositis-specific autoantibody (MSA) subgroups define phenotypes associated with specific clinical traits and outcomes within JDM, a clinically heterogeneous autoimmune disease. The pathogenesis of JDM…
Abstract Number: 2214 • ACR Convergence 2024
Confirming a Value for Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares Based on Changes in CDAI, SDAI and RAPID3
Irtza Badar¹ and Martin Bergman², ¹Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ²self, Beach Haven, NJ
Background/Purpose: To determine and revalidate the definitions of disease flares in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flares based on the changes in Clinical and Simplified…
Abstract Number: 2374 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characteristics, Treatment Responses and Prognosis in a Single Center Cohort of SLE Patients with Thrombocytopenia
Omer Uludag¹, Sarvan Aghamuradov¹, Cansu Erel Gezegen², Marjan Jabbarli², Ismat Habibov², Ahmet Oguz Celik², Yasemin Yalcinkaya¹, Ahmet Gul¹, Murat Inanc¹ and Bahar Artim Esen¹, ¹Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Thrombocytopenia has been reported at frequencies ranging from 10 to 40 % in different cohorts. Treatment can be challenging and due to its considerable…
Abstract Number: 0493 • ACR Convergence 2024
An Algorithm Pipeline for Automated Metrical Analysis of Joint Swelling in Rheumatoid Arthritis via Smartphone Hand Photographs
Cinja Koller¹, Marc Blanchard², Jules Maglione³, Patrick Hermann⁴ and Thomas Huegle³, ¹Doctoral School, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Genève, Vaud, Switzerland, ²CHUV - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland, Perroy, Switzerland, ³Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland, ⁴Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Advancement in technology has fostered Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), but it is mainly subjectively measured by patient reported outcomes or non-specifically via wearable data.…

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