Abstracts tagged "Scleroderma, Systemic"

Abstract Number: 1579 • ACR Convergence 2025
Exploring the Pulmonary Vascular Changes on Computed Tomography in predicting progression and mortality of Systemic Sclerosis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Maria Iacovantuono¹, Nicholas landini², lisa Jungblut³, Florian Käs⁴, Rucsandra Dobrota⁵, Sinziana Muraru⁶, Carina Mihai⁷, Muriel Elhai⁸, Mike Becker⁹, Maria Sole Chimenti¹⁰, Thomas Frauenfelder³, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹¹, Oliver Distler¹² and Cosimo Bruni¹³, ¹Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy. Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Spinete, Italy, ²Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, "Sapienza" University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy. Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Rueil Malmaison, France, ³Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, the LOOP Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁶University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁷University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁸Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Schlieren, Switzerland, ⁹Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy, Roma, Italy, ¹¹Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the main cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Among radiomics features, the automated quantification of pulmonary vascular volume…
Abstract Number: 0699 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Retrospective Comparison of Transplant Outcomes in Patients with and without Systemic Sclerosis
Lilit Grigoryan, Sumbal Wajid, Giovanni Faddoul and Swati Mehta, Albany medical center, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is one of the life threatening complications of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Up to 20-50% require long term dialysis and subsequently…
Abstract Number: 2488 • ACR Convergence 2025
Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab for Skin Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis: A Single-Center Study
Kanako Chujo¹, Taichi Miyagi¹, Hiromi Shimada², Shusaku Nakashima², Yusuke Ushio¹, Koichi Sugihara², Mao Mizusaki², Naoto Manabe¹, Mayuko Wada², Risa Wakiya³ and Hiroaki Dobashi², ¹Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Japan, ²Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa, Japan, ³Division of Rheumatology, Departent of Internal Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) was approved in Japan as a new treatment strategy for systemic sclerosis (SSc). Intravenous rituximab (375mg/m2) is administered once a week for…
Abstract Number: 1572 • ACR Convergence 2025
Compromised intracellular oxygen availability and severe mitochondrial dysfunction in the skeletal muscle of patients with systemic sclerosis
Gwenael Layec¹, Tracy Frech² and Anthony Donato³, ¹University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Salt Lake Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Muscle weakness and fatigue are frequent manifestations associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, significant gaps remain in our understanding of the effects of SSc…
Abstract Number: 0698 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Retrospective Comparison of Transplant Outcomes with Different Induction Methods and Maintenance Prednisone in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
Lilit Grigoryan, Sumbal Wajid, Giovanni Faddoul and Swati Mehta, Albany medical center, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) or scleroderma is a rare systemic autoimmune disease with multiple organ involvement. Renal involvement in SSc remains a significant concern, with…
Abstract Number: 2487 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cardiovascular and venous thromboembolic events in systemic sclerosis: Epidemiological analysis of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink
John Pauling¹, Rachel Charlton², Laura Ross³, Neil McHugh⁴ and Anita McGrogan², ¹North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom, ²University of Bath, Bath, ³St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, ⁴University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We investigated the association between SSc and the occurrence of both cardiovascular…
Abstract Number: 1570 • ACR Convergence 2025
Hydroxychloroquine and Disease Progression in Systemic Sclerosis: Insights from Antibody-Stratified Survival Analyses
Francesco Bonomi¹, Ilaria Bisconti², Ilenia Mallia³, Greta Pellegrino⁴, Gabriele Ciuti⁵, Gloria Muolo², Martina Salerno², Simona Truglia², Cristiano Barbetta³, Silvia Peretti⁵, Serena Guiducci⁶, Valeria Riccieri⁷ and Silvia Bellando Randone³, ¹University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Florence, Toscana, Italy, ²Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Rome, Italy, ³University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi Sant'Ambrogio, Milano, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, ⁵University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, Florence, Italy, ⁷Sapienza University of Rome, Rheumatology Clinic, Rome, Italy, Roma, Italy
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an antimalarial drug that interferes with dendritic cells and monocytes, acidifies endosomes, and modulates toll-like receptors, reducing autoimmune responses and cell…
Abstract Number: 0690 • ACR Convergence 2025
Quantitative 18F-FDG PET-CT of the lungs detects treatment induced changes in patients with early severe diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis and interstitial lung disease
Bo Broens¹, esther Nossent¹, Lilian Meijboom¹, Gerben Zwezerijnen¹, julia Spierings², Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra³, Jacob M. van Laar⁴, Conny van der Laken¹ and Alexandre Voskuijl⁵, ¹Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center, Ultrecht, The Netherlands, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁵Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Patients with early severe diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) with interstitial lung disease (ILD) have poor prognosis. New tools are needed to improve treatment…
Abstract Number: 2479 • ACR Convergence 2025
REMS technology 5-y Imminent Fracture Risk in Systemic Sclerosis.
Fiorella Anna Lombardi¹, Edmund J MacLaughlin², Marco Di Paola¹, Maurizio Muratore³, Kathleen Methric⁴, Gianmarco Del Vecchio⁵, Giusy Peluso⁶, Ernesto Casciaro¹, Andrea Claudio Ştețco⁷, Francesco Conversano¹, Paola Pisani¹ and Sergio Casciaro¹, ¹Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Lecce, Puglia, Italy, ²Rheumatology Associates of Delmarva and BoneVue Diagnostics, Easton, MD, ³ASL- LE, "Vito Fazzi" Hospital, Lecce, Puglia, Italy, ⁴BoneVue Diagnostics, Catonsville, MD, ⁵Department of Research and Development, Echolight S.p.a., Lecce, Puglia, Italy, ⁶Department of Innovative Engineering, University of Salento, Lecce, Puglia, Italy, ⁷Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Puglia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SS) is a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, including lungs, heart and kidneys.…
Abstract Number: 1565 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of the gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome and GI symptoms in systemic sclerosis: An international, multi-center, observational study
Zsuzsanna McMahan¹, Swapna Joshi², Jennifer Labus², Arissa Young², Andrea Low³, Vanessa Smith⁴, Susanna Proudman⁵, Antonia Valenzuela⁶, Phoebe Hunter⁷, Kristofer Andréasson⁸, Ezinne Aja², Jonathan Jacobs² and Elizabeth Volkmann⁹, ¹UT Health Houston, Houston, TX, ²UCLA, Los Angeles, ³Singapore General Hospital, SingHealth; Duke-NUS, Singapore, Singapore, ⁴Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ⁵Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide, Medindie, South Australia, Australia, ⁶Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, ⁷Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ⁸Skåne University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Lund, Sweden, Lund, Sweden, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: GI disease is highly prevalent in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and adversely affects quality of life and survival in SSc. The pathogenesis of GI disease…
Abstract Number: 0689 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development of an Articular Activity Score in Systemic Sclerosis (ASSESS): Identifying Core Instruments for Disease Activity Assessment
Blaz Burja¹, Paco Welsing², Alain Lescoat³, Andreas Eisenring⁴, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold⁵, Claire Leroy David⁶, Dinesh Khanna⁷, Francesco Del Galdo⁸, Michele Iudici⁹, Janet Pope¹⁰, julia Spierings¹¹, Madelon Vonk¹², Marie-Elise Truchetet¹³, Martine Clergeau¹⁴, Michael Hughes¹⁵, Susan Murphy¹⁶, Tracy Frech¹⁷, Oliver Distler¹⁸ and Muriel Elhai¹⁹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³CHU Rennes - University Rennes, Rennes, France, ⁴Patient research partners, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Patient research partners, Sos, France, ⁷University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, Geneva, ¹⁰University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center, Ultrecht, The Netherlands, Utrecht, Netherlands, ¹²Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ¹³Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, ¹⁴Patient research partners, Paris, France, ¹⁵Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK, Manchester, England, United Kingdom, ¹⁶Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Michigan, ¹⁷Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ¹⁸Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹⁹Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Schlieren, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory joint and/or tendon involvement affects up to 30% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), resulting in pain, reduced joint function, and impaired patients'…
Abstract Number: 2477 • ACR Convergence 2025
Current treatment Strategies in Systemic Sclerosis- Interstitial Lung Disease Patients: Real-World Insights from the EUSTAR Cohort (CP138)
Corrado Campochiaro¹, Marie-Elise Truchetet², Madelon Vonk³, Giacomo De Luca⁴, Giovanna Cuomo⁵, Lidia P Ananieva⁶, Eric Hachulla⁷, Vanessa Smith⁸, Ana Maria Gheorghiu⁹, Radim Bečvář¹⁰, Patricia E. Carreira¹¹, Nicolas Hunzelmann¹², Daniel Furst¹³, Vera Ortiz-Santamaria¹⁴, Francesco Del Galdo¹⁵, Marco Matucci-Cerinic¹⁶ and Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹⁷, ¹IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Milan, Italy, ²Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, ³Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Vita-Salute San Raffaele University & IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, ⁵Department of Precision Medicine, University Hospital Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy, Naples, Italy, ⁶A Nasonova Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, ⁷University of Lille, LILLE, France, ⁸Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ⁹Spitalul Clinic Dr. Ion Cantacuzino, Bucharest, Romania, ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine, Charles University,, Prague, Czech Republic, ¹¹Hospital Universitario ¹² de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany, ¹³Southern California Scleroderma and Rheumatology Center, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁴HOSP. GENERAL DE GRANOLLERS, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁵University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹⁶University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy, ¹⁷Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: The therapeutic landscape for systemic sclerosis- interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) has rapidly evolved over the past decade, with increasing adoption of immunosuppressive (IST) and…
Abstract Number: 1563 • ACR Convergence 2025
RESET-SSc: Clinical Trial Evaluating Rese-cel (Resecabtagene Autoleucel), A Fully Human, Autologous 4-1BB CD19-CAR T Cell Therapy in Systemic Sclerosis
Dinesh Khanna¹, Monalisa Ghosh¹, Ankoor Shah², Sonali Bracken³, george georges⁴, Carrie Richardson⁵, Pei-Suen Tsou¹, Charles Ross⁶, Carleigh Zahn¹, Courtney Little⁷, Carl diCasoli⁷, Mikaela Raymond⁷, Adreeja GuhaRay⁷, Jenell Volkov⁷, Daniel Nunez⁷, Thomas Furmanak⁷, Jason Stadanlick⁷, Larissa Ishikawa⁷, Zachary Vorndran⁷, Alexandra Ellis⁷, Jazmean Williams⁷, Steve Flanagan⁷, Quynh Lam⁸, Domenick Braccia⁸, Fatemeh Hadi-Nezhad⁸, Raj Tummala⁸, Samik Basu⁷ and David Chang⁹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA, Apex, NC, ⁴Northwestern Medicine, Evanston, IL, ⁵Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁶University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ⁷Cabaletta Bio, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸Cabaletta Bio, Philadelphia, ⁹Cabaletta Bio, Bryn Mawr, PA
Background/Purpose: The treatment goals for systemic sclerosis (SSc) are to control disease activity, limit progression of organ damage and decrease long-term morbidity and mortality. Therapies…
Abstract Number: 0685 • ACR Convergence 2025
Targeting Refractory Reflux in Systemic Sclerosis: Early Outcomes following a Novel Intervention
Areeka Memon¹, Monique Hinchcliff² and Amir Masoud³, ¹Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT, ²Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT, ³Hartford Healthcare, hartford
Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) symptoms impact up to 90% of individuals with SSc. Hiatal hernia, decreased esophageal contractility, and lower esophageal sphincter tone contribute to…
Abstract Number: 2476 • ACR Convergence 2025
Blinatumomab in rapid progressive systemic sclerosis
Christina Gebhardt¹, Franziska Szelinski², Hector Rincon-Arevalo², Giulia Magno³, Veit Buecklein³, Gerulf Haenel⁴, Gerhard Zugmaier⁵, Michael von Bergwelt³, Marion Subklewe³, Thomas Dörner⁶, Alla Skapenko⁷ and Hendrik Schulze-Koops⁷, ¹LMU Hospital, Division for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, München, Germany, ²Charite Universitétsmedizin Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ³LMU Klinikum, Med. Klinik und Poliklinik III, Munich, Germany, ⁴LMU Gene Center, Munich, Germany, ⁵Amgen, Munich, Germany, ⁶Charite Universitétsmedizin Berlin, Germany and DRFZ, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷LMU Hospital, Division for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Munich, Bayern, Germany
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis is a severe, potentially fatal disease, characterized by progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs. Blinatumomab is a bispecific CD3/CD19-T-cell engager (BiTe)…

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