Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 2215 • ACR Convergence 2022
Reducing Cardiovascular Risk with Immunomodulators: A Single Blind Randomized Active Comparator Trial Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Daniel Solomon¹, Jon Giles², Katherine Liao¹, Paul Ridker¹, Pamela Rist¹, Robert Glynn¹, Rachel Broderick³, Fengxin Lu¹, Meredith Murray¹, Kathleen Vanni¹, Leah Santacroce¹, Shady Abohashem⁴, Philip Robson⁵, Zahi Fayad⁶, Venkatesh Mani⁵, Ahmed Tawakol⁴ and Joan Bathon⁷, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Columbia University, New York, NY, ³Columbia University, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁶Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁷Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Recent large-scale randomized trials demonstrate that immunomodulators reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events among the general population with atherosclerosis. However, it is uncertain…
Abstract Number: PP12 • ACR Convergence 2022
We Became Advocates, Educators, and a Support System for Hispanic/Latino Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Their Caregivers Through Involvement in a Virtual Patient Advisory Board
Zucy Almonacid¹, Wigna Cruz², Francisca Garcia³, Teresa Hernandez⁴, Velia Martinez⁵, Patricia Mattos³, Mario Mutis⁶ and Denise Serrano⁷, ¹Hicsville, NY, ²Juan Diaz, PR, ³Lake Worth, FL, ⁴Greenacres, FL, ⁵Guaynabo, PR, ⁶Fort Pierce, FL, ⁷Toa Alto, PR
Background/Purpose: Each of us has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), from as recently as one year ago to as long as 20 years ago.…
Abstract Number: 0015 • ACR Convergence 2022
Differential Antigen Binding of Closely Related Monoclonal ACPA
Caroline Grönwall¹, Anatoly Dubnovitsky¹, Philip Titcombe², Daniel Mueller² and vivianne malmström¹, ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the clonality and antigen targets of ACPA positive B cells can be…
Abstract Number: 0077 • ACR Convergence 2022
Rheumatoid Arthritis – Are We Getting to Target?
myint Thway¹, Gurjit S. Kaeley², Karishma Ramsubeik³, Laurie Ramrattan¹, Lilian Otalora Rojas⁴ and Sukhraj Singh¹, ¹University of Florida-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, ²UF COM-J, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ³University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ⁴University of Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Background/Purpose: Low disease activity (LDA) is a key goal in treating Rheumatoid arthritis, but implementing the treat to target approach in clinical practice has been…
Abstract Number: 0195 • ACR Convergence 2022
Acceptance of Virtual Reality for Managing Their Disease Among People with Rheumatologic Conditions with and Without Prior Experience Using Virtual Reality
Jeffrey Curtis¹, Kimberly Garza², Cassie Clinton³, Heqin Yang², Alexicia Richardson², Cheryl Seals², Gary Hawkins², Chad Rose², William Benjamin Nowell⁴, Kelly Gavigan⁵ and Liana Fraenkel⁶, ¹Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Auburn University, Auburn, AL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁵Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁶Berkshire Medical Center, Lenox, MA
Background/Purpose: We aimed to assess enthusiasm for the use of virtual reality (VR) for clinical and educational use among people with rheumatologic diseases, comparing those…
Abstract Number: 0249 • ACR Convergence 2022
Identification of Distinct Peripheral Blood Myeloid Cell Subpopulations in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Jill Poole¹, Bryant England¹, Kathryn Cole¹, James Talmadge¹, Amy Nelson¹, Rohit Gaurav¹, Aaron Schwabb¹, Angela Gleason¹, Michael Duryee¹, Rhonda Walenz¹, Bridget Kramer¹, Joel VanDeGraaff¹, Sara May¹, Geoffrey Thiele¹ and Ted Mikuls², ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The key cellular players of RA-ILD remain largely unknown.…
Abstract Number: 0265 • ACR Convergence 2022
In Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Clinical Examination of the Feet Is Important for Understanding Individual Disease Burden, but Does Not Provoke a Change in Therapy in Most Cases
Nicolai Leuchten, Christoph Weinert and Martin Aringer, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Background/Purpose: Disease activity scores like CDAI, SDAI, or DAS28, are essential for measuring rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity. These scores do not contain foot joints.…
Abstract Number: 0283 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Association Between the Usage of Biological Disease Modified Anti Rheumatic Drug or JAK Inhibitor and the Burden of Treatment Costs on Daily Life (financial Toxicity) in RA Patients: A Cross-sectional Study Using the National Database of Rheumatic Diseases in Japan (NinJa)
Nobuyuki Yajima¹, Toshihiro Matsui² and Shigeto Tohma³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²NHO Sagamihara National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan, ³National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be better controlled with the advent of biological disease modified anti rheumatic drug (bDMARDs) and JAK inhibitor (JAKi). However, these…
Abstract Number: 0299 • ACR Convergence 2022
Radiographic Change in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Estimated Baseline Yearly Progression ≥5 or < 5: Post Hoc Analysis of Two Phase 3 Trials of Filgotinib
Yoshiya Tanaka¹, Tatsuya Atsumi², Daniel Aletaha³, Robert Landewé⁴, Beatrix Bartok⁵, Alena Pechonkina⁶, Ling Han⁶, Kahaku Emoto⁷, Shungo Kano⁷, Vijay Rajendran⁸ and Tsutomu Takeuchi⁹, ¹University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyusyu Fukuoka, Japan, ²Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, ³Medical University Vienna, Wien, Austria, ⁴Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ⁵Gilead Sciences, Inc., La Jolla, CA, ⁶Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA, ⁷Gilead Sciences, K.K., Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Galapagos NV, Gent, Belgium, ⁹Keio University and Saitama Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: In some patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), especially those with joint damage early in the disease, first-line methotrexate (MTX) treatment may not suffice…
Abstract Number: 0398 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comparison of Spondyloarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Knee Osteoarthritis Occurring in the Setting of HIV Infection
Benjamin Naovarat¹, John Reveille¹, Mark Hwang², Francis Williams³ and Gloria Salazar⁴, ¹University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ²McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³Specialists for Health/Wellmed, Shavano Park, TX, ⁴University of Texas Medical School at Houston/McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Early in the HIV epidemic, autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were uncommonly encountered. With the advent of combined antiretroviral therapy…
Abstract Number: 0558 • ACR Convergence 2022
Molecular Interplay Between Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) and the YAP Pathway Mediates Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblast Activation
Brianne Barker¹, Megan Hanlon², Siobhan Wade¹, Douglas Veale³, Ursula Fearon¹ and Mary Canavan⁴, ¹Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Molecular Rheumatology, Dublin, Ireland, ³St. Vincent's University Hospital, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: mTOR is a metabolic master regulator of both innate and adaptive immunity, however its exact role in synovial fibroblasts is unknown. RA synovial fibroblasts…
Abstract Number: 0597 • ACR Convergence 2022
TNF-α Utilizes the TWEAK/Fn-14 Axis in Human Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts
Farheen Sultan Shaikh, Anil Singh, Paul Panipinto and Salahuddin Ahmed, Washington State University, Spokane, WA
Background/Purpose: TNF-α is a proinflammatory cytokine in rheumatoid arthritis that exerts effect through specific receptors TNFR1/2. Though it is a primary therapeutic target, there exist…
Abstract Number: 0615 • ACR Convergence 2022
Semaphorin 5A Suppresses Ferroptosis Through Activation of PI3K-AKT-mTOR Signaling in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Qi Cheng, Mo chen, Mengdan Liu, Xin chen, Huaxiang Wu and Yan Du, The Second Affiliated Hospital Of Zhejiang University School Of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease with synovial inflammation as the main pathological feature, and can eventually lead to irreversible joint or…
Abstract Number: 0711 • ACR Convergence 2022
Improvement in Excess Mortality in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis over the Last Two Decades: A Danish Population-based Matched Cohort Study
Bolette Soussi¹, Kirsten Duch¹, René Cordtz¹, Christian Bork², Salome Kristensen¹, Erik Schmidt², Jesper Lindhardsen³ and Lene Dreyer¹, ¹Center of Rheumatic Research Aalborg, Department of Rheumatology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark, ²Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark, ³Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Results from previous studies investigating mortality trends in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been inconsistent, most likely due to varying cohort sizes and…
Abstract Number: 0774 • ACR Convergence 2022
HLA-DQ2 Is Associated with Anti-drug Antibody Formation to Infliximab Across Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases
Marthe K. Brun¹, Kristin Hammersbøen Bjørlykke², Marte Kathrine Viken³, Grete-Elisabeth Stenvik¹, Rolf Klaasen³, Johanna Elin Gehin³, David Warren³, Joe Sexton¹, Espen Haavardsholm¹, Jørgen Jahnsen², Benedicte Alexandra Lie³, Nils Bolstad³, Kristin Kaasen Jørgensen², Guro Løvik Goll¹ and Silje Watterdal Syversen¹, ¹Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Akershus University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: Immunogenicity is a leading cause of treatment failure to TNF inhibitors, and also affects drug safety. Variations in HLA class II genes have been…

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