Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

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…
Abstract Number: 0919 • ACR Convergence 2023
Investigating the Role of Interferon in Promoting Flares of SLE at a Single Cell Level
Zoha Faheem¹, Giselle Boukhaled², Kieran Manion¹, Carolina Munoz-Grajales³, Carol Nassar¹, Michael Kim¹, Dafna Gladman⁴, Murray Urowitz⁵, Zahi Touma⁶, David Brooks² and Joan Wither⁷, ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³UHN/TWH, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute; University of Toronto Lupus Clinic; Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease with unpredictable flares interspersed with prolonged periods of disease quiescence. Interferon (IFN) is a hallmark…
Abstract Number: 1252 • ACR Convergence 2023
Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – Does the Approach Matter?
Ekemini Ogbu¹, Hermine Brunner², Jennifer Huggins³, Angela Merritt³, Megan Quilan-Waters³, Catherine Robben³, Chen Chen³, Daniel J Lovell⁴ and Bin Huang³, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati, OH, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴UC Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PhGA) are commonly used outcome measures in pediatric rheumatology. For childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), the traditional visual…
Abstract Number: 1391 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rates of Remission in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Treated in Tertiary Care
Franziska Neinert¹, Imke Redeker², Styliani Tsiami¹, David Kiefer¹, Barbara Guminski¹, Xenofon Baraliakos³, Juergen Braun¹ and Uta Kiltz⁴, ¹Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Achieving remission is the treatment target for patients (pts.) with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).Remission rates over longer periods in a real-life setting have not been…
Abstract Number: 1530 • ACR Convergence 2023
Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Following Lung Transplantation: An Italian Multicentre Experience
Claudia Iannone¹, Maria Rosa Pellico¹, Letizia Corinna Corinna Morlacchi², Valeria Rossetti², Marco Vicenzi², Paolo Airò³, Marta Saracco⁴, Annamaria iagnocco⁴, Lorenzo Beretta⁵, Adriana Severino⁵, Eleonora Zaccara⁶, paola Faggioli⁶, Fabio Cacciapaglia⁷, Stefano Stano⁸, Silvia Cavalli⁹, Antonina Minniti⁹, giorgia Trignani⁹, francesco Blasi⁵, Roberto F. Caporali¹⁰ and Nicoletta Del Papa¹¹, ¹ASST Gaetano Pini CTO, Milan, Italy, ²Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁴AO Mauriziano di Torino, Torino, Italy, ⁵Policlinico di Milano, Milano, Italy, ⁶Legnano-ASST-Ovest Milanese, Legnano, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari, Bari, Italy, ⁸Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy, ⁹ASST Gaetano Pini CTO, Milano, Italy, ¹⁰Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, and Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy, ¹¹Scleroderma Clinic, Dipartimento di Reumatologia, ASST Gaetano Pini CTO, Milano, Italy
Background/Purpose: Lung transplantation (LT) is gaining ground in managing advanced ILD in SSc patients. However, concerns remain among surgeons due to SSc's complexity, multiorgan involvement…
Abstract Number: 2117 • ACR Convergence 2023
Frailty Is Associated with Mortality in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sayuli Bhide¹, Punyasha Roul², Namrata Singh³, Grant Cannon⁴, Gary Kunkel⁵, Ted R Mikuls⁶, Bryant England², Dolores Shoback⁷, Patti Katz⁸, Jose Garcia⁹, Ariela Orkaby¹⁰, Joshua Baker¹¹ and K Wysham¹², ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁴University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁷San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ⁸University of California San Francisco, San Rafael, CA, ⁹VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA, ¹⁰Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System & Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Boston, MA, ¹¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹²VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Frailty is established as an important predictor of mortality in the general population.1Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with higher rates of frailty than the…
Abstract Number: 2280 • ACR Convergence 2023
The LFA-REAL Clinician Reported Outcome Predicts Damage in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Data from a Prevalent Latin American Lupus Cohort
Manuel Ugarte-Gil¹, Rocío Gamboa-Cárdenas², Victor Pimentel-Quiroz², Cristina Reategui-Sokolova³, Claudia Elera-Fitzcarrald⁴, Erika Noriega⁵, Cesar Pastor-Asurza⁶, Zoila Rodriguez-Bellido⁶, Risto Perich-Campos⁶ and Graciela S Alarcón⁷, ¹Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ²Universidad Cientifica del Sur/Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, ³Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud/Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru, ⁴Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud/Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima, Peru, ⁵Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, ⁶Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud/Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, ⁷Heersink School of Medicine. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: The Lupus Foundation of America Rapid Evaluation of Activity in Lupus (LFA-REAL) clinican-reported outcome (ClinRO) correlates well with other disease activity indices such us…
Abstract Number: 2551 • ACR Convergence 2023
Remission and Low Disease Activity (LDA) in Patients with SLE Treated with Belimumab (BEL): Results from a Large Integrated Analysis
Ioannis Parodis¹, Julius Lindblom¹, Roger A. Levy², Margherita Zen³, Nursen Cetrez¹, Alvaro Gomez⁴, Shereen Oon⁵, Christine Henning⁶, Munther Khamashta⁷, Holly A. Quasny⁸, Deven Chauhan⁹, Anca Askanase¹⁰, Ronald van Vollenhoven¹¹ and Mandana Nikpour¹², ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²GlaxoSmithKline, Global Medical Affairs, Collegeville, PA, ³University of Padua, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Padua, Italy, ⁴Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵University of Melbourne at St Vincent’s Hospital, Departments of Rheumatology and Medicine, Fitzroy, Australia, ⁶GlaxoSmithKline, US Medical Affairs, Durham, NC, ⁷GSK Gulf, Medical Affairs Department, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ⁸GlaxoSmithKline, Research & Development, Durham, NC, ⁹GlaxoSmithKline, Value Evidence and Outcomes, Brentford, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ¹¹Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center and Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹²The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Departments of Medicine and Rheumatology, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: A key treatment goal in SLE management is the attainment of remission or LDA,1 for which various definitions exist, including “Definitions of Remission in…
Abstract Number: 039 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Towards the Definition of Cutoff Values for Disease Activity States in Systemic JIA Using the Systemic Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score
Ana Isabel Rebollo-Giménez¹, Yulia Vyzhga², Luca Carlini³, Silvia Rosina⁴, Elisa Patrone¹, Maria Katsikas⁵, Claudia Magalhaes⁶, Dalia El-Ghoneimy⁷, Yasser El Miedany⁸, Raju Khubchandani⁹, Priyankar Pal¹⁰, Gabriele Simonini¹¹, Giovanni Filocamo¹², Maurizio Gattinara¹³, Fabrizio De Benedetti¹⁴, Davide Montin¹⁵, Adele Civino¹⁶, Muatasem Alsuweiti¹⁷, Valda Stanevicha¹⁸, Vyacheslav Chasnyk¹⁹, Ekaterina Alexeeva²⁰, Sulaiman M Al-Mayouf²¹, Soamarat Vilaiyuk²² and Angelo Ravelli²³, ¹IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, UOC Reumatologia e Malattie Infiammatorie, Genova, Italy, ²IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, UOC Reumatologia e Malattia Infiammatorie, Genova, Italy, ³IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, UOC Reumatologia e Malattie Autoinfiammatorie, Genova, Italy, ⁴IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ⁵Hospital de Pediatria Juan P. Garrahan, Department of Immunology/Rheumatology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁶São Paulo State University, Pediatric Rheumatology Division, Botucatu, Brazil, ⁷Children's Hospital, Ain Shams University, Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Unit, Cairo, Egypt, ⁸Ain Shams University, Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Cairo, Egypt, ⁹Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Department of Paediatrics, Mumbai, India, ¹⁰Institute of Child Health, Pediatric medicine, Kolkata, India, Kolkata, India, ¹¹IRCCS Meyer Children’s Hospital, Rheumatology Unit, Florence, Italy, ¹²Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Pediatric Rheumatology, Milano, Italy, ¹³Istituto Gaetano Pini, Rheumatology Unit, Milano, Italy,, Genova, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Roma, Italy, ¹⁵Regina Margherita Children Hospital, Immunology and Rheumatology Unit, Turin, Italy, ¹⁶Ospedale Vito Fazzi, Paediatric Immunology/Rheumatology Service, Lecce, Italy, ¹⁷King Hussein Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics - Pediatric Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology Clinic, Amman, Jordan, ¹⁸University Children Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Riga, Latvia, ¹⁹Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Department of Hospital Pediatrics, St. Petersburg, Russia, ²⁰Federal State Autonomous Institution “National Medical Research Center of Children's Health”, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, ²¹King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Alfaisal University, Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²²Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital Department of Pediatrics, Bangkok, Thailand, ²³IRRCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini and Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) accounts up to 15% of all patients with JIA and is distinctfrom the other disease categories due to the…
Abstract Number: 060 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Are the Levels of Cytokines Good Biomarkers for Smoldering Disease Activity in Childhood-Takayasu Arteritis?
Gleice Clemente¹, Maria Teresa Terreri², Bruno Gualano³, Clovis Silva⁴ and Alexandre Wagner De Souza¹, ¹Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, ⁴Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Biomarkers for disease activity in adult Takayasu arteritis (TA) have been studied exhaustively, but there are inconsistencies among the studies (1). Childhood-TA (c-TA) differs…
Abstract Number: 064 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Towards the Development of Composite Parent-Centered Disease Activity Scores for Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Silvia Rosina¹, Ana Isabel Rebollo-Giménez², Letizia Tarantola³, Roberta Naddei⁴, Alessandro Consolaro², Angela Pistorio⁵ and Angelo Ravelli⁶, ¹IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ²IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, UOC Reumatologia e Malattie Infiammatorie, Genova, Italy, ³Università degli Studi di Genova, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (DiNOGMI), Genova, Italy, ⁴Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Napoli, Italy, ⁵IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Direzione Scientifica, Genova, Italy, ⁶IRRCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini and Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Increasing attention has been recently paid to the development of parent- and child-centered composite DAS for the assessment of health status of children with…
Abstract Number: 065 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Relationship Between Arthritis and Uveitis Disease Activity in Children with JIA
Meghana Karumuri¹, Megan Quinlan-Waters², Alexandra Duell², Kelly Rogers², Sheila Angeles-Han³ and Patricia Vega-Fernandez², ¹Michigan State University, Novi, MI, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Uncontrolled uveitis can lead to visual complications in 50% of children with JIA associated uveitis (JIA-U). While arthritis and uveitis are not considered to…
Abstract Number: 076 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
COVID-Distress in Children with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Brooke Rezmer¹, Michelle Adler², Tamar Rubinstein³, Andrea Knight⁴ and Natoshia Cunningham⁵, ¹Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, ²Michigan State University, East Lansing, ³Children's Hospital at Montefiore, New York, NY, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI
Background/Purpose: Psychological symptoms are common in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) and may impact other psychological and health-related outcomes. Mental health problems such as anxiety…
Abstract Number: 119 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Laser Flare Photometery in the Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic as a Screening Tool for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated Uveitis
Kaleo Ede¹, Michael Shishov², Elisa Wershba², Nikita Goswami², Sabrina Gorry², Malin Jospeh², Lucia Mirea² and James O'neil², ¹Phoenix Children's Hosptial; University of Arizona College of Medicine- Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, ²Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatic disease in childhood, affecting 1 to 22 per 100,000 children. JIA-associated uveitis is known…
Abstract Number: 0243 • ACR Convergence 2022
Real World Evidence of Treatment Effectiveness and Unfavorable Clinical Events for Elderly-onset Early Rheumatoid Arthritis in Japan: Results from the IORRA Study
Naohiro Sugitani¹, Eiichi Tanaka¹, Eisuke Inoue², Kotaro Watanabe³, Mai Abe³, Eri Sugano³, Kumiko Saka³, Moeko Ochiai³, Rei Yamaguchi³, Katsunori Ikari⁴ and Masayoshi Harigai¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Research Administration Center, Showa University, Shinagawa-ku, Japan, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Japan, ⁴Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medial University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Japan
Background/Purpose: The number of elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been constantly increasing. As of December 2021, 50.3% of the patients with RA who…

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