Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 0498 • ACR Convergence 2020
Exploring the Role of Lipocalin-2 in Neuropsychiatric SLE Pathogenesis
Chaim Putterman¹, Elise Mike¹ and Sayra Garcia¹, ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: While the etiology of neuropsychiatric lupus (NPSLE) is not fully understood, blood brain barrier (BBB) disruption and localized neuroinflammation are potential mechanisms that contribute…
Abstract Number: 0618 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Effect of Travel Burden on Depression and Anxiety in African American Women Living with Systemic Lupus
Trevor Faith¹, Ashley White¹, Aissatou Ba¹, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan², Hetlena Johnson³, Jillian Rose⁴, Clara Dismuke-Greer⁵, Jim Oates⁶, Leonard Egede⁷ and Edith Williams¹, ¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²medical university of south carolina, south carolina, ³LupusCSC, Columbia, SC, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ⁵Palo Alto VA, Palo Alto, CA, ⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, Charleston, SC, ⁷Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Background/Purpose: The United States has a deficit of rheumatology specialists. This leads to an increased burden accessing care for patients with autoimmune and connective tissue…
Abstract Number: 0852 • ACR Convergence 2020
How Much Prednisone Is Enough for Remission Induction in Lupus Nephritis? A Propensity Score Matched Analysis
Konstantinos Tselios¹, Dafna Gladman², Haifa Al-Sheikh³, Jiandong Su⁴ and Murray Urowitz¹, ¹University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia, ⁴University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The existing guidelines for remission induction in lupus nephritis (LN) from both the ACR and the EULAR recommend initial prednisone doses of 0.5-1mg/kg/day. However,…
Abstract Number: 0871 • ACR Convergence 2020
Hydroxychloroquine Dose Reduction and SLE Flares
April Jorge¹, Gary Ho², Michael Wu², Karen Costenbader³ and Hyon Choi⁴, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: 2016 ophthalmology guidelines recommend using hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) dosages < 5mg/kg/day, which is lower than the traditional 400mg/day for the majority of SLE patients. However,…
Abstract Number: 0987 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy and Safety of Iberdomide in Patients with Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: 24-Week Results of a Phase 2, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study
Joan Merrill¹, Victoria Werth², Richard Furie³, Ronald van Vollenhoven⁴, Milan Petronijevic⁵, Benito Velasco Zamora⁶, Maria Majdan⁷, Fedra Irazoque-Palazuelos⁸, Michael Weiswasser⁹, Shimon Korish⁹, Peter Schafer⁹, Zhaohui Liu⁹, Allison Gaudy⁹, Nataliya Agafonova⁹ and Nikolay Delev⁹, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²University of Pennsylvania and the Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ³Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, NY, ⁴Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia, ⁶Instituto CER S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁷Medical University of Lublin and Samodzielny Publicnzy Szpital Kliniczny Nr 4 w Lublinie, Lublin, Poland, ⁸Centro de Investigación y Tratamiento Reumatológico S.C, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico, ⁹Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton
Background/Purpose: Iberdomide is a high-affinity cereblon ligand that promotes ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of Ikaros (IKZF1) and Aiolos (IKZF3), transcription factors linked to the genetic…
Abstract Number: 1136 • ACR Convergence 2020
Survey of Medical Cannabis Use in Lupus and Scleroderma
Wassim Karkache¹ and Catherine Ivory², ¹University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, CANADA, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Despite the lack of research regarding medical cannabis, marijuana and its by-products have gained popularity over the last decades. A 2019 Statistics Canada report…
Abstract Number: 1268 • ACR Convergence 2020
Structural Validity of a Comprehensive Neuropsychological Battery for Assessment of Cognitive Impairment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Exploratory Factor Analysis Confirms Six Cognitive Domains
Bahar Moghaddam¹, Robin Green², Dorcas Beaton³, Kathleen Bingham⁴, Mahta Kakvan⁵, Lesley Ruttan², Carmela Tartaglia⁶, Marvin Fritzler⁷, May Choi⁸, Jiandong Su⁵, Juan Pablo Diaz-Martinez⁵, Dennisse Bonilla⁵, Nicole Anderson⁵, Joan Wither⁵, Patricia Katz⁹ and Zahi Touma¹, ¹University of Toronto, toronto, ON, Canada, ²Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Krembil Neurosciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸Brigham and Women's Hospital | Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁹University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) can lead to neuropsychiatric manifestations including cognitive impairment (CI). The gold standard for assessment of SLE cognitive function is the…
Abstract Number: 1284 • ACR Convergence 2020
Application of a Novel Method for Determination of Muscle Mass Relative to Fat Mass in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Association with Disability
Sarah Lieber¹, Patricia Katz², Joshua Baker³, Deanna Jannat-Khah⁴, Dina Sheira¹ and Lisa Mandl¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE are at risk for both skeletal muscle loss and increased adiposity, which may predispose to worse health-related quality of life. Decreased…
Abstract Number: 1300 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identifying Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using Hidden Markov Models: A Bayesian Approach
Juan Pablo Diaz-Martinez¹, Kathleen Bingham², Robin Green³, Dorcas Beaton⁴, Mahta Kakvan¹, Lesley Ruttan³, Carmela Tartaglia⁵, Marvin Fritzler⁶, May Choi⁷, Jiandong Su¹, Dennisse Bonilla¹, Nicole Anderson¹, Joan Wither¹, Patricia Katz⁸ and Zahi Touma⁹, ¹University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Krembil Neurosciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital | Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ⁹University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cognitive impairment (CI) is usually operationalized on the American College of Rheumatology Neuropsychological Battery (ACR-NB) as a z-score of ≤-1.5 on ≥2 domains or…
Abstract Number: 1510 • ACR Convergence 2020
Platelet-bound C4d Is Associated with Platelet Activation and Arterial Thrombotic Events
Yevgeniya Gartshteyn¹, Adam Mor², Daichi Shimbo², Leila Khalili³, Teja Kapoor⁴, Laura Geraldino-Pardilla⁵, Roberta Vezza Alexander⁶, Thierry Dervieux⁷ and Anca Askanase², ¹Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glen Rock, NJ, ²Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, ³Columbia University Medical Center, New Haven, CT, ⁴Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Leonia, NJ, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, ⁶Exagen Inc, Vista, CA, ⁷Prometheus Biosciences Inc, Irvine, CA
Background/Purpose: Platelets have a well-defined role in arterial thrombosis, and platelet-bound complement activation products (PC4d) correlate with vascular thromboses in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus…
Abstract Number: 1669 • ACR Convergence 2020
Genetics of Age at Diagnosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Raffaella Carlomagno¹, Fangming Liao², JingJing Cao², Dafna Gladman³, Marisa Klein-Gitelman⁴, Andrea Knight⁵, Deborah Levy¹, Karen Onel⁶, Andrew Paterson², Christine Peschken⁷, Janet Pope⁸, Zahi Touma⁹, Murray Urowitz¹⁰, Declan Webber¹, Joan Wither¹¹, Earl D. Silverman¹² and Linda Hiraki¹³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Genetics & Genome Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ³Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁷Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁸Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, ON, Canada, ⁹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Division 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, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto., Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have identified >90 SNPs associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) risk. However, there may be additional loci impacting the…
Abstract Number: 1768 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Importance of Pregnancy Planning in Lupus Pregnancies
Aardra Rajendran¹, Amanda Eudy², Stephen Balevic³ and Megan Clowse⁴, ¹Duke University, Lewisville, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Hillsborough, NC, ⁴Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Given the clinical importance of the pre-conception period in lupus pregnancy management and because pregnancy planning can be potentially improved, this study explores the…
Abstract Number: 1798 • ACR Convergence 2020
IgE Anti-dsDNA Antibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Are Associated with Higher Disease Activity at the Baseline and in Longterm Follow-up
Omer Pamuk¹, Zerai Manna², Rutha Adhanom², Xiaobai Li³, Mariana Kaplan⁴ and Sarfaraz Hasni², ¹Rheumatology Fellowship and Training Branch, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ²Lupus Clinical Trials Unit, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service, Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁴National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Recent reports indicate that autoreactive anti-dsDNA IgE autoantibodies and IgE immune complexes and can activate innate and adaptive immunity leading to amplification of lupus…
Abstract Number: 1816 • ACR Convergence 2020
Urine Biomarkers of Tubulointersitital Damage in Lupus Nephritis
Brianna Lally¹, Shudan Wang², Sammy Chalmers³, Wenzhu Mowrey³, Tamar Rubinstein⁴, Beatrice Goilav⁵ and Anna Broder⁶, ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, ⁴Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Center, White Plains, NY, ⁵The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ⁶Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: Tubulointerstitial disease (TID), defined as tubulointerstitial inflammation (TII) or interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy (IFTA), is associated with progression to end stage renal disease (ESRD) in…
Abstract Number: 1832 • ACR Convergence 2020
Barriers to Medication Adherence and Degree of Nonadherence in a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Outpatient Population
Courtney Hardy¹, Dafna Gladman², Jiandong Su³, Nathalie Rozenbojm⁴ and Murray Urowitz⁵, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: It has been reported that 50% to 75% of patients with SLE do not adhere to their medications. However, the reasons for nonadherence are not clear.…

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