Abstracts tagged "Myositis"

Abstract Number: 1157 • ACR Convergence 2023
Experience of Pain in Adults with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies, Myositis
Helene Alexanderson¹, Masoumeh Tasaroffi², Henrik Pettersson³ and Malin Regardt³, ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Danderyds Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Knowledge of pain in myositis is limited. Recent research suggest that pain is a common symptom in adults with myositis and deemed as one…
Abstract Number: 1179 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rituximab in the Treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with the Antisynthetase Syndrome
Javier Narvaez¹, Elena Cañadillas-Sanchez², Ivan Castellvi³, Juan José Alegre⁴, Paola Vidal-Montal⁵ and Joan Miquel Nolla⁵, ¹Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ²Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Sant Just Desvern, Spain, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Dr Peset, Valencia, Spain, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: To assess the real-world, long-term effectiveness of rituximab (RTX) as a rescue therapy in patients with antisynthetase syndrome and interstitial lung disease (ASS-ILD). Methods:…
Abstract Number: 1956 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rituximab Treatment in Adult Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis (IIM): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Lilian Otalora Rojas¹, Karishma Ramsubeik², Luis Sanchez-Ramos², Shastri Motilal³, Jasvinder Singh⁴ and Gurjit S Kaeley⁵, ¹University of Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ²University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ³The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune myositis involves a spectrum of rare autoimmune disorders characterized by inflammation and damage to skeletal muscles. The management of these challenging conditions often…
Abstract Number: 2465 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clonally Expanded B Cells in Anti-Histidyl-tRNA Synthetase Syndrome Patients Exhibit an Autoreactive-Prone Memory Phenotype and Bind Jo-1 Autoantigen
Lindsay Bass¹, Dena Liu¹, Alberto Cisneros², Jennifer Young-Glazer², Leslie Crofford³, Erin Wilfong² and Rachel Bonami², ¹Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Melbourne, AR
Background/Purpose: Anti-histidyl-tRNA synthetase syndrome (Jo-1 ARS) is defined by the presence of autoantibodies against histidyl tRNA synthetase (Jo-1). Clinically, Jo-1 ARS can involve multiple tissues…
Abstract Number: 0018 • ACR Convergence 2023
Alternative Splicing and Expected Protein Changes in Muscle Biopsies from Different Types of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Rayan Najjar¹, Iago Pinal-Fernandez², Andrew Mammen³ and Tomas Mustelin¹, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³NIH, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Alternative splicing of mRNA results in important biological impacts with increasing evidence implicating it in the pathology of autoimmune diseases. However, it is understudied…
Abstract Number: 0301 • ACR Convergence 2023
Inflammatory Myopathies and Their Relationship with Cancer in a Colombian Cohort
Bolaños Juan D.¹, Rivera-Londoño Robert¹, Ivana Nieto-Aristizabal¹, Karol Enriquez², Santiago Zura², Alex Echeverri¹, Andrés Hormaza-Jaramillo¹ and David Aguirre-Valencia¹, ¹Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia, ²Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory myopathies (IM) constitute a heterogeneous group of autoimmune muscle diseases. These can occur in isolation, associated with other autoimmune disorders, or as a…
Abstract Number: 1158 • ACR Convergence 2023
Dermatomyositis Flares After COVID-19 Vaccination and/or SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Maximiliano Diaz Menindez¹, Megan Sullivan², Benjamin Wang³, Andy Abril³, Vikas Majithia², Ronald Butendieck³, Colleen T. Ball⁴ and Florentina Berianu², ¹Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, ²Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ³Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ⁴Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is an autoimmune disorder part of the group of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. It is characterized by proximal muscle weakness and skin involvement.…
Abstract Number: 1181 • ACR Convergence 2023
Real-World Myositis Antibody Frequency and Patient Awareness
Raisa Lomanto Silva¹, shiri keret², Akanksha Sharma³, Tanya Chandra⁴, Siamak Moghadam-Kia¹, Chester V. Oddis⁵ and Rohit Aggarwal⁵, ¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Bnai Zion, Atlit, Israel, ³UPMC Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Myositis-specific antibodies (MSA) represent unique phenotypes in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). Myositis-associated antibodies (MAA) most commonly occur in IIM overlap syndromes. MSA and MAA…
Abstract Number: 1958 • ACR Convergence 2023
Validity, Responsiveness and Minimal Clinically Important Difference of EQ-5D-5L in Inflammatory Myositis: A Longitudinal Study
Chengappa Kavadichanda¹, Parthibane S¹, Mamatha Gorijavolu¹, Sai Kumar Dunga¹, Amrita Nayak¹, Sitanshu Sekhar¹ and Rohit Aggarwal², ¹Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) significantly impacts health-related quality of life (HRQoL). EQ5D-5L is a widely used and validated tool to measure HRQoL. The health…
Abstract Number: 2466 • ACR Convergence 2023
Monoclonal Anti-MDA5 Autoantibodies Derived from a Patient with Dermatomyositis Target the Hel2i Domain of the MDA5 Protein
Eveline Van Gompel¹, Ragnhild Stålesen², Caroline Grönwall², Annika van Vollenhoven², Lena Israelsson², Ingrid Lundberg³, Vivianne Malmström², Karine Chemin⁴ and Vijay Joshua², ¹Karolinska Institutet - KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet; Department of Gastroenterology, Dermatotology, Rhematology, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The strong clinical association between the anti-MDA5 autoantibodies and the development of severe lung disease in patients with dermatomyositis (DM) suggests an active role…
Abstract Number: 0126 • ACR Convergence 2023
Epidemiology and Retrospective Case-Control Analysis of IIM in the US Veteran Population
Vladimir Liarski, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy (IIM) - comprising polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), and inclusion body myositis (IBM) - is rare and difficult to study. We sought…
Abstract Number: 0302 • ACR Convergence 2023
Remission in Anti-HMGCR Positive Immune-mediated Necrotizing Myopathy Without the Use of Glucocorticoids: A Multicentric Study of 24 Patients
David Martinez-Lopez¹, Cristina Corrales Selaya², Diana Prieto-Peña², Piotr Szczesny³, Antonella Notarnicola⁴, Ricardo Blanco⁵, Ingrid Lundberg⁶ and Maryam Dastmalchi⁶, ¹Hospital de Sierrallana, Santander, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³Department of Rheumatology, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland, ⁴Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet; Department of Gastroenterology, Dermatotology, Rhematology, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Statin-induced immune mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is a subtype of inflammatory myopathy associated with anti-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) autoantibodies. This condition is characterized by progressive…
Abstract Number: 1159 • ACR Convergence 2023
Expanded Cytotoxic CD8+ T Cell Clones Characterize the Blood of Inclusion Body Myositis Patients
Miriam Fein¹, Laura Donlin¹, David Fernandez¹ and Lorien Shakib², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is an inflammatory myopathy, characterized by CD8+ T cell infiltration of muscle and patients present with progressive muscle weakness and…
Abstract Number: 1182 • ACR Convergence 2023
Treatment Trajectories and Patient Outcomes in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Kristin Wipfler¹, Michael Feely², Gulsen Ozen³, Urbano Sbarigia⁴, Federico Zazzetti⁵, Anna Sheahan⁶, Iris Lin⁷, Evo Alemao⁸ and Kaleb Michaud², ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue, NE, ⁴Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, Belgium, ⁵Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ⁶Janssen, Raleigh, NC, ⁷Janssen, Horsham, PA, ⁸Janssen Pharmaceuticals, New Hope, PA
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are rare, heterogeneous diseases characterized by chronic skeletal muscle inflammation and weakness. Initial conventional therapy is based on expert opinion…
Abstract Number: 1959 • ACR Convergence 2023
Quantitative Scoring of High Resolution Chest Computed Tomography (HRCT) Images in Myositis and Antisynthetase Syndrome Related Interstitial Lung Disease in Comparison to Scleroderma Related Interstitial Lung Disease
Sangmee Bae¹, Fereidoun Abtin², Grace Kim³, Siamak Moghadam-Kia⁴, Chester V. Oddis⁵, Lila Pourzand², Didem Saygin⁵, Daniel Sullivan⁶, Koichi Yamaguchi⁷, Donald Tashkin³, Christina Charles-Schoeman⁸, Jonathan Goldin³ and Rohit Aggarwal⁵, ¹UCLA Rheumatology, Los Angeles, CA, ²UCLA Radiological Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, ³University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶UCLA Pulmonology, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Rheumatology, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁸UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA
Background/Purpose: High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the chest has become an important modality in the evaluation of interstitial lung disease (ILD). A quantitative CT…

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