Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 0628 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Positive-feedback Model for the Contribution of Virus-Specific T Cells to the Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hendrik Nel¹, Pascale Wehr², Christopher Andoniou³, Iona Schuster³, Stephanie Gras⁴, Helen McGuire⁵, Helen Weedon⁶, Annabelle Small⁷, Katie Lowe⁷, Mariapia Degli-Esposti³, Mihir Wechalekar⁸ and Ranjeny Thomas⁹, ¹University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Woolloongabba, Australia, ²University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia, ³Infection and Immunity Program and Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash, Australia, ⁴Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵The University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre, Camperdown, Australia, ⁶Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, Australia, ⁷Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, ⁸Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Australia, ⁹University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is associated with specific HLA-DR genotypes with an emphasis on the role of CD4+ effector-memory T cells (Tem) in disease pathogenesis.…
Abstract Number: 0763 • ACR Convergence 2022
Immunogenicity Analysis from the VOLTAIRE Trials in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn’s Disease, and Chronic Plaque Psoriasis
Vibeke Strand¹, Shaun Bender² and Dorothy McCabe³, ¹Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ²Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT, ³Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Ridgefield, CT
Background/Purpose: The VOLTAIRE trials program compared the safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity of biosimilar BI 695501 with adalimumab reference product (RP) for indications including moderate-severely active…
Abstract Number: 0884 • ACR Convergence 2022
Serum Calprotectin Can Differentiate Between Sustained Remission and Low Disease Activity States in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Margaret Ma¹, Fowzia Ibrahim², David Scott² and Andrew Cope³, ¹National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ²King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ³King's College London, Surrey, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Reliable objective assessment of remission is important for the optimal management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Calprotectin is a heterocomplex of the S100 proteins…
Abstract Number: 0900 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effect of Biologic Agents on Lipid Levels and Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Dimitrios Pappas¹, Jon Giles², George Reed³, Kevin Kane⁴, Jeffrey Curtis⁵ and Joel Kremer⁶, ¹CorEvitas, LLC, Waltham, MA, ²Columbia University, New York, NY, ³The Corrona Research Foundation and University of Massachusetts, Albany, NY, ⁴University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL, ⁶The Corrona Research Foundation, Delray Beach, FL
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) risk in RA is increased due to interaction between traditional risk factors and systemic inflammation. The purpose of this analysis was to…
Abstract Number: 0916 • ACR Convergence 2022
Should RA Patients with Controlled Disease Taper Methotrexate from Targeted Therapy or Continue It? Risk Differences in Sustaining Remission from a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Charis Meng, Diviya Rajesh, Bridget Jivanelli, Deanna Jannat-Khah, DrPH, MSPH and Vivian Bykerk, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA often struggle with side effects of methotrexate (MTX). ACR guidelines conditionally recommend the tapering of MTX before tapering biologic (b)DMARDs, but…
Abstract Number: 0934 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Tapering Targeted Therapy on Disease Activity Is Different Based on Concomitant Methotrexate Use in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Jun Won Park¹, Min Jung Kim², Hyoun-Ah Kim³, Jinhyun Kim⁴, Eun Bong Lee¹ and Kichul Shin⁵, ¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Seoul Metropolitan Government Boramae Medical center, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea, ⁴Chungnam National University Hospital, Jung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea, ⁵Seoul Metropolitan Government- Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology and the European League Against Rheumatism recommend using methotrexate (MTX) with targeted therapy. Previous studies have shown that tapering…
Abstract Number: 1137 • ACR Convergence 2022
MHC Class I Polypeptide-Related Sequence a Variant Predicts Real-World Response to Anti-TNF Therapy
Kristin Wipfler¹, Joshua Baker² and Kaleb Michaud³, ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence A (MICA) is a protein involved in the activation of NK and T cells. Variants within the MICA gene…
Abstract Number: 1252 • ACR Convergence 2022
Interrater Agreement of Hand Ultrasounds in Inflammatory Arthritis
Annie H Yang¹, Norman Madsen², Bethany Marston¹, Brian H. Nathanson³, Darren Tabechian⁴ and Allen Anandarajah⁵, ¹University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²University of Rochester, NY, Rochester, NY, ³OptiStatim, LLC, Longmeadow, MA, ⁴URMC, Rochester, NY, ⁵University of Rochester, Rochester
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) is an imaging modality that is more sensitive in identifying synovitis due to inflammatory arthritis than clinical examination. Little is known…
Abstract Number: 1354 • ACR Convergence 2022
Early Real-World Effectiveness of Upadacitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Patient-Reported Outcomes Collected via Mobile Application
Leslie Harrold¹, Patrick Zueger², William Benjamin Nowell³, Taylor Blachley¹, Paul Lakin¹, David Curtis⁴, Laura Stradford³, Shilpa Venkatachalam⁵, Namita Tundia² and Pankaj Patel², ¹CorEvitas, LLC, Waltham, MA, ²AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁵Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Little is known about the impact of upadacitinib (UPA) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during the initial weeks of therapy in real-world clinical practice. Our…
Abstract Number: 1401 • ACR Convergence 2022
Relationship Between Disease Activity and Adverse Events of Interest in Patients with RA on Tofacitinib or TNF Inhibitors: Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase 3b/4 Randomized Safety Study
George A Karpouzas¹, Zoltan Szekanecz², Eva Baecklund³, Ted Mikuls⁴, Deepak L Bhatt⁵, Harry Shi⁶, Cunshan Wang⁷, Gosford A Sawyerr⁸, Yan Chen⁶, Sujatha Menon⁷, Carol A Connell⁷, Steven R Ytterberg⁹ and Mahta Mortezavi⁸, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Debrecen, Hungary, ³Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Pfizer, Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁸Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Uncontrolled RA activity and acute disease flares are associated with higher risk of adverse outcomes, such as cardiovascular (CV) disease, venous thromboembolism (VTE), malignancy,…
Abstract Number: 1417 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Patients with RF+/ACPA+ RA and First-Line TNF Inhibitor versus Abatacept Treatment Choice in Real-World Clinical Practice
Gordon Lam¹, Hanke Zheng², Emily Bland³, Vardhaman Patel⁴, Laetitia N’Dri⁵, Parisa Asgarisabet³, Keith Wittstock⁴, Cherrishe Brown-Bickerstaff³, Mark Chaballa², Bruce Feinberg³, Vadim Khaychuk⁶ and Andrew J Klink³, ¹Arthritis & Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas, Charlotte, NC, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ³Cardinal Health, Dublin, OH, ⁴Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrence Township, NJ, ⁵Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, ⁶Bristol Myers Squibb, Pennington, MA
Background/Purpose: Early intensive treatment (tx) is an accepted paradigm in the tx of patients (pts) with RA with poor prognostic factors (eg, RF/ACPA seropositivity); however,…
Abstract Number: 1438 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Ratio Between Biological and Glucocorticoid Use in Different Countries Worldwide: Results from the METEOR Registry
Isabell Nevins¹, CF Allaart¹, David Vega Morales², Lai Ling Winchow³, Arvind Chopra⁴, Ana Maria Rodrigues⁵, Tom Huizinga¹, Maarten Boers⁶ and Sytske Anne Bergstra⁷, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Chris hani baragwanath academic hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa, ⁴Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, Maharashtra, India, ⁵Reuma.pt, Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁶Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have demonstrated differing bDMARD prescription rates between countries, which seems to be amongst others related to a country's socioeconomic status. In contrast,…
Abstract Number: 1638 • ACR Convergence 2022
Epidemiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis-Interstitial Lung Disease in the Veterans Health Administration from 2004 to 2018
Benjamin Fletcher¹, Punyasha Roul², Yangyuna Yang³, Brian Sauer⁴, Jorge Rojas⁵, Grant Cannon⁶, Joshua Baker⁷, Ted Mikuls⁸ and Bryant England³, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, ²UNMC, Omaha, NE, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake city, ⁷University of Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Epidemiologic studies estimating RA prevalence and incidence have primarily been conducted in populations where the majority of RA patients are women. Because of phenotypic…
Abstract Number: 1739 • ACR Convergence 2022
Single-Cell Characterization of the TCR Repertoire Across Tissue and Blood in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Garrett Dunlap¹, Aaron Wagner², Nida Meednu³, Anna Jonsson⁴, Fan Zhang⁵, Kevin Wei⁶, Paul Utz⁷, William Robinson⁷, Holden Maecker⁷, Judith James⁸, Joel Guthridge⁸, S. Louis Bridges, Jr.⁹, Laura Donlin⁹, Susan Goodman⁹, Edward DiCarlo⁹, Vivian Bykerk⁹, Christopher Ritchlin¹⁰, Darren Tabechian¹¹, James Lederer⁴, Ellen Gravallese¹², Mandy McGeachy¹³, Gary S. Firestein¹⁴, Peter Gregersen¹⁵, Diane Horowitz¹⁶, David Boyle¹⁷, Laura Geraldino-Pardilla¹⁸, Harris Perlman¹⁹, Arthur Mandelin²⁰, Joan Bathon¹⁸, Laura Hughes²¹, V. Michael Holers²², Kevin D Deane²³, Larry Moreland²², Andrew Filer²⁴, Costantino Pitzalis²⁵, Lindsy Forbess²⁶, Ami Ben-artzi²⁷, Karen Salomon-Escoto²⁸, Soumya Raychaudhuri⁴, Michael Brenner¹², Accelerating Medicines Partership (AMP) RA/SLE Network²⁹, Andrew McDavid², Jennifer Anolik³ and Deepak Rao⁴, ¹Harvard University, Boston, MA, ²University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³University of Rochester Medical center, Rochester, NY, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ⁸Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹⁰Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Division, University of Rochester Medical School, Canandaigua, NY, ¹¹URMC, Rochester, NY, ¹²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁴University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ¹⁵The Feinstein Inst for Med Research, Larchmont, NY, ¹⁶Northwell Health, Jericho, NY, ¹⁷UCSD, La Jolla, CA, ¹⁸Columbia University, New York, NY, ¹⁹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²⁰Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²²University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ²³University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, ²⁴University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²⁵Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ²⁶Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²⁷Ami Ben-Artzi, MD Inc., Beverly Hills, CA, ²⁸University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ²⁹National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), T cells represent a large proportion of the immune population present in inflamed joint synovium, and subsets of both CD4+…
Abstract Number: 1771 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Effectiveness of a Treat-to-target Strategy in Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis
Yanjie Hao¹, Shereen Oon² and Mandana Nikpour³, ¹The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ²The University of Melbourne Department of Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ³The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: The concept of treat-to-target (T2T), a strategy in which treatment is directed to reach and maintain a defined goal such as remission or low…

All abstracts accepted to ACR Convergence are under media embargo once the ACR has notified presenters of their abstract’s acceptance. They may be presented at other meetings or published as manuscripts after this time but should not be discussed in non-scholarly venues or outlets. The following embargo policies are strictly enforced by the ACR.

Accepted abstracts are made available to the public online in advance of the meeting and are published in a special online supplement of our scientific journal, Arthritis & Rheumatology. Information contained in those abstracts may not be released until the abstracts appear online. In an exception to the media embargo, academic institutions, private organizations, and companies with products whose value may be influenced by information contained in an abstract may issue a press release to coincide with the availability of an ACR abstract on the ACR website. However, the ACR continues to require that information that goes beyond that contained in the abstract (e.g., discussion of the abstract done as part of editorial news coverage) is under media embargo until 10:00 AM ET on November 14, 2024. Journalists with access to embargoed information cannot release articles or editorial news coverage before this time. Editorial news coverage is considered original articles/videos developed by employed journalists to report facts, commentary, and subject matter expert quotes in a narrative form using a variety of sources (e.g., research, announcements, press releases, events, etc.).

Violation of this policy may result in the abstract being withdrawn from the meeting and other measures deemed appropriate. Authors are responsible for notifying colleagues, institutions, communications firms, and all other stakeholders related to the development or promotion of the abstract about this policy. If you have questions about the ACR abstract embargo policy, please contact ACR abstracts staff at [email protected].

ACR Abstract Embargo Policy

Accepted abstracts are made available to the public online in advance of the meeting and are published in a special online supplement of Arthritis & Rheumatology. Information contained in those abstracts may not be released until the abstracts appear online. Academic institutions, private organizations and companies with products whose value may be influenced by information contained in an abstract may issue a press release to coincide with the availability of an ACR abstract on the ACR website. However, the ACR continues to require that information that goes beyond that contained in the abstract (e.g., discussion of the abstract done as part a scientific presentation or presentation of additional new information that will be available at the time of the meeting) is under embargo until Saturday, November 11, 2023.

Violation of this policy may result in the abstract being withdrawn from the meeting and other measures deemed appropriate. Authors are responsible for notifying financial and other sponsors about this policy. If you have questions about the abstract embargo policy, please contact the public relations department at [email protected].

Copyright Policy

View ACR Policies.