Abstracts tagged "prognostic factors"

Abstract Number: 2637 • ACR Convergence 2025
Initial Phospholipid Transferase Activity Is Predictive of Five-Year Sacroiliac Radiographic Progression in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Findings From the DESIR Cohort
Frank Verhoeven¹, Olivier Fakih¹, Sophie Hecquet², anne tournadre³, jean Paul Pais de Barros⁴, Céline Delougeot⁵, Clément Prati¹ and WENDLING Daniel¹, ¹CHU de Besançon, Besançon, Franche-Comte, France, ²Rheumatology department, Cochin hospital, Paris, France, ³CHU Clermont ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁴Labex lipstick, Dijon, France, ⁵université Marie et Louis Pasteur, Besancon
Background/Purpose: The pathophysiology of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) involves the gut-joint axis. Recent studies suggest more active disease in cases of gut involvement.The objective of this…
Abstract Number: 1300 • ACR Convergence 2025
International Assessment of cSLE Clinical Remission (cCR) Criteria in Childhood Lupus: Sensitivity Analyses from the UK JSLE Cohort and the CARRA Registry
Chandni Sarker¹, Jennifer Cooper², Emily Smitherman³, Flavia Alves¹, Alexandre Belot⁴, Michael Beresford⁵, Andreea Jorgensen¹, Eve Smith⁶, Laura Lewandowski⁷ and Rebecca Sadun⁸, ¹University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ²University of Colorado/Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Hospices Civils de Lyon, Collonges au mont d'or, France, ⁵Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, Department of Women's & Children's Health, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁶University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁷NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁸Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Consensus-derived treat-to-target (T2T) goals for childhood-onset SLE (cSLE), including clinical remission on low dose steroids (cCR), have been endorsed by the Paediatric Rheumatology European…
Abstract Number: 0540 • ACR Convergence 2025
Low-Dose CT reveals syndesmophyte progression in axial SpA, particularly in the thoracic spine: Insights from the SPACE cohort covering early and established disease
Manouk de Hooge¹, Mary Lucy Marques², Gizem Ayan³, Miranda van Lunteren⁴, Liese de Bruin⁴, Monique Reijnierse⁵, Désirée Van Der Heijde⁴, Sofia Ramiro⁶ and Floris A. van Gaalen⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; and Coimbra Local Health Unit, Coimbra, Portugal, ³Ankara Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Low-dose computed tomography (ldCT) has not previously been used to assess pt with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) early in their disease course, especially those with…
Abstract Number: 2595 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Different Types of Physical Activity on Bone Health in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: a Cross-Sectional Analysis from a Prospective Cohort Study
Edgar Wiebe¹, Claire-Felicia Liebich², Dörte Huscher³, Lien Meerkatt⁴, Andriko Palmowski⁵, Sandra Hermann¹, Burkhard Muche⁵, Zhivana Boyadzhieva², Gerhard Krönke⁶, Bernd Wolfarth² and FRANK BUTTGEREIT⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Physical exercise helps maintain bone mineral density (BMD), prevent falls, and reduce fracture risk. Strength and weight-bearing exercises are particularly effective. However, individuals with…
Abstract Number: 1212 • ACR Convergence 2025
Relapse in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: insights from extended MyoCite and Italian Consortia
Maria Rosa Pellico¹, Cristina Bochicchio², Claudia Iannone³, Lekshmi Minikumari Rahulan⁴, Marco Fornaro⁵, Ilaria Cavazzana⁶, Edoardo Conticini⁷, Masataka Kuwana⁸, Akira Yoshida⁹, Silvia Cavalli², Silvia Grazzini⁷, Alessia Gatti¹⁰, Giulio Lopinto¹¹, Paolo Semeraro¹², Thomas Patrick Sheeran¹³, Florenzo Iannone¹⁴, Vikas Agarwal¹⁵, Roberto Caporali¹⁶, Nicoletta Del pAPA¹ and Latika Gupta¹⁷, ¹ASST Pini-CTO, Clinical Rheumatology Unit, Milano, Italy, ²ASST Pini-CTO, Clinical Rheumatology Unit, Milan, Italy, ³University of Milan, Gaetano Pini CTO, Milano, Milan, Italy, ⁴Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical sciences Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ⁵Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine, Area Jonica (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari, Italy., Bari, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Clinical and Experimental Sciences Department, ERN ReCONNET, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy, Siena, Italy, ⁸Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁹Department of Allergy and Rheumatology Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁰Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit – ERN ReCONNET, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy, ¹¹Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine, Area Jonica (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari, Italy., Bari, ¹²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Clinical and Experimental Sciences Department, ERN ReCONNET, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Italy, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK; Rheumatology Department, Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, ¹⁴Rheumatology DiMePReJ, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Bari, Italy, Bari, Italy, ¹⁵Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ¹⁶University of Milan and ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy, ¹⁷School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham; Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester; Francis Crick Institute, London, Birmingham, UK, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of rare and heterogeneous diseases. One of the greatest challenges in IIM management is defining and predicting…
Abstract Number: 0511 • ACR Convergence 2025
Submandibular Gland Ratio Stratifies Salivary Function and Reveals a Senescence Peak in Anti-SSA Positive Sjögren’s Syndrome
Chiao-Feng Cheng¹, Tseng-Cheng Chen², Min-Shu Hsieh³, TING-YUAN LAN⁴, Jui-Hung Kao⁵, Yu Heng Lin⁶, Mei-Fang Cheng⁷, Yi-Chieh Chen⁸, Hsiao-Sang Chu⁹, Yi-Min Huang¹⁰, Cheng-Hsun Lu¹¹, Ko-Jen Li¹¹, Chieh-Yu Shen¹ and Song-Chou Hsieh¹², ¹Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan., Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ³Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei ¹⁰⁰²²⁵, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁴National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, ⁵Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁷Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan., Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁸Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan., Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁹Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan., Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ¹¹National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ¹²National Taiwan Unuversity Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: In primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), the histologic focus score reflects immune infiltration but does not capture irreversible glandular damage. We evaluated a submandibular gland…
Abstract Number: 2525 • ACR Convergence 2025
Point-of-Care Risk Factors for Systemic Disease in Patients Presenting with Small Vessel Vasculitis of the Skin
Arjun Mahajan¹, William Song², Andrew Walls³, Arash Mostaghimi³, Robert Micheletti² and Evan Piette³, ¹Harvard Medical School, Boston, ²Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Background/Purpose: Small vessel vasculitis (SVV) presenting in the skin may be skin-limited or a manifestation of systemic vasculitis or an underlying autoimmune disease. However, no…
Abstract Number: 1126 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical Impact of Signs of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD) on Radiographs of Hands and Wrists in a Real-World Cohort of Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Coralie Tremblay¹, Nathalie Carrier², Hugues Allard-Chamard³, Javier Marrugo⁴, Sophie Roux⁴, Gilles Boire⁵ and Ariel Masetto⁴, ¹Université de Sherbrooke, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sherbrooke, Canada, and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS), Sherbrooke, Canada, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC, Canada, ²Centre integré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS), Sherbrooke, Canada, ³Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada, ⁴Université de Sherbrooke, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sherbrooke, Canada, and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS), Sherbrooke, Canada, Sherbrooke, Canada, ⁵Retired, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) is a common cause of arthropathy over the age of 60. It can also manifest as a chronic polyarticular…
Abstract Number: 0288 • ACR Convergence 2025
Predictors and Characteristics of Objective Flares in Adult Dermatomyositis
Didem Saygin¹, York Wang², Kathryn C. Fitzgerald³, Jemima Albayda⁴, Julie Paik⁵, Eleni Tiniakou⁶, Brittany L Adler², Andrew Mammen⁷, Lisa Christopher-Stine⁴ and Chris Mecoli², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ⁶UT Health Science Houston, Houston, TX, ⁷NIH, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease with a heterogenous clinical course. Flares often lead to increased morbidity, health care utilization, and reduced…
Abstract Number: 0580 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cellular Immune Activation Signatures at Baseline Predict Response to TNF Inhibitors in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Ayantika Talukdar¹, Neke Ibeh², Rohan Machhar², Mansi Aparnathi³, Sareh Keshavarazi⁴, Archita Srinath⁵, Akihiro Nakamura⁶, Robert Inman⁷, Proton Rahman⁸, Igor Jurisica⁹ and Nigil Haroon¹⁰, ¹Krembil Research Institute, UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²UHN, Toronto, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, ⁴UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Queen's Univesity, Kingston, ON, Canada, ⁷University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St. John's, Canada, ⁹Departments of Medical Biophysics and Computer Science and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto and Institute of Neuroimmunology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) substantially improve symptoms in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), although 40% patients are unresponsive. Identifying biomarkers predictive of TNFi treatment response…
Abstract Number: 1624 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prognostic Value of Baseline 18F-FDG PET/CT Scan in Giant Cell Arteritis with Large Vessel Involvement
Julio Sánchez-Martín¹, Javier Loricera², Isabel Martinez-Rodriguez³, ivan Ferraz-Amaro⁴, Nestor Martinez-Amador⁵, Remedios Quirce-Pisano⁵, Fernando Lopez-Gutierrez⁶ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso⁷, ¹Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla,IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, ⁵Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Molecular Imaging Group, IDIVAL, Santander., Santander, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) scan has become a very useful diagnostic tool in patients with GCA with large vessel involvement. However,…
Abstract Number: 2471 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Telangiectasias with Autoantibodies and Clinical Manifestations in Systemic Sclerosis
Namitha Nair¹, Thomas Medsger, Jr², Robert Lafyatis³, Maureen Laffoon⁴, Leigh Freno⁴ and Robyn Domsic⁵, ¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Verona, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Telangiectasias (Tel) are visibly dilated cutaneous post-capillary venules reported to occur in about 75% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), making them a common…
Abstract Number: 0623 • ACR Convergence 2024
Select Patient Reported Outcome Measure Domains Enhance Immune Mediator Based Indexes That Inform Flare Risk and Disease Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Melissa Munroe¹, Daniele DeFreese², Adrian Holloway², Mohan Purushothaman², Wade DeJager³, Susan Macwana³, Joel Guthridge⁴, Stan Kamp³, Nancy Redinger³, Teresa Aberle⁴, Eliza Chakravarty⁴, Cristina Arriens⁴, Yanfeng Li⁵, hu Zeng⁵, Uma Thanarajasingam⁵, Judith James⁴ and Eldon Jupe², ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; Progentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, ²Progentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Background/Purpose: We have recently validated a plasma Lupus Flare Risk Index (L-FRI; Munroe et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2024. 83 [Supp 1]: 402) and Lupus…
Abstract Number: 1629 • ACR Convergence 2024
Subclinical Giant Cell Arteritis in Polymyalgia Rheumatica Has a Different Vascular Ultrasound Phenotype Than Giant Cell Arteritis
Sharon Cowley¹, Patricia Harkins², Colm Kirby³, Richard Conway⁴, David Kane⁵, Rositsa Karalilova⁶, Pierluigi Macchioni⁷, Christina Ponte⁸, Edoardo Conticini⁹, Alessandro Tomelleri¹⁰, Sara Monti¹¹, irene monjo¹², Zguro Batalov¹³, Giulia Klinowski⁷, Paolo Falsetti¹⁴, Corrado Campochiaro¹⁵, Alojzija Hocevar¹⁶ and Eugenio De Miguel¹⁷, ¹Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 8, Dublin, Ireland, ³Tallaght University Hospital, DUBLIN, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁵Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, D24, Ireland, ⁶Clinic of Rheumatology, Medical University Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ⁷Rheumatology Department, Ospedale S Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Emilia, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitario Lisboa Norte EPE, Lisboa, Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁹Università di Siena, Siena, Italy, ¹⁰Unit of Immunology, Allergology and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy, ¹¹IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy, ¹²University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ¹³Rheumatology, University Hospital Kaspela, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ¹⁴Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, Siena, Italy, ¹⁵IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Milan, Italy, ¹⁶University Medical Center Ljubljana, LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, ¹⁷Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Subclinical GCA in PMR has been estimated to affect 1 in 5 patients as assessed by vascular ultrasound [1, 2]. This study compared the ultrasound…
Abstract Number: 2475 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Critical Role of Annual HRCT in Identifying ILD Progression and Assessing Outcome in SSc
Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹, Simon Beyeler², Liubov Petelytska³, Håvard Fretheim¹, Trond Mogens Aaløkken⁴, Mike Becker⁵, Hilde Jenssen Bjørkekjær⁶, Cathrine Brunborgg¹, Cosimo Bruni⁷, Christian Clarenbach⁸, Phuong Phuong Diep⁹, Rucsandra Dobrota⁷, Michael T Durheim¹, Muriel Elhai¹⁰, Thomas Frauenfelder⁸, Suzana Jordan⁷, Emily Langballe¹¹, Øyvind Midtvedt¹², Carina Mihai⁷, Adela Sarbu⁸, Marco Sprecher⁸, Øyvind Molberg¹³ and Oliver Distler¹⁴, ¹Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Medicine, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁷University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁸University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁹Oslo University Hospital, Department of Respiratory Disease, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁰University Hospital zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ¹¹Oslo University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway, ¹²Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Progression of interstitial lung disease (ILD) reduces long-term survival in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Monitoring with lung function testing every 3–6 months for…

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