Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 1536 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evaluating Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Remission Among Patients Initiating Belimumab in a Real-World Setting 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 provide alignment on defining remission in patients with SLE.1,2 Belimumab (BEL) treatment increases…
Abstract Number: 1517 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Chinese Experience with Telitacicept in Lupus Nephritis Management: 51-Patient Cohort Analysis on Therapeutic Outcomes and Safety Parameters
Aijing Liu¹, Fei Chang² and Qiuhong Xu¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China (People's Republic), ²Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN), affects 30%-50% of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, a major contributor to SLE-related mortality. Telitacicept, an innovative recombinant fusion protein, disrupts…
Abstract Number: 1494 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparing Childhood-Onset Versus Adult-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Young Adults’ Lived Employment Experiences
NILOFAR JAHAGHI¹, Michael Golding², Fareha Nishat³, Kaitlyn Merrill², Diane Lacaille⁴, Umut Oguzoglu², Roberta Woodgate², Jennifer Stinson⁵, Christine Peschken⁶, Zahi Touma⁷, Jennifer Protudjer² and Lily Lim⁶, ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Young adulthood (18-30 years) is a life stage with many transitions. Young adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus must navigate this period while living with…
Abstract Number: 1477 • ACR Convergence 2025
Can Large Language Models Support Clinical Decision-Making in Atypical SLE? A Comparative Analysis
Beste Acar¹, Berkay Aktas¹, Oguzhan Omer Kizilkaya¹, Zekayi Kutlubay² and serdal Ugurlu³, ¹Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Istanbul, Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: This study evaluates the contributions of large language models (LLMs) in clinical decision-making for atypical presentations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It focuses on…
Abstract Number: 1294 • ACR Convergence 2025
Implementation of Pneumococcal Vaccination in Patients with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematous
Kristina Ciaglia¹ and Magan Fosso², ¹UT Southwestern, Children's Medical Center, and Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Pneumococcal vaccination is critical in patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) due to their immunocompromised status and increased susceptibility to serious infections. Despite…
Abstract Number: 1232 • ACR Convergence 2025
Does Social Support Reduce Bodily Pain among African American Women with SLE?: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Jerik Leung¹, Tomika Caldwell², Paul Nietert³, Clara Dismuke⁴, Hetlena Johnson⁵, Edith Williams⁶ and Everette Keller³, ¹Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, ²Medical University of Souty Carolina, Charleston, ³Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁴VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, ⁵Lupus Community Advocate/Researcher, Columbia, SC, ⁶University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Peer mentoring has been shown to be an effective intervention for chronic conditions with evidence to suggest that it might improve health related bodily…
Abstract Number: 1044 • ACR Convergence 2025
Analysis of Medicare and Medicaid Utilization and Expenditure of Newly Approved Biologics for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients in the United States
Gunjan Rana¹, Mansi Mehta¹ and Joanne Cunha², ¹Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, ²BROWN MEDICINE, BROWN UNIVERSITY, Riverside, RI
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine is a cornerstone in the treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), while corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents are employed for moderate to severe disease…
Abstract Number: 0937 • ACR Convergence 2025
MRL-lpr Mice Display Altered Nociception: A new model for lupus peripheral neuropathy
Melodie Zaknoun¹, Doaa Tehawey¹, Baruh Polis¹ and Chaim Putterman², ¹Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Safed, Israel, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Safed, Israel
Background/Purpose: Of the 19 ACR case definitions for NPSLE, seven involve the peripheral nervous system. MRL/lpr mice spontaneously develop anti-dsDNA antibodies, nephritis, and skin disease,…
Abstract Number: 0667 • ACR Convergence 2025
Retrospective Chart Audit Reveals Gaps in Steroid Tapering and Use of ACR Guideline-Recommended Regimens in LN
Sawyer May¹, Lynn Price¹ and Ryan Rex², ¹Spherix Global Insights, Exton, PA, ²Spherix Global Insights, Chester Springs, PA
Background/Purpose: In May 2025, ACR released updated recommendations for the management of LN2. Notably, since the previous guidelines update in 2012, the FDA has approved…
Abstract Number: 0644 • ACR Convergence 2025
Improvement of Fatigue, Musculoskeletal Pain, and Morning Stiffness in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treated with Dapirolizumab Pegol: 48-Week Results from a Phase 3 Trial
Ioannis Parodis¹, Caroline Gordon², Joan Merrill³, Matthias Schneider⁴, Zahi Touma⁵, Teri Jimenez⁶, Thomas Morel⁷, Mina Nejati⁸, Christian Stach⁹, Christine de La Loge¹⁰ and Laurent arnaud¹¹, ¹Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Rheumatology, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City ⁷³¹⁰⁴, OK, ⁴Clinic of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶UCB, Raleigh, NC, ⁷UCB, Basel, Switzerland, ⁸Biogen, Cambridge, MA, ⁹UCB, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ¹⁰UCB, Brussels, Belgium, ¹¹Service de rhumatologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, INSERM UMR-S ¹¹⁰⁹, Strasbourg, France, Strasbourg, France
Background/Purpose: Fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, and joint stiffness are common manifestations of SLE, presenting considerable treatment challenges, particularly in addressing chronic fatigue. Dapirolizumab pegol (DZP) is…
Abstract Number: 0623 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cluster Analysis of Socioeconomic and Environmental Determinants Modifying Activity, Chronicity and Clinical Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the GLADEL 2.0 Cohort
Marco Martinez¹, Karen Roberts², Rosana Quintana³, Marina Scolnik⁴, Carmen Funes Soaje⁵, Paula Alba⁶, Veronica Saurit⁷, Mercedes Garcia⁸, GUILLERMO ARIEL BERBOTTO⁹, Inés Verónica Bellomio¹⁰, Mario Eduardo Kerzberg¹¹, Graciela Noemi Gomez¹², Cecilia Pisoni¹³, Vicente Juarez¹⁴, Ana Malvar¹⁵, Antonio Da Silva¹⁶, ODIRLEI MONTICIELO¹⁷, Henrique Mariz¹⁸, Francinne Ribeiro¹⁹, Eduardo Borba²⁰, Eloisa Bonfa²⁰, Edgard dos Reis-Neto²¹, Iris Guerra Herrera²², Maria Loreto Massardo²³, Gustavo Aroca-Martínez²⁴, Lorena Gómez Escorcia²⁵, Carlos Alberto Cañas²⁶, Gerardo Quintana-Lopez²⁷, Carlos Toro-Gutierrez²⁸, Mario Moreno Alvarez²⁹, MIGUEL SAAVEDRA³⁰, Margarita Portela Hernández³¹, Hilda Fragoso-Loyo³², Luis H Silveira³³, Ignacio García-De la Torre³⁴, Carlos Abud-Mendoza³⁵, Jorge Antonio Esquivel Valerio³⁶, Maria Isabel Acosta³⁷, Astrid Paats³⁸, Claudia S. Mora-Trujillo³⁹, Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁴⁰, Armando Calvo⁴¹, Roberto Muñoz-Louis⁴², Martin Rebella⁴³, Alvaro Danza⁴⁴, José Gomez-Puerta⁴⁵, Federico Zazzetti⁴⁶, Ashley Orillion⁴⁷, Guillermo Pons-Estel³ and Ingris del Pilar Pelaez Ballestas⁴⁸, ¹HGSZ No ⁹, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, San Luis Potosí, México, Rioverde, Mexico, ²Instituto de Investigación, Rosario, Argentina, Wyomissing, PA, ³Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas, GO-CREAR, Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, ⁴Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Hospital Italiano de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Cordoba, Argentina, ⁶Hospital Córdoba y Sanatorio Allende, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Cordoba, Argentina, ⁷Hospital Privado Universitario de Cordoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina, ⁸Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos “General San Martín” de la plata, La Plata, Argentina, ⁹Sanatorio Británico, Rosario, Argentina, ROSARIO, Argentina, ¹⁰Hospital Padilla, Tucumán, Argentina, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, ¹¹Hospital J.M Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina, CABA, Argentina, ¹²Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Dr. Alfredo Lanari, Don Torcuato, Argentina, ¹³CEMIC Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas ‘‘Norberto Quirno”, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁴Hospital Señor del Milagro Salta, Salta, Argentina, Salta, Argentina, ¹⁵Organización Médica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁶Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade Federal de Goias, Goias, Brazil, Holzkirchen, Germany, ¹⁷Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, PORTO ALEGRE, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ¹⁸Universidad Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil, Pernambuco, Brazil, ¹⁹Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ²⁰Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ²¹Escola Paulista de Medicina / Universidade federal de São Paulo (EPM / Unifesp), São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ²²Hospital del Salvador Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile, santiago, Chile, ²³Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile, ²⁴Clínica de la Costa y Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia, barranquilla, Colombia, ²⁵Clínica de la Costa y Universidad Simón Bolívar Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia, ²⁶Fundación Valle del Lili, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia, Cali, Colombia, ²⁷Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá; Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, ²⁸Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali, Cali, Colombia, Cali, Colombia, ²⁹Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador, ³⁰Hospital de Especialidades Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Mexico, ³¹Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional SXXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³³Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³⁴Centro de Estudios de Investigación Básica y Clínica, S.C., Guadalajara, Mexico, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, ³⁵Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí y Hospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto", San Luis Potosí, Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, ³⁶Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., MONTERREY, Mexico, ³⁷Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay, Asuncion, Paraguay, ³⁸Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay, Asunción, Paraguay, ³⁹Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins-EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, ⁴⁰Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ⁴¹Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Jesús María, Peru, ⁴²Hospital Docente Padre Billini, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic, ⁴³Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, UDELAR, Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, ⁴⁴Médica Uruguaya, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, ⁴⁵Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴⁶Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, USA, Ambler, PA, ⁴⁷Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, ⁴⁸Hospital General de México “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga”, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with heterogeneous clinical manifestations. Evidence from high-income countries suggests that socioeconomic status (SES) and environmental…
Abstract Number: 0607 • ACR Convergence 2025
Age at Diagnosis of SLE has Increased in a United States Longitudinal Cohort
Daniel Goldman¹, Andrea Fava², Laurence Magder³ and Michelle Petri¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: The demographics of our lupus cohort have shifted over the decades towards an older population. While much of the shift can be attributed to…
Abstract Number: 0851 • ACR Convergence 2025
Urinary Tenascin C Predicts Kidney Function Loss in Lupus Nephritis
CHEN-YU LEE¹, Sepehr Taghavi², Shangzhu Zhang³, Roopa Madhu⁴, Jasmine Shwetar⁵, Tyler O'Malley⁶, Daniel Goldman⁷, Peter Izmirly⁸, H Michael Belmont⁹, Richard Furie¹⁰, Noa Schwartz¹¹, Chaim Putterman¹², Jennifer Barnas¹³, Jennifer Anolik¹⁴, Sarah French¹⁵, Maria Dall'Era¹⁶, Judith James¹⁷, Joel Guthridge¹⁷, Jacob Vasquez¹⁸, Mike Nerenberg¹⁹, Andrew Concoff²⁰, Christine Schleif²¹, Kevin Wei²², Thomas Eisenhaure²³, Nir Hacohen²³, Rachael Bogle²⁴, Johann Gudjonsson²⁵, Lam Tsoi²⁵, Brad Rovin²⁶, Jill Buyon²⁷, Michelle Petri⁷ and Andrea Fava¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Exagen Inc, Escondido, CA, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁵New York School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶Exagen, Vista, CA, ⁷Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ⁸New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁹NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, ¹²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Safed, Israel, ¹³University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ¹⁴University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ¹⁵UCSF, Mill Valley, CA, ¹⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁷Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹⁸Exagen, Inc., Vista, CA, ¹⁹Exagen, DEL MAR, CA, ²⁰Specialty Networks/United Rheumatology, a Cardinal Health Company, N/A, ²¹Exagen, Carlsbad, CA, ²²Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²³Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, ²⁴University of Michigan, Holland, OH, ²⁵University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²⁶The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²⁷NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Kidney survival is the ultimate treatment goal in lupus nephritis (LN), but long-term predictors remain understudied due to the need for extensive follow up.…
Abstract Number: 0772 • ACR Convergence 2025
Redefining When to Biopsy the Kidney in Patients with SLE
Michelle Petri¹, Andrea Fava², Mohamed Atta³, Avi Rosenberg³, Sanchit Sanyal³, Peter Izmirly⁴, Erin Carter⁵, Mala Masson⁶, Michael Belmont⁷, Jennifer Barnas⁸, Jennifer Anolik⁹, Brad Rovin¹⁰ and Jill Buyon⁴, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶NYU Langone Medical Center- Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ⁷NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ⁸University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ¹⁰The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Current ACR, EULAR and KDIGO guidelines recommend kidney biopsy in SLE patients with urine protein to creatinine (UPCR) ratio of >= 0.50 g/g. However,…
Abstract Number: 0188 • ACR Convergence 2025
Investigating Canadians’ information needs related to lupus: A Google Trends analysis of online search query data
Taylor Williamson¹, Emily Shantz¹, Susan Elliott¹, Christine Sperling², Karen H. Costenbader³ and May Choi⁴, ¹University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, ²None, Calgary, Canada, ³Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: A lack of knowledge surrounding SLE has been identified as a main challenge for patients, particularly those seeking a diagnosis or recently diagnosed. Subsequently,…

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