Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

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…
Abstract Number: 0840 • ACR Convergence 2023
Head-to-Head Comparison of TLL-018 and Tofacitinib in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: Final Results from a Phase IIa Study
Xiaofeng Zeng¹, chanyuan wu², Jiankang Hu³, SHENGYUN LIU⁴, Zhenyu Jiang⁵, Jingyang Li⁶, Xiaoxia Wang⁷, Ju Liu⁸, Chaofan Yuan⁹, Guang Yang¹⁰ and Chris Liang¹⁰, ¹Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ²Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ³Pingxiang People’s Hospital, PingXiang, China, ⁴The First Affiliated Hospital Of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China, ⁵The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China, ⁶Zhuzhou Central Hospital, Zhuzhou, China, ⁷Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China, ⁸Jiujiang No. 1 People’s Hospital, JiuJiang, China, ⁹Hangzhou Highlightll Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Beijing, China, ¹⁰Hangzhou Highlightll Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, HangZhou, China
Background/Purpose: None of the currently approved treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can achieve ACR50 in >50% of the patients, and 5 – 20% of the…
Abstract Number: 0990 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association of Treatment and Disease Activity with Antibiotic Use and Hospitalized Infection Among People Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Baseline Data from a Longitudinal Study in the ArthritisPower Registry
Kelly Gavigan¹, Esteban Rivera², Odette Kolenky³, Cassie Clinton⁴, Emily Holladay⁴, David Curtis⁵, Laura Stradford⁶, Jeffrey Curtis⁴, W. Benjamin Nowell⁶, Christian Curtis⁷ and Michael George⁸, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, Long Island City, NY, ³Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Global Healthy Living Foundation, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁷Illumination Health, Birmingham, AL, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Infections are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Little is known about the risk of non-serious…
Abstract Number: 1064 • ACR Convergence 2023
Seroconversion Rates in Rituximab-Treated Rheumatic Patients Receiving COVID-19 Vaccination
Ryan Wilson¹, Junaid Awan², Mary Brady², Ciara Hunt², Fahd Adeeb³ and alexander fraser⁴, ¹University of Limerick, Buncrana, Ireland, ²University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, ³RCSI & UCD (Ireland) Malaysia Campus (RUMC), Malaysia, Malaysia, ⁴HSE, Limerick, Ireland
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 has increased the mortality rates among rheumatic patients, mainly those immunocompromised or with underlying comorbidities. During the COVID-19 vaccine development, patients on immunomodulatory…
Abstract Number: 1270 • ACR Convergence 2023
Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Six Cardiovascular Risk Calculators in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Natalia Guajardo-Jauregui¹, José Ramón Azpiri-López², Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado², Iris Colunga², Jesus Alberto Cardenas-De la Garza³ and Rosa Arvizu-Rivera⁴, ¹Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", San Nicolas, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio Gonzalez", Escobedo, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Current EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular risk (CVR) assessment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients indicate that the CVR evaluation should be performed according to national…
Abstract Number: 1286 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Body Mass Index (BMI) on Upper versus Lower Extremity Joints Assessed Using Clinical and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Nicolette Morris¹, Elena Saab², Lucia Chen¹, Jenny Brook¹, Gurjit S Kaeley³, David Elashoff¹ and Veena Ranganath¹, ¹David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ³University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Background/Purpose: Tender and swollen joints counts may be differentially affected in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with obesity. A prior study demonstrated an association between increased…
Abstract Number: 1302 • ACR Convergence 2023
Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the TARGET Trial Biomarker Study
Daniel Solomon¹, Olga Demler², Pamela Rist², Leah Santacroce¹, Jon Giles³, Katherine Liao¹ and Joan Bathon³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Columbia University, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) disease remains an important source of morbidity and the most common cause of mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It has…
Abstract Number: 1318 • ACR Convergence 2023
Abatacept Modulates Both Global and Citrulline Specific T Cell Signatures: Results from Inhibition of Co-Simulation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Phase IV Trial
Ravi Kumar Sharma¹, Aysin Tulunay Virlan², Louise Bennett³, John Cole³, Sam McAllister², Sara Turcinov⁴, Samantha Miller³, Fraser Morton³, Ashley Gilmour³, Sean Kerrigan³, Anatoly Dubnovitsky¹, Leonid Padyukov⁵, Caron Paterson³, William Kwok⁶, René Toes⁷, Lars Klareskog⁸, Arthur Pratt⁹, John Isaacs¹⁰, Sean Connolly¹¹, Duncan Porter³, Stefan Siebert¹², Iain McInnes³, Vivianne Malmström⁸ and Carl Goodyear³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²University of Glasgow - School of Infection & Immunity, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ³University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet. Theme of Inflammation and Ageing, Medical Unit Gastro, Derma, Rheuma, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden, ⁶Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, ⁷Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁸Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁹Immunity and Inflammation Theme, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University and Musculoskeletal Unit, Newcastle Hospitals, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ¹¹Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ¹²School of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Clinical outcomes in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have improved with the introduction of biological and targeted synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (b & tsDMARDs). Abatacept…
Abstract Number: 1335 • ACR Convergence 2023
Effectiveness of Longstanding Exercise Therapy versus Usual Care in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Severe Functional Limitations: A Randomized Controlled Trial (L-EXTRA)
Max Teuwen¹, Salima van Weely¹, Thea Vliet Vlieland², Manja van Wissen¹, Wilfred Peter¹, Alfons den Broeder³, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg⁴, Wilbert van den Hout¹, Cornelia van den Ende³ and Maaike gademan¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leids University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Supervised exercise therapy is an effective and safe treatment option for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, most studies involve interventions of relatively short…
Abstract Number: 1526 • ACR Convergence 2023
Evusheld Efficacy and Safety in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (AIRD) Treated by B Cell Depeting Therapy or Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation: A Prospective Observational Study
Lisa Kaly¹, mark Volevich¹, shiri keret², Abid Awisat³, Aniela Shouval¹, Itzhak Rosner⁴, Michel Rozenbaum¹, Nina Boulman¹ and Doron Rimar¹, ¹Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ²Bnai Zion, Atlit, Israel, ³Bney-Zion Medical Center, Baqa Elgharbiya, Israel, ⁴Bnai Zion Medical Center/Technion, Haifa, Israel
Background/Purpose: B cell depleting therapy (rituximab) and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell transplantation (AHSCT) result in impaired ability to mount a humoral immune response. Evusheld (tixagevimab…

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