Abstracts tagged "glucocorticoids"

Abstract Number: 2032 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Systematic Review of Treatment Strategies in VEXAS Syndrome
Aviraag Vijaya Prakash¹, Jose Garcia², Anurag Goel³, Vinit Gilvaz⁴ and Raveena Midha⁵, ¹Saint Vincent Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Worcester, MA, ²Brown University, East Greenwich, RI, ³The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ⁴The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, East Providence, RI, ⁵Kent Hospital/Brown University, Warwick, RI
Background/Purpose: VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) syndrome, first described in 2020, is an autoinflammatory condition characterized by somatic mutations in the UBA1 gene.…
Abstract Number: 2501 • ACR Convergence 2024
Long-term Remission off Therapy (LTROT) Is Possible in Non-infectious Aortitis with DMARDs with Low Risk of Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency
Rohit Vijjhalwar¹, Vithushanan Ketheeswaranathan², Aman More², Rajinder Andev³ and Shirish Dubey⁴, ¹University of Oxford, Staines, United Kingdom, ²Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Non-infectious Aortitis is a rare form of large vessel vasculitis which has a high risk of complications1. There is limited data on the management…
Abstract Number: 0295 • ACR Convergence 2024
Mycophenolate Mofetil in the Treatment of Patients with Isolated Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Namitha Nair¹, Leen Al Saleh², Haya Haddad³, Maria Jaimes Reyes⁴, Vishakha Chetram⁵, Farooq Sheikh⁶, FLORINA CONSTANTINESCU⁷ and Anjani Pillarisetty⁸, ¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Watson Clinic, Lakeland, FL, ³Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Silver Spring, MD, ⁴Medstar Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University, Washington, DC, ⁵Inova Schar Heart and Vascular, Falls Chirch, VA, ⁶MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ⁷MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, ⁸Carson Tahoe Medical Group, Reno, NV
Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement is seen in approximately a fourth of patients with sarcoidosis, a non-necrotizing granulomatous systemic disease. Among these patients, 25% may have isolated cardiac…
Abstract Number: 1495 • ACR Convergence 2024
Real-World Reduction in Disease Flares and Oral Corticosteroid Use with Anifrolumab Therapy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Claims-Based Study
Mawuena Binka¹, Rana Muhammad Qasim Khan², Joseph Tkacz³, Donna McMorrow³, Laurence Gozalo³ and Gail Kerr⁴, ¹BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE, ²BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Wilmington, ³Inovalon, Bowie, MD, ⁴Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Georgetown and Howard University Hospitals, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex, chronic autoimmune disease characterized by frequent episodes of disease activity (flares) of varying severity.1 SLE flares are…
Abstract Number: 2139 • ACR Convergence 2024
Generation of a Human 3D Bone Model to Mimic Glucocorticoid- induced Osteoporosis In Vitro
Johannes Plank¹, Moritz Pfeiffenberger¹, Alexandra Damerau¹, Timo Gaber¹ and FRANK HARTMUT DR. BUTTGEREIT², ¹Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany, ²Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by low bone mass and changes in bone architecture, often leading to pain, fractures and reduced mobility in…
Abstract Number: 2503 • ACR Convergence 2024
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Suppression by Prednisolone Reversed by the 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Inhibitor Clofutriben
Frank S Czerwiec¹, Irina Bancos², Paul M Stewart³, Ketan Desai¹ and David A Katz¹, ¹Sparrow Pharmaceuticals, Portland, OR, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Approximately 1% of the population rely on chronic glucocorticoid (GC) prescription to control autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. Risk of GC induced adrenal insufficiency (GC-AI)…
Abstract Number: 0664 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Hydroxychloroquine and Belimumab on Early Glucocorticoid Reduction in New-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Analysis of Risk and Protective Factors
Takehiro Nakai¹, Sho Fukui², Yukihiko Ikeda³, Hiromichi Tamaki⁴, Mitsumasa Kishimoto⁵ and Masato Okada⁴, ¹St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ³St Luke's international hospital in Japan, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoid is a critical treatment option for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, long-term use is associated with numerous side effects and an increased risk…
Abstract Number: 1519 • ACR Convergence 2024
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Severe Lymphopenia in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Chunhui Chen¹, Emily Wu², Huong Do³ and Kyriakos Kirou³, ¹New York Presbyterian Queens, Flushing, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Rochester, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Lymphopenia is common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), occurring in 75-90% of cases over the disease course. It can result from SLE…
Abstract Number: 2150 • ACR Convergence 2024
Understanding Unmet Needs and Quality of Life Impact of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) and Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Using Social Media: A Patient and Caregiver Perspective
Pallavi Arun¹, Nikita Parashar¹, Sakshi Sharma¹, Kanika Arora¹, Vandana Padmanabhan¹ and Alvaro Arjona², ¹Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, ²Novartis Farmaceutica, S.A., Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Analyzing social media conversations of patients (pts) and caregivers can be useful to understand the real-world perspectives thereby improving quality of healthcare.1 GCA and…
Abstract Number: 2509 • ACR Convergence 2024
Bone Marrow Failure in VEXAS Is Associated with the Degree of UBA1b Deficiency
Benjamin Turturice¹, Alice Fike¹, Bhavisha Patel², Emma Groarke², Karyssa Stonick¹, Shanni Liu¹, Wendy Goodspeed¹, Kaitlin Quinn¹, Neal Young² and Peter Grayson³, ¹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ²National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ³National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Chevy Chase, MD
Background/Purpose: VEXAS is a multisystem autoinflammatory disorder due to somatic mutations in UBA1. The disease is characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis with increased risk of transfusion…
Abstract Number: 0747 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clofutriben to Improve the Benefit-Risk Profile of Prednisolone in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica
FRANK HARTMUT DR. BUTTGEREIT¹, Andrea Everding², Ioana Andreica³, Herbert Kellner⁴, Florian Schuch⁵, Tonya K Marmon⁶, Frank S Czerwiec⁷, Ketan Desai⁸ and David A Katz⁹, ¹Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Hamburger Rheuma Forschungszentrum II, Hamburg, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Bochum, Germany, ⁴Schwerpunktpraxis f�r Rheumatologie und Gastroenterologie, Munich, Germany, ⁵PGRN, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Marmon Biostatistics, Seattle, WA, ⁷Sparrow Pharmaceuticals, Portand, OR, ⁸IMC, Easton, PA, ⁹Sparrow Pharmaceuticals, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (HSD-1) differentially regulates intracellular glucocorticoid levels in the immune system and glucocorticoid toxicity target organs. Clofutriben is a potent HSD-1…
Abstract Number: 1532 • ACR Convergence 2024
Not yet on Track: Retrospective Chart Analysis Reveals Physician’s Treatment Approaches in SLE Fall Short of New EULAR Guidance
Maxine Yarnall¹, Ryan Rex² and Sawyer May¹, ¹Spherix Global Insights, Exton, PA, ²Spherix Global Insights, Chester Springs, PA
Background/Purpose: In October 2023, EULAR released updated recommendations for the management of SLE2. Notably, since the previous guidelines update in 2019, anifrolumab received approval for…
Abstract Number: 2172 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Novel Cohort to Assess Longitudinal Glucocorticoid Toxicity in Individuals with Rheumatic Diseases: Objectives, Design, and Initial Baseline Characteristics
Naomi Patel¹, Miao Lin¹, Bohang Jiang¹, Isha Jha¹, Grace McMahon¹, Aubree E. McMahon¹, Yuqing Zhang², Hyon K. Choi³, Zachary Wallace⁴ and John Stone⁵, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; The Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GC) are a backbone of treatment regimens for many rheumatic diseases despite their association with toxicities that contribute to excess morbidity and mortality.…
Abstract Number: 2511 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Clinically Isolated Aortitis
Mahmut Kaymakci¹, Hannah Langenfeld¹, Andrew C. Hanson², Cynthia Crowson¹, Melanie Bois¹, Hartzell Schaff², Mohanad Elfishawi³, Matthew Koster¹, Cornelia Weyand² and Kenneth Warrington¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ³University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Background/Purpose: Clinically Isolated Aortitis (CIA) is a type of vasculitis affecting the aorta in the absence of systemic vasculitis, rheumatic disease, or infection. Most patients…
Abstract Number: L16 • ACR Convergence 2023
Withdrawal of Immunosuppressant and Low-dose Steroids in IgG4-RD Patients with Stable Disease (WInS IgG4-RD): An Investigator-initiated, Multi-center, Open-label, Randomized Controlled Trial
Linyi Peng¹, Yuxue nie¹, Jiaxin Zhou¹, Lijun Wu², Fang Wang³, Xiaomei Chen⁴, Jieqiong Li¹, Yu Peng¹, Hui Lu¹, Lidan Zhao¹, Mengtao Li¹, Yan Zhao¹, Xiaofeng Zeng⁵, Yunyun Fei¹ and Wen Zhang¹, ¹Peking Union Medical College Hospital，Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Beijing, China, ²Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Hospital, XinJiang, China, ³Beijing Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁴Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Wulumuqi, China, ⁵Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibroinflammatory disease. Remission induction treatment with glucocorticoid (GC) is usually effective, but its tendency of relapse makes the strategy…

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