Abstract Number: 1283 • ACR Convergence 2022
Frequency of Checking Creatine Kinase in Patients on Statins with Elevated Transaminase for Early Detection of Statin Induced Myopathy
Background/Purpose: Some of the most commonly reported side effects of statins (widely used lipid lowering agents) are muscle injury (incidence ranging from 0.1-20% based on…Abstract Number: 0653 • ACR Convergence 2022
JAK Inhibitors Counteract Cellular Toxicity of Hydroxychloroquine in Vitro
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an anti-malarial medicine and an immunomodulator to treat autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Clinical…Abstract Number: 1616 • ACR Convergence 2022
Drug Use and Pregnancy Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Systemic Vasculitis: A Nation Wide Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Women of childbearing age are rarely affected by systemic vasculitis (SV), explaining the lack of solid data regarding pregnancy in these patients. The objective…Abstract Number: 0726 • ACR Convergence 2022
Optimizing Laboratory Medication Safety Monitoring in Patients with JIA to Advance Value-based Care
Background/Purpose: Most children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are treated with medications that require medication safety monitoring labs. Recommended laboratory testing includes a creatinine level.…Abstract Number: 1674 • ACR Convergence 2022
In Utero Exposure to Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Associate with Ocular Toxicity as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography Five Years After Birth
Background/Purpose: The preventive approach to congenital heart block with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) [PATCH] study supported the efficacy of HCQ to reduce the recurrence rate of cardiac…Abstract Number: 0757 • ACR Convergence 2022
Safety and Effectiveness of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Combination versus Single Agent Therapy in Patients with Pre-existing Autoimmune Diseases
Background/Purpose: Treatment with a combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) has promising outcomes in many tumor types but carries higher adverse event risk than ICI…Abstract Number: 1886 • ACR Convergence 2022
Statin-induced Immune-mediated Miopathy: Treatment with Glucocorticoid-free Protocols and Role of Muscle Biopsy in the Follow-up
Background/Purpose: Statin-induced immune mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is a recently identified autoimmune condition associated with anti-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) antibodies, characterized by progressive muscle weakness leading…Abstract Number: 0771 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Use of a bDMARD or tsDMARD for the Management of Rheumatic irAE Under Checkpoint Inhibitors: An Observational Study
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic immune related adverse events (irAEs) are observed in about 5 to 10% of cancer patients receiving checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), with inflammatory arthritis (IA)…Abstract Number: 2147 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cumulative Dose and Exposure Time to Methotrexate Were Not Shown to Be Predictors of Hepatic Fibrosis by Elastography – A Monocentric Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate is an immunomodulatory agentu sed in several inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spondyloarthritis (SpA) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Despite being…Abstract Number: 0777 • ACR Convergence 2022
Immune Checkpoint Inhibition and Preexisting Autoimmune Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy has revolutionized the treatment of cancer. Patients with pre-existing autoimmune diseases (AID) were largely excluded from…Abstract Number: 0816 • ACR Convergence 2022
Increased Risk of Hepatotoxicity with DMARDS in Patients with Previous Liver Toxicity with Isoniazid: Study in a Single University Hospital
Background/Purpose: Isoniazid (INH) is used to treat latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), and hepatotoxicity is one of the most frequent adverse effect. Several Disease-modifying drugs (DMARDs)…Abstract Number: 0929 • ACR Convergence 2022
Severe Low-Dose Methotrexate Toxicity in Elderly Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: While mostly remarkably safe, low dose methotrexate (MTX) occasionally causes life-threatening events. We analyzed all patients with rheumatic diseases and severe MTX toxicity between…Abstract Number: 0930 • ACR Convergence 2022
Delayed Response to Methotrexate Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Folic Acid Supplementation
Background/Purpose: MTX is the first line conventional synthetic DMARD (csDMARD) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and folic acid (FA) supplementation is frequently co-prescribed…Abstract Number: 0116 • ACR Convergence 2021
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Side Effects Among Individuals with Rheumatic Disease
Background/Purpose: Over 135 million Americans were fully vaccinated to COVID-19 by June 2021, yet there was a paucity of data on side effects for those…Abstract Number: 1642 • ACR Convergence 2021
Baseline Body-mass-index and Risk for Obesity in Children with Rheumatic Disease on Moderate to High-dose Prednisone Therapy
Background/Purpose: Prednisone is a glucocorticoid (GC) medication commonly used in moderate ( >7.5 mg per day) to high doses (≥ 1 mg/kg/day) for children with…
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