Abstracts tagged "Myositis"

Abstract Number: L07 • ACR Convergence 2021
Depletion of KLRG1+ T Cells in a First-in-human Clinical Trial of ABC008 in Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM)
Niti Goel¹, Dulce Soler-Ferran², Monette Coutreau², Jorge Escobar³, Kate Courtemanche², Merrilee Needham⁴ and Steven Greenberg⁵, ¹Abcuro, Inc.; Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Abcuro, Inc., Newton, MA, ³Abcuro, Inc., Hayward, CA, ⁴Perron Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Inclusion body myositis (IBM), a relentlessly progressive autoimmune skeletal muscle disease, has no effective available pharmacological therapy. A prominent feature of IBM on microscopy…
Abstract Number: 0650 • ACR Convergence 2021
Use, Procurement Cost, and Adverse Events from IVIg Use in Rheumatic Disease
Francisca Lambert-Fliszar¹, Evelyne Vinet², Sasha Bernatsky¹ and Arielle Mendel³, ¹McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Mont Royal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is used in several systemic rheumatic diseases due to postulated immunomodulatory properties. However, IVIg is a scarce and costly resource and…
Abstract Number: 0708 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cardiovascular Risk in Myositis Patients Compared to General Population – Preliminary Data from a Single-centre Cross-sectional Study
Sabina Oreska¹, Hana Storkanova¹, Maja Spiritovic², Barbora Hermankova³, Petr Cesak⁴, Jaroslav Kudlicka⁵, Vladimir Tuka⁶, Ondrej Mikes⁵, Martin Satny⁵, Eva Chytilova⁵, Zdislava Krupickova⁵, Michal Vrablik⁵, Karel Pavelka¹, Ladislav Senolt¹, Herman Mann¹, Jiri Vencovsky⁷ and Michal Tomcik¹, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Department of Human Movement Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵3rd Department of Internal Medicine, General University Hospital and 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶3rd Department of Internal Medicine, General University Hospital and 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charle, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁷Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are associated with systemic inflammation, limited mobility, and glucocorticoid treatment, which can have a negative impact on metabolic disease, atherogenesis,…
Abstract Number: 1007 • ACR Convergence 2021
Vascular Deposition of Oxidized LDL Is Increased in Children with Untreated Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Jacob Spitznagle¹, Akadia Kacha-Ochana², Joan Cook-Mills³, Amer Khojah², Gabrielle Morgan⁴ and Lauren Pachman⁵, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³Indiana University School of Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁵Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine. Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute of Chicago, Lake Forest, IL
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a systemic vasculopathy associated with metabolic derangements and possible increased risk for premature atherosclerosis. Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in…
Abstract Number: 0683 • ACR Convergence 2021
Predictors of Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease and Mortality in Patients with Autoantibodies Against Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Protein 5 Dermatomyositis
Jacqueline So¹, Lai-Shan Tam², Priscilla Wong¹, Lydia Ho-Pui Tam¹, Tsz On Lam¹, Chi Chiu Mok³, Chi Hung To⁴, Yuen Kwan Chung⁴, Victor Tak Lung Wong⁵, Tsz Yuen Wu⁶, Roy Ho⁷, Wai Ling Li⁸, Chi Ho⁹ and Ho So¹⁰, ¹Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (People's Republic), ³Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, China, ⁴Pok Oi Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁵Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁶Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁷Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁸Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁹Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ¹⁰CUHK, Hong Kong, China
Background/Purpose: Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5) positive dermatomyositis (DM) is associated with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) and high mortality. This multi-centre retrospective study…
Abstract Number: 0709 • ACR Convergence 2021
Lower HDL-associated Apolipoprotein A-I Levels Associate with Presence of Calcinosis in Adult Dermatomyositis
Sangmee Bae¹, Ani Shahbazian², Jennifer Wang² and Christina Charles-Schoeman², ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Calcinosis is a sequelae of juvenile and adult dermatomyositis (DM) associated with significant morbidity and poor quality of life. It is hypothesized that inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 1022 • ACR Convergence 2021
Incidence of Antisynthetase Syndrome and Risk of Malignancy in a Population-based Cohort (1998-2019)
Caitrin Coffey¹, Li Wang¹, Stephanie Duong¹, Cassondra Hulshizer¹, Cynthia Crowson², Jay Ryu¹ and Floranne Ernste¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: The antisynthetase syndrome (ASSD) is a distinct subgroup of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies characterized by myositis, interstitial lung disease, inflammatory arthritis, Raynaud’s phenomenon and…
Abstract Number: 0684 • ACR Convergence 2021
Extended Report: Successful Treatment anti-MDA5 Antibody-positive Interstitial Lung Disease with Plasma Exchange Therapy
Yoshiyuki Abe¹, Masahiro Kogami², Makio Kusaoi², Kurisu Tada³, Ken yamaji⁴ and Naoto Tamura³, ¹Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Juntendo University School of Medicine Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: This study was extended report from our previous study that “Successful treatment of anti-MDA5 antibody-positive refractory interstitial lung disease with plasma exchange therapy” (Rheumatology…
Abstract Number: 0710 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patients with Recent Onset, Active Polymyositis (PM), Dermatomyositis (DM) and Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS) Have Reduced Muscle Endurance but Not Reduced Muscle Strength Compared to Patients with Established, Low-active Disease
Kristofer Andreasson¹ and Helene Alexanderson², ¹Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: To analyze for differences in quadriceps maximal isometric voluntary contraction (MVIC), muscle endurance (ME), muscle mass and fat mass (m. vastus lateralis, mid-thigh) in…
Abstract Number: 1025 • ACR Convergence 2021
Survival of Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy in Slovenia
Alojzija Hocevar¹, Andrej Virscek², Monika Krosel¹, Matija Tomšič³ and Ziga Rotar³, ¹UKC Ljubjana, Ljubjana, Slovenia, ²Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of rare systemic diseases associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of our study was to…
Abstract Number: 0686 • ACR Convergence 2021
Is It Useful to Assess Muscle Involvement with Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis? A Case-Control Study
Murat Bektaş¹, Emine Göknur Işık², Fatih Kemik³, Emin Oğuz⁴, Anna ABBASGHOLI ZADEH⁵, Burak Ince⁶, Zeynep Gözde Özkan⁷, Yasemin Yalcinkaya⁸, Bahar Esen⁸, Ahmet Gül⁹ and Murat İnanç⁴, ¹Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey, ³Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Department of Internal Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁴Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁵Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁶Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Division of Rheumatology, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁷Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Multiple diagnostic methods have been used to investigate muscle involvement in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) such as electromyography (EMG) and muscle MRI.…
Abstract Number: 0711 • ACR Convergence 2021
Suppression of HDL-associated Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) Levels in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Sangmee Bae¹, Ani Shahbazian², Jennifer Wang² and Christina Charles-Schoeman², ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies have accelerated vascular disease, which contributes to higher disease morbidity and mortality. Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) is the major protein…
Abstract Number: 1090 • ACR Convergence 2021
Contribution of Scleroderma/Myositis-Related Antibodies Detected by Immunoblot to the Diagnosis of Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases in 134 Patients from a Single Referral Center
Diana Prieto-Peña¹, Belén Atienza-Mateo², Miguel Ángel gonzalez-Gay³, Ricardo Blanco⁴ and Marcos Lopez-Hoyos⁵, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, santander, Spain, ²Group "Research in genetic epidemiology and atherosclerosis of systemic diseases and in bone metabolic diseases of the locomotor system", IDIVAL; and Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³Research group on Genetic Epidemiology and Atherosclerosis in Systemic Diseases and in Metabolic Bone Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, IDIVAL, Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; School of Medicine, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ⁴Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁵Marques de Valdecilla University Hospital-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Immunoblot assays are increasingly used in clinical practice as part of the diagnostic armamentarium of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs). Our aim was to…
Abstract Number: 0688 • ACR Convergence 2021
Standardized Prevalence Ratios of Cancer in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis
Christopher Mecoli¹, Takeru Igusa², Mengkun Chen³, XingYao Wang², Jemima Albayda², Julie Paik², Eleni Tiniakou², Brittany Adler², Carrie Richardson⁴, William Kelly², Sonye Danoff⁵, Andrew Mammen⁶, Elizabeth Platz³, Antony Rosen², Lisa Christopher-Stine², Livia Casciola-Rosen⁷ and Ami Shah⁸, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁵Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁷Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Whether the likelihood of a cancer diagnosis in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) patients differs by autoantibody type is not fully characterized. To inform cancer…
Abstract Number: 0712 • ACR Convergence 2021
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-related Myotoxicity : Musculoskeletal and/or Neuromuscular Junction Disorder ?
Hortense Chassepot¹, Lotta Plomp², Dimitri Psimaras³, Thierry Maisonobe³, Sarah Leonard Louis⁴, Isabelle Plu⁴, Mehdi Touat³, Celine Anquetil⁵, Nadege Wesner⁵, Nicolas Champtiaux⁵, Aude Rigolet⁵, Sophie Demeret³, Nicolas Weiss³, Baptiste Abbar⁶, Marie-Claire Bretagne⁷, Bruno Pinna⁷, Capucine Morelot⁸, Martin Dres⁸, Thomas Similowski⁸, Stephane Ederhy⁹, Joe-Elie Salem⁷, Olivier Benveniste⁵ and Yves Allenbach⁵, ¹Universite de Picardie Jules Verne UPJV - Amiens Picardie Hospital, Department of Clinical Immunology and Internal Medicine, Fourqueux, France, ²Amsterdam University Medical Center (AUMC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Sorbonne University - AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Neurology, Paris, France, ⁴Sorbonne University - AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Neuropathology, Paris, France, ⁵Sorbonne University - AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Clinical Immunology and Internal Medicine, Paris, France, ⁶Sorbonne University - AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Oncology, Paris, France, ⁷Sorbonne University - AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Pharmacology, Paris, France, ⁸Sorbonne University - AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Pneumology - R3S, Paris, France, ⁹Sorbonne University - AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-related adverse events (irAE) recently emerged as new diseases in the field of auto-immunity. Among them, ICI-related myotoxicity has the highest…

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