Abstracts tagged "longitudinal studies"

Abstract Number: 0414 • ACR Convergence 2025
Predicting JIA-Associated Uveitis Using Tear Fluid Biomarkers: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Mariia Pavlenko¹, Mekibib Altaye², Hermine Brunner³, Margaret Chang⁴, Ashley Cooper⁵, Stefanie Davidson⁶, Alexandra Duell³, Bharti Gangwani⁴, Aimee Hersh⁷, Gary Holland⁸, Carl Langefeld⁹, Melissa Lerman¹⁰, Mindy Lo⁴, Virginia Miraldi Utz³, Sampath Prahalad¹¹, Grant Schulert³, Megan Quinlan-Waters¹², Erin Stahl⁵, Edmund Tsui⁸ and Sheila Angeles-Han¹³, ¹Cincinnati Children`s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ⁶Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, ⁹Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹¹Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute, Atlanta, GA, ¹²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, CCHMC, ¹³Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Uveitis is the most common extra-articular manifestation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and can lead to vision loss if not detected early. Current clinical…
Abstract Number: 1631 • ACR Convergence 2025
New Arterial Damage in Takayasu’s Arteritis
Tanaz Kermani¹, Sema Kaymaz-Tahra², Aysegul Avcu³, Fatma Alibaz-Oner⁴, Haner Direskeneli³ and Peter Merkel⁵, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA, ²Bahcesehir University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴MARMARA UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Damage is one of the consequences of disease and is often considered irreversible. This study aimed to evaluate new arterial damage in Takayasu’s arteritis…
Abstract Number: 0401 • ACR Convergence 2025
Longitudinal Effectiveness of Abatacept in JIA: Results From an Ongoing JIA Registry
Daniel Lovell¹, Nicolino Ruperto², Jennifer Huggins³, Ekaterina Alexeeva⁴, Colleen Correll⁵, John Bohnsack⁶, Stacey Tarvin⁷, Gabriele Simonini⁸, Thomas Griffin⁹, Andrew Zeft¹⁰, Gerd Horneff¹¹, Pierre Quartier¹², Iionka Orban¹³, Heather Walters¹⁴, Valda Stanevica¹⁵, Julisa Patel¹⁶, Adam M Huber¹⁷, Margalit Rosenkranz¹⁸, Daniel Kingsbury¹⁹, Rosie Scuccimarri²⁰, Gabriel Vega Cornejo²¹, Joost Swart²², Robert Carroll²³, Hermine Brunner¹, Tina Sherrard²⁴, Chiara Pallotti²⁵, Clara Malattia²⁶ and Alberto Martini²⁶, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy, ³Cincinnati Children's Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴National Medical Research Center for Children’s Health Federal State Autonomous Institution of the Russian Federation Ministry of Health and I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenovskiy University), Moscow, Russia, ⁵University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁶University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, ERN-ReCONNET center, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Firenze, Firenze, Italy, ⁹Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital, Charlotte, NC, ¹⁰Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ¹¹Asklepios Klinik, Hamburg, Germany, ¹²Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France, ¹³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, ¹⁴Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY, ¹⁵Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia, ¹⁶Children’s Hospital of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, ¹⁷IWK Grace Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada, ¹⁸University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁹Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel, Portland, OR, ²⁰McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²¹Clinica de reumatología Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, ²²Wilhelmina Children's Hospital / UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²³Bristol Myers Squibb, London, United Kingdom, ²⁴Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²⁵Istituto G. Gaslini, Servizio di Sperimentazioni Cliniche Pediatriche, Genova, Italy, ²⁶Istituto G. Gaslini Pediatria II Reumatologia and University of Genova, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Abatacept is a selective T-cell co-stimulation modulator approved for use in JIA. Efficacy and safety of abatacept in patients (pts) with JIA have been…
Abstract Number: 1586 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-World Safety and Efficacy of JAK Inhibitors in Systemic Sclerosis: A Propensity-Matched EUSTAR Study
Stefano Di Donato¹, Marie-Elise Truchetet², Marco Minerba³, Oliver Distler⁴, JUAN JOSE ALEGRE SANCHO⁵, Yolanda Braun Moscovici⁶, Christina Bergmann⁷, Petros Sfikakis⁸, Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra⁹, Murray Baron¹⁰, Silvia Bellando-Randone¹¹, Lorenzo Dagna¹², Christopher Denton¹³, Madelon Vonk¹⁴, Vanessa Smith¹⁵, Ivan Castellvi¹⁶, Gabriela Riemekasten¹⁷, Andra Balanescu¹⁸, Masataka Kuwana¹⁹, Maria De Santis²⁰, Kamal Solanki²¹, Anastas Batalov²², Vahan Mukuchyan²³, Marco Matucci-Cerinic²⁴, Yannick Allanore²⁵, Francesco Del Galdo²⁶ and Michael Hughes²⁷, ¹University of Leeds, Canosa Sannita, Chieti, Italy, ²Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, ³Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Taranto, Taranto, Italy, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Department of rheumatology. Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, ⁶Rambam Heath Care Campus, Haifa, Israel, ⁷Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸NKUA - SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Athens, Greece, ⁹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ¹⁰Self employed, Montréal, Canada, ¹¹University of Florence, Florence, Florence, Italy, ¹²Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy, ¹³University College London, UK, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁴Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ¹⁵Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ¹⁶Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Sant Just Desvern, Spain, ¹⁷University Clinic Schleswit-Holstein (UKSH), Lübeck, Germany, ¹⁸UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY CAROL DAVILA, Bucharest, Romania, ¹⁹Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²⁰Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy, ²¹Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand, ²²Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ²³"Erebuni" Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia, ²⁴University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy, ²⁵Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ²⁶University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²⁷Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex systemic autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy, fibrosis, and immune dysregulation. While JAK inhibitors (JAKi) have shown promising immunomodulatory…
Abstract Number: 0136 • ACR Convergence 2025
Beyond Thrombosis: Histological Spectrum, Predictors and Outcomes of Renal Involvement in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Single-Centre Cohort Study
RITESH KUMAR MISHRA¹, SUBIN PHILIP², RIZWANA NAUSHAD², AISHWARYA GOPAL³, Chengappa Kavadichanda², CHRISTINA MARIASELVAM², RAJESH N G², Molly mary Thabah³ and VIR SINGH NEGI², ¹JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, Bhubaneswar, India, ²JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, PUDUCHERRY, Puducherry, India, ³JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, PUDUCHERRY, India
Background/Purpose: Renal involvement in primary APS is underrecognized and histologically diverse, encompassing both vascular and glomerular pathology. We aimed to describe the histopathology, outcomes of…
Abstract Number: 0175 • ACR Convergence 2024
Do Knee Strength and Pain Relate to Developing Stair Climbing Difficulty for Knee Osteoarthritis?
Jason Jakiela¹, Yvonne Golightly², Sydney Liles³, Judy Foxworth⁴ and Daniel White⁵, ¹Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Delaware, Elkton, MD, ⁴Winston-Salem State University, Elon, NC, ⁵University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of functional limitation in older adults, and stair climbing difficulty is often the first-reported limitation. Previous work…
Abstract Number: 1541 • ACR Convergence 2024
Effect of Rituximab on Long-term Damage Acquisition in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Amanda Brito¹, Teresa Moitinho de Almeida², Sofia Miranda³, Miriam Barreto Baié¹, Daniel Calado³ and David Isenberg⁴, ¹Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira, Recife, Brazil, ²Unidade Local de Saúde de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal, ³Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, ⁴University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: B-cell depletion has been used to treat patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) for over twenty years, but we still lack studies that evaluate…
Abstract Number: 0638 • ACR Convergence 2024
Soluble TNF RII in Lupus Nephritis as a Biomarker of Disease Activity and Treatment Response
Ranjan Gupta¹, Sonam Rajput², Jayanth Kumar² and Dipendra K Mitra², ¹All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India, ²All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, New Delhi, India
Background/Purpose: Lupus Nephritis (LN) affects almost 60-70% patients of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Conventional markers of renal involvement i.e. proteinuria and renal biopsy have limitations…
Abstract Number: 1870 • ACR Convergence 2024
Costs and Healthcare Resource Utilization Associated with Inpatient and Day Hospitalizations of Patients with Lupus and Psychiatric Manifestations in France
Nicoleta Petrica¹, Nathan Cohen¹, Maria Pini¹, Minjee Park², Mathieu Rosé³ and Jean-Francois Ricci², ¹Alira Health, Paris, France, ²Alira Health, Basel, Switzerland, ³Alira Health, Barcelone, Spain
Background/Purpose: Lupus, a rare chronic autoimmune disorder, severely impacts patients' quality of life, productivity, and survival, placing a heavy burden on the healthcare system. Up…
Abstract Number: 0688 • ACR Convergence 2024
Mycophenolate Mofetil Treatment in Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis Reduces the Risk of Vascular Complication Leading to Treatment Escalation: Emulation of a Target Trial Using Time-dependent Propensity Score-matching
Enrico De Lorenzis¹, Gerlando Natalello², Fabio Cacciapaglia³, Rossella De Angelis⁴, Edoardo Cipolletta⁵, Veronica Codullo⁶, Giacomo De Luca⁷, Dilia Giuggioli⁸, Francesca Ingegnoli⁹, Valeria Riccieri¹⁰, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino¹¹, Clodoveo Ferri¹², Marco Matucci Cerinic¹³ and Silvia Laura Bosello¹⁴, ¹Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Rome, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology - Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Rome, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit � DiMePRe-J, University and AOU Policlinico of Bari, Italy, Bari, Italy, ⁴Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy, Ancona, Italy, ⁵Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy, ⁶Division of Rheumatology - Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy, ⁷Vita-Salute San Raffaele University & IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Milan, Italy, ⁸Scleroderma Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy, ⁹Division of Clinical Rheumatology, ASST Pini, Dept. of Clinical Sciences & Community Health, Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Research Center for Environmental Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy, ¹²Rheumatology Unit, School of Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy, ¹³Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, ¹⁴Unit of Rheumatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: The prescription of Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) represents the primary treatment for interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and is an option…
Abstract Number: 1871 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Seropositive RA Polygenic Risk Score Does Not Predict Progression to RA in an ACPA Positive Population
Tada Vargas¹, Lauren Vanderlinden², Patrick Carry³, Kristen Demoruelle⁴, Marie Feser¹, Katerina Kechris⁵, Jane Buckner⁶, William Robinson⁷, Gary Firestein⁸, Michael Holers¹, Kevin Deane⁹ and Jill Norris¹⁰, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²Colorado School of Public Health, Monument, CO, ³Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁴University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Golden, CO, ⁵Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁶Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ⁷Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, and VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford, CA, ⁸University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁹University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ¹⁰Colorado School of Public Health, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Serum autoantibodies, such as ACPA and RF, are commonly detectable prior to the development of seropositive clinical RA; however, not all individuals with these…
Abstract Number: 0711 • ACR Convergence 2024
Molecular Signatures in the Skin as Predictors of Longitudinal Clinical Trajectories in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Natania Field¹, Monica Yang², Niket Gupta¹, Maxwell Shramuk¹, Lutfiyya Muhammad¹, Vivien Goh¹, Monica Espinoza³, Yiwei Yuan³, Rezvan Parvizi³, Kathleen Aren⁴, Mary Carns⁴, Isaac Goldberg⁵, Lorinda Chung⁶, Dinesh Khanna⁷, Zsuzsanna McMahan⁸, Michael Whitfield³ and Monique Hinchcliff⁹, ¹Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ⁴Northwestern University Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL, ⁵Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, ⁶Stanford University, Woodside, CA, ⁷University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ⁹Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT
Background/Purpose: It has become clear that classification by phenotype is insufficient to explain the heterogeneity in clinical progression for many rheumatic diseases. Systemic sclerosis (SSc)…
Abstract Number: 1953 • ACR Convergence 2024
The National Trend of Using Prescription Immunosuppressives
Queeneth Edwards¹, Amenah Qotineh¹, Chukwuemelie Okeke² and Jian Zhang¹, ¹Georgia Southern University, statesboro, GA, ²St Georges University, St Georges, Saint George, Grenada
Background/Purpose: Recent data from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) reveals a marked increase in the percentage of adults using immunosuppression. However, data from…
Abstract Number: 0822 • ACR Convergence 2024
Investigating the Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Spinal Radiographic Progression in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Longitudinal Cohort Analysis over a Period of 6 Years
Evelyne Gendron¹, Sinead Maguire², Yangqing Deng³, Nigil Haroon⁴ and Robert Inman⁵, ¹University of Toronto, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ²University of Toronto, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Toronto, Canada, ³Department of Biostatistics, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, ⁴Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: We assessed whether alcohol consumption (AC) is associated with spinal radiographic progression in axSpA as measured by the modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score…
Abstract Number: 2048 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prognostic Value of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in CTD-related Interstitial Lung Disease: An Observational Study
Maximilian Gysan¹, Svitlana Pochepnia², Helmut Prosch², Antje Lehmann¹, Silvia Lee¹, Andreas Renner¹, Daniela Gompelmann³, Marco Idzko¹, Iris Aykara⁴, Karolina Anderle⁴, Peter Weber⁴, Hans Kiener⁴, Michael Bonelli⁴, Daniel Mrak⁴, Daniel Aletaha⁵, Helga Lechner-Radner⁴ and Kastriot Kastrati⁴, ¹Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ²Division of General and Paediatric Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ³Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria., Vienna, Austria, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: The prognostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) is currently underexplored, resulting in a lack of understanding…

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