Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 0262 • ACR Convergence 2020
SLE Pregnancies: C4 as Predictor of Flares and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Francesca Crisafulli¹, Laura Andreoli¹, Matteo Filippini¹, Micaela Fredi¹, Maria Chiara Gerardi¹, Roberto Gorla², Maria Grazia Lazzaroni¹, Daniele Lini¹, Cecilia Nalli², Marco Taglietti¹, Andrea Lojacono³, Sonia Zatti³, Cristina Zanardini³, Franco Franceschini¹ and Angela Tincani¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy, ³Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
Background/Purpose: SLE pregnancies have an increased risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (APO). In clinical practice, low C3 and C4 levels are associated with active disease…
Abstract Number: 0278 • ACR Convergence 2020
Trends in Incidence of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus from 1976 to 2018: A Population-Based Study
Mehmet Hocaoglu¹, Mark Denis P. Davis², Shirley-Ann Osei-Onomah³, Jesse Dabit², Rachel Giblon², Thomas O'Byrne², Cynthia Crowson⁴ and Ali Duarte-Garcia², ¹University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus, Baltimore, MD, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is a heterogeneous chronic disease with potential for long lasting morbidity. Studies that provide incidence data on the entire spectrum…
Abstract Number: 0296 • ACR Convergence 2020
Investigating the Differences in ANA Specificities Between Asymptomatic and Symptomatic ANA+ Individuals
Carolina Munoz-grajales¹, Stephenie Prokopec², Dennisse Bonilla³, Earl D. Silverman⁴, Sindhu Johnson³, Arthur Bookman⁵, Zahi Touma⁶, Zareen Ahmad⁷, Linda Hiraki⁸, Paul Boutros⁹, Andrzej Chruscinski¹⁰ and Joan Wither³, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ²Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada, ³University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Translational Medicine, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University Health Network; 8Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ⁹Department of Immunology, University of Toronto; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto; Department of Human Genetics, University of California; Department of Urology, University of California; Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California; Institute for Precision Health, University of California; Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of California, Toronto, Canada, ¹⁰Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Background/Purpose: Within the Anti-Nuclear Antibody (ANA) associated Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (SARD), such as Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE), Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS), and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc),…
Abstract Number: 0442 • ACR Convergence 2020
Disparities in CoronaViridae Infection Are Readily Apparent in Rheumatology Patients Despite Use of Hydroxychloquine And/or Methotrexate
Maria Antonelli¹ and Nora Singer², ¹MHMC/CWRU, Cleveland, OH, ²The MetroHealth System, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: In the initial months of the SARS CoV2/COVID19 pandemic, broad use of off-label therapy with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was prescribed to reduce CoV2-related morbidity and…
Abstract Number: 0587 • ACR Convergence 2020
Barriers to Rheumatologic Care and Antimalarial Refills Among a Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alfredo Aguirre¹, Laura Trupin¹, Sarah Patterson², Kimberly DeQuattro², Patricia Katz³, Cristina Lanata², Stephanie Rush¹, Lindsey Criswell⁴, Maria Dall'Era⁵ and Jinoos Yazdany¹, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ⁴Rosalind Russell/Ephraim P. Engleman Rheumatology Research Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The pandemic of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has led to widespread disruptions across the spectrum of healthcare. We sought to investigate barriers to medical…
Abstract Number: 0844 • ACR Convergence 2020
Rab4A Regulates Glomerulonephritis and Tryptophan Metabolism in Sle1.2.3. Lupus-prone Mice via Recycling of CD98
Brandon Wyman¹, Nick Huang¹, Zhiwei Lai¹, Mark Haas², Manuel Duarte¹, Joshua Lewis¹ and Andras Perl¹, ¹SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with an incompletely understood etiology. Previous work has identified Rab4A, a small GTPase responsible for endosomal…
Abstract Number: 0863 • ACR Convergence 2020
Residual Treatment Burden, Desired Improvement, and Prioritized Treatment Goals in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Results from the SLE-UPDATE (Understanding Preferences, Disease Activity and Treatment Expectations) Survey in the United States
Diane Kamen¹, Julie Birt², Monica Hadi³, Nashmel Sargalo³, Ella Brookes³, Paul Swinburn³, Leslie Hanrahan⁴, Karin Tse⁵, Natalia Bello⁶, Kirstin Griffing², Maria Silk², Laure Delbecque⁷ and Anca Askanase⁸, ¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ³Evidera, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Carra Group, Milwaukee, WI, ⁵Lupus Foundation of America, DC, WA, ⁶Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, ⁷Eli Lilly and Company, Brussels, Belgium, ⁸Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Literature describes a fairly high degree of satisfaction with SLE therapies, despite patients reporting high rates of adverse event (1-2). The objectives of this…
Abstract Number: 0977 • ACR Convergence 2020
Expanded T Peripheral Helper Cells and Increased Pathologic B Cell Lung Infiltration in Pristane-induced Murine Lupus in the Absence of BCL6+ Tfh Cells
Runci Wang¹, Pui Lee², Peter Nigrovic³ and Deepak Rao¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²1.Boston Children's Hospital;2.Brigham and Women's Hospital;3.Harvard Medical School, Newton, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Boston
Background/Purpose: PD-1hi CXCR5- T peripheral helper (Tph) cells are highly expanded in RA and SLE patients. Like T follicular helper (Tfh) cells, human Tph cells…
Abstract Number: 1024 • ACR Convergence 2020
Time Trends in the Incidence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A 40-Year Study
Ali Duarte-Garcia¹, Mehmet Hocaoglu², Shirley-Ann Osei-Onomah³, Jesse Dabit¹, Rachel Giblon¹ and Cynthia Crowson⁴, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus, Baltimore, MD, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Changes over time in the incidence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) remain uncertain. It is unclear if the variations in established SLE risk factors,…
Abstract Number: 1262 • ACR Convergence 2020
Single LAC Positivity versus Double and Triple Positivity for Thrombosis in SLE
Selcan Demir¹, Jessica Li², Laurence Magder³ and Michelle Petri⁴, ¹Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Ankara, Turkey, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD
Background/Purpose:Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is classified as the development of venous and/or arterial thromboses, and pregnancy morbidity, in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL); lupus anticoagulant,…
Abstract Number: 1278 • ACR Convergence 2020
Does Co-existing Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Affect Outcomes of Hospitalizations for Ischemic Stroke?
Ehizogie Edigin¹, Precious Eseaton², Pius Ojemolon³ and Augustine Manadan⁴, ¹John H Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, ²University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, ³St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada, ⁴Cook County Hospital/Rush University Medical center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Various studies have shown that individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) have a higher risk of stroke and cerebrovascular events than the general population. These events represent a significant…
Abstract Number: 1294 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prediction of Damage in SLE Using Unbiased Analysis of Large Datasets
Eric Morand¹, Dinith Liyanage², Rita Hoang², Vera Golder², Worawit Louthrenoo³, Shue Fen Luo⁴, Yeong-Jian Wu⁵, Sargunan Sockalingam⁶, Susan Morton⁷, Sandra Navarra⁸, Leonid Zamora⁹, Laniyati Hamijoyo¹⁰, Yasuhiro Katsumata¹¹, Masayoshi Harigai¹², Madelynn Chan¹³, Sean O'Neill¹⁴, Fiona Goldblatt¹⁵, Chak Sing Lau¹⁶, Zhanguo Li¹⁷, Julie Bonin², Rachel Koelmeyer², Mandana Nikpour¹⁸, Rangi Kandane-Rathnayake² and Hieu Nim², ¹Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ²Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, ³Chiang Mai University Hospital, Muang, Thailand, ⁴Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁵Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Guishan, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁶University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ⁷Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, ⁸University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, ⁹University of Santo Thomas, Manila, Philippines, ¹⁰University of Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia, ¹¹Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ¹³Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ¹⁴Sydney University, Sydney, Australia, ¹⁵Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ¹⁶Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ¹⁷Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ¹⁸The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: A key goal of treatment of SLE is the prevention of irreversible organ damage. The ability to identify patients at increased risk for damage…
Abstract Number: 1475 • ACR Convergence 2020
Predictors of Thirty-Day Hospital Readmissions in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the US: A Nationwide Study
Rayan Najjar¹, Swetha Ann Alexander², Grant Hughes¹, Jinoos Yazdany³ and Namrata Singh⁴, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT, ³UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Background/Purpose: For individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), hospital readmission rate is associated with quality of care and prognosis. Our objective was to evaluate independent…
Abstract Number: 1616 • ACR Convergence 2020
Systematic Review of Effectiveness Outcomes Reported in Rheumatology Transition Literature
Heather Bannerman¹, Karen Beattie¹, Avanti Patel², Milica Tanic², Michelle Batthish³ and Mark Matsos², ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, ³McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: In young patients with rheumatologic disease, transition from pediatric to adult care is a complex process. Poor transitional care leads to health deterioration, loss…
Abstract Number: 1679 • ACR Convergence 2020
Developing a Standardized Corticosteroid Dosing Regimen in Pediatric Proliferative Lupus Nephritis
Nathalie Chalhoub¹, Kelly Rouster-Stevens², Marisa Klein-Gitelman³, Karen Onel⁴, Beatrice Goilav⁵, Sonia Savani⁶, Natasha Ruth⁶, Tingting Qiu⁷, Najla Aljaberi⁸, Jianghong Deng⁹, Angela Merritt⁸, Benjamin Laskin¹⁰, Anna Carmela Sagcal-Gironella¹¹, Stacy Ardoin¹², Deborah Levy¹³, Scott Wenderfer¹⁴, Bin Huang⁷, Hermine I Brunner¹⁵ and LaUNCH Project Investigators¹⁶, ¹The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, ²Emory University/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁵The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁷Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁹Beijing Children’s Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ¹⁰Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, ¹¹Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, Hackensack, NJ, ¹²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁴Renal Section, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ¹⁵PRCSG, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ¹⁶LUpus Nephritis and Cellcept precision dosing in cHildren (LaUNCH), Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Corticosteroids (CS) remain the mainstay of therapy for childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE). However, widely accepted strategies for oral (PO) or intravenous (IV) CS…

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