Abstracts tagged "Outcome measures"

Abstract Number: 0691 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of Elevated Platelets and CRP With Severe Disease and Poor Survival in Systemic Sclerosis
Brian Lee¹, Shufeng Li¹, Srijana Davuluri², Jennifer Lee¹ and Lorinda Chung², ¹Stanford University, Stanford, ²Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: Elevated acute phase reactants such as platelets and C-reactive protein (CRP) have been used as inclusion criteria to enrich systemic sclerosis (SSc) clinical trials…
Abstract Number: 0539 • ACR Convergence 2025
Which instrument measuring structural damage progression in axial SpA is most sensitive to change? Analyses from the SPondyloArthritis Caught Early cohort
Liese de Bruin¹, Floris A. van Gaalen¹, Manouk de Hooge², Miranda van Lunteren¹, Mary Lucy Marques³, Monique Reijnierse⁴, Roberta Ramonda⁵, Inger Jorid Berg⁶, Sofia Exarchou⁷, Robert Landewé⁸, Désirée Van Der Heijde¹ and Sofia Ramiro⁹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ³Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; and Coimbra Local Health Unit, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁴Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology Unit-DIMED-University of Padova ITALY, Padova, Padua, Italy, ⁶⁶Center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Nepal, ⁷Lund University, Åkarp, Skane Lan, Sweden, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, ⁹Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The assessment of structural damage progression is an important part of outcome assessment in axial SpA (axSpA). In order to test whether interventions can…
Abstract Number: 0313 • ACR Convergence 2025
People with Knee Osteoarthritis Infrequently Seek Medical Care for Arthritis, Even Those With Severe Disease
Grace Lo¹, Shunshun Yan², Julieann Patarini³, Timothy McAlindon⁴, Charles Eaton⁵ and Jeffrey Driban⁶, ¹Baylor College of Medicine / MEDVAMC, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, ³UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁴UMass Chan School of Medicine, Arlington, MA, ⁵Brown University, Providence, RI, ⁶University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Marlborough, NH

Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, a condition associated with substantial disability. Providers are often uncomfortable managing arthritis, and patients with…
Abstract Number: 2654 • ACR Convergence 2025
Discordance Between Patient and Physician Global Assessments in Early Systemic Sclerosis
Ellen Romich¹, Alexis Ogdie², Alisa Stephens Shields², Peter Merkel², Jessica Alvey³, Shervin Assassi⁴, Elana Bernstein⁵, Sonali Bracken⁶, Flavia Castelino⁷, Lorinda Chung⁸, Luke Evnin⁹, Tracy Frech¹⁰, Jessica Gordon¹¹, Faye Hant¹², Monica Harding¹³, Laura Hummers¹⁴, Dinesh Khanna¹⁵, Kimberly Lakin¹¹, Dorota Lebiedz-Odrobina¹³, Yiming Luo⁵, Ashima Makol¹⁶, Maureen Mayes¹⁷, Zsuzsanna McMahan¹⁸, Jerry Molitor¹⁹, Duncan Moore²⁰, Carrie Richardson²¹, Ami Shah¹⁴, Ankoor Shah²², Brian Skaug²³, Virginia Steen²⁴, John VanBuren¹³, Elizabeth Volkmann²⁵, Carleigh Zahn¹⁵ and Nora Sandorfi², ¹University of Pennsylvania, Media, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Utah Data Coordinating Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, UTHealth Houston, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX, ⁵Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁶Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA, Apex, NC, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁹Scleroderma Research Foundation, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁰Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ¹¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ¹³University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁴Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁵University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹⁶Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁷UT Health Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ¹⁸UT Health Houston, Houston, TX, ¹⁹University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²⁰Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ²¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²²Duke University, Durham, NC, ²³UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ²⁴Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ²⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: To determine the frequency and extent of discordance between patient and physician global assessments of disease in early systemic sclerosis and identify factors associated…
Abstract Number: 2385 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Presence of Avascular Necrosis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty is Not Associated with Worse Outcomes
Billy Kim¹, Ahmed Deeb¹, Douglas Mintz¹, Susan Goodman², Jose Rodriguez², Mark Figgie² and Jason Blevins³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients seeking total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may present with secondary avascular necrosis (AVN) of the knee due to high-dose glucocorticoid…
Abstract Number: 2235 • ACR Convergence 2025
Proportion of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Improved, Stable, or Worsened Lung Function Over 1-Year: Results from a Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Study
Erica Mulcaire-Jones¹, Suiyuan Huang¹, Xiaosong Wang², Misti Paudel³, Ying Qi⁴, Grace Qian⁵, Liya Sisay Getachew⁶, Emily Kowalski⁶, Kevin Mueller⁵, Alene Saavedra⁵, Lauren O'Keeffe⁵, Natalie Davis⁷, Alison Puri⁸, Kathleen Vanni⁵, Caleb Bolden⁹, Tina Mahajan¹⁰, Marzieh Jamali¹, Pierre Antoine Juge¹¹, Tracy J. Doyle¹², Marcy Bolster¹³, Kevin Deane¹⁴, Raul San Jose Estepar⁵, George Washko⁵, Gregory McDermott⁷, Bryant England¹⁰, Jeffrey Sparks⁶ and Dinesh Khanna¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Natick, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁸Boston University, Brookline, MA, ⁹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ¹⁰University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹¹Hopital Bichat, APHP, Paris, France, ¹²Brigham and Women's Hospital, West Roxbury, MA, ¹³Massachusetts General Hospital, Concord, MA, ¹⁴University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Several lung diseases are associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including interstitial lung disease (ILD) and emphysema. In RA-ILD baseline lung function and decline in…
Abstract Number: 1923 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Real-World Survey On Physicians’ Perspectives Of Uncontrolled Gout And Gout Management Practices.
John Botson¹, Menaka Bhor², Nathan Meyer², Molly Edwards³, Emily Goddard³, Victoria Barton⁴ and Jeff Peterson⁵, ¹Orthopedic Physicians of Alaska, Anchorage, AK, ²Sobi Inc, Waltham, MA, ³Adelphi Real World, Bollington, United Kingdom, ⁴Adelphi Real World, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, ⁵Western Washington Arthritis Clinic, Bothell, WA
Background/Purpose: Managing uncontrolled gout (UG) can involve a multi-disciplinary approach involving physicians of different specialities, all of whom may have differing perspectives or approaches for…
Abstract Number: 1489 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Menopause on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lorena López, José Bretón and Luis Vilá, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR
Background/Purpose: Women of childbearing age are more prone to developing autoimmune diseases, suggesting a role for sex hormones, particularly estrogens, in regulating both cellular and…
Abstract Number: 1240 • ACR Convergence 2025
Serum Olink Proteomics Identifies Novel Mediators of Pain in Lupus Nephritis Patients Without Extrarenal Clinical Activity
Sarah Keegan¹, Philip Carlucci², Peter Izmirly³, Erin Carter⁴, Sanchit Sanyal⁵, Brooke Cohen⁶, Jasmine Shwetar⁷, Katie Preisinger⁸, Devyn Zaminski⁶, Kristina Deonaraine⁶, Mala Masson⁹, Andrea Fava¹⁰, Judith James¹¹, Rufei Lu¹¹, Wade DeJager¹², Chaim Putterman¹³, Michael Belmont¹⁴, Richard Furie¹⁵, Maria Dall'Era¹⁶, Diane Kamen¹⁷, Kenneth Kalunian¹⁸, Jennifer Anolik¹⁹, David Wofsy²⁰, Jennifer Barnas²¹, Nir Hacohen²², Robert Clancy²³, Joel Guthridge¹¹, Brad Rovin²⁴, Michelle Petri²⁵, Jill Buyon³ and Kelly Ruggles²⁶, ¹NYU Langone, New York, ²New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶NYU Langone, NYC, ⁷New York University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York, ⁸NYU Langone, NYU Langone, ⁹NYU Langone Medical Center- Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ¹⁰Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ¹³Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Safed, Israel, ¹⁴NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ¹⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁷Medical University of South Carolina, Johns Island, SC, ¹⁸UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ¹⁹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²⁰University of California San Francisco, SF, CA, ²¹University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²²Broad Institute of MIT Harvard, Cambridge, MA, ²³Columbia University, New York, NY, ²⁴The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²⁵Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ²⁶NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY
Background/Purpose: For patients with lupus nephritis, active disease can be solely renal or include a range of extrarenal signs, such as arthritis or serositis, that…
Abstract Number: 0676 • ACR Convergence 2025
Engineered glove for the objective assessment of hand dexterity in patients with systemic sclerosis: correlations with clinical features, nailfold videocapillaroscopy, and high frequency skin ultrasonography
Alberto Sulli¹, Elvis Hysa², Paolo Clini³, Emanuele Gotelli⁴, Tamara Vojinovic⁵, Carmen Pizzorni¹, Ali Jaffal³, Sabrina Paolino¹, Rosanna Campitiello³, Vanessa Smith⁶ and Maurizio Cutolo³, ¹University of Genoa, Genova, Italy, ²University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, ³University of Genova, Genova, Italy, ⁴University of Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy, ⁵University of Genoa, Genova, ⁶Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Hand disability is a major feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc), driven by skin thickening and joint contractures, with significant impact on quality of life.…
Abstract Number: 0534 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prevalence and Impact of Fibromyalgia on Disease Outcomes and Treatment in Axial Spondyloarthritis: 10-year Follow-up Data From the DESIR Cohort
Clementina López Medina¹, Sylvie Chevret², Cedric Lukas³, Anna Molto⁴ and Maxime Dougados², ¹Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, University of Cordoba, IMIBIC, Cordoba, Spain, ²Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France, ³CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁴Assistance Publique Hôpitauxde Paris, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Concomitant fibromyalgia (FM) can be suspected in patients (pts) with axial SpA (axSpA) using the Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool (FiRST).The objective of this study…
Abstract Number: 0311 • ACR Convergence 2025
Time series analysis of continuous accelerometry data to determine the impact of symptomatic multiple joint osteoarthritis (MJOA) in the naturally occurring canine model
Elizabeth Kawecki-Wright¹, Liubov Arbeeva², Christina Stevens¹, Masataka Enomoto¹, Amanda Nelson³, Margaret Gruen¹ and Duncan Lascelles¹, ¹North Carolina State University, RALEIGH, NC, ²University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, NC, ³University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Pet dogs are a promising translational model for naturally occurring multiple joint osteoarthritis (MJOA). We characterized the impact of symptomatic (sx) MJOA, over the…
Abstract Number: 2639 • ACR Convergence 2025
Gut Microbiome Signatures Forecast Clinical Response to Methotrexate in Treatment-Naïve Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
VINOD GUPTA¹, Adam Koller¹, Benjamin Hur¹, Marissa Bailey¹, Kara Delger², Elena myasoedova¹, Vanessa Kronzer¹, John Davis¹ and Jaeyun Sung¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, ROCHESTER, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, St Charles, MN
Background/Purpose: Oral methotrexate (MTX) is the cornerstone treatment for newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA), yet up to 50% of patients do not respond adequately. Early…
Abstract Number: 2383 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Age-Adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients: Data from the Almenara Lupus Cohort
Benny Rashuamán-Conche¹, Rocío Gamboa-Cárdenas², Victor Pimentel-Quiroz³, Cristina Reategui-Sokolova⁴, Claudia Elera-Fitzcarrald⁴, Cesar Pastor-Asurza⁵, Zoila Rodriguez-Bellido⁶, Risto Perich-Campos⁷, Graciela Alarcón⁸ and Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁹, ¹Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Lima, Peru, ²Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ³Universidad Científica del Sur, San Isidro, Peru, ⁴Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Peru, ⁵Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Pakistan, ⁶Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, ⁷Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, La Molina, Peru, ⁸The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA, ⁹Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru
Background/Purpose: The CCI has been associated with adverse health-related outcomes in SLE-patients worldwide. Its modified version, the age-adjusted CCI (ACCI) has been associated with organ…
Abstract Number: 2219 • ACR Convergence 2025
Transcriptomic and Immune Landscape of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Unexplained Infertility in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Rodolfo Martinez-Canales¹, Braulio R. Avalos-Garcia², Andres M. Ortiz-Rios², Eva Abigaid Galindo-Calvillo², Lorena Perez-Barbosa², Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado³, Cassandra Michele Skinner-Taylor², Mario Cesar Salinas-Carmona¹ and Noe Macias-Segura¹, ¹Immunology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and unexplained infertility (UIF) are significant reproductive health challenges in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE causes systemic inflammation…

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