Abstracts tagged "glucocorticoids"

Abstract Number: 1140 • ACR Convergence 2021
Fracture Risk in DXA-Appropriate Patients on Glucocorticoids: Is Everyone Tested According to Screening Guidelines?
Alexandra Chop¹, Rajesh Kupuraju¹, Ruchi Patel¹, Kristen Salava¹, Madhuri Duggirala¹, Aparna Baburaj¹, Andrea Berger², Jason Brown¹ and David Bulbin³, ¹Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Department of Population Health Sciences, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ³Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids are commonly prescribed for a multitude of indications, yet have many side effects, one of which is glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis (GIOP). The 2017…
Abstract Number: 0297 • ACR Convergence 2020
Towards a Glucocorticoid Exposure Signature in SLE: Effects of Type I Interferon
Melissa Northcott¹, Linden Gearing², Hieu Nim³, Champa Nataraja³, Sarah Jones¹ and Eric Morand⁴, ¹Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ²Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, ³Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, ⁴Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GC), utilised in SLE for their broad immunosuppressive actions, predominantly mediate these effects by interaction with the cytoplasmic GC receptor (GR) to modulate…
Abstract Number: 1918 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy and Safety of Methotrexate in Giant Cell Arteritis: Results from a Bicentric Portuguese Cohort Study
Sofia Barreira¹, Ana Rita Cruz-Machado², Eduardo Dourado³, Joana Martinho², Diana Raimundo⁴, Luísa Brites⁵, Helena Assunção⁵, Vítor Teixeira⁶, Nikita Khmelinskii², Carla Macieira², José A. P. da Silva⁷, João Eurico Fonseca⁸ and Cristina Ponte², ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal, ²Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal, ³Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁴Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, ⁷9.Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Coimbra (Rheumatology Department), Coimbra, Portugal, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁸Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade Medicina Universidade de Lisboa and Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte., Lisboa, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a large- and medium-sized vessel vasculitis affecting patients >50 years-old. High-doses of glucocorticoids (GCs) should be initiated promptly to…
Abstract Number: 0304 • ACR Convergence 2020
Type I Interferon Inhibits Glucocorticoid-Induced Leucine Zipper (GILZ) Expression and Upregulation by Glucocorticoids
Wendy Dankers¹, Melissa Northcott², Taylah Bennett³, Brendan Russ³, Jacqueline Flynn¹, Sarah Jones² and Eric Morand¹, ¹Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ²Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ³Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GC) are broadly used in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Despite their widespread use, most SLE patients do…
Abstract Number: 1920 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy and Safety of Tocilizumab in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis and Visual Impairment
Andrea Rubbert Roth¹, Scott Tschuppert², Thomas Neumann², Ulf Benecke³, Ian Pirker³ and Johannes von Kempis³, ¹Klinik für Rheumatologie, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, ²Kantonsspital St Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland, ³Kantonspital St Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) represents a potent new therapeutic principle for patients with GCA, however, data on efficacy and safety in patients who present with visual…
Abstract Number: 0518 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Impact of Large Vessel Vasculitis of the Axillary Artery on Cumulative Glucocorticoid Dose and Relapse Rate in Giant Cell Arteritis
Philipp Bosch¹, Christian Dejaco², Wolfgang Schmidt³, Andreas Krause³, Kenny-Davis Schlüter³, Gudrun Pregartner⁴ and Valentin Schaefer⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, Graz, Austria, ²Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria and Rheumatology Service, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy, Bruneck, Italy, ³Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, Graz, Austria, ⁵Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Prognostic markers for clinical outcomes in giant cell arteritis (GCA) are urgently needed. While large vessel GCA (LV-GCA) has been associated with higher glucocorticoid…
Abstract Number: 1927 • ACR Convergence 2020
Ultrasonographic Halo Score as a Marker for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Disease Activity in GCA
Alwin Sebastian¹, Abdul Kayani¹, Sue Innes², Jo Jackson², Kornelis S. M. van der Geest³ and Bhaskar Dasgupta¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mid and South Essex University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Southend University Hospital, United Kingdom, Westcliff on sea, England, United Kingdom, ²School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise science, Colchester Campus, University of Essex, United Kingdom, Colchester, England, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: EULAR recommendations highlights ultrasound (US) as the first line imaging investigation for giant cell arteritis (GCA). Traditionally, the halo sign and compression sign have…
Abstract Number: 0850 • ACR Convergence 2020
What Does It Mean to Be a BICLA (BILAG-Based Composite Lupus Assessment) Responder? Post Hoc Analysis of the Phase 3 TULIP-1 and TULIP-2 Trials
Richard Furie¹, Eric Morand², Ian Bruce³, David Isenberg⁴, Ronald van Vollenhoven⁵, Gabriel Abreu⁶, Lilia Pineda⁷ and Raj Tummala⁷, ¹Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, ²Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ³Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, The University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Rheumatology, University College London and Department of Rheumatology, University College Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁷BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg
Background/Purpose: BICLA is a validated composite global measure of SLE disease activity that incorporates BILAG, an instrument that distinguishes between partial and complete improvement. BICLA…
Abstract Number: 1931 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effect of Cumulative Glucocorticoid Dose and Inflammation on Weight Change During Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis
Naomi Serling-Boyd¹, Xiaoqing Fu², Yuqing Zhang³, Sebastian Unizony¹, Zachary Wallace⁴, Hyon Choi⁵ and John H. Stone⁶, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Quincy, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Lexington, MA, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a form of large vessel vasculitis that requires treatment with high-dose, long-term glucocorticoids (GC). Weight gain, among other side-effects…
Abstract Number: 0852 • ACR Convergence 2020
How Much Prednisone Is Enough for Remission Induction in Lupus Nephritis? A Propensity Score Matched Analysis
Konstantinos Tselios¹, Dafna Gladman², Haifa Al-Sheikh³, Jiandong Su⁴ and Murray Urowitz¹, ¹University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia, ⁴University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The existing guidelines for remission induction in lupus nephritis (LN) from both the ACR and the EULAR recommend initial prednisone doses of 0.5-1mg/kg/day. However,…
Abstract Number: 1940 • ACR Convergence 2020
In Newly Diagnosed Giant Cell Arteritis in a Real Life Setting Relapses Are Seen in More Than a Third of Patients – and Despite Faster Early Reduction High Cumulative Glucocorticoid Doses Are Reached
Laura Felten¹, Nicolai Leuchten¹ and Martin Aringer², ¹University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, ²Rheumatology, Medicine III, University Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, Dresden, Germany
Background/Purpose: To investigate real life glucocorticoid (GC) dosing and relapse rates in patients with new onset giant cell arteritis (GCA) in a single center.Methods: Complete…
Abstract Number: 0853 • ACR Convergence 2020
Gradual Glucocorticoid Withdrawal Is Safe in Clinically Quiescent Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Konstantinos Tselios¹, Dafna Gladman², Jiandong Su³ and Murray Urowitz¹, ¹University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients are usually treated with glucocorticoids even during periods of clinically quiescent disease. A recent study showed that abrupt glucocorticoid…
Abstract Number: 1958 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patterns and Impact of Long-term Glucocorticoid Use on RA Patients at Risk for Major Adverse Cardiac Events
Beth Wallace¹, Yuqing Gao², Punyasha Roul³, Bryant England³, Ted Mikuls³, Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg⁴, Daniel Clauw⁵, Rodney Hayward¹ and Akbar Waljee¹, ¹Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, ²VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Michigan Medicine/VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: One-quarter to one-third of RA patients use long-term glucocorticoids (GCs) despite their known, dose-dependent association with increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events…
Abstract Number: 0005 • ACR Convergence 2020
Geographical Variations in COVID-19 Perceptions and Patient Management: A National Survey of Rheumatologists
Bella Mehta¹, Deanna Jannat-Khah², Carol Mancuso³, Anne Bass¹, Carine Moezinia⁴, Allan Gibofsky³, Susan Goodman⁵ and Said Ibrahim⁶, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Weill Cornell Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: To investigate the perceptions and behaviors of rheumatologists in the United States (US) regarding the risk of COVID-19 for their autoimmune patients and the…
Abstract Number: 1083 • ACR Convergence 2020
Alterations of Lipid Profile in IIM Patients Are Associated with Disease Activity, Duration, and Glucocorticoid Treatment
Sabina Oreska¹, Hana Storkanova², Maja Spiritovic³, Barbora Hermankova⁴, Michal Vrablik⁵, Karel Pavelka⁶, Ladislav Šenolt⁶, Heřman Mann², Jiří Vencovský⁶ and Michal Tomcik⁷, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic. Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Praha 2, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic. Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Physiotherapy, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic,, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵3rd Department of Internal Medicine, General University Hospital, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁷Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are characterized by skeletal muscle and organ involvement and chronic course. Systemic inflammation, limited mobility, and glucocorticoid treatment can have…

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