Abstract Number: 0202 • ACR Convergence 2024
Survival in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Early-Stage Colorectal, Lung, or Prostate Cancer Receiving Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Inhibitors
Background/Purpose: There is concern about the use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) in patients with early cancer given their immunosuppressant effects. Few studies have…Abstract Number: 1986 • ACR Convergence 2024
Disease Flare Following Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Patients with Cancer and Preexisting Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are effective therapies for patients with cancer, but they often cause immune-related adverse events (irAE). There is limited data on…Abstract Number: 0474 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Survival After Cancer: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis
Background/Purpose: Increasing evidence suggests that inflammation, a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is associated with an elevated risk of cancer and can influence cancer outcomes.…Abstract Number: 2004 • ACR Convergence 2024
Rheumatic Complications Post-CAR-T Cell Therapy. Experience of a Single Center
Background/Purpose: CAR-T cell therapy is a promising treatment for a range of systemic autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, and antisynthetase syndrome,…Abstract Number: 0486 • ACR Convergence 2024
Associations Between Frailty and Incident Cancer and Cancer-related Mortality in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of cancer compared to the general population. Aging is one of the most important risk…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
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: 0916 • ACR Convergence 2024
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 2 Mutations Are Associated with Autoimmune Rheumatologic Diseases in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Background/Purpose: Somatic mutations occurring in the hematopoietic system can be associated with concomitant hematologic and inflammatory diseases. Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is a hematologic neoplasm…Abstract Number: 2287 • ACR Convergence 2024
Hydroxychloroquine and the Risk of Lymphoma Progression in Sjogren’s Disease: A Retrospective Case Control Study
Background/Purpose: Sjogren's disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized by chronic lymphocytic inflammation of the salivary and lacrimal glands. Affected individuals are at heightened risk of…Abstract Number: 0989 • ACR Convergence 2024
Malignancy Risk Between JAK Inhibitors and Anti-TNF Therapy Across Disease Indications: A Bayesian Network Meta-analysis
Background/Purpose: To estimate the relative risk of malignancy between Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi), tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors (TNFi) and placebo in individuals with immune-mediated inflammatory…Abstract Number: 1155 • ACR Convergence 2024
Stratification of Cancer Risk in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies. Application of the IMACS Guidelines to Enhance Screening
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) carry an elevated risk of cancer incidence. Recently published International Guidelines for IIM-associated cancer screening from the Myositis Assessment and…Abstract Number: 1158 • ACR Convergence 2024
Microvascular Differences Between Cancer and Non-cancer Anti-transcriptional Intermediary Factor 1 Gamma Antibody (anti-TIF1-γ) Associated Dermatomyositis Patients
Background/Purpose: Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) findings have been studied to differ in different subsets of myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) associated inflammatory myopathies. Prior investigations observed a statistically…Abstract Number: 1327 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Frailty Status with Mortality in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma
Background/Purpose: Few studies have evaluated clinical outcomes and prognosis of patients with cancer with and without rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is particularly…Abstract Number: 1353 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association Between Frailty and Incident Cancer in Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of cancer, but the underlying risk factors remain poorly understood. Frailty is linked to an…Abstract Number: 1374 • ACR Convergence 2024
Exploring Two Decades of Therapeutic Challenges: A Monocentric Experience in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Battling Cancer
Background/Purpose: Managing inflammatory arthritis patients on biologics with a history of cancer remains a complex task in daily rheumatology practice and requires a thoughtful, individualized…Abstract Number: 1400 • ACR Convergence 2024
Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drug Use and Association with Survival in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer
Background/Purpose: Despite the significant therapeutic benefits of various disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in RA, concerns remain regarding their safety, particularly their potential impact on…