Abstracts tagged "Infection"

Abstract Number: 1065 • ACR Convergence 2025
Age of Disease Onset and Risk of Serious Infection with anti-TNF Use in Older Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jiha Lee¹, Sofia Pedro² and Kaleb Michaud³, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Older age is a recognized risk factor for serious infection (SI) associated with anti-TNF therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Among older adults with RA,…
Abstract Number: 1902 • ACR Convergence 2025
Investigating Factors Associated With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination and Breakthrough Infection Among Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Natalie Davis¹, Jiaqi Wang², Xiaosong Wang³, Liya Sisay Getachew⁴, Lauren O'Keeffe⁵, Grace Qian⁵, Kevin Mueller⁵, Madison Negron⁶, Alene Saavedra⁵, Naomi Patel⁷ and Jeffrey Sparks⁴, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, BOston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Natick, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁶Harvard Extension School, Medford, MA, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines were approved starting in May 2023 and are recommended by the US CDC to adults aged 60 years or…
Abstract Number: 0205 • ACR Convergence 2025
Implementation of the Varicella Zoster virus vaccine and its Real-World effectiveness
Laura Mas Sanchez¹, ELENA GRAU GARCIA², Carlos Valera Ribera³, Pablo Muñoz-Martínez⁴, Daniel Ramos Castro⁵, Alba Maria Torrat Noves⁶, Belen Villanueva Manes⁷, Iago Alcántara Álvarez⁸, Miguel Simeo Vinaixa⁹, Andres Perez Hurtado¹⁰ and José Andrés Román Ivorra¹¹, ¹Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, València, Spain, ²HUP La Fe, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, València, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Sagunto, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ⁷Hospital La Fe, València, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitari i Politénic La Fe, València, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario y Politècnico La Fe, València, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
Background/Purpose: In 2023, Spain approved the inactivated varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccine in individuals over 50 years of age with immunosuppressive conditions, including rheumatology patients…
Abstract Number: 1090 • ACR Convergence 2025
Quantitative Immunoglobulin Screening Prior to Rituximab Initiation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Amelia Khoo and Anokhi Saklecha, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Rituximab, a monoclonal antibody which binds to the CD20 antigen of B cells, is used in the treatment of many rheumatologic conditions. Due to…
Abstract Number: 2039 • ACR Convergence 2025
To Hold or Not to Hold: Variability in Management of DMARDs in the Setting of Acute Infections – A Survey of Rheumatologists
Mollie Gellman¹, Medhasweta Sen², Ari Schwartz³, Peter Merkel⁴ and Nadine Mbuyi⁵, ¹Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ²University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ³Rheumatology Consultants PC, Brockton, MA, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵George Washington University, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) vary widely in their immunosuppressive activity. Guidance on managing DMARDs during acute infections is limited, particularly regarding when to hold…
Abstract Number: 0206 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prospective Controlled Study of Humoral Response to Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Cyclophosphamide-Treated Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Patients: No Additional Impairment Compared to Other Immunosuppressive Therapies
Nadia Emi Aikawa¹, Julia Medeiros², Sandra G Pasoto³, Ana C Medeiros-Ribeiro³, Luciana Parente Costa Seguro⁴, Ana Paula Luppino-Assad⁵, Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki⁶, Lissiane Guedes⁷, Clovis Artur Silva⁸ and Eloisa Bonfa⁴, ¹Rheumatology Division and Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, ³Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, SAO PAULO, Brazil, ⁶Faculdade de Medicina da USP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁷Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, ⁸University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV), represents a major advancement in the prevention of herpes zoster in autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD) patients. However, RVZ efficacy depends…
Abstract Number: 1120 • ACR Convergence 2025
Synergistic Effects of IL-17F and IL-17A on Neutrophil Chemotaxis: Increased Risk of Candidiasis with Dual Blockade of IL-17A and IL17-F
Siba Raychaudhuri¹, Disha Chakraborty², Christine Abria² and Smriti K Raychaudhuri³, ¹UC Davis, School of Medicine/ VA Medical Center, Sacramento, Davis, CA, ²Sacramento VA Medical Center, Mather, CA, ³Sacramento VA Medical Center, Davis, CA
Background/Purpose: IL-17 is primarily secreted by Th17 cells. The IL-17 family has 6 related cytokines (IL-17A to IL17F); IL-17A and IL-17F, being key proinflammatory mediators.…
Abstract Number: 2044 • ACR Convergence 2025
Infections and Associated Mortality in VEXAS Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Oyku Zeynep Avarbek¹, Ozlem Arikan², Aysu Tatari³, Furkan Ak⁴, Bengisu Gur⁵, Sinem Nursel Duzenci⁶, Yasin Taha Tuncar⁷, Mustafa Sivri⁸, Mustafa Ovayolu⁹ and Miray Kurtca¹⁰, ¹Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul Aydin University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Türkiye, Denizli, Turkey, ⁴Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Medicine, Sofia, Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria, ⁵Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁶Balikesir University, Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir, Türkiye, Balikesir, Turkey, ⁷Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Türkiye, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁸Gazi University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye, Ankara, Turkey, ⁹Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁰Richmond University Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island, NY
Background/Purpose: Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome is a late-onset, monogenic autoinflammatory disorder driven by somatic mutations in the UBA1 gene of hematopoietic…
Abstract Number: 0208 • ACR Convergence 2025
Current practices and challenges in tuberculosis screening and preventive treatment among patients with rheumatic diseases: A multiregional physician survey in China
Xu Wang, Lifan Zhang and Lidan Zhao, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to assess the current clinical practices of tuberculosis (TB) infection screening and TB preventive treatment (TPT) among patients with rheumatic diseases,…
Abstract Number: 1157 • ACR Convergence 2025
Safety and Tolerability of a Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Prospective Longitudinal Study over 12 Months
Ella Steiner¹, Ioana Andreica², Stefanie Reale³, Gianna Chierego⁴, Philipp Köhler⁵, Sonja Zapke⁴, Benjamin Wilde⁶, David Kiefer⁷, Philipp Sewerin², Hilal Kavruk⁵, Dimitra Karagkiozidou⁵, Panagiotis Ermeidis⁵, Barbara Guminski⁵, Andreas Kribben⁶, Jürgen Braun⁸, Xenofon Baraliakos⁹ and Uta Kiltz⁹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne; Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, Herne, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁶University Hospital, Nephrology, Essen, Essen, Germany, ⁷Private practice of rheumatology, Hattingen, Germany, ⁸Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany; and Rheumatologische Versorgungszentrum (RVZ) Steglitz, Berlin, Germany, ⁹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster (HZ) is common among older adults, with a lifetime risk of 25%. The risk is particularly increased in individuals with immunosuppression such…
Abstract Number: 2133 • ACR Convergence 2025
Examination of HLA-DRB1*15-linked Candidate Antigens in Still’s Disease with and without Lung Disease and Features of Drug Hypersensitivity
Dale Kobrin¹, Garrett Brown², Mariana Correia Marques¹, Carol Lake³, Michelle Millwood⁴, Lisa Workman⁵, Monica Lawrence⁵, Zuoming Deng⁶, Sanchita Das² and Michael Ombrello⁷, ¹Translational Genetics and Genomics Section, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³NIH, GAITHERSBURG, MD, ⁴National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁵Division of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, ⁶Biodata Mining and Discovery Section, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁷National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), North Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Lung disease in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult-onset Still’s disease (Still’s-LD) is a severe manifestation that strongly associates with features of drug hypersensitivity…
Abstract Number: 0210 • ACR Convergence 2025
Improving Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Uptake in Younger Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis through a Partnership with Specialty Pharmacy
Akhil Sood¹, Srijana Davuluri², Sheila Haidar³, De Suan Huang³, April Ochoa³, Christy Bill¹ and Janice Lin¹, ¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ³Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Despite guideline recommendations, recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) uptake remains low among immunocompromised individuals younger than 50 years of age, notably those with rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 1192 • ACR Convergence 2025
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Prospective Phase 4 Controlled Trial Of Recombinant Herpes Zoster Vaccine
Sandra G Pasoto¹, Thais B Gorayeb², Ana Paula Luppino-Assad³, Nadia E Aikawa⁴, Ana C Medeiros-Ribeiro¹, Leonard V Kupa⁵, Bruno S Borges⁶, Samuel K Shinjo⁷, Fernando H De Souza², Renata Miossi², Eloisa Bonfa⁸ and Clovis Artur Silva⁹, ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, ³Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, SAO PAULO, Brazil, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁶Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, ⁷Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, SÃO PAULO, Brazil, ⁸Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁹University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Although herpes zoster vaccination has been evaluated in immunocompromised populations, studies assessing vaccine immunogenicity and safety in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are restricted to…
Abstract Number: 2292 • ACR Convergence 2025
Safety and Humoral Response to Recombinant Herpes Zoster Vaccine in immunosuppressed Sjögren’s Disease Patients: Results From a Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Study
Sandra G Pasoto¹, Talita Ribeiro², Nadia Emi Aikawa³, Ana C Medeiros-Ribeiro¹, Bruno Borges², Andre Franco⁴, Henrique Silva², Eloisa Bonfa⁵ and Clovis Artur Silva⁶, ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division and Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁶University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Immunosuppressed Sjögren’s disease (SjD) patients are at increased risk of herpes zoster (HZ). Despite this vulnerability, data on safety and immunogenicity of the recombinant…
Abstract Number: 0486 • ACR Convergence 2025
Safety of sarilumab in more than 1000 patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Japan by age group: a post-marketing surveillance study
Hideto Kameda¹, Sadatomo Tasaka², Toshiya Takahashi³, Naoki Soeda³, Katsuhisa Suzuki⁴ and Yoshiya Tanaka⁵, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan, ³Medical Affairs, Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Medical Affairs, Sanofi K.K., Tokyo, Japan, ⁵University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
Background/Purpose: Sarilumab (SAR) is approved as monotherapy or in combination with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) for treatment of patients (pts) with moderate-to-severely active…

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