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  • Abstract Number: 1097 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Improving Vaccine Uptake of the Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine (PCV20) in Young Rheumatic Disease Patients Using a Brief Intense Partnership Program

    Kelsey Pasch1, Stephen Lindsey2 and Takeda Ferguson3, 1Louisiana State University -- New Orleans, Baton Rouge, LA, 2LSU Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, 3LSU Health Science Center School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA

    Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs) are at increased risk of infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the ACR strongly…
  • Abstract Number: 2558 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Aortic Aneurysms in a Multicenter Cohort of 196 Patients with Aortitis Related to Giant Cell Arteritis Treated with Tocilizumab

    Fernando López1, Javier Loricera2, Adrián Martín-Gutiérrez3, Carmen Secada3, Santos Castañeda4, Clara Moriano Morales5, Javier Narvaez6, Vicente Aldasoro7, Olga Maiz8, Rafael Benito Melero-Gonzalez9, PALOMA VELA10, Susana Romero Yuste11, Eugenio De Miguel12, Eva Galindez-Agirregoikoa13, Jesús Carlos Fernández López14, Ivan Ferraz Amaro15, Julio Sánchez-Martín3, Jose L. Callejas16, Patricia Moya Albarado17 and Ricardo Blanco18, 1Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, 2Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, 3Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, 4Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, 5Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain, 6Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, 7Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, 8Hospital Universitario de Donostia. San Sebastián, Spain., Donosti, Spain, 9CHU Vigo, O Carballino, Spain, 10Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Alicante, Alicante, Spain, 11Complexo Hospitalario Universitario, Pontevedra, Spain, 12Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 13Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, 14Rheumatology department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain, 15Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, 16Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, 17Hospital Universitario de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, 18Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Aortic aneurysms is a serious complication that can occur in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) (1-2). Tocilizumab (TCZ) is approved for GCA. Nevertheless,…
  • Abstract Number: 0198 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Improving Vaccination Uptake of Herpes Zoster in Young Rheumatic Disease Patients Ages 18-49 Using Specialty Pharmacy Partnership

    Stephen Lindsey1, Brittany Hill2, Sheela Sheth3 and Arya Loghmani2, 1LSU Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, 2Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, 3Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

    Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster (HZ), also known as shingles, causes an estimated one million cases annually in the United States. Many studies have shown that the…
  • Abstract Number: 1099 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Improving Hydroxychloroquine Dosing and Eye Screening Compliance in Patients with Connective Tissue Disorder

    Maria Salgado Guerrero1 and Angelo Gaffo2, 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL

    Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a key treatment for patients with lupus and other rheumatic diseases. To minimize the risk of retinal toxicity, the American College…
  • Abstract Number: 2581 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Proteomic Signatures in Pre-Rheumatoid Arthritis Suggest Evolving Biological Pathways in Different Stages of Disease Development That May Inform Prediction and Prevention Strategies

    Samir Rachid Zaim1, Adam Savage1, Mark Gillespie1, Christy Bennett1, lynne Becker1, LauraKay Moss2, Marie Feser2, Jess Edison3, Ted R Mikuls4, Michael Holer2, kevin Deane2 and Xiao-Jun Li1, 1Allen Institute for Immunology, Seattle, WA, 2University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 3Walter Reed Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 4Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) includes a stage of development that can be termed 'pre-RA' and defined as the presence of abnormal biomarkers and/or other features…
  • Abstract Number: 0203 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Projecting the Impact on Clinical Outcomes in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis of Delaying Retreatment with Rituximab for Vaccine Optimization

    Zachary Wallace1, Aaron Wu2, Shruthi Srivatsan2, Naomi Patel2, Jeffrey Sparks3, Eli Miloslavsky2, Hyon K. Choi4, Peter Merkel5, John Stone6 and Emily Hyle2, 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 4Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Lexington, MA, 5University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 6Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA

    Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) is effective for maintaining remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) but increases risks for vaccine-preventable severe infections and reduces the immune response to…
  • Abstract Number: 1351 • ACR Convergence 2023

    HPV Vaccination in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients Seen in an Academic Rheumatology Center

    Caroline Siegel1, Lauren Robinson1, Deanna Jannat-Khah1, Avi Mikhaylov1, Nancy Pan1 and Lisa Sammaritano2, 1Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Adolescent and young adults (AYAs) with rheumatic disease (RD) may face disproportionate risk of HPV and associated cancers due to immune dysregulation, immunosuppression and…
  • Abstract Number: 2584 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Gut Microbiome and Intestinal Inflammation in Preclinical Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Benoît Thomas P. GILBERT1, Raul Yhossef TITO TADEO2, Céline LAMACCHIA1, Olivia STUDER1, Delphine COURVOISIER1, Jeroen RAES3 and Axel Finckh4, 1Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, 2Center for Microbiology, VIB, Leuven. Laboratory of Molecular Bacteriology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, 3Center for Microbiology, VIB, Leuven. Laboratory of Molecular Bacteriology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven., Leuven, Belgium, 4HUG, Geneva, Switzerland

    Background/Purpose: We attempted to replicate and expand previous findings of an increased abundance of Prevotellaceae in early untreated Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) or its preclinical stages,…
  • Abstract Number: 0208 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP) Prophylaxis (PPX), Investigating the Practice Patterns of Providers for Patients on Chronic, High-Dose Immunosuppression in a Rural Integrated Health System

    Angela Bobak1, Emely Pimentel1, Jordan Jackson2, Celia Gray3, Hema Srinivasan3, Andrea Berger3 and David Bulbin3, 1Geisinger Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency, Danville, PA, 2Geisinger Medical Center Medicine-Pediatrics Residency, Danville, PA, 3Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA

    Background/Purpose: PJP is an opportunistic fungus causing significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients.  Guidelines describe PJP PPX indications among non-HIV infected individuals with cancer…
  • Abstract Number: 1387 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Power Doppler Musculoskeletal Abnormalities in Patients with Psoriasis at High Risk of Progression to Psoriatic Arthritis

    Rebecca Haberman1, Sarah Moussavi1, Yan Zhang1, Sydney Catron1, Jonathan Samuels2, Rebecca Blank3, Michael Toprover4, Jiyuan Hu1, Cinty Gong5, Vincent Piguet6, Francisco Tausk7, Jensen Yeung8, Andrea Neimann1, Wayne Gulliver9, Joseph Merola10, Alexis R Ogdie11, Proton Rahman12, Soumya Chakravarty13, Ralf Thiele14, Lihi Eder15, Christopher T Ritchlin16 and Jose Scher17, 1NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, 2NYU Langone, Rye Brook, NY, 3New York University, New York, NY, 4New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, 5Immunology, Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, USA, Raritan, NJ, 6Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 7University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 8University of Toronto and Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 9Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada, 10Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Newton, MA, 11University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 12Craig Dobbin Research Institute, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada, 13Immunology, Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC / Division of Rheumatology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Villanova, PA, 14University of Rochester, Pittsford, NY, 15Women’s College Research Institute, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 16University of Rochester Medical School, Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology Division, Canandaigua, NY, 17New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an immune-mediated disease associated with skin psoriasis that, if untreated, can lead to joint destruction. Up to 30% of patients…
  • Abstract Number: 2585 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Cytokine and Chemokine Elevations in ACPA+ Individuals Suggest Possible Viral, Mucosal and/or Innate Responses Are Related to the Transition to Future Clinical RA

    Daniel Carlson1, Charles Carpenter2, Salina Goff1, Jennifer Seifert1, LauraKay Moss1, Marie Feser1, Jane Buckner3, William H. Robinson4, Jessica Kirschmann4, Gary Firestein5, Michael Holer1 and Kevin Deane1, 1University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 2Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, 3Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, 4Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 5University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has a ‘pre-RA’ period definable as elevations of antibodies to citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) before clinically-apparent inflammatory arthritis (i.e. Clinical RA).…
  • Abstract Number: 055 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium

    COVID-19 Vaccination in Children with Rheumatic Diseases: Results of a CARRA-wide Survey

    Beth Rutstein1, Merav Heshin Bekenstein2, Maria Schletzbaum3, Nora Singer4, Rebecca Sadun5, Melanie Kohlheim6, Vincent Del Gaizo7, Kelly Wise8, Melica Nikahd9, Guy Brock9, Monica Ardura8, Vidya Sivaraman10 and For the CARRA Investigators11, 1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 3Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 4Metro Health, Cleveland, OH, 5Duke University, Durham, NC, 6None, Columbus, OH, 7CARRA, Washington, DC, 8Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 9The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 10Nationwide Children's Hospital/ The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 11Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

    Background/Purpose: Children receiving immunosuppressive therapies (IST) have a higher risk of hospitalization from COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines significantly reduce the likelihood of severe disease or death.…
  • Abstract Number: L08 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Breakthrough Acute COVID-19 Infection During the US Omicron Surge Following Administration of Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab in Immunocompromised Patients with Rheumatologic Disorders

    Christopher Podgorski1 and Deborah Parks2, 1BJC/Washington University Consortium, St. Louis, MO, 2Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, St. Louis, MO

    Background/Purpose: Treatment with Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab 150/150 mg was authorized by the FDA on 12/8/21 under an Emergency Use Authorization as pre-exposure prophylaxis against COVID-19 infection. The…
  • Abstract Number: L16 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Innovative Anti-pneumococcal Vaccine Strategies versus Standard Vaccination Regimen in Patients with ANCA-associated Vasculitides Receiving Rituximab Therapy: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (PNEUMOVAS)

    Benjamin Terrier1, Laura Richert2, Grégory Pugnet3, Olivier Aumaitre4, Olivier Moranne5, Elisabeth Diot6, Alexandre Karras7, Fabrice Bonnet8, Claire De Moreuil9, Eric Hachulla10, Thomas Le Gallou11, Céline Lebas10, Francois Maurier12, Cédric Rafat7, Maxime Samson13, Jean-Francois Augusto14, Grégoire Couvrat-Devergne15, Cécile Janssen16, Thierry Martin17, Thomas Quemeneur18, Pierre-Louis Caron19, Cécile-Audrey Durel20, Khalil El Karoui7, Aurélie Grados21, Mathieu Puyade22, Virginie Rieu4, Yurdagul Uzunhan23, Jean-Francois Viallard8, Xavier Puéchal7, Loic Guillevin7, Noémie Huchet8, Hendy Abdoul7, Carine Bellera8, Frédéric Batteux7 and Odile Launay7, 1Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, 2EUCLID, Bordeaux, France, 3CHU, Toulouse, France, 4CHU, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 5CHU, Nimes, France, 6CHU, Tours, France, 7CHU, Paris, France, 8CHU, Bordeaux, France, 9CHU, Brest, France, 10CHU, Lille, France, 11CHU, Rennes, France, 12CH, Metz, France, 13CHU, Dijon, France, 14CHU, Angers, France, 15CH, La Roche sur Yon, France, 16CH, Annecy, France, 17CHU, Strasbourg, France, 18CH, Valenciennes, France, 19CHU, Grenoble, France, 20CHU, Lyon, France, 21CH, Niot, France, 22CHU, Poitiers, France, 23CHU, Bobigny, France

    Background/Purpose: Patients receiving glucocorticoids plus rituximab (RTX) show an increased risk of infection, especially invasive pneumococcal infections. Vaccine responses to influenza, Streptococcus pneumoniae and SARS-CoV-2…
  • Abstract Number: 0781 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Rituximab Treated Patients with Hypogammaglobulinemia Are Less Likely to Seroconvert Following SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Supplemental Dose

    Daniel Magliulo1, Vasileios Kyttaris1 and Emily Rose2, 1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, West Roxbury, MA

    Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) is a very effective treatment for autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRD). However, treatment increases risk of infections and impairs responses to vaccines. Prior…
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