Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 0011 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clock Gene Bmal1 Promotes Transcriptional Activity of NF-κB to Regulate Production of Inflammatory Mediators in RA-FLS
Hikari Tsukamoto¹, Kenta Kaneshiro², Kohsuke Yoshida¹, Koji Tateishi³, Yasuhiro Terashima³, Nao Shibanuma⁴, Yoshitada Sakai⁵ and Akira Hashiramoto¹, ¹Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan, ²Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Osaka, Japan, ³Kohnan Kakogawa Hospital, Kakogawa, Japan, ⁴Kobe Kaisei Hospital, Kobe, Japan, ⁵Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune polyarthritis characterized by 'tumor-like' proliferation of RA fibroblast-like synovial cells (RA-FLS), has characteristic symptoms such as "morning stiffness of…
Abstract Number: 0073 • ACR Convergence 2023
PD-1hi Cells Are Highly Present in the Rheumatoid Joint, and Express Regulatory Capacities
Sofie Rask¹, Christian Andersen², Malene Hvid¹, Kim Ravnskjær², Bent Deleuran¹ and Stinne Greisen³, ¹Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ²University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ³Aarhus University/Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Programmed death 1 (PD-1) is an immune checkpoint receptor expressed by activated T cells, and of major importance in maintaining peripheral tolerance. Expression of…
Abstract Number: 0174 • ACR Convergence 2023
Evaluation of Healthcare Utilization in Members with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jean Park, W. Cliff Rutter, Elisea Avalos-Reyes, Chen Liu, Will Cavers, Dorothea Verbrugge and Kjel Johnson, CVS Health, Woonsocket, RI
Background/Purpose: Healthcare utilization is increasing among patients with rheumatic diseases. While several studies have assessed healthcare utilization in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, few studies have…
Abstract Number: 0380 • ACR Convergence 2023
Use of Digital Health Tools to Evaluate Change in Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating Treatment with a JAKi or TNFi
W. Benjamin Nowell¹, Cassie Clinton², Fenglong Xie², Yuji Su³, Laura Stradford¹, David Curtis⁴, Patrick Zueger⁵, Pankaj Patel⁶, Kelly Gavigan⁷, Shilpa Venkatachalam⁸, Esteban Rivera⁹ and Jeffrey R. Curtis³, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham and Illumination Health, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, San Francisco, CA, ⁵AbbVie, Inc., Mettawa, IL, ⁶AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁷Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁸Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY, ⁹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Long Island City, NY
Background/Purpose: Although the use of patient-reported outcome (PRO) data has grown more common in the care of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the utility of…
Abstract Number: 0396 • ACR Convergence 2023
Hydroxychloroquine Is Associated with a Decreased Risk of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-based, Cohort Study
Hsin-Hua Chen¹ and DER-YUAN CHEN², ¹Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ²Center of Rheumatology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease characterized by chronic destructive arthritis and extra-articular involvement. Prior studies showed patients with RA had…
Abstract Number: 0413 • ACR Convergence 2023
Transcriptomic Analysis of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Reveals Pain and Inflammation Specific Alterations in Difficult-to-treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lilla Gunkl-Tóth¹, Gábor Sütő², Gábor Kumánovics³, József Kun⁴, Péter Urbán⁵, Attila Gyenesei⁵, Panna Királyhidi⁶, Georg Schett⁷, György Nagy⁸ and Zsuzsanna Helyes⁹, ¹Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Hungary; Eötvös Loránd Research Network, University of Pécs, Chronic Pain Research Group, Budapest, Hungary, ²Second Department of Medicine and Nephrology-Diabetes Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, ³Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, ⁴Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary; Bioinformatics Research Group, Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Facility, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Budapest, Hungary, ⁵Bioinformatics Research Group, Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Facility, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, Pécs, Hungary, ⁶Department of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, Semmelweis University School of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary, ⁷Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Semmelweis University School of Medicine; Department of Genetics, Cell and Immunobiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; Heart and Vascular Centre, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, ⁹Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary; Eötvös Loránd Research Network, University of Pécs, Chronic Pain Research Group, Pécs, Hungary; National Laboratory for Drug Research and Development, Pécs, Hungary
Background/Purpose: Despite novel treatment strategies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), approximately 20-30% of patients remain symptomatic. The EULAR definition of difficult-to-treat (D2T) RA has recently been…
Abstract Number: 0430 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Multicenter, Real-world Clinical Data Study of the Use of JAK Kinase Inhibitors in a Large Cohort of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Maria Lopez-Lasanta¹, Helena Borrell¹, Meritxell Salles Lizarzaburu², Virginia Ruiz-Esquide³, Daniel Roig⁴, Annika Nack⁵, Carolina Pérez⁶, Julia Bernardez⁷, Andrea García⁸, Joana Rovira⁹, Andrea Cuervo¹⁰, Marta Valls¹¹, Carmen Garcia¹², Sonia Minguez¹³, Rosa Morla¹⁴, Paula Estrada⁴, Melania Martinez¹⁵, Conxita Pitarch¹⁶, Noemi Busquets¹⁷, Hye Park¹⁸, Jose A Gomez-Puerta¹⁹, Susana Holgado²⁰, Nuria Montala²¹, Raimon Sanmarti³, Lourdes Mateo²⁰, Cesar Diaz²², Hector Corominas²³ and Georgina Salvador⁷, ¹Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ²C. H. de Manresa - Fundació Althaia, Barcelona, Spain, ³Hospital Clinic, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Hospital Moisses Broggi, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital del Mar-Parc de Salut Mar, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Hospital Mutua Terrassa, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ⁸Hospital Sant Pau-Dos de Maig, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Hospital de Mollet, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Granollers, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Josep Trueta, Rheumatology, Girona, Spain, ¹²Hospital de Terrassa, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ¹³Fundació Althaia, Manresa, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Clinic, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁷HOSP. GENERAL DE GRANOLLERS, GRANOLLERS, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Universitari Sant Pau, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²⁰Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ²¹Hospital Santa Maria, Rheumatology, Lleida, Spain, ²²Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ²³Hospital Universitario Sant Pau, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: The Janus Kinase inhibitors (JAKi) drugs are approved for use in adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Real-world studies are necessary as…
Abstract Number: 0447 • ACR Convergence 2023
Glucocorticoid Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Initiating Biological or Targeted Synthetic Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs (b/tsDMARDs) in Real Life: Data from BIOBADASER
Lucia Otero-Valera¹, Jose María Alvaro-Gracias², Jerusalem Calvo³, Cristina Campos⁴, Alicia Garcia Dorta⁵, Fernando Sánchez-Alonso⁶ and Isabel Castrejon⁷, ¹Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain, ³Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁶Fundación Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids are frequently used as bridging therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients starting conventional synthetic DMARDs. Both EULAR and ACR guidelines (1,2), recommend to…
Abstract Number: 0476 • ACR Convergence 2023
Factors Associated with the Need for Assisted Reproductive Therapies in a Spanish Cohort of Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Antía García-Fernández¹, Fernando Rengifo-García¹, Raquel Senosiain-Echarte¹, Miguel álvaro-Navidad¹, Miguel A Gonzalez-Gay² and Juan A Martínez-López¹, ¹Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, ²IDIVAL and School of Medicine, UC, Santander; Department of Rheumatology, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases (RMD) have a lower pregnancy rate, with infertility being one of the main causes. The rate of assisted reproductive therapies…
Abstract Number: 0771 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Modified Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis-Derived Composite Biomarker Score Is Associated with Interstitial Lung Disease Among U.S. Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Brent Luedders¹, Dana Ascherman², Daniel Kass³, Joshua Baker⁴, Michael Duryee¹, Yangyuna Yang¹, Punyasha Roul¹, K Wysham⁵, Paul Monach⁶, Andreas Reimold⁷, Gail Kerr⁸, Gary Kunkel⁹, Grant Cannon¹⁰, Jill Poole¹, Geoffrey Thiele¹, Ted R Mikuls¹¹ and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ⁷University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁸Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ⁹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁰University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Based on the overlap in peripheral blood biomarkers associated with rheumatoid arthritis interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a composite biomarker…
Abstract Number: 0823 • ACR Convergence 2023
Sleep Disturbance Predicts Pain Interference in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Prospective Real-World Cohort
Burcu Aydemir¹, Orit Schieir², Marie-France Valois³, Lutfiyya Muhammad¹, Jing Song¹, dorothy Dunlop¹, Susan Bartlett⁴, Louis Bessette⁵, Gilles Boire⁶, Glen Hazelwood⁷, Carol Hitchon⁸, Edward Keystone⁹, Janet Pope¹⁰, Carter Thorne¹¹, Diane Tin¹², Vivian Bykerk¹³, Yvonne Lee¹⁴ and Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) Investigators¹⁵, ¹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University, Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Centre de l'Ostéoporose et de Rhumatologie de Québec, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁶Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁷University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸University of Manitoba, Manitoba, MB, Canada, ⁹Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ¹¹Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹²Newmarket Rheumatology Consultants, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹⁴Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ¹⁵CATCH, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Despite taking strong immunosuppressive medications to control inflammation, many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) continue to experience moderate to severe pain that does not…
Abstract Number: 0981 • ACR Convergence 2023
Time Trends in Overall Infection Risk in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritides Treated with Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Aron Hjalti Bjornsson¹, Telma Thrastardottir², Bjorn Gudbjornsson³ and Thorvardur Love⁴, ¹Landspitali University Hospital and the University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland, ²University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, ³Centre for Rheumatology Research, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, ⁴Landspitali University Hospital and the University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Background/Purpose: Infections are a known complication of disease-modifying therapy in rheumatic patients but have also been associated with the diseases being treated. Biosimilars have increased…
Abstract Number: 1033 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Detection of Subclinical Joint Inflammation by Thermal and Ultrasound Imaging at the Metacarpophalangeal Joints in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
York Kiat Tan¹ and Gek Hsiang Lim², ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ²Health Services Research Unit, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: While magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound (US) imaging have been shown to be useful in the detection of subclinical joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 1264 • ACR Convergence 2023
Nomination of Biomarkers for Self-testing Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Patient Similarity Networks: A Pilot Study
Martina Skacelova¹, Ondrej Janca², Milos Kudelka², Bishu Shrestha³, Pavel Horak⁴ and Eva Kriegova³, ¹Department of Internal Medicine III - Nephrology, Rheumatology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc and University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic, ²Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic, ³Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc and University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic, Olomouc, Czech Republic, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine III- Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Although telemedicine in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) could improve disease control with lower healthcare costs, knowledge of suitable parameters for self-testing disease activity still remains…
Abstract Number: 1280 • ACR Convergence 2023
Systemic Inflammation Is Associated with Incident Valvular Heart Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Study
Tate Johnson¹, Yangyuna Yang¹, Punyasha Roul¹, Joshua Baker², Brian Sauer³, Grant Cannon⁴, Gary Kunkel⁵, Bryce Binstadt⁶, Amy Joseph⁷, K Wysham⁸, Aleksander Lenert⁹, Gail Kerr¹⁰, Andreas Reimold¹¹, Michael Duryee¹, Geoffrey Thiele¹, Ted R Mikuls¹² and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁷Washington University / St. Louis VA, St. Louis, MO, ⁸VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁹University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ¹⁰Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ¹¹University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹²Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: The risk of aortic stenosis is increased in people with RA and valvular heart disease (VHD) is among the most over-represented causes of cardiovascular…

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