Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 1764 • ACR Convergence 2024
Reduction in Circulating Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Restored Degradation Post-treatment in Pediatric Lupus
Tatiana Borja¹, Bharati Matta², Lydia Thomas³, Jenna Battaglia⁴, Amanda Huang⁵, Kim Simpfendorfer⁶, Hongxiu Wen⁵, Joyce Hui-Yuen⁷, Boris Reizis⁸, Sohei Makita⁸ and Betsy Barnes⁵, ¹Northwell- Cohen Children's Medical Center, Elmhurst, NY, ²The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ³Northwell Health - Cohen Children's Medical Center, Lake Success, NY, ⁴Feinstein Institutes for Medical Science, Manhasset, ⁵Feinstein Institutes for Medical Science, Manhasset, NY, ⁶Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ⁷Northwell Health, Cohen Children's Medical Center, Great Neck, NY, ⁸New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Pediatric lupus (pSLE) is a multisystemic, chronic, autoimmune disease in which over 50% of pSLE patients develop lupus nephritis (pLN). Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)…
Abstract Number: 1798 • ACR Convergence 2024
CXCL6 Synthesized by Proximal Tubule Cells May Promote Fibrosis in Lupus Nephritis
Philip Carlucci¹, Nalani Sachan², Andrea Fava³, Brooke Cohen², Jasmine Shwetar⁴, Siddarth Gurajala⁵, Qian Xiao⁵, Joseph Mears⁶, Katie Preisinger², Devyn Zaminski⁷, Kristina Deonaraine⁸, Peter Izmirly⁹, Judith James¹⁰, Joel Guthridge¹⁰, Wade DeJager¹¹, David Wofsy¹², Cynthia Loomis², Gyles Ward², Ming Wu¹³, Chaim Putterman¹⁴, Deepak Rao¹⁵, Betty Diamond¹⁶, Derek Fine¹⁷, Jose Monroy-Trujillo¹⁷, H Michael Belmont⁷, William Apruzzese¹⁸, Anne Davidson¹⁹, Richard Furie²⁰, Paul Hoover²¹, Celine Berthier²², Maria Dall'Era²³, Diane Kamen²⁴, Kenneth Kalunian²⁵, Jennifer Anolik²⁶, Jennifer Barnas²⁷, Arnon Arazi²⁸, Soumya Raychaudhuri²⁹, Nir Hacohen³⁰, Robert Clancy³¹, Kelly Ruggles³², Michelle Petri³³ and Jill Buyon², and the Accelerating Medicines Partnership in RA/SLE, ¹New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁴New York School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Michigan University, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁸Jacobs School of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ⁹New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ¹⁰Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ¹²University of California San Francisco, SF, CA, ¹³Northwell, New York, NY, ¹⁴Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Safed, Israel, ¹⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹⁶The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ¹⁷Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁸Brigham and Women's Hospital, Everett, MA, ¹⁹Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ²⁰Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, ²¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, SWAMPSCOTT, MA, ²²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²³UCSF, Corte Madera, CA, ²⁴Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²⁵University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²⁶University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²⁷University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²⁸Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Melrose, MA, ²⁹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³⁰Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston, MA, ³¹Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ³²NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, ³³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD
Background/Purpose: Detection of urinary CXCL6, a member of the IL-8 chemokine family, has been linked to CKD and is a proposed marker of chronic damage…
Abstract Number: 1863 • ACR Convergence 2024
Human Endogenous Retroviruses Promote the Aberrant T Cell Differentiation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Xiaoli Min¹, Jiali Wu², Yaqin Yu³, Qianjin Lu⁴ and Ming Zhao⁴, ¹Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China (People's Republic), ²Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenomics, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (People's Republic), ³Central South University, Changsha, China (People's Republic), ⁴Hospital for Skin Diseases, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting multiple organs and systems. The complex pathogenesis of SLE involved the abnormal activation of CD4+T cells and DNA hypomethylation modification. Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs)…
Abstract Number: 2167 • ACR Convergence 2024
Trust and Shared Decision-Making in Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Findings from a Pilot Survey Design Study
Hayley M Lynch¹, Jon Burnham², Joyce Chang³, Mackenzie McGill², Nellie P Butler² and Sabrina Gmuca², ¹Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA
Background/Purpose: The lifelong nature of pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) necessitates longitudinal doctor-patient relationships, and existing research in adult populations has demonstrated that aspects of…
Abstract Number: 2382 • ACR Convergence 2024
Utility of Urinary Biomarkers to Predict Long-term Renal Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis
Ryan Baker¹, Laura Patricia Whittall Garcia¹, Michael Kim¹, Dennisse Bonilla¹, Murray Urowitz², Dafna Gladman³, Zahi Touma⁴ and Joan Wither¹, ¹University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Self employed, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) affects up to 50% of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Around 40% of patients will experience a subsequent renal flare in…
Abstract Number: 2401 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Novel Modeling Approach to Elucidate the Role of Autoantibodies in Complement Activation in SLE
David Pisetsky¹, Yuankang Zhao², Matthew Engelhard³, Amanda Eudy⁴, Philip Tedeschi⁵, Alex Verdone⁵, Megan Clowse⁶, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber², Jayanth Doss³, Mithu Maheswaranathan², Rebecca Sadun³, Kai Sun³ and Jennifer Rogers², ¹Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, ³Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ⁵Immunovant, Inc, New York, NY, ⁶Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: In SLE, ANAs can promote pathogenesis by forming immune complexes (ICs) that activate complement. While antibodies to DNA (anti-DNA) are known to be associated…
Abstract Number: 2418 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identification of Co-expressed Molecular Markers That Predict Risk of Severe Flare in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Matthew Linnik¹, Guilherme Rocha², David Gemperline³, Ernst Dow³, Christoph Preuss³, Helen Masson⁴, Olivia Ellis⁴, Ana Accioly³, Maja Hojnik⁵, Kira Rubtsova¹, Robert Benschop⁶, Mark Chambers⁷, Mark Genovese³ and Richard Higgs³, ¹Eli Lilly, San Diego, CA, ²Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN, ³Eli Lilly and Co, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Eli Lilly and Co, San Diego, CA, ⁵Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis, IN, ⁶Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁷Eli Lilly, Zionsville, IN
Background/Purpose: SLE flare is a clinically and regulatory relevant outcome, yet limited markers currently exist that predict its risk. We used baseline whole blood/serum samples…
Abstract Number: 2435 • ACR Convergence 2024
Attainment of Remission, Use of Immunomodulatory/suppressive Agents and Gradual Dose Tapering May Facilitate Flare-free Withdrawal of Glucocorticoids in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Spyridon Katechis¹, Sofia Pitsigavdaki², Myrto Nikoloudaki², Panagiotis Garantziotis³, Ettore Silvagni⁴, Argyro Repa², Antonio Marangoni⁵, Irini Flouri⁶, Nestor Avgoustidis⁷, Konstantinos Parperis⁸, Marcello Govoni⁵, Prodromos Sidiropoulos⁹, Dimitrios Boumpas¹⁰, Antonios Fanouriakis¹, George Bertsias² and Alessandra Bortoluzzi⁵, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Greece, Heraklion, Greece, ³Department of Internal Medicine 3-Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara and Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S.Anna, Ferrara, Italy, Ferrara, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara and Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S.Anna, Ferrara, Italy, Ferrara, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Greece, Heraklio, Crete, Greece, ⁷University Hospital, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology,, Heraklion, Greece, ⁸University of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus, ⁹University of Crete, Laboratory of Rheumatology, Autoimmunity and Inflammation. University Hospital, Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology. Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Greece, HERAKLIO, Greece, ¹⁰4th Department of Internal Medicine, "Attikon" University Hospital, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: For patients with SLE who are treated with glucocorticoids (GC), discontinuation of the latter is an important goal. However, the clinical conditions under which…
Abstract Number: 2591 • ACR Convergence 2024
Lupus-Related Reproductive Health Experiences and Needs of Women of Childbearing Age: A Qualitative Study
Yasmine Shakur¹, Charmayne M. Dunlop-Thomas², S. Sam Lim¹ and Subasri Narasimhan¹, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune condition that primarily affects women of childbearing age, with many patients being diagnosed during puberty. Contraception…
Abstract Number: 2678 • ACR Convergence 2024
History of Cutaneous Lupus Promotes Blood and Skin Interferon Signatures in SLE Patients
Svenja Henning¹, Lam Tsoi², Craig Dobry², Celine Berthier², Benjamin Klein², Amy Hurst², Rachael Wasikowski³, Johann Gudjonsson² and J. Michelle Kahlenberg², ¹University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Michigan, Dept. of Dermatology, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous lupus (CLE) can present in isolation or as one of the most common manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Interferon (IFN) stimulated genes…
Abstract Number: 0085 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Novel, Potent and Selective TLR7/8 Small Molecule Inhibitor Blocks TLR7/8 Pathway in the Presence of HCQ and Demonstrates Robust Preclinical Efficacy in Lupus Models
Ching Shang¹, Angie Hammond², Yuanjiang Yu¹, Bing Xia¹, Yew Ann Leong¹, Emily Chung¹, zhiyu Huang¹, Paqui Gonzalez Traves³, Wesley Minto¹, Sunish Mohanan¹, Hailing Zong¹, Gundula Min-oo¹, Stephen Ammann⁴, Eda Canales⁵ and Natasha Crellin³, ¹Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA, ²Gilead Sciences, Inc., Seattle, WA, ³Gilead, Foster City, CA, ⁴Gilead Sciences, Foster City, ⁵Gilead Sciences, San Mateo, CA
Background/Purpose: Toll-like receptor 7, 8 and 9 (TLR7/8/9) are endosomal nucleic acid sensors that when aberrantly activated, induce Type I interferon (IFNα), proinflammatory cytokines, immune…
Abstract Number: 0136 • ACR Convergence 2024
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with SLE Across 5 Registries – the LupusNet Federated Data Network
Federico Zazzetti¹, Urbano Sbarigia², William Giovanini³, Claire Blacketer⁴, Michel van Speybroeck⁵, Teresa A. Simon⁶, Guo Li³, Chetan S. Karyekar⁴, Reyhan Sonmez⁷, Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁸, RV, Gamboa-Cardenas⁹, Victor Pimentel-Quiroz¹⁰, Guillermo Pons-Estel¹¹, Bernardo Pons-Estel¹², Rosana Quintana¹³, Veronica Saurit¹⁴, ODIRLEI MONTICIELO¹⁵, Katiuzka Zuñiga Corrales¹⁶, Jorge Esquivel-Valerio¹⁷, Martin Rebella¹⁸, Cecilia Pisoni¹⁹, Francinne Machado Ribeiro²⁰, Carlos Núñez-Álvarez²¹, Kaleb Michaud²², Patricia Katz²³, Rangi Kandane-Rathnayake²⁴, Eric Morand²⁵, Worawit Louthrenoo²⁶, Yi-Hsing Chen²⁷, Jiacai Cho²⁸, Laniyati Hamijoyo²⁹, Shue Fen Luo³⁰, Yeong-Jian Jan Wu³⁰, Sandra Navarra³¹, Sargunan Sockalingam³², Masayoshi Harigai³³, Zhuoli Zhang³⁴, BMDB Basnayake³⁵, Madelynn Chan³⁶, Tsutomu Takeuchi³⁷, Sang-Cheol Bae³⁸, Fiona Goldblatt³⁹, Sean O'Neill⁴⁰, Kristine (Pek Ling) Ng⁴¹, Yih Jia Poh⁴², Nicola Tugnet⁴³, Sunil Kumar⁴⁴, Michael Tee⁴⁵, Yoshiya Tanaka⁴⁶ and Chak Sing. Lau⁴⁷, Alberta Hoi⁴⁸, Mandana Nikpour⁴⁹, Mark Sapsford⁵⁰, Íñigo Rúa-Figueroa⁵⁰, José María Pego-Reigosa⁵¹, María Galindo-Izquierdo⁵², Jaime Calvo-Alén⁵³, Antonio Fernández-Nebro⁵⁴, Raúl Menor Almagro⁵⁵ and Frederic Lavie⁵⁶, ¹Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Horsham, PA, PA, ²Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, ³The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ, ⁴Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ⁵Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, Belgium, ⁶Physicians Research Center, LLC, Toms River, NJ, ⁷EFOR-CVO Life Sciences Consultancy, Basel, Switzerland, ⁸Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas. Universidad Científica del Sur. Lima. Perú Servicio de Reumatología. Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen-EsSalud, Lima, Peru, ⁹Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Lima, Peru, ¹⁰Universidad Científica del Sur/Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Magdalena del Mar, Peru, ¹¹Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Argentina, ROSARIO, Santa Fe, Argentina, ¹²Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, ¹³Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Argentina, ¹⁴hospital privado universitario de cordoba, Córdoba, Argentina, ¹⁵HOSPITAL DE CLINICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE, PORTO ALEGRE, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ¹⁶Hospital Cayetano Heredia. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, ¹⁷Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, MONTERREY, Mexico, ¹⁸Unidad Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistemicas, Clinica Medica C-Hospital de Clinicas, UDELAR Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay, ¹⁹CEMIC, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²⁰Hospital Universitario Pedro Ernesto, UERJ, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ²¹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, CDMX, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, ²²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²⁴Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, ²⁵School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ²⁶Chiang Mai University, Chang Wat Chiang Mai, Thailand, ²⁷Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²⁸National University Hospital, Kent Ridge, Singapore, ²⁹University of Padjadjaran, Sumedang Regency and Bandung, Indonesia, ³⁰Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan (Republic of China), ³¹University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, ³²University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ³³Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ³⁴Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China, ³⁵Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka, ³⁶Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ³⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ³⁸Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³⁹Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia, ⁴⁰Liverpool Hospital; Royal North Shore Hospital; University of New South Wales and the University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, ⁴¹Health New Zealand Waitemata, Te Whatu Ora (North Shore Hospital), Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴²SingHealth, Singapore, Singapore, ⁴³Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴⁴Health New Zealand Counties Manukau, Te Whatu Ora (Middlemore Hospital), Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴⁵University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines, ⁴⁶Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁴⁷University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, ⁴⁸Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, AU, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁴⁹The University of Sydney, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁵⁰Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁵⁰Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas GC, Spain, ⁶Galicia Health Service (SERGAS), Vigo, Spain, ⁵²Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ⁵³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Araba, Vitoria, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁵⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Andalucia, Spain, ⁵⁵Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, ⁵⁶Janssen Cilag Global Medical Affairs, Immunology Global Medical Affairs, Issy les Moulineaux, France
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with a broad range of clinical manifestations and a high unmet need across patient populations. Real-world…
Abstract Number: 0185 • ACR Convergence 2024
New and Severe Damage in a Prevalent Lupus Cohort Through the Lens of Demographic and Neighborhood Disparities
Jonathan Katz¹, Ang Yu², Felix Elwert², Robert Greenlee³, David Gazeley⁴, Ann Rosenthal⁵, Jenna Cormier⁵, Bryn Sutherland⁵, Shalvi Parikh⁶, Yiran Jiang⁷ and Christie Bartels⁸, ¹University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ³Marshfield Clinical Research Institute, Marshfield, WI, ⁴Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ⁵Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁶Mississippi Delta Family Medicine Residency, Greenville, MS, ⁷Annapolis Rheumatology, Washington, DC, ⁸University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) disproportionally affects minoritized populations. SLE damage, assessed by SLICC/ACR Damage Index (SDI), is higher in Black than in White US…
Abstract Number: 0247 • ACR Convergence 2024
Enhanced Immunogenicity of the Recombinant Herpes Zoster Vaccine After One-Week of Mycophenolate Mofetil Discontinuation in Patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: Interim Results from a Prospective Randomized Phase 4 Study
Sandra Pasoto¹, Isabele Antonelli¹, Ana Cristina Medeiros-Ribeiro², Nadia Aikawa³, Leonard Kupa¹, Eduardo Borba¹, Luciana Seguro⁴, Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki¹, ANA PAULA ASSAD¹, Carla Saad⁴, Andrea Shimabuco⁴, Andrea Negrini¹, Julia Medeiros¹, Talita Ribeiro¹, Samuel Shinjo⁴, Percival Sampaio-Barros⁴, Danieli Andrade⁵, Fernando Souza⁴, Renata Miossi⁴, Clovis Silva⁶ and Eloisa Bonfa¹, ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division and Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ⁴Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ⁵University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ⁶Rheumatology Division and Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Recently, it was demonstrated that temporarily halting mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) for 1-week post-COVID-19 vaccination in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients improved humoral response, without…
Abstract Number: 0437 • ACR Convergence 2024
Describing Maternal Outcomes Among Veterans with a History of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Deirdre Quinn¹, Florentina Sileanu¹, Gregory Procario¹, Shannon Mitchell¹ and Mehret Birru Talabi², ¹VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Veterans who utilize Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) maternity benefits, nearly half (42%) of whom represent racial or ethnic minority groups, have a high…

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