Abstracts tagged "Scleroderma"

Abstract Number: 1530 • ACR Convergence 2023
Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Following Lung Transplantation: An Italian Multicentre Experience
Claudia Iannone¹, Maria Rosa Pellico¹, Letizia Corinna Corinna Morlacchi², Valeria Rossetti², Marco Vicenzi², Paolo Airò³, Marta Saracco⁴, Annamaria iagnocco⁴, Lorenzo Beretta⁵, Adriana Severino⁵, Eleonora Zaccara⁶, paola Faggioli⁶, Fabio Cacciapaglia⁷, Stefano Stano⁸, Silvia Cavalli⁹, Antonina Minniti⁹, giorgia Trignani⁹, francesco Blasi⁵, Roberto F. Caporali¹⁰ and Nicoletta Del Papa¹¹, ¹ASST Gaetano Pini CTO, Milan, Italy, ²Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁴AO Mauriziano di Torino, Torino, Italy, ⁵Policlinico di Milano, Milano, Italy, ⁶Legnano-ASST-Ovest Milanese, Legnano, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari, Bari, Italy, ⁸Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy, ⁹ASST Gaetano Pini CTO, Milano, Italy, ¹⁰Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, and Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy, ¹¹Scleroderma Clinic, Dipartimento di Reumatologia, ASST Gaetano Pini CTO, Milano, Italy
Background/Purpose: Lung transplantation (LT) is gaining ground in managing advanced ILD in SSc patients. However, concerns remain among surgeons due to SSc's complexity, multiorgan involvement…
Abstract Number: 2593 • ACR Convergence 2023
FT011 for the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis. Results from a Phase II Study
Christopher Denton¹, Wendy Stevens², Nicole Kruger³, Michelle Papadimitriou⁴, Fay Khong⁴, Michelle Bradney³, Darren Kelly⁴ and Robert Lafyatis⁵, ¹University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia, ³Certa Therapeutics, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴Certa Therapeutics and Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by vascular damage, inflammation, and fibrosis of the skin and organs, with no approved disease modifying…
Abstract Number: 0609 • ACR Convergence 2023
Mortality After Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Autoimmune Disease: Do Scleroderma Patients Fare Worse?
Marina Birck¹, Autumn Neville¹, Jan Storek², Harry Atkins³, Marie Hudson⁴, Ines Colmegna⁵, Jessie R. Lavoie⁶, Jun Gao⁷ and Sasha Bernatsky¹, ¹Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁵The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶Health Canada, Centre for Oncology, Radiopharmaceuticals and Research, Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁷Health Canada, Centre for Regulatory Excellence, Statistics and Trials, Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has benefitted some patients with autoimmune disease (AD) but is associated with toxicity and treatment-related mortality. Autologous HSCT…
Abstract Number: 0650 • ACR Convergence 2023
Understanding the Employment Landscape in People with Systemic Sclerosis
Hila Jazayeri¹, Zareen Ahmad¹, Monique Gignac² and Sindhu Johnson³, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western and Mount Sinai Hospitals; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic rheumatic disease that restricts participation in various life roles, including in the workplace. Our objectives were to identify…
Abstract Number: 0952 • ACR Convergence 2023
Unraveling the Role of MiR-181 in Skin Fibrosis Pathogenesis by Targeting NUDT21
Tingting Mills¹, Minghua Wu², Hydia Puente³, Jerry Alonso⁴, Julio charles⁴, Maureen Mayes⁴ and Shervin Assassi⁵, ¹Biochemistry Department, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³UTHealth-Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ⁵University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Nudix Hydrolase 21 (NUDT21, also known as CFIm25) is a master regulator of alternative polyadenylation. Previous studies have revealed that NUDT21 is significantly decreased…
Abstract Number: 1532 • ACR Convergence 2023
Safety and Microvascular Effects of Long-term Treatment with Aminaphtone in Systemic Sclerosis Patients: A Retrospective Analysis
Alberto Sulli¹, Rosanna Campitiello¹, Emanuele Gotelli¹, Andrea Cere¹, Elvis Hysa², Tamara Vojinovic², Carlotta Schenone¹, Carmen Pizzorni¹, Sabrina Paolino¹, Elisa Alessandri¹, Vanessa Smith³ and Maurizio Cutolo⁴, ¹Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, ²Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genova, Italy, ³Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ⁴Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology, Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: The progressive endothelial damage is one of the hallmarks of systemic sclerosis (SSc), an autoimmune connective tissue disease characterized by organ fibrotic involvement. Aminaphtone…
Abstract Number: 2594 • ACR Convergence 2023
Trajectories of Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD)
Oliver Distler¹, Madelon Vonk², Arata Azuma³, Maureen Mayes⁴, Dinesh Khanna⁵, Kristin B Highland⁶, Gerrit Toenges⁷, Margarida Alves⁸ and Yannick Allanore⁹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan, and Meisei Hospital, Saitama, Japan, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ⁵University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁷Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁸Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁹Department of Rheumatology A, Descartes University, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: The SENSCIS trial enrolled patients with SSc-ILD without a requirement for them to have evidence of recent progression. During the trial, nintedanib reduced the…
Abstract Number: 0610 • ACR Convergence 2023
Nailfold Capillaroscopy for Prediction of Novel Severe Organ Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis
Cristiana Sieiro Santos¹, Rúben Rego Salgueiro², Clara Moriano Morales³, Carolina Álvarez Castro³ and Elvira Díez Álvarez³, ¹Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain, ²ULS Guarda, Guarda, Portugal, ³CAULE, León, Spain
Background/Purpose: Nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) has been suggested as a potential biomarker of disease severity in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Several studies report the association between capillary…
Abstract Number: 0652 • ACR Convergence 2023
Ethnic Variations in Systemic Sclerosis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Patrick Donio¹, Wesley Fidler², Juan Pablo Diaz-Martinez³, Elvira Bangert⁴, Zareen Ahmad⁵, Medha Soowamber⁶ and Sindhu Johnson⁷, ¹Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Northern Ontario School of Medicine University, Queen's University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada, ²Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada, ³Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Toronto Scleroderma Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Toronto Scleroderma Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Toronto Scleroderma Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Woodbridge, ON, Canada, ⁷Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem fibrosing autoimmune disease with a high mortality rate. Ethnicity can influence prevalence and disease characteristics in SSc. Less…
Abstract Number: 0954 • ACR Convergence 2023
Non-canonical WNTA Promotes Cytoskeletal Rearrangement and Integrin Alpha V Clustering via JNK and ROCK to Control the Activation of Latent TGFβ
Thuong Trinh-Minh¹, Chih-Wei Chen², Cuong Tran Manh¹, yi-nan Li¹, Honglin Zhu³, Debomita Chakraborty⁴, Yun Zhang¹, Simon Rauber⁵, Clara Dees⁵, Christina Bergmann⁶, Alexander Kreuter⁷, Christiane Reuter⁸, Florian Groeber-Becker⁸, Beate Eckes⁹, Oliver Distler¹⁰, Andreas Ramming¹¹, Georg Schett¹² and Joerg Distler¹, ¹Clinic for Rheumatology University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany; Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ²3 Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. 4 Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany., Erlangen, Germany, ³3 Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. 4 Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. 5 Department of Rheumatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, ⁴3 Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. 4 Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵3 Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. 4 Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany., Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Department Internal Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁷Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, HELIOS St. Elisabeth Clinic, Oberhausen, Germany, ⁸Translational Center for Regenerative Therapies, Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research (ISC) Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁹Translational Matrix Biology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. 9 Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Köln, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹¹Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹²Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disorder with vasculopathy, inflammation, and fibrosis of the skin and organs. Fibrosis is caused by the abnormal…
Abstract Number: 1621 • ACR Convergence 2023
Maxillofacial MRI Augments Detection of Non-CNS Abnormalities in Pediatric Craniofacial Scleroderma
Daniel Glaser¹, Amy Metry², Elena DeRosas², Subramanian Subramanian² and Kathryn Torok³, ¹Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Craniofacial scleroderma is a rare subtype of linear scleroderma affecting the head and neck. Up to 40% of patients experience extracutaneous manifestations (ECMs), but…
Abstract Number: PP16 • ACR Convergence 2023
Peer Health Coaches Help Scleroderma Patients Cope with Isolation
Mary Alore¹, Yen Chen² and Susan Murphy³, ¹Troy, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Michigan, Plymouth, MI
Background/Purpose: In 2011, I felt extremely isolated with my new diagnosis of diffuse systemic sclerosis and sought support online and in support groups. In addition…
Abstract Number: 029 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Scleroderma Spectrum Disorders: A Single Center Experience
Meredith Rae, Tam Doan and Eyal Muscal, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Cardiac disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children with SLE and SSc. Various studies have demonstrated an association between duration…
Abstract Number: 086 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Systemic Sclerosis Overlap Syndrome: A Case Series from a Single Large Pediatric Center
Jessica Nguyen¹, Miriah Gillispie-Taylor¹, Eyal Muscal¹ and Marietta Deguzman², ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare but potentially life-threatening autoimmune condition with features including immune, fibrotic, and vascular manifestations affecting the skin and…
Abstract Number: 098 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Characterization of Pulmonary Nodules in Juvenile-onset Systemic Sclerosis: A Single Center Case-Series
Jonathan Li¹, Franziska Rosser¹, Sameh Tadros¹ and Kathryn Torok², ¹UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Given the high prevalence of intestinal lung disease (ILD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and the low sensitivity of pulmonary function testing for diagnosing ILD,…

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