Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 0660 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effects of Deucravacitinib on Dysregulated Autoimmune Gene Modules That Correlate With Skin Disease Severity and Treatment Response in Patients With Cutaneous Manifestations of Lupus Erythematosus: Biomarker Results From a Global, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Study
J. Michelle Kahlenberg¹, Victoria Werth², Joerg Wenzel³, John Schwarz⁴, Jinqi Liu⁴ and Brandon Johnson⁴, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ⁴Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Deucravacitinib, an oral, selective, allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor approved in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, has demonstrated significant improvements in cutaneous manifestations…
Abstract Number: 0637 • ACR Convergence 2025
DNA Methylation Patterns Differ Between Genetically Similar Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients From Peru and the U.S.
Sundus Dwidar¹, Mary Horton², Meghan Nelson³, Joanne Nititham², Richard Oppong³, Frank Donovan⁴, Jinoos Yazdany⁵, Maria Dall'Era⁶, Lisa Barcellos⁷, Heinner Guio⁸, Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁹, Lindsey Criswell² and Cristina Lanata¹⁰, ¹National Institutes of Health, Washington, ²NIH/NHGRI, Bethesda, MD, ³National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁴National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, ⁵UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, ⁷UC Berkeley, Berkeley, ⁸Universidad de Huanuco, Lima, Peru, ⁹Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, ¹⁰NIH/NHGRI, Bethesda
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that disproportionately affects individuals of Amerindian ancestry and those who self-identify as Hispanic. The term “Hispanic”…
Abstract Number: 0619 • ACR Convergence 2025
Interim Analysis of the Impact of a Recombinant Herpes Zoster Vaccine on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Randomized Controlled Study on Immunogenicity, Safety and Immunosuppressor Effects
Luciana Parente Costa Seguro¹, Andrea Negrini², Sandra G Pasoto³, Nadia E Aikawa⁴, Ana C Medeiros-Ribeiro³, Eduardo Borba¹, Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki⁵, Artur Sartori², Danieli Andrade⁶, Thiago Freitas⁷, Henrique Giardini⁷, Clovis Artur Silva⁸ and Eloisa Bonfa¹, ¹Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Faculdade de Medicina da USP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁶University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁷Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁸University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: SLE patients are at increased risk of infections, including herpes zoster (HZ). Prior studies evaluating the recombinant herpes zoster vaccine (RZV) in SLE have…
Abstract Number: 0602 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Healthcare Resource Utilization and Healthcare Expenditures: Analysis of Nationally Representative Data, 2017-2022
Ami Vyas¹, Steven Cohen² and Christine Eisenhower², ¹University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, ²University of Rhode Island, Kingston
Background/Purpose: Limited information is available about the effect of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on healthcare resource utilization and healthcare expenditures. The associations between SLE and…
Abstract Number: 0825 • ACR Convergence 2025
Rheum2Learn: A Randomized Trial of Virtual vs Text-Based Rheumatology Modules
Sonam Kiwalkar¹, Julianna Desmarais², Ellen Snyder³, Lisa Schroeder⁴, Marissa Meissner⁵, Noelle A. Rolle⁶, Sarah Donohue⁷, Brittany Bettendorf⁸, Ira Khanna⁹, Karen Kruzer¹⁰, Nkechi Emejuaiwe¹¹, Ibtissam Gad¹², David Leverenz¹³, Michael George¹⁴, Ashima Makol¹⁵, Floranne Ernste¹⁵ and Jilie Blaszczak¹⁶, ¹The Vancouver Clinic, Portland, OR, ²Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, ³UNC Rheumatology, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Geisinger, Danville, PA, ⁵Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ⁶Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Evans, GA, ⁷University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁸University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁹Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, ¹⁰Assistant Professor- University of Rochester, Victor, NY, ¹¹Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ¹²University of Michigan, Plymouth, MI, ¹³Duke University, Durham, NC, ¹⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁶University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Internal medicine (IM) residents often receive limited rheumatology training, contributing to low confidence in managing rheumatologic conditions and suboptimal performance on standardized examinations. Virtual…
Abstract Number: 0373 • ACR Convergence 2025
Implementation of a Lupus Self-Management mHealth App: Using Incentives to Drive Engagement
Melissa French¹, Katherine Carpenter², Eric Johnson², Melicent Miller² and Mary Crimmings², ¹Lupus Foundation of America, Alexandria, VA, ²Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: As part of a five-year cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) has implemented the…
Abstract Number: 0126 • ACR Convergence 2025
Performance of the 2023 and 2006 APS Classification Criteria in Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with APS: A Multisite Cohort Study
Jacqueline Madison¹, Elizabeth Sloan², Cristina Saez³, Olivia Kwan⁴, Kevin Lewis¹, Jonathan Marilao⁵, Blake Baay⁶, Rasha Elrefai⁴, Marissa Dale⁷, Deborah McCurdy⁸, Jheel Bhatt⁹, Sasidhar Goteti¹⁰, Ekemini Ogbu¹¹, Jason S. Knight¹ and Yu (Ray) Zuo¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²UT Southwestern, Children's Medical Center, and Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX, ³Children's Hospital Colorado, Glendale, CO, ⁴Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁵University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁶Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX, ⁷Hospital for Special Surgery/NYP Cornell, New York, NY, ⁸UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁹Advent Health Orlando, Orlando, FL, ¹⁰University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a thrombo-inflammatory disorder that causes significant morbidity and mortality, even in children. The 2023 ACR/EULAR classification criteria, which use weighted…
Abstract Number: 2647 • ACR Convergence 2025
Unlinked Paths to SLE: Divergent Associations of DNA Methylation and Polygenic Risk Scores with SLE Features
Holme Vestin¹, Nina Oparina¹, Elisabeth Skoglund¹, Maija-Leena Eloranta¹, Martina Frodlund², Iva Gunnarsson³, Chrisopher Sjöwall², Elisabet Svenungsson⁴, Lars Rönnblom¹, Juliana Imgenberg-Kreuz¹ and Dag Leonard¹, ¹Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ²Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Inflammation and Infection/Rheumatology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The aetiopathogenesis of SLE encompasses genetic and epigenetic factors, including hypomethylation of type I interferon (IFN) regulated genes (1) and the HLA-DRB1*03:01 haplotype, linked…
Abstract Number: 2565 • ACR Convergence 2025
Assessing Participation in the Lupus Sister Circle Support Group
Khadija Dantata, Wendy Rodgers and Lety Ocana, The Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Relative to White people with lupus (PWL), Black/African American (B/AA) PWL are three times as likely to develop lupus and suffer a severe form…
Abstract Number: 2456 • ACR Convergence 2025
Predictors of Real-World Remission in Patients with SLE Initiating Belimumab in the USA
Aarat M Patel¹, Renee L. Gennarelli², Temitope Bello², Ali Bonakdar² and Karen Worley³, ¹GSK, US Medical Affairs, Durham, NC, ²Cencora, Real-World Evidence, Conshohocken, PA, ³GSK, Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Research, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: The Definition Of Remission in SLE (DORIS) criteria were developed to align SLE remission definitions.1,2 Post hoc analyses of clinical trial data demonstrated that…
Abstract Number: 2440 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effect of Cenerimod on Four Main Clinical Items of SLEDAI-2K Score in SLE Patients in a Phase 2b Study
Anca Askanase¹, Bruno Flamion², Ouali Berkani² and Cecile Dubois², ¹Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Viatris Innovation, Allschwil, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Cenerimod is a selective S1P1 receptor modulator that has the potential to reduce the abnormal immune response seen in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) thereby…
Abstract Number: 2421 • ACR Convergence 2025
Whole Blood Immune Phenotyping Reveals Cytometric Differences in B Cell Clusters Between Lupus Nephritis and Non-Lupus Nephritis SLE Patients with Minimal Proteinuria
Nicholas Bauer¹, Philip Carlucci², Rufei Lu¹, Carla Guthridge¹, Tayte Stephens³, Benjamin Jones⁴, Wade DeJager⁵, Susan Macwana¹, Andrea Fava⁶, Sanchit Sanyal⁷, Erin Carter⁸, Mala Masson⁹, Jennifer Anolik¹⁰, Jennifer Barnas¹¹, Peter Izmirly¹², H Michael Belmont¹³, Kelly Ruggles¹⁴, Study Team ALE⁰⁶ Clinical¹, Brad Rovin¹⁵, Jill Buyon¹⁶, Michelle Petri¹⁷, Judith James¹ and Joel Guthridge¹, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ⁶Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁸New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁹NYU Langone Medical Center- Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ¹⁰University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ¹¹University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ¹²New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ¹³NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ¹⁴NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, ¹⁵The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ¹⁶NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ¹⁷Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD
Background/Purpose: Autoreactive B cell populations play a key role in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis (LN). Therefore, it is hypothesized that dysregulation in the B…
Abstract Number: 2404 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical features of Elderly-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jessica Dai¹, Erin Carter², Mala Masson³, Amit Saxena⁴, H Michael Belmont⁵, Peter Izmirly⁶ and Jill Buyon⁴, ¹New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Tenafly, NJ, ²New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³NYU Langone Medical Center- Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ⁴NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic chronic disease characterized by a wide range of clinical and serological manifestations. It most commonly affects young…
Abstract Number: 2387 • ACR Convergence 2025
Lupus Damage Index Revision – Item Generation and Reduction Phases
Burak Kundakci¹, Megan Barber², Ann Clarke², Sindhu Johnson³ and Ian Bruce⁴, ¹Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Division of Rheumatology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, 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, ⁴Centre for Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The current Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Damage Index (SDI) is a robust instrument, but is limited by missing items, restricted applicability in pediatric patients, and…
Abstract Number: 2221 • ACR Convergence 2025
Racial Differences in Cardiovascular Events and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Pregnant Individuals With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Rashmi Dhital¹, Rebecca Baer² and Christina Chambers³, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Brentwood, TN, ²University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ³University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Pregnant individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) face an increased risk of cardiovascular events (CVEs) as well as adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs). While racial…

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