Abstracts tagged "giant cell arteritis"

Abstract Number: 1640 • ACR Convergence 2024
ACR/EULAR 2022 Classification Criteria Compared to the ACR 1990 Classification Criteria in the ARTESER Registry of Giant Cell Arteritis
Eugenio De Miguel¹, Iñigo Hernández-Rodríguez², Maite Silva-Diaz³, Joaquin María Belzunegui:⁴, Patricia Moya⁵, Marina Tortosa-Cabañas⁶, Vanessa Andrea Navarro⁷, Joan Calvet⁸, Ivette Casafont-Solé⁹, Jose A Román-Ivorra¹⁰, Selene Labrada-Arrabal¹¹, Margarida Vasques Rocha:¹², Carlota L Iñiguez:¹³, Vanesa Hernández-Hernández¹⁴, Cristina Campos-Fernández¹⁵, María Alcalde Villar:¹⁶, Antonio Juan-Mas¹⁷, Francisco-Javier Prado-Galbarro¹⁸, Itziar Calvo¹⁹, Julio Sánchez-Martín²⁰, Javier Narvaez-García²¹ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso²², and ARTESER Project Collaborative Group, ¹Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ²Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, ³Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁴H de Donostia, Donostia-San Sebasti, Spain, ⁵Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Hospital Moisès Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Spain, ⁸Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT-CERCA) (UAB), 08208 Sabadell, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ¹¹Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ¹²Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria, Spain, ¹³Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Galicia, Spain, Galicia, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Universitario de Canarias, San Cristobal de La Laguna, Canarias, Spain, ¹⁵Consorci Hospital General Universitari de València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain, Valencia, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa Leganés, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa Leganés, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Cantabria, Spain, ¹⁸Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Unidad Xochimilco,, Mexico, Mexico, ¹⁹Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, ²⁰Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ²¹Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ²²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) has been guided for years by the ACR 1990 classification criteria but the emergence of the image…
Abstract Number: 0698 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Systemic Sclerosis with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis and Large Vessel Vasculitis: Impact of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Brett Dinner¹, Ahmed Abdelmaksoud², Ann Igoe³, Taylor Viggiano⁴ and Vivek Nagaraja⁵, ¹Creighton University, Paradise Valley, AZ, ²University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, ³Flow, Tempe, AZ, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, ⁵Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disorder with excessive fibrosis and vasculopathy. While typically non-inflammatory, frank vasculitis can complicate SSc. Concomitant SSc with ANCA-associated…
Abstract Number: 0763 • ACR Convergence 2024
Transcriptional Analysis of Both Normal and Abnormal TABs in Biopsy-proven GCA Reveals a Shared Gene Expression Profile Compared to Clinically Diverse Controls
Ingrid Lindquist¹, Dongseok Choi², Suzanne Fei³, Kiana Vakil-Gilani⁴, Daniela Ghetie¹, David Wilson⁵, Diva Salomao⁶, Hillary Stiefel⁷, Daniel Albert⁷, James Rosenbaum⁸ and Marcia Friedman¹, ¹OHSU, Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Portland, OR, ²OHSU, School of Public Halth, Portland, OR, ³OHSU, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Portland, OR, ⁴OHSU, Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Porltand, OR, ⁵OHSU, Casey Eye Institute, Porrtland, OR, ⁶Mayo Clinic, Division of Anatomic Pathology, Rochester, MN, ⁷OHSU, Casey Eye Institute, Portland, OR, ⁸Corvus Pharmaceuticals and Legacy Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis in people over 50 years old and is a clinical diagnosis bolstered by pathologic findings on temporal…
Abstract Number: 1619 • ACR Convergence 2024
Challenges in Managing Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis: Steroid Dependence and Preventive Care
Vivekanand Tiwari¹, chih fang², Katherine loomba², Nisha Khubchandani², shikha shah² and William Rigby³, ¹Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ²Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, ³Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Norwich, VT
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) are systemic inflammatory disorders treated with prolonged corticosteroid therapy. Prolonged use of corticosteroids is a significant…
Abstract Number: 1641 • ACR Convergence 2024
Orbital MRI as a Promising Approach for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis in Case of Anterior Ischemic Optical Neuropathy or Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
Guillaume BRENAC¹, Angélique BERNARD¹, Hélène GREIGERT¹, Brivael LEMOGNE², Andre Ramon³, Sylvain AUDIA¹, Vanessa LEGUY-SEGUIN¹, Jérôme RAZANAMAHERY¹, Louis ARNOULD¹, Catherine CREUZOT-GARCHER¹, Bernard Bonnotte⁴ and Maxime SAMSON¹, ¹Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France, ²Dijon University Hopital, Dijon, France, ³Dijon University Hospital, Besançon, France, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France., Dijon, France
Background/Purpose: Vision loss associated with acute anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) or central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) can reveal giant cell arteritis (GCA). In this…
Abstract Number: 0737 • ACR Convergence 2024
Rurality and Delayed Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis – a Single Center Experience
Ruoning (Lemon) Ni¹, Bharat Kumar² and Aleksander Lenert³, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, ³University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) poses diagnostic challenges, especially in rural areas, where limited access to healthcare can delay diagnosis and worsen outcomes, a concern…
Abstract Number: 0764 • ACR Convergence 2024
Primary Treatment Failure to Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis
Paul Cioni¹, Hubert de Boysson², Simon Parreau³, Perrine SMETS⁴, Maxime SAMSON⁵, Sara Melboucy⁶, Herve Lobbes⁷, Nabil Belfeki⁸, François Perrin⁹, Pascal Maurice Rossi¹⁰, Eric Liozon¹¹, Guillaume Le Guenno¹², Claire Le Jeunne¹, OLIVIER FOGEL¹³, Lola Prat¹⁴, Florent Ladouce¹⁵, Sylvie Grosleron¹⁶, Halil Yildiz¹⁷, Vincent Grosbost¹⁵, Xavier Puéchal¹⁸, Chloe Comarmond¹⁹ and Benjamin Terrier²⁰, ¹Cochin University Hospital, Paris, France, ²Caen university Hospital, Caen, France, ³Dupuytren hospital, Limoges, France, ⁴Clermont Ferrand University Hospital - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁵Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France, ⁶CH Saint Quentin, Saint Quentin, France, ⁷CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁸GHSIF - Melun, Melun, France, ⁹CH Saint Nazaire, Saint Nazaire, France, ¹⁰CHU Hopital Nord Marseille, Marseille, France, ¹¹CHU Limoges, Limoges, France, ¹²CHU, Clermont-Ferrand, France,, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ¹³AP-HP, Paris, France, ¹⁴Jacques Cartier Hospital, Massy, France, ¹⁵Clermont Ferrand University Hospital, Clermont Ferrand, France, ¹⁶CH Agen-Nerac, Agen, France, ¹⁷Saint-Luc University Clinic, Bruxells, Belgium, ¹⁸National Referral Center For Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris, France, ¹⁹Lariboisière University Hospital, Paris, France, ²⁰Service de Médecine interne, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis in people over the age of 50. Glucocorticoids are the cornerstone of treatment for GCA,…
Abstract Number: 1620 • ACR Convergence 2024
Unveiling of a New Molecular Imaging Biomarker? Vascular Adhesion Protein-1 and [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9 PET/CT in Detecting Giant Cell Arteritis Relapse
Simon Petzinna¹, Jim Küppers², Benedikt Schemmer², Anna Kernder³, Claus Juergen Bauer¹, Pantelis Karakostas¹, Denada Bruci³, Adina Morar³, Anja Winklbauer², Markus Essler² and Valentin S. Schäfer², ¹Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Germany, ²University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ³University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) is a transmembrane adhesion molecule with oxidative deamination functionality, which is expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells.…
Abstract Number: 1695 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy of Upadacitinib in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis: Subgroup Analysis of the SELECT-GCA Phase 3 Trial
Peter Merkel¹, Arathi Setty², Ricardo Blanco-Alonso³, Ravi Suppiah⁴, Thomas Daikeler⁵, Valerie Devauchelle⁶, Elisabeth Brouwer⁷, Hiromichi Tamaki⁸, Liu Meng², Yang Yang², Avani Joshi², Charles Phillips², Peter K. Wung² and Cristina Ponte⁹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, ³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain, ⁴Health New Zealand, Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁵university hospital, Basel, Switzerland, ⁶UBO, Brest, France, ⁷University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁸St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁹Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria, Serviço de Reumatologia e Doenças Ósseas Metabólicas, Lisboa, Portugal., Lisbon, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic systemic vasculitis with limited targeted therapeutic options. The recent SELECT-GCA phase 3 trial demonstrated a favorable benefit-risk…
Abstract Number: 0738 • ACR Convergence 2024
Quantitative Vascular US Has Additional Diagnostic and Prognostic Value in GCA
Colm Kirby¹, Rachael Flood¹, Sharon Cowley², Emma Finlay³, Ronan Mullan¹, Grainne Murphy⁴ and David Kane⁵, ¹Tallaght University Hospital, DUBLIN, Dublin, Ireland, ²Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland, ⁵Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, D24, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Vascular Ultrasound (VUS) performs well in diagnosing Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) but its role in monitoring disease activity and in predicting outcomes is unknown…
Abstract Number: 0765 • ACR Convergence 2024
Tocilizumab in Extracranial Large-Vessel Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis: A Multicentric Observational Comparative Study
Carmen Lasa Teja¹, Javier Loricera², Diana Prieto-Peña³, fernando lopez gutierrez⁴, Pilar Bernabéu⁵, Mercedes Freire González⁶, ivan Ferraz-Amaro⁷, Santos Castañeda⁸, Mauricio Mínguez⁹, Beatriz bravo-Mancheño¹⁰, Roser Solans-Laqué¹¹ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso¹², ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Riotuerto, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology section, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital-ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain, Alicante, Spain, ⁶Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, La coruna, Galicia, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Hospital San Juan de Alicante, Rheumatology., Alicante, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Granada., Spain, ¹¹Internal Medicine Service, Vall d'Hebron Hospital University and Campus, Barcelona, Spain, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) seems to be effective in large vessel (LV) vasculitis including giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK). LV-GCA phenotype shares some…
Abstract Number: 1622 • ACR Convergence 2024
18F-FDG PET/CT in LVV During Active and Inactive Disease Phases Is Associated with the Metabolic Profile, but Not with Macrophage-related Cytokines: Results of an Integrated Analysis
Dimitrios Anastasios Palamidas¹, Georgios Kalykakis², Dimitra Benaki³, Loukas chatzis¹, Ourania Argyropoulou⁴, Panagiota Palla⁴, Antonia Kollia⁵, Pavlos Kafouris⁵, Marinos Metaxas⁵, Andreas Goules⁶, Emmanuel Mikros⁷, Konstantinos Kambas⁸, Constantinos Anagnostopoulos⁵ and Athanasios Tzioufas⁹, ¹Pathophysiology Department, Athens School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Cholargos Athens, Greece, ²Department of Informatics, Ionian University, Kerkyra, Greece, Athens, Greece, ³Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ⁴Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece., Athens, Greece, ⁵PET-CT Department & Preclinical Imaging Unit, Center for Experimental Surgery, Clinical & Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece., Athens, Greece, ⁶GENERAL HOSPITAL LAIKO ATHENS, Athens, Greece, ⁷Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece., Athens, Greece, ⁸Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Immunology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens, Greece., Athens, Greece, ⁹LAIKO HOSPITAL, Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) may affect temporal arteries (cranial-GCA) or may present as a systemic disease extended to the large vessels [Large Vessel Vasculitis…
Abstract Number: 1699 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anakinra in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial
Hubert de Boysson¹, Kim Ly², Loik Geffray³, Thomas Quemeneur⁴, Eric Liozon⁵, Holy Bezanahary⁵, Noemie Le Gouellec⁴, Alexandra Audemard⁶, Samuel Deshayes⁷, Jonathan Boutemy⁸, Gwénola Maigné⁸, Nicolas Martin Silva⁸, Jean-Jacques Parienti⁸ and Achille Aouba⁷, ¹Caen university Hospital, Caen, France, ²CHU Limoges, limo, France, ³CH Lisieux, Lisieux, France, ⁴CH Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France, ⁵CHU Limoges, Limoges, France, ⁶Tours, Tours, France, ⁷Service d'immunologie clinique-médecine interne, CHU de Caen Normandie, Caen, France, ⁸CHU Caen, Caen, France
Background/Purpose: A previous retrospective series reported the efficacy and tolerance of anakinra (ANK) in giant cell arteritis (GCA) and called for further validation in a…
Abstract Number: 0742 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of FDG-PET to Monitor Disease Activity in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis on Tocilizumab
Kaitlin Quinn¹, mark ahlman² and Peter Grayson³, ¹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ²Radiology and Imaging, Medical College of Georgia, augusta, GA, ³National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Chevy Chase, MD
Background/Purpose: The optimal way to monitor disease activity in patients with GCA on tocilizumab remains uncertain. Acute phase reactants are not a reliable indicator of…
Abstract Number: 0767 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparing Large Vessel Uptake of 68Ga-HA-DOTATATE to 18F-FDG Using PET/CT Imaging in Patients with Active Giant Cell Arteritis
Alison Clifford¹, Jonathan Abele¹, Ryan Hung¹, Paolo Raggi¹, Frank Wuest¹, Jan Andersson¹, Elaine Yacyshyn², Eric Lenza¹, Glen Jickling¹ and Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert¹, ¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: 18F-fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) is the current standard among radiotracers for PET/CT imaging of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) in giant cell arteritis (GCA), but its performance…

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