Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 1930 • ACR Convergence 2025
Can a Multinational Awareness Campaign Improve Referral Rates and Reduce Diagnostic Delays in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases? The Impact of a Prospective Interventional Study
Nelly Ziade¹, Karen Mechleb², Fatima Alnaimat³, Sherif Gamal⁴, Avin Maroof⁵, Bassel Elzorkany⁶, Manal Mashaleh⁷, Manal El Rakawi⁸, Mahmoud Adly⁹, Lina Elkibbi¹⁰, ERRAOUI Mariam¹¹, Krystel Aouad¹², Chafika Haouichat¹³, Nizar Abdullateef¹⁴, ASAL ADNAN RIDHA¹⁵, Fatemah Baron¹⁶ and Ihsane Hmamouchi¹⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Saint-Joseph University and Hotel-Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Saint Joseph University Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, ³The University of Jordan, amman, Jordan, ⁴Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁵University of Kurdistan Hawler, Erbil, Iraq, ⁶Private (BZRC), Cairo, Egypt, ⁷Al Saudi Hospital, Amman, Jordan, ⁸Djillali Bounaama University Hospital, Algiers, Algeria, Algiers, Algeria, ⁹Ministry of Health, Kuwait, Kuwait, Saad Elabdulla, Kuwait, ¹⁰Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ¹¹CHU Agadir, Agadir, Morocco, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, ¹³Djillali Bounaama University Hospital, Algiers, Algeria, ¹⁴Baghdad College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq, ¹⁵Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, ¹⁶Al-Jahra Hospital, Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait, ¹⁷Health Sciences Research Center (CReSS).Faculty of Medicine, International University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
Background/Purpose: Delayed diagnosis and treatment in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRDs), including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), is associated with…
Abstract Number: 1751 • ACR Convergence 2025
Disease activity, inflammation, and older age are associated with quantitative interstitial abnormalities in early RA: Results from a multicenter, prospective cohort study
Gregory McDermott¹, Xiaosong Wang², Misti Paudel³, Ying Qi⁴, Emily Kowalski⁵, Grace Qian⁶, Liya Sisay Getachew⁵, Kevin Mueller⁶, Alene Saavedra⁶, Lauren O'Keeffe⁶, Natalie Davis¹, Alison Puri⁷, Kathleen Vanni⁶, Caleb Bolden⁸, Tina Mahajan⁹, Erica Mulcaire-Jones¹⁰, Neda Kortam¹¹, Pierre Antoine Juge¹², Tracy J. Doyle¹³, Marcy Bolster¹⁴, Kevin Deane¹⁵, Dinesh Khanna¹⁰, Bryant England⁹, Raul San Jose Estepar⁶, George Washko⁶ and Jeffrey Sparks⁵, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Natick, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁷Boston University, Brookline, MA, ⁸Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹⁰University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ¹²Hopital Bichat, APHP, Paris, France, ¹³Brigham and Women's Hospital, West Roxbury, MA, ¹⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Concord, MA, ¹⁵University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) methods using machine learning have been developed to automatically quantify parenchymal lung features on chest CT imaging. QCT can detect…
Abstract Number: 1677 • ACR Convergence 2025
First line anti-TNF therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis is associated with a lower frequency of difficult-to-treat disease at five years and better long-term outcomes compared with usual care
Task Toyoda¹, Kerem Abacar¹, Farag Shuweihdi², Megan Sheridan³, Jacqueline Nam³, Ai Lyn Tan⁴, Lesley-Anne Bissell³, Paul Emery⁵ and Kulveer Mankia⁵, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ²Dental Translational and Clinical Research Unit, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ³Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ⁴NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ⁵University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: While conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs) remain first line therapy in early RA, most patients do not achieve sustained remission, and a subgroup develop difficult-to-treat…
Abstract Number: 1372 • ACR Convergence 2025
Treatment Patterns and Outcomes After Janus Kinase Inhibitor Discontinuation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Real-World Cohort Study
Sungwon Ko¹, Young-Eun Kim¹, Soo Min Ahn¹, Ji Seon Oh¹, Yong-Gil Kim¹, Chang-Keun Lee², Bin Yoo¹ and Seokchan Hong¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Department of Rheumatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors are recommended for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have an inadequate response to conventional synthetic or biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic…
Abstract Number: 1354 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effect of Ivarmacitinib on Joint Swelling and Tenderness in Patients with Moderate-to-severe Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Post-hoc Study of a Phase III Clinical Trial
Hongtao Jin, Huifang Guo, Yuxiang Han and Meng Ding, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Joint swelling and tenderness are major symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This post-hoc analysis evaluated the effect of ivarmacitinib (SHR0302), a selective Janus kinase…
Abstract Number: 1337 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Association Between Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Case Control Study
Ariel Israel¹, Fadi Hassan², Jalal Kurtam², Jamal Awad², Eugene Merzon¹ and Mohammad Naffaa³, ¹Leumit Health Services, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ²Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel, ³The Azriel's Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel; The Rheumatology Unity, Galilee Medical Center, Naharyia, Israel
Background/Purpose: The increasing use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) for diabetes mellitus (DM) and weight loss has the potential modify the risk for rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 1321 • ACR Convergence 2025
Efficacy and safety of janus kinase inhibitors in diffuse interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis. Systematic review
Olga Compán¹, Marta Ibañez², Olga Martínez³, Carolina Cristina Chacón⁴, Ricardo López Pérez³, Borja Felices López³, Belén Miguel Ibáñez³, Laura Blanco⁴, Sergio Cimadevila Santiago³, Ana Isabel Turrión Nieves³, Manuel Cipriano Martin Martinez³, Cristina Hidalgo Calleja⁴, Carlos Montilla⁴ and Susana Gómez⁴, ¹Rheumatology Service, University Hospital of Salamanca, Carbajosa de la Sagrada, ³⁷¹⁹¹, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Service, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y Leon, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a relatively common serious extra-articular complication in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although there have been great advances, we do not…
Abstract Number: 1267 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient Reported Outcomes Predict Subsequent Treatment Intensification Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Longitudinal PRO Measurement Using a Mobile Health App
Leah Santacroce¹, Misti Paudel² and Daniel Solomon³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) collected via a mobile health application (App) can provide valuable insight into the health of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).…
Abstract Number: 1102 • ACR Convergence 2025
Checkpoint Inhibitor Inflammatory Arthritis: Single Center Case Identification and Chart Validation.
Julia Barasch¹, Nilasha Ghosh², Deanna Jannat-Khah³, Kyle Ge⁴, Jeffrey Curtis⁵ and Anne R. Bass³, ¹NYP- Weill Cornell, New York, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Hospital For Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ⁵Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: New onset inflammatory arthritis (IA) is reported in 6% of patients who receive immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). We previously developed an administrative claims-based algorithm…
Abstract Number: 1027 • ACR Convergence 2025
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists to Facilitate Weight Loss and Improve Disease Activity, Pain and Function in Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease: Real-World Evidence From the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry
Nick McCormick¹, Jingyi Zhang², Emily Holladay², Fenglong Xie³ and Jeffrey Curtis⁴, ¹Auburn University, Auburn, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) such as semaglutide (SEM; GLP-1) and tirzepatide (TIR; GIP/GLP-1), were initially approved for type 2 diabetes management but…
Abstract Number: 0925 • ACR Convergence 2025
Pathogenic role of SPP1+ macrophages in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Megan M. Hanlon¹, Catherine Manning¹, Kevin Wei¹, Ursula Fearon² and Ellen M. Gravallese³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Chestnut Hill, MA
Background/Purpose: Synovial tissue macrophages (STMs) represent a mixed population of cells contributing to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We identified an enrichment of Secreted…
Abstract Number: 0834 • ACR Convergence 2025
Heterogeneity in the Association of Genetic Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Resultant Rheumatoid Arthritis Phenotypes
Thomas Riley¹, Austin Wheeler², Bryant England², Grant Cannon³, Brian Sauer⁴, Gary Kunkel⁵, Katherine Wysham⁶, Beth Wallace⁷, Paul Monach⁸, Andreas Reimold⁹, Gail Kerr¹⁰, Isaac Smith¹¹, John Richards¹², Iris Lee¹³, Geoffrey Thiele², Rui Xiao¹, Scott Damrauer¹⁴, Michael Levin¹⁴, Michael George¹, Ted Mikuls² and Joshua Baker¹, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵University of Utah and George E Wahlen VAMC, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA, ⁷Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ⁹Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹⁰Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ¹¹Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ¹²Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹³Washington University in St Louis, Saint Louis, MO, ¹⁴University of Pennsylvania / Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: The impact of genetic risk factors on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) phenotype is incompletely understood. Comparing individual genetic variants associated with RA susceptibility to a…
Abstract Number: 0775 • ACR Convergence 2025
Increased Circulating Microbial Small RNA tDR-1 is Associated with Decreased Progression to Future Clinical Rheumatoid Arthritis In High Risk Individuals and Reduces In Vitro Type 1 Interferon Response Gene Expression
Anastasiia Phothisane¹, Tulsi Joishy², Carolina Ramirez-Becerra¹, Zuofei Wang², Qiong Wu³, Jennifer Seifert⁴, Marie Feser⁵, Jill Norris⁶, Kristen Demoruelle⁷, LauraKay Moss⁵, Kevin Deane⁸, V. Michael Holers⁹ and Michelle Ormseth², ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, ³University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ⁴University of Colorado and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Aurora, CO, ⁵University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁶Colorado School of Public Health, Denver, CO, ⁷University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Golden, CO, ⁸University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁹University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
Background/Purpose: Microbial small RNAs (sRNAs) can regulate human genes, often with anti-inflammatory effects. We previously showed that an increased plasma concentration of a tRNA-derived RNA…
Abstract Number: 0490 • ACR Convergence 2025
Infection Risks Associated with Monotherapy and Combination Therapies Using Biological or Targeted – DMARD in RA: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
Li Liu¹, Xue-Mei Zhang¹, Zhi-Chun Gu¹ and Jia Li², ¹Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School Of Medicine, Pu Dong Xin Qu, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ²Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the infection risks in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with biological or targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs),…
Abstract Number: 0474 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-World Experience of Janus Kinase Inhibitors; Retention and Factors Associated with Discontinuation
Joseph Nathan¹, Bayram Farisogullari², Nicholas Jones³, Mohammad Ayoub³, James Brown³, Sarah Levy³, James Brader⁴, Ayse Ersoy⁴, Blossom Israni⁴, Mark Lloyd⁴, Afzal Latheef⁵, Diane Hill⁵, Amybel Taylor⁶, Darshani Arachchige⁶, Hlaing Chitsu⁶, Helen Linklater⁶, Kunal Lather⁷, Luke Gompels⁷, Eman Elfar⁸, Ritu Malaiya⁸, Pedro Machado⁹ and Patrick Kiely¹⁰, ¹St George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ²University College London, London, ³Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, Croydon, England, United Kingdom, ⁴Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley, England, United Kingdom, ⁵St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, England, United Kingdom, ⁶Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Redhill, England, United Kingdom, ⁷Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton, England, United Kingdom, ⁸Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Carshalton, England, United Kingdom, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, University College London, and Department of Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁰St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The use of Janus Kinase inhibitors (JAKi) to treat RA and PsA in a real-world setting has not been well described. Our aim was…

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