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Abstracts tagged "immunosuppressants"

  • Abstract Number: 831 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Immunosuppression May Prevent Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis

    Sabrina Hoa1, Marie Hudson2, Mianbo Wang3, Russell Steele4, Murray Baron5 and Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, 1Division of Rheumatology, Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute and McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, 4Mathematics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 5Rheumatology, McGill University, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a leading cause of premature mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Immunosuppression is used for treatment of established disease. However,…
  • Abstract Number: 839 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Immunosuppression Does Not Prevent Severe Gastrointestinal Disease in Systemic Sclerosis

    Nicolas Richard1, Marie Hudson2, Mianbo Wang3, Murray Baron4, Genevieve Gyger1 and Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, 1McGill University, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2Medicine/Rheumatology, Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Research Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, 4Rheumatology, McGill University, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Severe gastrointestinal (GI) disease is associated with considerable morbidity and high mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). There are no known preventative treatments. We wished…
  • Abstract Number: 283 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Altered Serum Fatty Acid Profiles in Patients with Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis Compared to Healthy Individuals and in Relation to Immunosuppressive Treatment

    Joan Raouf1, Helena Idborg1, Petter Olsson2, Per Johan Jakobsson1, Ingrid E. Lundberg1 and Marina Korotkova1, 1Medicine, Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet S-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, 2Analytical Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden

    Background/Purpose: Polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are chronic autoimmune diseases, characterized by muscle fatigue. Despite conventional immunosuppressive treatment including high doses of glucocorticoids, only a…
  • Abstract Number: 831 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Mycophenolate Decreases the Frequency of Endoscopic Therapy for Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

    Tiffany Lin1, James Bena2, Shannon Morrison2 and Soumya Chatterjee3, 1Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 2Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 3Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

    Background/Purpose: Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is an increasingly recognized cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).  These patients may require…
  • Abstract Number: 923 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Perceptions of Infectious Risk of Immunosuppressive Medications Among Treating Physicians

    Rebecca Sharim1, Leny Mathew2, Michael George3, Preethi Thomas4 and Misha Rosenbach5, 1Rheumatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 3Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 4Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 5Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    Background/Purpose: Physicians often encounter patients who are treated with immunosuppressive agents and must consider the risk of infection that the medications may pose. We explored…
  • Abstract Number: 1397 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Successful Treatment of Cardiac Sarcoidosis with Biologic and Immunosuppressive Combination Therapy

    Maya Estephan1, Mehrdad Maz2, Mark Hamblin3 and Julian Magadan1, 1Division of Allergy, Clinical Immunology, and Rheumatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 2Division of Rheumatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 3Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, ILD Clinic, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas city, KS

    Background/Purpose: Although cardiac involvement is symptomatic in only 5% of patients with sarcoidosis, it is considered an important prognostic factor and the second leading cause…
  • Abstract Number: 1567 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Occurrence of Serious Infection in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Biologics and Denosumab Observed in a Clinical Setting

    Matthew Wong-Pack1, Rod Rodjanapiches1, Arthur Lau1,2,3, George Ioannidis1,3, Sally Wade4, Leslie Spangler4, Celia JF Lin4, Patrick Roy-Gayos1, William G Bensen1,3, Robert Bensen3 and Jonathan D Adachi1,3, 1McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2Division of Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 3St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 4Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA

    Background/Purpose: Previous studies combining immunosuppressive biologics have shown an increased risk of infections. Few studies have examined the risk of infection with concurrent use of…
  • Abstract Number: 1988 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Efficacy and Safety of Mizoribine for Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Analysis of 47 Cases

    Ryo Rokutanda1, Chisun Min2, Yuko Kataoka1, Tokutaro Tsuda1, Shunya Kaneshita1, Ken-ichi Yamaguchi3, Koji Takasugi4, Masei Suda1, Akira Takeda3, Yukio Matsui1,3, Mitsumasa Kishimoto1 and Masato Okada1, 1Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, 2Division of Allergy and Rheumatology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, 3Allergy and Rheumatology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, 4Imuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatic (PMR) is an inflammatory rheumatic disease characterized by aching and morning stiffness of body, which is seen almost exclusively in adults over…
  • Abstract Number: 2502 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Implementation of New Pneumococcal Vaccination Recommendations in an Academic Rheumatology Clinic

    Alison Bays1, Renuka Nayak2, David I. Daikh3, Jinoos Yazdany4 and Gabriela Schmajuk5, 1Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2Rheumatology, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 3Rheumatology, UCSF/VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 4Rheumatology, UCSF, SF, CA, 5San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

    Background/Purpose: Invasive pneumococcal disease is approximately four times more common among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared to healthy counterparts.…
  • Abstract Number: 3193 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Immunomodulatory and Antiviral Therapies in a Mouse Model of Chikungunya Viral Arthritis

    Jonathan Miner1, Lindsey Cook1, Raeann Shimak2, Julie Fox1, Alissa Young1, Kristen Monte2, Subhajit Poddar2, Michael Diamond1 and Deborah Lenschow1, 1Department of Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, 2Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO

    Background/Purpose: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a rapidly emerging arthritogenic mosquito-borne alphavirus that has infected more than 1 million individuals in the Western Hemisphere since 2014. …
  • Abstract Number: 3262 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Influence of Immunosuppressive Therapy on Microangiopathy in Systemic Sclerosis As Measured with Nailfoldcapillaroscopy

    Jessica Meijs1, B. de Boer1, Anne Schouffoer1,2, T. W. J. Huizinga3, Hein Putter4 and Jeska K. de Vries-Bouwstra1, 1Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Rheumatology, Haga Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, 3Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 4Medical Statitics and Bioinformatics, professor in medical statistics, Leiden, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Microangiopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc), as visualized by  nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) is a dynamic and sequential process1. In time, NVC patterns progress from early,…
  • Abstract Number: 1677 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Association of Gastrointestinal Symptoms with Immunosuppressant Use in the Prospective Registry of Early Systemic Sclerosis Cohort

    Tracy M. Frech1, Maureen Murtaugh2, Ami A. Shah3, Jessica K. Gordon4, Victoria K. Shanmugam5, Robyn T. Domsic6, Monique Hinchcliff7, Faye N. Hant8, Shervin Assassi9, Virginia D. Steen10 and Dinesh Khanna11, 1Internal Medicine, Salt Lake City VAMC, Salt Lake, UT, 2Internal Medicine-Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, SLC, UT, 3Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 4Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 5Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 6Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 7Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 8Dept of Medicine, Medical Univ of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 9Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 10Department of Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, 11University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI

    Background/Purpose: The Prospective Registry of Early Systemic Sclerosis (PRESS) is a multicenter incident cohort study of patients with early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc; <…
  • Abstract Number: 1661 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Are Repeat Renal Biopsies Important in Managing Lupus Nephritis Flares?

    Angela Pakozdi1, Ravindra Rajakariar2, Michael Sheaff3 and Dev Pyne1, 1Rheumatology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, 2Renal Medicine, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, 3Histopathology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose Lupus nephritis (LN) is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. The role of repeat kidney biopsies (RB)…
  • Abstract Number: 1260 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Early Use of Cyclosporine Is Beneficial for Long-Term Prognosis in Patients of Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease with Anti- Synthetase Antibodies

    Yuji Hosono1, Ran Nakashima2, Yoshitaka Imura3, Naoichiro Yukawa2, Hajime Yoshifuji2, Takaki Nojima4, Koichiro Ohmura2 and Tsuneyo Mimori2, 1Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, 2Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan, 3Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan, 4Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disesases (ILD) is the most common cause of mortality in polymyosotis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM). Cyclosporine had been reported to improve clinical…
  • Abstract Number: 1051 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Rates of Renal Remission with Immunosuppressives in Lupus Nephritis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

    Jasvinder A. Singh1, Ahmed Kotb2, Alomgir Hossain2, Amy Mudano3 and George Wells4, 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 3Rheumatology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 4Cardiovascular Resarch Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose To compare renal remission rates with immunosuppressives by performing a systematic review and network meta-analyses (NMA) of RCTs of lupus nephritis. Methods We performed…
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