ACR Meeting Abstracts

ACR Meeting Abstracts

  • Meetings
    • ACR Convergence 2024
    • ACR Convergence 2023
    • 2023 ACR/ARP PRSYM
    • ACR Convergence 2022
    • ACR Convergence 2021
    • ACR Convergence 2020
    • 2020 ACR/ARP PRSYM
    • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
    • 2018-2009 Meetings
    • Download Abstracts
  • Keyword Index
  • Advanced Search
  • Your Favorites
    • Favorites
    • Login
    • View and print all favorites
    • Clear all your favorites
  • ACR Meetings

Abstracts tagged "Scleroderma"

  • Abstract Number: 2052 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Role of Scleroderma/myositis-related Autoantibodies Detected by Immunoblot to the Diagnosis of Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases in 410 Patients from a Single Referral Center

    Carmen Secada Gómez1, Diana Prieto-Peña2, Mónica Renuncio-García3, Juan Irure-Ventura4, Marcos Lopez-Hoyos5 and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso6, 1Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 2Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, 3Division of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Immunopathology Group, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 4Division of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. Immunopathology group, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, 5Division of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. Immunopathology group, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 6Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain

    Background/Purpose: In clinical practice, immunoblot assays are being used more frequently as a diagnostic tool for systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs).Our aim was to evaluate the…
  • Abstract Number: 2644 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Baseline Fibroblast Immunophenotype Predicts Clinical Improvement Among Individuals with Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis

    Kimberly Lakin1, Robert Spiera2, John Spivack1, Yaxia Zhang1, Jessica Gordon3 and dana Orange4, 1Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2Scleroderma, Vasculitis, and Myositis Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 3Division of Rheumatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 4Rockefeller University, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: We have previously shown that fibroblast CD34 is low and alpha-smooth muscle actin (aSMA) is high in severe diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) skin,…
  • Abstract Number: 0689 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Arrhythmic Burden, Myocardial Markers, and Long-term Survival in Distinct Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Subsets of Systemic Sclerosis

    Silvia Laura Bosello1, Enrico De Lorenzis2, Giacomo De Luca3, Antonio Tonutti4, veronica Batani5, Pier Giacomo Cerasuolo6, Gerlando Natalello7, Lucia Lanzo6, Gabriella Alonzi6, Silvia Fiore6, Stefano Di Murro6, Andrea Zoli6, Valentina Boni6, Riccardo Marano8, Francesca Augusta Gabrielli9, Francesco Del Galdo10, Dan Knight11, Vivek Muthurangu11, Christopher Denton12, Maria De Santis4, Marco Matucci Cerinic5 and Maria Antonietta D'Agostino13, 1Unit of Rheumatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy, 2Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Rome, Italy, 3Vita-Salute San Raffaele University & IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Milan, Italy, 4Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy, 5Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, 6Division of Rheumatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, 7Division of Rheumatology - Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Rome, Italy, 8Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Oncological Radiotherapy and Hematology, Diagnostic Imaging Area, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy, 9Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, 10University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 11UCL Department of Cardiac MRI, University College London (Royal Free Campus), London, United Kingdom, 12University College London, Northwood, United Kingdom, 13Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is widely recognized as heterogeneous and, when clinically evident, it is associated with a poor prognosis. Recently, five…
  • Abstract Number: 0954 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Increased Proliferating Natural Killer Cells Exhibit an Aberrant Pro-Inflammatory Gene Signature in Systemic Sclerosis Patients

    Pietro Bearzi1, Elena Pachera2, Sophie Wagner3, Astrid Hofman4, Lumeng Li4, Laura Much4, Mike Becker5, Kristina Bürki4, Luca Navarini6, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold7, Roberto Giacomelli8 and Oliver Distler9, 1Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland, 2University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 3University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland, 4Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 5Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 6Rheumatology, Immunology and Clinical Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rome "Campus Bio-Medico", Rome, Italy, 7Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 8Rheumatology, Immunology and Clinical Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rome "Campus Bio-Medico", Roma, Italy, 9Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland

    Background/Purpose: Recent transcriptomic data suggest a prominent involvement of innate immune cells in the pathogenesis of SSc. In this regard, contrasting data on NK cells…
  • Abstract Number: 1570 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Deconvolution of the Lipidomic Signature of Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS) and Established Disease: Lipid Biomarker Features That Predict Disease Progression in Skin and Lung

    Sunhwa Kim1, Yingtao Bi2, Vishal Kakkar3, Rebecca Ross4 and Francesco Del Galdo3, 1AbbVie, South San Francisco, CA, 2Abbvie, Worcester, MA, 3University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 4Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease with variable clinical presentations and progression rates. Accurate patient stratification is crucial for optimizing treatment strategies.…
  • Abstract Number: 1822 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Analysis of Differential Activation of Lysophosphatidic Acid Regulated Genes in Diffuse and Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis

    Medha Kanitkar1, Philip Yee2, Stefano Rodolfi1, Kristina Clark3, Voon Ong4 and Christopher Denton5, 1University College London, London, United Kingdom, 2UCL, London, United Kingdom, 3University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, 4University College London, London, England, United Kingdom, 5University College London, Northwood, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Lysophosphatidic Acid (LPA) is a lipid mediator implicated in the pathogenesis of SSc and  idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Phase 2 clinical trials targeting this biological…
  • Abstract Number: 2441 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Investigating Kidney Disease Risks in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) – Effects of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI): Retrospective Analysis

    Irakli Tskhakaia and Arthur Lau, Jefferson Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

    Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) patients often experience gastrointestinal complications, frequently managed with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Despite evidence of PPI-related chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk in…
  • Abstract Number: 2684 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Assessment of Skin in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Using High Frequency Ultrasound : A Comparative Study with Histology and Clinical Parameters of Skin Disease

    Ruhani Desai1, Filemon Tan2, Minghua Wu3, Jefferey Browning4, Samuel Theodore3, Meng Zhang3, Brian Skaug3, Maureen Mayes3 and Shervin Assassi3, 1UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, DeLand, FL, 2University of Texas at Houston McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 3UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, 4Boston Univeristy, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: The extent of skin involvement and its rate of progression can provide prognostic information for systemic sclerosis (SSc)-related morbidity and mortality. Moreover, skin assessment…
  • Abstract Number: 0692 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Evaluation of the New Criteria for Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

    Miriam Retuerto Guerrero1, Clara Moriano2, cristiana sieiro santos3, Laura Sierra Herranz4, Javier Juan Garcia4, Ivan Castellvi Barranco5 and elvira Diez álvarez4, 1Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, Leon, Spain, 2Hospital León, LEON, Spain, 3Rheumatology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain, Leon, Spain, 4Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Leon, Leon, 5Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Recently,…
  • Abstract Number: 0957 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Increased Collagen Deposition and Altered Immune Cell Profiles Are Present in Early and Late Stage Systemic Sclerosis with Gastrointestinal Involvement

    Laura Much1, Elena Pachera2, Andrea Laimbacher1, Henriette Didriksen3, Lars Aabakken4, Knut Ea Lundin4, Lumeng Li1, Astrid Hofman1, Pietro Bearzi5, Sophie Wagner6, Michael Scharl7, Øyvind Molberg8, Håvard Fretheim9, Oliver Distler10 and Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold9, 1Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 3Oslo University Hospital, Moss, Norway, 4Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, 5Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland, 6University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland, 7Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 8Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, 9Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 10Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland

    Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) involvement is highly prevalent among patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. However, treatment options…
  • Abstract Number: 1571 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Is a Serum Biomarker and Pathogenic Factor of Progressive Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis

    Vishal Kakkar1, Sunhwa Kim2, Yingtao Bi3, Christopher Wasson1, Stefano Di Donato4, Rebecca Ross5, Marco Di Battista6, Enrico De Lorenzis7, Thierry Sornasse2 and Francesco Del Galdo1, 1University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 2AbbVie, South San Francisco, CA, 3Abbvie, Worcester, MA, 4Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, 5Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 6Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK, Pisa, United Kingdom, 7Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Rome, Italy

    Background/Purpose: In systemic sclerosis (SSc), interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains the leading cause of mortality. A decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) is considered a…
  • Abstract Number: 1824 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Skin Macrophage Subtypes and Impact of Tofacitinib in Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: Results from Single-cell Analyses of an Observational Data Set and a Phase I/II Randomized Controlled Trial

    Juliette Ferrant1, Alain Lescoat2, Valérie Lecureur3, Marie Lelong3, John Varga4, Robert Lafyatis5, Johann Gudjonsson4 and Dinesh Khanna4, 1CHU Rennes, Rennes, France, 2CHU Rennes - University Rennes 1, Rennes, France, 3Rennes University, Rennes, France, 4University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 5University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

    Background/Purpose: Macrophages play a major role in dcSSc-related skin fibrosis, with a mixed M1-M2 activation profile relying on the activation of JAK/STAT. Tofacitinib, a pan-JAK…
  • Abstract Number: 2444 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Performance of the DETECT Algorithm and Cluster Analysis in Screening for Systemic Sclerosis Pulmonary Hypertension Groups

    Ryan Osgueritchian1, Hoda Mombeini1, Vivek Jani2, Adrianne Woods3, Steven Hsu1, Matthew Lammi4, Paul Hassoun4, Fredrick Wigley5, Laura Hummers6, Stephen Mathai7, Ami Shah8 and Monica Mukherjee1, 1Johns Hopkins University Division of Cardiology, Baltimore, MD, 2Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 3Johns Hopkins University Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, 4Johns Hopkins University Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 5Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, MD, 6Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Ellicott City, MD, 7Johns Hopkins University Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,, Blatimore, 8Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, MD

    Background/Purpose: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) portends poor outcomes in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Recent efforts for early identification and intervention in SSc patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension…
  • Abstract Number: 2688 • ACR Convergence 2024

    HLA-DRB4: A Novel Susceptibility Locus in Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Severe Calcinosis

    Sara Faghihi-Kashani1, srijana davluri2, Kamini Kuchinad3, Zuoming deng4, Faiza Naz4, Stefania Dell'Orso4, Zsuzsanna McMahan5, Laura Hummers6, Daniel Kastner7, Fredrick Wigley3, david fiorentino8, Christian Lood9, Ami Shah10, Lorinda Chung11 and Pravitt Gourh4, 1Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, San Francisco, CA, 2Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, 3Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, MD, 4National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD, 5UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, 6Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Ellicott City, MD, 7National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD, 8Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, Palo Alto, CA, 9Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Seattle, WA, 10Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, MD, 11Stanford University, Woodside, CA

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disease. Class II HLA alleles have been reported to play an important role in SSc pathogenesis. Calcinosis, deposition of…
  • Abstract Number: 0693 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Behind the Bronchiectasis in Systemic Sclerosis. Prevalence and Risk Factors

    Miriam Retuerto Guerrero1, Clara Moriano2, Paula Perez Garcia3, cristiana sieiro santos4 and elvira Diez álvarez3, 1Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, Leon, Spain, 2Hospital León, LEON, Spain, 3Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Leon, Leon, 4Rheumatology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain, Leon, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Bronchiectasis (BC) has been observed in association with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Esophageal dysmotility, immunosuppressive drugs and the direct effect of collagen deposition in the…
  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • …
  • 28
  • Next Page »
Advanced Search

Your Favorites

You can save and print a list of your favorite abstracts during your browser session by clicking the “Favorite” button at the bottom of any abstract. View your favorites »

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].

Wiley

  • Online Journal
  • Privacy Policy
  • Permissions Policies
  • Cookie Preferences

© Copyright 2025 American College of Rheumatology