Abstracts tagged "longitudinal studies"

Abstract Number: 2110 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effect of Proton-Pump-Inhibitors on Bone Mineral Density and Microarchitecture in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Edgar Wiebe¹, Kerstin Rubarth², Zhivana Boyadzhieva³, Sandra Hermann¹, Burkhard Muche⁴, Gerhard Krönke⁵, Andriko Palmowski⁴ and FRANK BUTTGEREIT⁶, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (iRMDs) are at increased risk of osteoporosis and fragility fractures due to systemic inflammation and glucocorticoid (GC)…
Abstract Number: 1048 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Hydroxychloroquine Usage on QTc in Veterans with Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Disease
Malika Ibrahim¹, Samuel Good², Victor Tran³, David Chetrit⁴, Michael McClean⁵, Myung Shin Sim⁶, Hannah Kang¹, Jennifer Barton⁷, Meika Fang⁸, Angelo Gaffo⁹, fadi Hage¹⁰, cynthia Jackevicius⁵, Michael Pillinger¹¹, gabriela Schmajuk¹², Jasvinder Singh¹³, Alberta Warner¹⁴, Neal Yaun¹⁵ and John FitzGerald¹⁶, ¹David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Los Angeles, CA, ³David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Medicine, Costa Mesa, CA, ⁴Carolina Health Specialists, Myrtle Beach, SC, ⁵Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, ⁶West LA VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, ⁷VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU, Portland, OR, ⁸VA Greater Los Angeles/UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA, Birmingham, AL, ¹⁰VA Birmingham health care, Birmingham, AL, ¹¹New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York,, NY, ¹²University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ¹³Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ¹⁴VA Greater Los Angeles/UCLA, Los Angeles, ¹⁵UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, ¹⁶UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is widely used for rheumatic diseases, but data on its cardiac safety, particularly QTc prolongation, remains limited. Concerns about HCQ inducing QTc…
Abstract Number: 2109 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative Effects of IL-6 inhibition, Methotrexate, and Glucocorticoid Monotherapy on Bone Mineral Density, 3D-DXA femoral structure and Bone Turnover Markers in GCA and PMR
Edgar Wiebe¹, Lien Meerkatt², Andriko Palmowski³, Zhivana Boyadzhieva⁴, Kerstin Rubarth⁵, Sandra Hermann¹, Burkhard Muche³, Gerhard Krönke⁶ and FRANK BUTTGEREIT⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Individuals with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are at increased risk for osteoporosis and fragility fractures due to long-term glucocorticoid (GC)…
Abstract Number: 0616 • ACR Convergence 2025
Neurofilament Light Chain Serum Levels is Associated with Neuropsychiatric Manifestations and Cognitive Dysfunction in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: A Longitudinal Study
Juliana Silvatti¹, Livia Almeida Dutra², Larissa Araujo Duarte³, Andreza Salvio Lemos³, Helena Alessi⁴, Shaila Amorim Vieira², Gabriel D'Angelo Lacerda², LILIA ALVES MARIA ALVES MARIA⁴, Soniza Leon Alves³ and Cristiane Kayser⁴, ¹Universidade Federal de São Paulo, SAO PAULO, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ⁴Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Neuropsychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are common and frequently represent a diagnostic challenge due to its heterogeneous manifestations. Neurofilament light chain (NfL)…
Abstract Number: 1958 • ACR Convergence 2025
Longitudinal analysis on imaging outcomes: should we use the individual scores from multiple readers or rather the consensus or average of readers?
Liese de Bruin¹, Floris A. van Gaalen¹, Manouk de Hooge², Miranda van Lunteren¹, Mary Lucy Marques³, Monique Reijnierse⁴, Roberta Ramonda⁵, Inger Jorid Berg⁶, Carl Turesson⁷, Robert Landewé⁸, Désirée Van Der Heijde¹ and Sofia Ramiro⁹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ³Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; and Coimbra Local Health Unit, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁴Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology Unit-DIMED-University of Padova ITALY, Padova, Padua, Italy, ⁶⁶Center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Nepal, ⁷Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, ⁹Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Imaging outcomes are often evaluated using longitudinal analysis based on scores from multiple readers. However, the input into the analysis can vary from the…
Abstract Number: 0848 • ACR Convergence 2025
Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI) for Skin Assessment in Systemic Sclerosis: Insights from Histology and Clinical Correlates
Hung Vo¹, Aarohi Mehendale², Martin Azzam³, Fatima-Ezzahrae El Adili⁴, Rutvi Patel³, Marcin TROJANOWSKI³, Michael York⁵, Eugene Kissin⁶, Jeffrey Browning⁷, Jag Bhawan³, Darren Roblyer⁵ and Andreea Bujor⁵, ¹Boston Medical Center, Peabody, MA, ²Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston University School of Medicine, Revere, MA, ⁵Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁶Boston University, Newton, MA, ⁷Boston University School of Medicine, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Assessing skin involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is complex, with no single method capturing all pathological changes. The modified Rodnan Skin Score (mRSS) is…
Abstract Number: 1941 • ACR Convergence 2025
How Calculating Consensus Change Scores Can Go Wrong: Lessons from Multi-reader Imaging Assessments in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Ana Bento da Silva¹, Sofia Ramiro², Floris A. van Gaalen¹, Robert Landewé³, Miranda van Lunteren¹, Liese de Bruin¹, Gizem Ayan⁴, Xenofon Baraliakos⁵, Monique Reijnierse⁶, Jürgen Braun⁷, Désirée Van Der Heijde¹ and Manouk de Hooge⁸, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, ⁴Ankara Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁶Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany; and Rheumatologische Versorgungszentrum (RVZ) Steglitz, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: In research, imaging findings are often assessed by multiple readers and individual readers’ scores are combined into aggregate scores to determine the presence of…
Abstract Number: 0847 • ACR Convergence 2025
Interferon Score Effectively Stratifies for Time to Clinically Significant Event Accrual in Systemic Sclerosis Independently of Cutaneous Subset
Stefano Di Donato¹, Rebecca Ross², Marco Minerba³, Vishal Kakkar⁴, Enrico De Lorenzis⁵, Philip Yee⁶, Christopher Denton⁷ and Francesco Del Galdo⁴, ¹University of Leeds, Canosa Sannita, Chieti, Italy, ²Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Taranto, Taranto, Italy, ⁴University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Rome, Italy, ⁶UCL, London, United Kingdom, ⁷University College London, UK, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease characterized by vascular damage, immune dysregulation, and fibrosis. It is typically classified into limited cutaneous (lcSSc)…
Abstract Number: 1920 • ACR Convergence 2025
Lung Cancer Screening with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Claims Analysis
Angeles Lopez-Olivio¹, Zhigang Duan², Huifang Lu³, Edwin J. Ostrin², Robert J. Volk², Ying Xu², Sharon H. Giordano⁴ and Hui Zhao⁴, ¹The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ²The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁴The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at elevated risk for lung cancer. Lung cancer screening (LCS) with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) is recommended for…
Abstract Number: 0846 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Longitudinal Transcriptomic Study of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Systemic Sclerosis Skin with Clinical and Molecular Stratification
Rezvan Parvizi¹, Zhiyun Gong², Natania Field³, Helen Jarnagin², Dillon Popovich², Monica Yang⁴, Kathleen Aren⁵, Mary Carns⁶, Isaac Goldberg⁷, Lorinda Chung⁸, Vivien Goh⁹, Zsuzsanna McMahan¹⁰, Tammara Wood¹¹, Dinesh Khanna¹², Monique Hinchcliff¹³ and Michael Whitfield¹⁴, ¹Dartmouth, lebanon, NH, ²Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ³Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ⁴UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Northwestern University Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL, ⁶Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁷Wayne State University, Detroit, ⁸Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁹Northwestern, Chicago, ¹⁰UT Health Houston, Houston, TX, ¹¹Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ¹²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹³Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT, ¹⁴Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) is the most commonly prescribed immunosuppressive treatment for patients diagnosed with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc). Here, we analyzed skin gene…
Abstract Number: 1733 • ACR Convergence 2025
Risk factors for the development of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related adverse events, including rheumatology-related presentations
Adela Francis-Malave¹, Terri Laufer², Joshua Baker³, Kyra Sacksith⁴, Melissa Batson⁴ and Sokratis Apostolidis³, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Bala Cynwyd, PA, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: While immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are a commonly reported complication of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy, factors associated with their development remain poorly defined.…
Abstract Number: 0762 • ACR Convergence 2025
Relapse rate, predictors of relapses and impact of introduction of interleukin-6-receptor inhibition on relapse rate in GCA- Data from the large REATS cohort from six vasculitis centers
Verena Schoenau¹, Giulia Corte², Koray Tascilar³, Fabian Hartmann², Sebastian Ott², Wolfgang Schmidt⁴, Andreas Krause⁵, Pfeil Alexander⁶, Peter Oelzner⁶, Marc Schmalzing⁷, Matthias Fröhlich⁸, Michael Gernert⁸, Jörg Henes⁹, Nils Venhoff¹⁰, Bernhard Hellmich¹¹, Bernhard Manger², Georg Schett¹² and Juergen Rech¹², ¹- Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany., Erlangen, Germany, ²- Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Centre for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch; Waldfriede Hospital, Rheumatology, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany, ⁷Department of Medicine II, Rheumatology/ Immunology,University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Bayern, Germany, ⁸University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Department of Medicine II, Rheumatology/ Immunology, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁹Department of Internal Medicine II, Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology, and Rheumatology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany, ¹⁰University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ¹¹Klinik für Innere Medizin, Rheumatologie, Pneumologie, Nephrologie und Diabetologie, Medius Kliniken, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Tübingen, Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, ¹²Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis and management of giant cell arteritis (GCA) has significantly evolved over the last decades, mainly due to advances in imaging techniques and…
Abstract Number: 1695 • ACR Convergence 2025
The B Cell Compartment Exhibits a Pro-Inflammatory Skewing During Progression to Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ziyuan He¹, Marla Glass¹, Mark Gillespie¹, Elisabeth Dornisch¹, Pravina Venkatesan², Troy Torgerson³, Kevin Deane⁴, Gary Firestein⁵, Adam Savage¹, Xiaojun Li¹, V. Michael Holers⁶, Fan Zhang⁷, David Boyle⁸, Christy Bennett¹, Kristine Kuhn⁹, Kristen Demoruelle¹⁰, Peter Skene¹¹ and Ananda Goldrath¹¹, ¹Allen Institute for Immunology, Seattle, WA, ²Allen Insitute, Seattle, WA, ³Allen Institute for Immunology, Enumclaw, WA, ⁴University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁵University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁶University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁷The University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁸UCSD, La Jolla, CA, ⁹²⁰²² - ²⁰²³ / Adult/ University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ¹⁰University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Golden, CO, ¹¹Allen Institute for Immunology, Seattle
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by joint inflammation and bone destruction. RA is preceded by a subclinical phase defined by elevated…
Abstract Number: 0536 • ACR Convergence 2025
Can achieving sustained low disease activity through treat-to-target management arrest enthesiophyte progression in psoriatic arthritis? A two-year prospective study using high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography
Isaac Cheng¹, Ho So¹, Yingzhao jin¹, Vivian Hung², Ling Qin², James Griffith³ and Lai Shan Tam¹, ¹Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ³Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is a hallmark feature of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Chronic inflammation in the entheses can lead to the formation of enthesiophytes (bony spurs), and…
Abstract Number: 1681 • ACR Convergence 2025
Lymphoma and Other Malignancies in Sjögren’s Disease: Incidence, Predictive Factors, and Mortality Outcomes.
Olga Rusinovich¹, Zulema Plaza², Monica Fernandez Castro³, Jose Rosas Gómez de Salazar⁴, Victor Martinez-Taboada⁵, Alex Olive⁶, Belén Serrano-Benavente⁷, Judit Font-Urgelles⁸, Angel Garcia-Aparicio⁹, Sara Manrique-Arija¹⁰, Jesús Alberto Garcia Vadillo¹¹, Ruth Lopez-Gonzalez¹², Javier Narváez¹³, Maria Beatriz Rodriguez¹⁴, Carlos Galisteo¹⁵, Jorge Juan Gonzalez Martin¹⁶, Paloma Vela Casasempere¹⁷, Rabadán Elena¹⁸, Antonio Naranjo¹⁹, Beatriz Paredes-Romero²⁰, Leyre Riancho-Zarrabeitia²¹, Sheila Melchor Diaz²², Irene Altabás-González²³, Sergi Heredia Martin²⁴, Clara Moriano²⁵, Mª Angeles Blazquez Cañamero²⁶, Paula Estrada-Alarcón²⁷, Enrique Judez²⁸, Nerea Alcorta Lorenzo²⁹, Javier Loricera³⁰, Rosalía Martínez Pérez³¹, Fernando Sánchez-Alonso³² and Jose Luis Andreu³³, ¹Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Boadilla del Monte, Spain, ²Research Unit, Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain, ³PUERTA DE HIERRO HOSPITAL, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Marina Baixa, PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain, ⁵Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain, ⁶Solo practice, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Regional Universitario Málaga, Malaga, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Zamora Health Complex, Salamanca, Spain, ¹³Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁴Canarias University Hospital, La Laguna- Tenerife, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadel, Sabadel, Spain, ¹⁶HM Sanchinarro Univeristary Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital General Universitario Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Alcala de Henares, Spain, ¹⁹Hospital Dr Negrin, PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA (LAS), Spain, ²⁰Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía;Universidad Europea de Madrid. Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports. Department of Medicine; FIIB HUIS-HUHEN, San Sebastian de los Reyes, Spain, ²¹Rheumatology Department. Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, ²²¹² de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ²³Complejo Hospitalario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, ²⁴Complex Hospitalari Moisès Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ²⁵Hospital León, LEON, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ²⁶Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ²⁷Complex Universitari Hospital Moisès Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ²⁸Albacete University Hospital, Albacete, Spain, ²⁹University Hospital Donostia, san sebastian, Spain, ³⁰Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, Santander, Spain, ³¹Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme, Servicio de Reumatología, Seville, Spain, ³²Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ³³Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Spain
Background/Purpose: The association between Sjögren’s disease (SjD) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is well established, although reported standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) vary considerably across studies. In…

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