Abstracts tagged "meta-analysis"

Abstract Number: 1535 • ACR Convergence 2024
Variations in Tacrolimus Whole Blood Concentrations During Pregnancy and Its Implications for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Reem Farhat¹, Arielle Mendel², Isabelle Malhamé², Ami Grunbaum³, Sasha Bernatsky⁴ and Evelyne Vinet², ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Tacrolimus is a pregnancy-compatible immunosuppressive increasingly used in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pregnancies. Physiological changes throughout pregnancy impact tacrolimus pharmacokinetics, altering the drug’s whole…
Abstract Number: 0480 • ACR Convergence 2024
Can’t Sleep, Won’t Sleep: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Insomnia Prevalence in 70,105 Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Mohamed Abdelsalam¹, Mamdouh Ahmed Khairy², Mohamed Reda Awad³, Aly Alnabawy², Maryam Taha⁴ and Mohamed Al-Adl Ali Ali², ¹Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Physical medicine department - faculty of medicine -Misr University for science and technology, 6th of October, Al Jizah, Egypt, ²Faculty of medicine - Al-Azhar university Cairo branch, Cairo, Egypt, ³Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, Giza, Egypt, ⁴Faculty of medicine - Ain Shams university, Madinat Nasr, Al Qahirah, Egypt
Background/Purpose: Insomnia is a significant challenge for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Chronic pain conditions often exacerbate sleep disturbances, creating a vicious cycle where pain and…
Abstract Number: 2050 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical Enthesitis Concerns Half the Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis, Is More Frequent in Trials Than in Observational Studies and Is Assessed Heterogeneously: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis of 84,262 Patients from 212 Studies
caroline pignon¹, Laure Gossec², Bruno Fautrel³, Clementina López Medina⁴ and Noemie bibas⁵, ¹Faculté de médecine Créteil, PARIS, France, ²Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, ³INSERM, UMRS 1136, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, and Sorbonne University – Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Département de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁴Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, ⁵Sorbonne Université, paris
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is considered a hallmark of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), however data on the frequency and consequences of enthesitis are conflicting. To analyze clinical enthesitis in…
Abstract Number: 0595 • ACR Convergence 2024
bDMARD Drug Survival in Combination Therapy with Methotrexate in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis
Sélina HANNA ABDELMASSIH¹, Tiphaine DUJARDIN², Athan BAILLET¹, Philippe GAUDIN¹ and Xavier ROMAND¹, ¹Centre hospitalier universitaire Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble, France, ²Hôpital Reine Hortense, Aix-les-Bains, France
Background/Purpose: During the last two decades we’ve witnessed the rising use of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), leaving…
Abstract Number: 2117 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Risk of Medication-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ) in a Patient with Osteoporosis Treated with Antiresorptive Therapy and Undergoing Dental Care Is Negligible with a CTX Threshold Above 260
Camille Ghio, Robinson Gravier-Dumonceau, Pierre Lafforgue, Roch Giorgi and Thao Pham, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
Background/Purpose: Although antiresorptive treatments, including bisphosphonates and denosumab, have demonstrated their efficacy in treating osteoporosis. However, osteonecrosis of the jaw has been reported as a…
Abstract Number: 0599 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sex- related Differences in Efficacy of Biologics in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Haseeb Chaudhary¹, Omer Pamuk², Sarah Abi Doumeth³, Ansaam Daoud⁴, Muhammad Shamim⁵ and Marina Magrey⁶, ¹Case Western Reserve University, Westlake, OH, ²University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ³Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland Heights, OH, ⁴Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals, Akron, OH, ⁵University Hospitals/ Case Western Reserve University, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, ⁶Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/University Hospitals, Richfield, OH
Background/Purpose: There is limited information about sex-related differences in efficacy of biologics in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). We hypothesized that females with axSpA are less likely…
Abstract Number: 2510 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Effect of Coronary Artery Aneurysms and IVIG Use on Long-term Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality Following Kawasaki Disease in Childhood: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Francis Lao¹, Cal Robinson², Dorota Borovski³, KAREN BEATTIE⁴, Joycelyne Ewusie⁵, Rahul Chanchlani³ and Michelle Batthish⁶, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, ⁴McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵McMaster University, Hamilton, ⁶McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a common childhood vasculitis. Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) develop in approximately 25% of untreated KD patients. However, there is limited…
Abstract Number: 1509 • ACR Convergence 2023
Calcineurin Inhibitors for Treatment of Lupus Nephritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Gabriel Figueroa-Parra¹, Maria Cuellar-Gutierrez¹, Mariana Gonzalez-Trevino¹, Larry J. Prokop², M. Hassan Murad³ and Ali Duarte-Garcia⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic Libraries, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Evidence-based Practice Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: The current recommendations for the treatment of LN consider as the standard of care (SoC) the use of MMF or CYC. Considering the expanding…
Abstract Number: 1522 • ACR Convergence 2023
Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Patients with Connective Tissue Diseases: A Meta-analysis
Mustafa Erdogan¹, Sinem Nihal Esatoglu², Burcak Kilickiran Avci³ and Gulen Hatemi², ¹Marmara University - Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Treatment options for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have expanded in the last two decades. However, evidence for the treatment of connective tissue disease-associated PAH…
Abstract Number: 0207 • ACR Convergence 2023
Role of Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis with Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Among Patients with Autoimmune Inflammatory Diseases Receiving High-Dose Glucocorticoids: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Athanasios Vassilopoulos¹, Stephanos Vassilopoulos¹, Fadi Shehadeh², Markos Kalligeros¹ and Eleftherios Mylonakis³, ¹Division of Internal Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, ²Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, ³Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Available immunosuppressive treatments for autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRD) might increase the risk for opportunistic infections, such as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). Prophylactic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole…
Abstract Number: 1687 • ACR Convergence 2023
Sex of the Patient Affects Response to Advanced Therapies in Psoriatic Arthritis: Meta-analysis of Data from Randomized Controlled Trials
Lihi Eder¹, Sivakami Mylvaganam², Jordi Pardo Pardo³, Jennifer Petkovic⁴, Vibeke Strand⁵, Philip J. Mease⁶ and Keith Colaco⁷, ¹Women’s College Research Institute, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Cochrane Musculoskeletal, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴Cochrane Equity Methods Group, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵Stanford University, Portola Valley, CA, ⁶Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, ⁷Women’s College Research Institute / Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Limited information exists on participation and study outcomes by sex in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) among patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Through a systematic…
Abstract Number: 0277 • ACR Convergence 2023
Anti-carbamylated Antibodies in Autoimmunity – Focus on Their Diagnostic and Prognostic Value: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Julie Sarrand, Dorian Parisis, Muhammad Soyfoo and Paschalis Sidiras, Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
Background/Purpose: This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the prevalence, the diagnostic and the prognostic value of anti-carbamylated protein (CarP) antibodies in…
Abstract Number: 1786 • ACR Convergence 2023
Newly Identified Gut Commensal Clostridium Fessum AM100 for Treating Ankylosing Spondylitis
Lu Bai¹, Chengkai Zhu¹, Yihong Xu², Kunhai Tang¹, Dachun Zhuo¹, Qing Zhang¹, Chengchun Geng¹, Weidong Xu², Hao Wu¹, Xingdong Chen¹ and Jiucun Wang¹, ¹Fudan University, Shanghai, China, ²Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory disease of the spinal joints leading to progressive loss of spinal mobility and chronic pain. Gutdysbiosis has been…
Abstract Number: 0335 • ACR Convergence 2023
Meta-Analysis of the Cost-Effectiveness of Social Media Advertising as a Recruitment Tool
Vladislav Tsaltskan¹, Roel Baez² and Gary Firestein¹, ¹University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²UC San Diego Health, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Recruitment of study participants is challenging and can incur significant costs, particularly for studies of rheumatic disease or other rare conditions. Social media advertising…
Abstract Number: 1806 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Prevalence of Cardiac Sarcoidosis – A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis
Daming Shao¹, Jiyoung Seo¹, Shaunak Mangeshkar¹, Natalia Nazarenko¹, Stepan Esagian¹, Leonidas Palaiodimos¹ and Damianos Kokkinidis², ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ²Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) results from granulomatous infiltrating of the myocardium and manifests as an extended clinical spectrum from silence to conduction disturbances, ventricular tachyarrhythmias,…

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