Abstracts tagged "Immunotherapy"

Abstract Number: 350 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Correlates of Immune-Related Adverse Events for Patients with Melanoma Treated with Checkpoint Inhibitors and a Noted Significant Difference in Peripheral Lymphocyte Counts
Pankti Reid¹, Tara Chongsuwat², Anisha Dua³ and Jason Luke⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, rheumatology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Oncology Research Coordinator, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴Hematology Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Checkpoint immunotherapy has become the standard of care in treating advanced melanoma. These medications have been associated with immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Accurate methods…
Abstract Number: 352 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Polymyalgia Rheumatica-like Syndrome from Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: Case Series and Systematic Review of the Literature
Cassandra Calabrese¹, Elizabeth Kirchner¹ and Leonard H. Calabrese², ¹Rheumatic & Immunologic Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Rheumatic & Immunologic Disease and Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic immune related adverse events (irAEs) from checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy remain poorly understood. In our early experience with rheumatic irAEs we encountered patients…
Abstract Number: 353 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immune-Related Adverse Events Associated with Immunotherapy in Solid Organ Tumors. Study of 102 Cases from a Referral Single Center for Last 3 Years
José Luis Martín-Varillas¹, Íñigo González-Mazón¹, Belén Atienza-Mateo¹, Marina Delagado Ruiz², Isabel Bernat Piña², Diana Prieto Peña³, Monica Calderón Goercke³, Lara Sánchez-Bilbao¹, Eva Peña Sainz-Pardo², Almudena García Castaño², Miguel Angel González-Gay² and Ricardo Blanco¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint blockade therapy (ICTB) has shown remarkable benefit in different cancer types. Blockade of intrinsic down-regulators of immunity increases the activity of the…
Abstract Number: 354 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatic Complications of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: A Single Center Experience
Mazen Nasrallah¹, Meghan Mooradian², Eli Miloslavsky³, Justine Cohen², Justin Gainor², Donald Lawrence², Kerry Reynolds², Minna Kohler⁴, Ryan Sullivan² and Sara Schoenfeld¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Division of Hematology and Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have led to improved outcomes in multiple cancers, but they are associated with immune-related adverse events (irAEs), including inflammatory arthritis.…
Abstract Number: 356 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immune Related Adverse Events from Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Retrospective Analysis from 2004-2017 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rachel Romero¹, Todd Schwartz², Shruti Saxena Beem¹ and Rumey Ishizawar³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology and the Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology and Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) targeting CTLA-4, such as ipilimumab (anti-CTLA4), or PD-1/PD-L1, such as nivolumab and pembrolizumab are increasingly utilized in a wide variety…
Abstract Number: 357 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Musculoskeletal Immune-Related Adverse Events with Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Malignancy: Experience in Sydney, Australia
Abhishikta Dey^1,2, Nicholas Manolios^3,4, Georgina Long^4,5,6, Richard Kefford^3,4,5,7 and Leslie Schrieber^8,9, ¹Pain Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia, ²Royal North Shore Hospital, North Sydney, Australia, ³Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia, ⁴University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ⁵Melanoma Institute Australia, North Sydney, Australia, ⁶Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia, ⁷Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, Australia, ⁸Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Sydney, Australia, ⁹Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Background/Purpose: The strategy of using monoclonal antibodies to inhibit checkpoints on T cells, and enhance T-cell activity against cancer cells has significantly improved the survival…
Abstract Number: 358 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunophenotypic Analysis of T Cells from Leukemia Patients with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Respiratory Complications
Sang Kim¹, Vickie Shannon², Ajay Sheshardi², Hagop Kantarjian³, Guillermo Garcia-Manero³, Farhad Ravandi³, Aung Naing⁴, Padmanee Sharma⁵, Jin Im⁶, Wilfredo Ruiz Vazquez⁶, Adi Diab⁷, Dimitrios Kontoyiannis⁸, Andrew Futreal⁹ and Naval Daver³, ¹General Internal Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ²Pulmonary Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁴Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁵Genitourinary Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁶Stem Cell Transplantation, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁷Melanoma Medical Oncology, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX, ⁸Infectious Diseases, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁹Genomic Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-based combinations are showing encouraging results in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) treatment; however, ICIs can cause immune-related…
Abstract Number: 360 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sarcoidosis Induced By Immune Check Point Inhibitors
Noémie Chanson¹, Pauline Pradère², Anne-Laure Voisin³, Stéphane Champiat⁴, Aurélien Marabelle⁴ and Olivier Lambotte⁵, ¹Internal Medicine, Hopital Bicetre, LE KREMLIN BICETRE, France, ²Hopital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France, ³Unité Fonctionnelle de Pharmacovigilance, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France, ⁴Drug Development Department, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France, ⁵Internal Medicine, Hopital Kremlin Bicêtre, Kremlin Bicêtre, France
Background/Purpose: Immune check point inhibitors (ICIs) targeting programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) have demonstrated improved survival for multiple cancers…
Abstract Number: 361 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated with Anti-Programmed Cell Death 1 Antibody Pembrolizumab
In Young Kim¹, Yeonghee Eun¹, Hyungjin Kim¹, Joong Kyong Ahn², Eun-Jung Park³, Chan Hong Jeon⁴, Jinseok Kim⁵, Hoon-Suk Cha¹, Eun-Mi Koh¹ and Jaejoon Lee¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Department of Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ³Department of Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁴Department of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁵Department of Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, University of Jeju School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors have been established as a novel standard treatment for various types of malignancies. However, these new class of drugs have led…
Abstract Number: 364 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated sCD40L As a Predictive Biomarker of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Nicholas Meti¹, Khashayar Esfahani^1,2, Ines Colmegna^1,3, Marvin J. Fritzler⁴, Nathalie A. Johnson^1,5, Ciriaco Piccirillo^1,6, Wilson H. Miller Jr.^1,2 and Marie Hudson^1,7, ¹Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Department of Oncology, McGill University, Jewish General Hospital, Rossy Cancer Network, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Division of Hematology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Department of Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The clinical use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) has led to outstanding clinical outcomes in previously refractory cancers, but ICI have also been associated…
Abstract Number: 701 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Network Meta-Analysis of Targeted Immunomodulators in the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis Patients without Prior Biologic Treatment
Vibeke Strand¹, M. Elaine Husni², Jenny Griffith³, Yan Song⁴, Rakesh Singh⁵, Jing Zhao⁶ and Keith A. Betts⁷, ¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁴Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, ⁵AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁶Analysis Group Inc, Boston, MA, ⁷Analysis Group, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: With multiple targeted immunomodulators (TIMs) approved by the FDA for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), the relative efficacy and cost-effectiveness of these TIMs…
Abstract Number: 1723 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intensified B-Cell Depletion Therapy in Progressive Systemic Sclerosis Patients: 24 Months Follow-up
Daniela Rossi¹, Irene Cecchi², Massimo Radin³, Elena Rubini⁴, Savino Sciascia⁵ and Dario Roccatello⁶, ¹Department of Medicine and Experimental Oncology, CMID - Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases, Turin, Italy, ²Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases- Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy, Turin, Italy, ³Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases- Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy, Turin, Italy, ⁴Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases- Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin and S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Turin, Italy., Turin, Italy, ⁵Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases- Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy, Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases- Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy, Torino, Italy, ⁶Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases- Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin and S. Giovanni Bo, Turin, Italy
Background/Purpose:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue autoimmune disease with systemic involvement and a serious medical condition with a high rate of mortality, especially due…
Abstract Number: 2095 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutralizing CXCL13 Attenuates Neuropsychiatric Disease in Lupus-Prone Mice
Michelle Huang¹, Ariel Stock² and Chaim Putterman³, ¹Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Division of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: Despite the many lupus patients affected by neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms, the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disease in SLE remains unclear. MRL-lpr/lpr mice, a classic…
Abstract Number: 2349 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
“I Was Prepared for the Other Side Effects; I Wasn’t Prepared for This One.”: A Qualitative Study of the Patients’ Experience of Inflammatory Arthritis Due to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy for Cancer
Laura C. Cappelli¹, Suzanne Grieb², Ana-Maria Orbai³, Ami A. Shah¹ and Clifton O. Bingham III⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Center for Child and Community Health Research, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Patients treated for cancer with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) can develop a variety of adverse events. Inflammatory arthritis (IA) is an increasingly recognized event…
Abstract Number: 2902 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inflammatory Arthritis Due to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Persistent Problem Requiring Immunosuppression
Laura Cappelli¹, Clifton O. Bingham III² and Ami A. Shah³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have emerged as an important treatment for advanced malignancies. ICIs are a form of immunotherapy which block negative co-stimulation of…

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