Abstracts tagged "Scleroderma"

Abstract Number: L09 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Phase 2a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of Ziritaxestat in Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis (NOVESA)
Dinesh Khanna¹, Christopher Denton², Daniel Furst³, Maureen Mayes⁴, Marco Matucci-Cerinic⁵, Vanessa Smith⁶, Dick de Vries⁷, Liesbeth Deberdt⁸, Pieter‑Jan Stiers⁸, Niyati Prasad⁸ and Sohail Ahmed⁹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁵Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy, ⁶Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁷Galapagos BV, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁸Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁹Ahmed Science Medicine, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: There is a high unmet need for systemic sclerosis (SSc) treatments. Ziritaxestat (ziri; GLPG1690) is an autotaxin inhibitor with a novel mechanism of action.…
Abstract Number: 0531 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Prevalence of Systemic Sclerosis, Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis, and Giant Cell Arteritis in the United States by Race and Ethnicity: An Analysis Using Electronic Health Records
Sunali Goonesekera¹, Ankit Bansal¹, Swarali Tadwalkar² and Alison Isherwood³, ¹Decision Resources Group, Part of Clarivate, Boston, MA, ²Decision Resources Group, part of Clarivate, Bangolore, India, ³Decision Resources Group, part of Clarivate, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Epidemiological studies suggest differences in the prevalence and disease severity of certain autoimmune diseases by race and ethnicity. In this study, we evaluate the…
Abstract Number: 1168 • ACR Convergence 2020
Reliability and Validity of a New Skin Activity Measure for Localized Scleroderma
Suzanne Li¹, Mara Becker², Sandy Hong³, Polly Ferguson⁴, Themba Nyrienda¹, Tracy Andrews⁵, Katie Stewart⁶, C. Egla Rabinovich⁷, Robert Fuhlbrigge⁸, Thomas Mason⁹, Elena Pope¹⁰, Maria Ibarra¹¹, Fatma Dedeoglu¹², Gloria Higgins¹³, Ronald Laxer¹⁴, Marilynn Punaro⁶, Kathryn Torok¹⁵ and CARRA Investigators¹⁶, ¹Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, ²Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ³University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA, ⁴University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ⁵Rutgers, Newark, ⁶UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁷Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁸University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁰Hospital For Sick Kids, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ¹²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹³Nationwide Childrens Hospital/ The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ¹⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁶CARRA, Durham
Background/Purpose: Juvenile localized scleroderma (jLS) is a chronic inflammatory and fibrosing disease. Treatment is directed towards controlling disease activity to minimize risk for functional impairment…
Abstract Number: 1914 • ACR Convergence 2020
Long Non-coding RNA HOTAIR Induces GLI2 Expression Through Notch Signalling in Systemic Sclerosis Dermal Fibroblasts
Christopher Wasson¹, Rebecca Ross¹, Rebecca Wells¹, Clarissa Corinaldesi¹, Ioanna Georgiou², Natalia Riobo-Del Galdo² and Francesco Del Galdo³, ¹1. Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²2. School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterised by tissue fibrosis of the major organs of the body including the skin, lungs and heart. We have previously…
Abstract Number: 0912 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effectiveness of DETECT Algorithm in Japanese Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Old or New Hemodynamic Definition of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Takanori Ito¹, Takehiro Nakai², Genki Kidoguchi², Sho Fukui², Hiroki Ozawa², Satoshi Kawaai², Yukihiko Ikeda², Hisanori Shimizu², Yasuhiro Suyama³, Atsushi Nomura², Hiromichi Tamaki¹, Kenichi Yamaguchi² and Masato Okada¹, ¹St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ²St. Luke's International Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ³JR Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (SSc-PAH) has been known as a life-threatening manifestation in SSc. Earlier detection and subsequent interventions are important to improve…
Abstract Number: 1169 • ACR Convergence 2020
Three-Dimensional Analysis of Facial Asymmetry in Craniofacial Scleroderma
Daniel Glaser¹, Christopher Liu² and Kathryn Torok³, ¹UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Piitsburgh, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Localized scleroderma (LS) is a rare, progressive autoimmune disease of the skin and underlying connective tissue that can result in devastating functional impairment and cosmetic damage in children. …
Abstract Number: 1915 • ACR Convergence 2020
Leptin Plays a Critical Role in Modulating Dermal Adipose Tissue, Inflammation and Skin Fibrosis
Roberta Goncalves Marangoni¹, Stacey Duemmel², Marc Nuzzo², Christopher Ritchlin³ and Benjamin Korman³, ¹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, ³Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: We previously demonstrated that systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients have substantial reduction in dermal white adipose tissue (dWAT) which correlates with skin fibrosis. In animal…
Abstract Number: 0913 • ACR Convergence 2020
Systemic Sclerosis Portends a Higher Risk of Conduction and Rhythm Disorders at Diagnosis and During Disease Course: Results from a US Population Based Study
Yasser Radwan¹, Reto Kurmann², Avneek Singh Sandhu³, Edward El-Am⁴, Cynthia Crowson², Eric Matteson⁵, Thomas Osborn², Kenneth Warrington⁶, Rekha Mankad² and Ashima Makol², ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Lansing, MI, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Dayton, OH, ⁴Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN, ⁶Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement, including electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, is associated with worse prognosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We studied the incidence, risk factors and outcomes of…
Abstract Number: 1170 • ACR Convergence 2020
Exploring the Use of Von Willebrand Factor as a Disease Biomarker in a Cohort of Patients with Juvenile Scleroderma: A Pilot Study
Natalia Vasquez-Canizares¹, Beamon Agarwal², Tamar Rubinstein³, Dawn Wahezi¹ and Morayma Reyes-Gil¹, ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²GenomeRxUS LLC, Clifton Heights, PA, ³Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Center, White Plains, NY
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Scleroderma (JScl) is a heterogenous disease characterized by autoimmunity, vasculopathy, and fibrosis. Morbidity and mortality remain high in part due to the continuing…
Abstract Number: 1991 • ACR Convergence 2020
Abatacept Treatment Reduces Cutaneous and Joint Activity in Juvenile Localized Scleroderma
Suzanne Li¹, Sarah Ishaq², Mary Buckley³, Kathryn Torok⁴, Barbara Edelheit⁵, Kaleo Ede⁶, Christopher Liu⁷ and C. Egla Rabinovich⁸, ¹Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, ²Montclair State University, Montclair, ³Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Conneticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, ⁶Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, ⁷U Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, ⁸Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Juvenile localized scleroderma (jLS) is an autoimmune disease commonly associated with damage. Damage includes dyspigmentation, tissue atrophy, arthropathy, hemiatrophy, vision loss, and seizures. To…
Abstract Number: 0175 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identifying Immuno-phenotypes in Juvenile Localized Scleroderma with RNA Sequencing
Christina Schutt¹, Emily Mirizio², Kaila Schollaert-Fitch², Claudia Salgado³, Miguel Reyes-Mugica³ and Kathryn Torok², ¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh
Background/Purpose: Juvenile localized scleroderma (jLS) is an autoimmune disease of the skin and underlying tissue characterized by an early inflammatory infiltrate followed by fibrosis and…
Abstract Number: 0915 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical Bedside Tools to Assess Systemic Sclerosis Vasculopathy: Can Digital Thermal Monitoring and Sublingual Microscopy Identify Patients with Current or past Digital Ulcers?
Tracy Frech¹, Zhining Ou², Julie Thomas² and Angela Presson², ¹University of Utah and Salt Lake Veterans Affair Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Sublingual microscopy is reported as a useful tool for vasculopathy assessment in SSc. Digital thermal monitoring (DTM) correlates with flow-mediated dilatation, and may identify…
Abstract Number: 1378 • ACR Convergence 2020
Understanding Diagnostic Pathways in Systemic Sclerosis and Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD)
Shervin Assassi¹, Nan Shao², Ziwei Yin², Elizabeth Volkmann³, Donald Zoz² and Thomas Leonard², ¹University of Texas Houston McGovern Medical School, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Houston, TX, ²Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT, ³University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common manifestation of SSc. SSc-ILD is usually detected in a patient known to have SSc, but ILD may…
Abstract Number: 2018 • ACR Convergence 2020
Development and Validation of an Artificial Intelligence Approach for the Detection of Radiographic Sacroiliitis
Keno-Kyrill Bressem¹, Janis Vahldiek¹, Lisa Adams¹, Stefan Niehues¹, Hildrun Haibel¹, Valeria Rios Rodriguez¹, Murat Torgutalp¹, Mikhail Protopopov¹, Fabian Proft¹, Judith Rademacher¹, Joachim Sieper¹, Martin Rudwaleit², Bernd Hamm¹, Markus Makowski¹, Kay-Geert Hermann¹ and Denis Poddubnyy³, ¹Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Klinikum Bielefeld, Germany, ³Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Conventional radiography of the sacroiliac joints is still recommended as the first imaging method if axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is suspected. Furthermore, radiographic sacroiliitis is…
Abstract Number: 0384 • ACR Convergence 2020
Serum Neutrophil Count Predicts Progression of Interstitial Lung Disease and Mortality in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Related Interstitial Lung Disease
Nancy Wareing¹, Ning Li², Elizabeth Volkmann³, Marka Lyons⁴, Michael Roth², Donald Tashkin² and Shervin Assassi¹, ¹University of Texas Houston McGovern Medical School, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Houston, TX, ²University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, ³University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴University of Texas Houston, McGovern Medical School, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients have a prominent neutrophil gene expression signature. However, investigations into the pathophysiologic role of neutrophils in SSc are lacking. This…

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