Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 0227 • ACR Convergence 2021
Work Participation Is Impaired Months Before Clinical Arthritis Is Apparent
Cleo Rogier¹, Pascal de Jong², Annette H.M van der Helm-van Mil³ and Elise van Mulligen⁴, ¹Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, ²Erasmus MC, Hendrik Ido Ambacht, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Work participation is still a major issue for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) despite improved management and outcomes. Work loss can be divided into…
Abstract Number: 0279 • ACR Convergence 2021
Macrophage Cholesterol Loading Associates with Low-density Lipoprotein Structure, Oxidation, Antibodies Against Oxidized Epitopes and Is Modified by Immunomodulatory Treatments in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
George Karpouzas¹, Bianca Papotti², sarah ormseth³, Marcella Palumbo⁴, Elizabeth Hernandez³, Cinzia Marchi⁴, Francesca Zimetti⁴, Franco Bernini⁴ and Nicoletta Ronda⁴, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²2. Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Italy, Parma, Italy, ³The Lundquist Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ⁴Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Background/Purpose: In Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), immune dysregulation, excess inflammation and oxidative stress may alter lipoprotein level and function and promote LDL oxidation and its uptake…
Abstract Number: 0354 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Cross-Sectional Study of Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnoses in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Kathryn Starzyk¹, Gary Curhan² and Julia Brault², ¹OM1, Inc, Boston, MA, ²OM1, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Features of autoimmune conditions may coexist in individual patients, which may represent an overlapping single disease with features of both (i.e., ‘rhupus’), or the…
Abstract Number: 0527 • ACR Convergence 2021
Role of Terminal Uridylyl Transferase 7 in TNF-α-Induced Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts In Vitro
Anil singh, farheen Shaikh and Salah-uddin Ahmed, Washington State University, Spokane, WA
Background/Purpose: Terminal uridylyl transferase 7 (TUT7), also known as Zcchc6, is a zinc finger domain-containing protein responsible for terminal uridylation of miRNA, implicated in pre-miRNA…
Abstract Number: 0581 • ACR Convergence 2021
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Patterns in Massachusetts: Informative Findings from Insurance Claims Data
Mark Matza¹, D. Steven Fox², Kay Larholt³, David Fritsche³, Elizabeth Apgar³, Mitesh Puthran³, Gigi Hirsch³ and Marcy Bolster¹, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA, ³Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Biomedical Innovation, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: A real-world current state of RA patients in Massachusetts (MA) is analyzed to provide a novel assessment of demographics, treatment patterns, and clinical settings…
Abstract Number: 0609 • ACR Convergence 2021
Challenges of Caring for Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis Experiencing Homelessness: Preliminary (12- Month) Follow-up Observations and Identification of Certain Barriers to Care
Baljeet Rai¹, Nicole Zagelbaum Ward², Abhimanyu Amarnani², Corinne Feldman², Brett Feldman² and Richard Panush², ¹LAC+USC Medical Center, Modesto, CA, ²LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Homelessness is a public health crisis. Those with housing insecurity have unique barriers to healthcare that confound their outcomes. Because of the paucity of…
Abstract Number: 0788 • ACR Convergence 2021
Red Cell Distribution Width Is Associated with Baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D Level Before Methotrexate Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Shahdi Malakooti¹, Brigid Wilson², Taissa Bej², Lenche Kostadinova³, Alyssa Lange², Megan O'Mara², David Zidar², Maya Mattar⁴ and Donald Anthony⁵, ¹Case Western Reserve University, UH Cleveland Medical Center, VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ³UH Cleveland Medical Center, VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Mayfield Heights, OH, ⁵Case, VA, Metro, Chardon, OH
Background/Purpose: Peripheral blood red cell distribution width (RDW) correlates with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with subsequent mortality in non-RA patient…
Abstract Number: 0804 • ACR Convergence 2021
Validation of the 2010 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in a Nursing-led Triage Clinic
Ching Man Tsang¹, Chi Chiu Mok², Kar Li Chan³, Sau Mei TSE¹ and Ling Yin Ho¹, ¹Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, China, ³Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: To shorten the waiting time to see rheumatologists, a nurse-led triage clinic was established in our hospital in September 2018 to triage new referrals…
Abstract Number: 0822 • ACR Convergence 2021
Local Tolerance of GP2017, an Adalimumab Biosimilar with Low Citrate Concentration Formulation, in Healthy Volunteers and Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Psoriasis
Piotr Wiland¹, Andrew Blauvelt², Lena Lemke³, Oliver von Richter⁴, Alison Balfour⁴, Fabricio Furlan⁴ and Norman Gaylis⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland, ²Oregon Medical Research Center, Portland, ³Hexal AG (A Sandoz company), Holzkirchen,Germany, Holzkirchen, Germany, ⁴Hexal AG (A Sandoz company), Holzkirchen, Germany, Holzkirchen, Germany, ⁵Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease Specialties, Aventura, FL
Background/Purpose: Adalimumab (ADL) can be self-administered every 2 weeks as a subcutaneous (s.c.) injection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and psoriasis…
Abstract Number: 0839 • ACR Convergence 2021
Comparative Treatment Effectiveness in Rheumatoid Arthritis with and Without Concomitant Sjögren’s Syndrome – Results from the Swiss Clinical Quality Management Cohort
Lisa Christ¹, Seraphina Kissling², Ruediger B. Mueller³, Axel Finckh⁴, Benjamin Fisher⁵, Britta Maurer¹, Burkhard Moeller⁶ and Florian Kollert¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital (Inselspital) and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ²Statistics and Data Management Group, Swiss Clinical Quality Management Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Clinic of Rheumatology, Medical University Hospital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland, ⁴University Hospital of Geneva, Geneve - Vesenaz, Switzerland, ⁵Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁶Inselspital - University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: The variety of treatment options in RA contrasts with a lack of personalized medicine. The presence of concomitant SjS might be associated with differerences…
Abstract Number: 0983 • ACR Convergence 2021
Anti-S1 Antibodies After Vaccination with Anti SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccines in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Differ in Magnitude and Kinetics from Healthy Controls: Results from a Prospective, Observational Controlled Study
Andrea Rubbert-Roth¹, Nicolas Vuilleumier², Burkhard Ludewig³, Kristin Schmiedeberg⁴, Yella Rottlaender⁴, Ian Pirker⁵ and Johannes VonKempis⁶, ¹Kantonspital St Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland, ²Departement Diagnostique, University of Geneva, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland, ³Institute of Immunobiology, Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland, ⁵Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Long-term vaccine-induced immunity to SARS-CoV-2 is critical to combat the pandemic. Vaccination against anti SARS-CoV-2 is recommended in patients with rheumatic diseases, but limited…
Abstract Number: 1071 • ACR Convergence 2021
Experiences Using Wearable Technology by Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis Participating in a Physical Activity Counselling Intervention Study: A Relational Ethics Analysis
Jenny Leese¹, Siyi Zhu², Anne Townsend³, Catherine L. Backman¹, Laura Nimmon¹ and Linda Li¹, ¹University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Sichuan University, Chengdu, China (People's Republic), ³Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Using wearables to self-monitor physical activity is a promising approach to support self-management among persons with arthritis. Evidence indicates, from perspectives of persons with…
Abstract Number: 1199 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ultrasound in Clinically Suspect Arthralgia: The Role of Power Doppler to Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis Development
Katerine López¹, Isabel Castrejón¹, Juan Carlos Nieto¹, Javier Rivera¹, Teresa González², Fernando Montero¹, Carlos González³, Jose Maria Alvaro-Gracia¹ and Juan Molina⁴, ¹Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²H Gregorio Maraon, Madrid, Spain, ³CEIMI, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maran, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: It is of great importance to identify patients with clinically suspect arthralgia (CSA) who will develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or other inflammatory arthritis (IA)…
Abstract Number: 1215 • ACR Convergence 2021
Development of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Treatment Response to Etanercept in a Multi-centre Cohort of Patients with Established RA
Michael Stadler¹, Stephanie Ling², Nisha Nair², John Isaacs³, Kimme Hyrich², Ann Morgan⁴, Anthony Wilson⁵, Darren Plant², Anne Barton² and John Bowes², ¹University of Manchester, Preston, United Kingdom, ²University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Center for Arthritis Research, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: RA patients who respond inadequately to first-line DMARDs usually progress to a biologic DMARD. Treatment response to both DMARDs and biologics is heterogeneous within…
Abstract Number: 1231 • ACR Convergence 2021
Consistent Impact of Autoantibody Enrichment Across All ACR Core Measures in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Abatacept: Data from a Large Pooled Analysis of 4 Randomized Controlled Trials
Philip Conaghan¹, Sang Hee Park², Mirko Fillbrunn³, Karissa Lozenski², Vadim Khaychuk², Kaleb Michaud⁴, Elyse Swallow³, Henry Lane³, Ha Nguyen³ and Janet Pope⁵, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ³Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Biomarkers play an important role in RA and can help guide treatment decisions. Previous studies have suggested differential treatment efficacy of abatacept (ABA) in…

All abstracts accepted to ACR Convergence are under media embargo once the ACR has notified presenters of their abstract’s acceptance. They may be presented at other meetings or published as manuscripts after this time but should not be discussed in non-scholarly venues or outlets. The following embargo policies are strictly enforced by the ACR.

Accepted abstracts are made available to the public online in advance of the meeting and are published in a special online supplement of our scientific journal, Arthritis & Rheumatology. Information contained in those abstracts may not be released until the abstracts appear online. In an exception to the media embargo, academic institutions, private organizations, and companies with products whose value may be influenced by information contained in an abstract may issue a press release to coincide with the availability of an ACR abstract on the ACR website. However, the ACR continues to require that information that goes beyond that contained in the abstract (e.g., discussion of the abstract done as part of editorial news coverage) is under media embargo until 10:00 AM CT on October 25. Journalists with access to embargoed information cannot release articles or editorial news coverage before this time. Editorial news coverage is considered original articles/videos developed by employed journalists to report facts, commentary, and subject matter expert quotes in a narrative form using a variety of sources (e.g., research, announcements, press releases, events, etc.).

Violation of this policy may result in the abstract being withdrawn from the meeting and other measures deemed appropriate. Authors are responsible for notifying colleagues, institutions, communications firms, and all other stakeholders related to the development or promotion of the abstract about this policy. If you have questions about the ACR abstract embargo policy, please contact ACR abstracts staff at [email protected].