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Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

  • Abstract Number: 0470 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Characterization of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on Distinct Patterns of Pain Improvement Following Treatment With Filgotinib: A Post Hoc Analysis of FINCH 1

    Peter Taylor1, Yoshiya Tanaka2, Louis Dron3, Katrien Van Beneden4, Gerd Burmester5 and Bruno Fautrel6, 1University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, 3Cytel, Toronto, Canada, 4Alfasigma S.p.A., Bologna, Italy, 5Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 6Sorbonne Université - APHP, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Inserm UMRS 1136-5, PARIS, France, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: Janus kinase inhibitors have been shown to ameliorate pain as well as inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Pain response trajectories were modeled…
  • Abstract Number: 0453 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Safety of DMARDs in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Study of ILD Risk and Outcomes in RA-ILD

    kyung-Ann Lee1, Bora Lee2, Hyun-Sook Kim3 and Se Hee Kim4, 1Soonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul: Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2Chosun University, GwangJu, Republic of Korea, 3Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 4Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) is a potentially life-threatening extra-articular manifestation of RA. The comparative safety of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in RA…
  • Abstract Number: 0436 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Why Do Patients with Rheumatic Disease Have MACE and Thrombotic Events?

    Andrea Mazariego and Maria Greenwald, Desert Medical Advances, Rancho Mirage, CA

    Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic disease have an increased risk for thrombotic events and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) due to systemic inflammation. Bleeding time is…
  • Abstract Number: 0338 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Fractures and Changes in Bone Mineral Density During Two Years of Low Dose Glucocorticoid Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis

    Andriko Palmowski1, Tobias Haugegaard2, Ingiäld Hafstörm3, Henning Bliddal4, Judith Oldenkott5, Siegfried Wassenberg6, Ernest Choy7, John Kirwan8, Robin Christensen9, Maarten Boers10 and FRANK BUTTGEREIT11, 1Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2The Parker Institute, Kopenhagen, Denmark, 3Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 4The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg, Denmark, 5Charité, Berlin, Germany, 6Rheumazentrum Ratingen, Ratingen, Germany, 7Division of Infection and Immunity, CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 8University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, 9Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark, 10Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amersfoort, Netherlands, 11Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Background/Purpose: It is unclear to what extent low dose glucocorticoids (GCs) impact bone health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA leads to bone loss…
  • Abstract Number: 0174 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors and Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Xuesen Zhao1, Puran Nepa2, Hui Yu3, Laura Daniel2, Vivian Kawai4, Michael Stein5, Yan Guo3 and Cecilia Chung3, 1University of Miami, Miami, FL, 2University of Miami, Research Service, Miami VA Healthcare System, Miami, FL, 3University of Miami, Miami, 4University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 5Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    Background/Purpose: While some studies have linked air pollution to risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), U.S.-based studies utilizing nationwide exposure data remain limited and often exclude…
  • Abstract Number: 0091 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP) in Rheumatoid Arthritis: associations with treatment response and comorbidities

    Athena Chin1, susan branford2, Annabelle Small3, malcolm Smith1, monika Kutyna4, Robert King5, Susanna Proudman6, Devendra Hiwase7 and Mihir Wechalekar8, 1Flinders Medical Centre, KURRALTA PARK, South Australia, Australia, 2SA Pathology, Adelaide, 3Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia, 4South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, 5Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 6Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide, Medindie, South Australia, Australia, 7Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, 8Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia

    Background/Purpose: Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is defined as the detection of recurrent somatic mutations, at a variant allele frequency (VAF) < ![if…
  • Abstract Number: 0072 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Impact of Baricitinib on Cardiovascular Health in Biologic-naïve Rheumatoid Arthritis patients: A Comparative Study with TNF Inhibitors and Conventional DMARDs

    Chary López pedrera1, Laura muñoz-Barrera2, Rafaela Ortega-Castro3, Sagrario Corrales2, Jerusalen Calvo Gutierrez4, Concepción Aranda Valera5, Lourdes Ladehesa6, Pilar Font7, Ismael Sanchez-Pareja2, Elena Moreno-Caño5, M Carmen Abalos-Aguilera8, Christian Merlo-Ruiz8, MARIA ANGELES AGUIRRE ZAMORANO2, Pedro Seguí-Azpilcueta9, Tomás Cerdó2, Nuria Barbarroja10, Rocío González Conejero11, Constantino Martínez11, Carlos Pérez Sánchez12 and Alejandro Escudero13, 1Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, 2Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, 3Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, 4Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Sevilla, Spain, 5IMIBIC-Reina Sofia Hospital-University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, 6IMIBIC-Reina Sofia Hospital-University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, 7Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, SpainBiomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, 8Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, 9Radiology Service, Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, United Kingdom, 10Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain/CobiomicBioscience S.l, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, 11Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Universidad de Murcia, IMIB Pascual Parrilla., Murcia, Spain, 12Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain/ CobiomicBioscience S.l, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, 13Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Andalucia, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Therapeutic advances in RA have introduced effective treatments, including b/tsDMARDs such as Baricitinib. However, its cardiovascular safety profile remains unclear, partly due to the…
  • Abstract Number: 0049 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Enhanced Src Homology Region 2 Domain-containing Phosphatase 1 Activity Ameliorates Murine Inflammatory Arthritis Through the Innate Immune System

    Jun Li, Katalin Mikecz and Adrienn Markovics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago

    Background/Purpose: Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase 1 (SHP-1) is a cytoplasmic protein tyrosine phosphatase expressed in hematopoietic cells (PMID9069265). SHP-1 is a key negative…
  • Abstract Number: 2661 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Heterogeneity of RA-ILD by Longitudinal Forced Vital Capacity Measurements Is Associated with Survival and Respiratory Hospitalization

    Bryant England1, Yangyuna Yang1, Punyasha Roul2, Tate Johnson1, Scott Matson3, Grant Cannon4, Brian Sauer5, Jeffrey Curtis6, Joshua Baker7 and Ted Mikuls1, 1University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2UNMC, Omaha, NE, 3University of Kansas, Kansas City, MO, 4University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, 5Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 6Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL, 7University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    Background/Purpose: Forced vital capacity (FVC) is one of the primary disease measures monitored in RA-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD). While prior studies have suggested a…
  • Abstract Number: 2567 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Temporal Trends in Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National, Matched Cohort Study

    Tate Johnson1, Joshua Baker2, Punyasha Roul3, Grant Cannon4, Gary Kunkel5, Brian Sauer6, Ted Mikuls1 and Bryant England1, 1University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 3UNMC, Omaha, NE, 4University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, 5University of Utah and George E Wahlen VAMC, Salt Lake City, UT, 6Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

    Background/Purpose: Multimorbidity, the presence of multiple chronic conditions, is over-represented in RA. A cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) phenotype has emerged in the general population, but is…
  • Abstract Number: 2278 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Neuroimmune modulation for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results at 12 months from a Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Double-Blind Study

    John Tesser1, Angela Crowley2, Jane Box3, Joshua June4, Pendleton Wickersham5, Guillermo Valenzuela6, Norman Gaylis7, Gordon Lam8, Leroy Pacheco9, David Ridley10, Gineth Pinto-Patarroyo11, Stuart Novack12, Melvin Churchill13, Minna Kohler14, Eric Lee15, Jose A Pando16, Glenn R. Parris17, Jeff Peterson18, Tina Shah19, Atul Singhal20, Victoria Vuong21, Jeffrey Curtis22 and David Chernoff23, 1Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, Phoenix, AZ, 2Illinois Bone and Joint Institute - Hinsdale Orthopaedics, Hinsdale, IL, 3DJL Clinical Research, PLLC, Charlotte, NC, 4Great Lakes Center of Rheumatology, Lansing, MI, 5Arthritis Associates PA, San Antonio, TX, 6Integral Rheumatology & Immunology Specialists, Plantation, FL, 7Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Specialties, Aventura, FL, 8Arthritis and Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas, Cornelius, NC, 9Albuquerque Ctr for Rheumatology, Albuquerque, NM, 10Saint Paul Rheumatology, Eagan, MN, 11Annapolis Rheumatology, Herndon, VA, 12Nuvance Health network, NORWALK, CT, 13Arthritis Center of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 14Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 15Inland Rheumatology and Osteoporosis Medical Group, Upland, CA, 16Delaware Arthritis, Lewes, DE, 17PARRIS & ASSOCIATES, Lilburn, GA, 18Western Washington Arthritis Clinic, Seattle, WA, 19Kansas City Physician Partners, Kansas City, MO, 20SouthWest Arthritis Research Group, Mesquite, TX, 21Long Island Regional Arthritis & Osteoporosis Care, Hicksville, NY, 22University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 23SetPoint Medical, Sausalito, CA

    Background/Purpose: Neuroimmune modulation by electrical stimulation of the left cervical vagus nerve represents a novel treatment option for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We present 12-month efficacy…
  • Abstract Number: 2263 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Comparison of a Patient-Reported Disease Activity Measure with Physician-Based Indices in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Nigeria

    Uchechukwu Tralagba1, Courage Uhunmwangho2, Olufemi Adelowo3, Henry Nwankwo4, Dasetima Altraide1, Ejiehi Aigbokhan5, Ako Itam6, Omokhowa Asekhame4 and Hakeem Olaosebikan3, 1University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria, 2Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau, Nigeria, 3Lagos state university teaching hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, 4Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra, Nigeria, 5University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, Edo, Nigeria, 6University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of synovial joints with extra articular manifestations. Disease activity indices in Rheumatoid…
  • Abstract Number: 2246 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Different Populations, Different SDAI Cut-Off? A Proposal for a New Remission Threshold in Brazilian RA Patients from a National Multicenter Study

    Lucas Pires1, Alisson Pugliesi1, Cleandro Pires2, Ana Carolina Hidaka3, Vitor Cruz4, Manoel Barros Bertolo1, Ana Paula Reis5, Rina Dalva Neubarth Giorgi6, Leticia Pereira7, Sebastião Cezar Radominski8, Ivanio Alves Pereira9, Maria Fernanda Brandão de Resende Guimarães10, Paulo Louzada Junior11, Maria de Fátima Lobato da Cunha Sauma12, Karina Bonfiglioli13, Claiton Viegas Brenol14, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota2 and Geraldo da Rocha Castelar Pinheiro7, 1Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil, 2UNB, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil, 3UNB, Brasilia, Brazil, 4UFG, Goias, Brazil, 5UniCEUB, Brasilia, Brazil, 6IAMSPE, São Paulo, Brazil, 7UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 8UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil, 9UFSC, Florianopolis, Brazil, 10UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 11USP-RP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, 12UFPA, Belem, Brazil, 13USP-SP, São Paulo, Brazil, 14UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Background/Purpose: Remission criteria in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have continuously evolved to balance the risks of both overtreatment and undertreatment. The most recent update includes the…
  • Abstract Number: 2229 • ACR Convergence 2025

    National Multicenter study of Baricitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis – Interstitial Lung Disease: effectiveness and progressive lung disease

    Ana Serrano-Combarro1, Belén Atienza-mateo2, Jesús Loarce3, César Antonio Egües Dubuc4, Marta Pastor Mena5, Rafael B. Melero-González6, Sara Maria Rojas Herrera7, Carmen Carrasco-Cubero8, Carolina Perez Garcia9, Juan María Blanco-Madrigal10, Nuria Vegas Revenga11, Deseada Palma-Sanchez12, Andrea García-Valle13, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide14, Jose Ramón Lamua-Riazuelo15, Santos Castañeda16 and Ricardo Blanco17, 1Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Inmunopathology group, Santander, Santander, Spain, 2Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, PALMA DE MALLORCA/BALEARES, Spain, 3Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, 4Rheumatology Department, Donostia University Hospital., San Sebastian, Spain, 5Hospital de Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, 6COMPLEXO HOSPITALARIO UNIVERSITARIO DE OURENSE, O Carballino, Spain, 7Hospital de Mérida, Rheumatology, Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, 8Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, 9Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, 10Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario Araba., Vitoria, Pais Vasco, Spain, 11Galdakao- Usansolo University Hospital, Galdakao, Spain, 12Rheumatology. Hospital Rafael Méndez, Lorca, Murcia, Spain, 13Rheumatology. Hospital General Río Carrión, Palencia, Castilla y Leon, Spain, 14Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 15Hospital Universitario del Henares, Madrid, Spain, 16Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 17Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) determines a worse prognosis with an increased mortality. Abatacept and rituximab may be the preferred therapies.…
  • Abstract Number: 1982 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Bridging the Gap in Underserved Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Immunocompromised Rheumatology Patients

    Kuan-Tung Lin1, Yue Hao2, Mai Abdelnabi2 and Wai-Hang Jackie Lam2, 1North East Medical Services, San Mateo, CA, 2North East Medical Services, San Francisco, CA

    Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatologic conditions who are on immunosuppressive therapy face an elevated risk of pneumococcal infections, particularly those in medically underserved populations. Per ACR…
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