Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 2137 • ACR Convergence 2023
Line of Therapy of Biologics and JAK Inhibitors in RA, PsA and AxSpA: Implications for Design and Uptake of New Drugs and Diagnostics
Jeffrey Curtis¹, Fenglong Xie¹, Yuji Su², Patrick Stewart³ and Amy S. Mudano¹, ¹Illumination Health, Hoover, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham and Illumination Health, Birmingham, AL, ³Illumination Health, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) have an increasing array of treatment options available, and new blood-based diagnostic…
Abstract Number: 2153 • ACR Convergence 2023
Effects of One-year Tofacitinib Therapy on Angiogenic Biomarkers in Rheumatoid Arthritis
György Kerekes¹, Monika Czókolyová¹, Attila Hamar¹, Anita Pusztai¹, Gábor Tajti¹, Mónika Katkó¹, Edit Végh¹, Zsófia Pethő¹, Nóra Bodnár¹, Ágnes Horváth¹, Boglárka Soós¹, Szilvia Szamosi¹, Zsolt Hascsi¹, Mariann Harangi¹, Katalin Hodosi¹, György Panyi¹, Tamas Seres², Gabriella Szücs¹ and Zoltán Szekanecz¹, ¹University of Debrecen, Faculty of Medicine, Debrecen, Hungary, ²University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) morbidity, mortality and perpetuated synovial angiogenesis have been associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In our study we evaluated angiogenic factors in relation…
Abstract Number: 2170 • ACR Convergence 2023
Systemic Glucocorticoids Are Associated with a Time and Dose-dependent Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-based Study
Ho SO¹, Tommy LAM², Huan MENG³, Steven LAM³ and Lai-Shan Tam⁴, ¹The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, ²Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ³The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁴The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, China
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic glucocorticoid (GC) use are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The latest RA management recommendations from the American…
Abstract Number: 2450 • ACR Convergence 2023
Gene by Respiratory Disease Interactions Associated with Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Vanessa Kronzer¹, Keigo Hayashi², Cynthia Crowson¹, John Davis¹, Gregory McDermott², Jing Cui³, Elena Losina³, Pierre-Antoine Juge⁴, James Cerhan¹ and Jeffrey Sparks⁵, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Cigarette smoking, textile dust, and occupational inhalants all strongly interact with the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) shared epitope for risk of seropositive RA. Recently,…
Abstract Number: 2540 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Molecular Stratification of Rheumatoid Arthritis Using High-throughput Technologies Is Directly Associated with Disease Activity and Clinical Response
Ismael Sanchez-Pareja¹, Daniel Toro-Dominguez², Carlos Perez-Sanchez³, Laura Muñoz-Barrera¹, Tomás Cerdó¹, Rafaela Ortega Castro⁴, Jerusalem Calvo⁵, Marta Rojas⁶, Pilar Font Ugalde¹, Maria del Carmen Abalos-Aguilera⁷, Desiree Ruiz-Vilchez¹, Christian Merlo-Ruiz¹, Ivan Arias de la Rosa⁸, Mª Angeles Aguirre⁹, Eduardo Collantes Estévez¹⁰, Nuria Barbarroja¹¹, Marta Alarcon-Riquelme¹², Alejandro Escudero Contreras⁵ and Chary Lopez-Pedrera¹³, ¹IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, ²GENYO, Granada, Spain, ³IMIBIC, Córdoba, Spain, ⁴Hospital Reina Sofía, Cordoba, Spain, ⁵Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Cordoba, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology Department, Reina Sofia University Hospital/Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain, ⁸IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba. Rheumatology service. Cordoba. Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ⁹Reina Sofía University Hospital/ Rheumatology Department, Córdoba, Spain, ¹⁰Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ¹¹University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, ¹²Center for Genomics and Oncological Research (GENYO), Granada, Spain, ¹³IMIBIC - Reina Sofia Hospital, Córdoba, Spain
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a remarkably heterogeneous autoimmune disease whose clinical outcomes with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) remain unpredictable. The aim of this study…
Abstract Number: 0025 • ACR Convergence 2023
Relationship Between Genetic Variants in Cannabinoid Receptor 2 and Self-Reported Effectiveness of Cannabis for Pain Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kristin Wipfler¹, Joanna Zeiger², Adam Cornish¹ and Kaleb Michaud³, ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ²Canna Research Foundation, Boulder, CO, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2) is a member of the cannabinoid receptor family and is encoded by the CNR2 gene. CB2 receptors are found primarily…
Abstract Number: 0088 • ACR Convergence 2023
SLAMF4 Orchestrates the Pathological Cytotoxic Response of CD4+ T Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Megane Lacaud¹, Houda-Ghozlane Bouzidi¹, Magali breckler¹, Delphine Lemeiter², Luca Semerano³, Marie-Christophe Boissier³, Natacha Bessis⁴ and Jerome Biton², ¹Inserm UMR 1225, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Bobigny, France, ²Inserm UMR 1125, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Bobigny, France, ³Inserm UMR 1125, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord; Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Rheumatology department, Avicenne Hospital, Bobigny, France, ⁴Inserm UMR 1125, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Bobigny, France
Background/Purpose: CD4+ Foxp3- conventional T cells (Tconv) play a key role in the inflammatory process involved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recent studies, aided by a…
Abstract Number: 0223 • ACR Convergence 2023
Severity and Risk Factors of Hospitalization of Omicron in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yan Wang¹, mengyao zhang², Sitian Zang¹, liang luo³, Chun Li¹, Jing He¹ and zhanguo li², ¹Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China, ²Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Department of Chinese Medicine, the People's Hospital of Yubei District of Chongqing City, Chongqing, China; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: There is still lack of data on the prognosis of patients with RA who have been infected with SARS-Cov-2 Omicron variant, a new strain…
Abstract Number: 0386 • ACR Convergence 2023
Functional Disability and Disease Activity Are Affected by Social Determinants of Health in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mohammad Movahedi¹, Kangping Cui², George Tomilnson³, Angela Cesta³, xiuying Li³ and Claire Bombardier⁴, ¹Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The relationship between social determinants of health (SDH) (e.g. income, education, and employment status) and disease outcomes in the RA population is not well…
Abstract Number: 0402 • ACR Convergence 2023
Automated Detection and Quantification of Hand Joint Swelling in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Computer Vision, Deep Neural Network Models, and a Potential Biomarker for Disease Activity Monitoring
Marc Blanchard¹, Jules Maglione², Cinja Koller³, Patrick Hermann⁴, David Brüschweiler³, Arnd Kleyer⁵ and Thomas Hügle⁶, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV) and University Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, ²EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, ³Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland, ⁴ATREON SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, ⁵University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: We have previously shown that automated detection and processing of dorsal finger fold patterns from hand photographs can be used as a digital biomarker…
Abstract Number: 0419 • ACR Convergence 2023
No Clinically Relevant Changes in Coagulation Activation Between Patients Initiating TNF-blockers versus JAK-inhibitors
Romy Hansildaar¹, Reinder Raadsen¹, Maaike Heslinga² and Michael Nurmohamed², ¹Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a 2-fold higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared with the general population. The immune system and hemostatic…
Abstract Number: 0436 • ACR Convergence 2023
Patients with Difficult-to-treat Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Higher Levels of Inflammation on Ultrasound
Ummugulsum Gazel¹, Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz², Catherine Ivory³, Amin Zahrai³, Ozun Bayindir Tsechelidis⁴, Ricardo Sabido-Sauri¹, Elliot Hepworth¹ and sibel aydin⁵, ¹University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴Ottawa University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: With increasing numbers of advanced therapies, rheumatologists frequently see Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients who have failed ≥2 advanced therapies with different mechanisms of action.…
Abstract Number: 0453 • ACR Convergence 2023
Risk of Lung Cancer in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Relation to Use of Conventional versus Biologic or Targeted Synthetic DMARDs
Namrata Singh¹, Alexander Peterson², Aaron Baraff², K Wysham³, Bryant England⁴, Joshua Baker⁵, Nicholas Smith², Ted R Mikuls⁶ and Noel Weiss⁷, ¹University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ²VA Puget Sound Seattle, Seattle, WA, ³VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁷University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer compared to the general population. While smoking is a shared risk factor,…
Abstract Number: 0730 • ACR Convergence 2023
NF-κB Signaling Is Critically Important for Functional Responses of ACPA-producing B Cell Clones from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Giulia Frazzei¹, Jan Piet van Hamburg², Ronald van Vollenhoven² and Sander Tas³, ¹Amsterdam University Medical Center, location AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC, Utrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) play a role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis, and their presence is associated with disease severity. Consequently, detailed analysis of…
Abstract Number: 0795 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Focal Adhesion Protein Lasp1 Links the Arp2/3 Complex to Cell-to-cell Contact Formation in Arthritic Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes
Denise Beckmann¹, Annika Krause¹, Uwe Hansen², Hans-Peter Kiener³, Joachim Kremerskothen¹, Hermann Pavenstädt¹, Adelheid Korb-Pap¹ and Thomas Pap¹, ¹University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany, ²University Muenster, Muenster, Germany, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) undergo a stable transformation leading to an aggressive phenotype that mediates cartilage damage through increased levels of…

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