Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 0906 • ACR Convergence 2025
Preclinical Characterization of IBI3034, an TACI and BCMA Chimeric Fc Fusion Protein, that Potently Modulates B Lymphocytes and Serum Immunoglobulin for the Treatment of B cell Related Autoimmune Disease
Yao Xiong, Shuaixiang Zhou, Zhimin Zhang, Bin Li, Zhihao Ming, Yuyu Wu, Liu Li, Chang Li, Fenggen Fu, Zhihai Wu, Shun Wang, Guogang Yuan, Yuling Song, Jinyang Li, Huizhong Xiong and Bingliang Chen, Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Dysregulated B-cell activation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of various autoimmune diseases. B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) are…
Abstract Number: 0652 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evolution and Readiness: Preparing for Cell Therapy in Lupus Trials, A LuCIN Network Evaluation
Brandon Jackson¹, Saira Sheikh², Roberto Caricchio³, Taylor Irons⁴, Maria Dall'Era⁵, Amit Saxena⁶, Alfred Kim⁷, Jose Rubio⁸, Sasha Bernatsky⁹, David Goddard¹⁰, Fotios Koumpouras¹¹, Aimee Williams¹², Maya Merrell¹³, Jennifer Meriwether¹⁴ and Stacie Bell¹⁵, ¹Lupus Therapeutics, Miami, FL, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁴Lupus Therapeutics, Houston, TX, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, ⁶NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁷Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ⁸University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL, ⁹Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰NYU Langone Grossman SOM, Brooklyn, NY, ¹¹Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ¹²Lupus Therapeutics, Raleigh, NC, ¹³Lupus Therapeutics, Charleston, SC, ¹⁴Lupus Therapeutics, Westminster, CO, ¹⁵Lupus Therapeutics, Lakewood, CO
Background/Purpose: Lupus Therapeutics (LT), the clinical affiliate of the Lupus Research Alliance, oversees the premier North American Lupus Clinical Investigators Network (LuCIN). As cell therapy…
Abstract Number: 0631 • ACR Convergence 2025
Antibodies to Type I and Type III Interferons at Diagnosis Predispose to Serious Infections on Follow Up in an Inception cohort of SLE (INSPIRE) from India.
Rudrarpan Chatterjee¹, Komal Singh², Ranjan Gupta³, Sudhir Sinha⁴ and Amita Aggarwal⁵, ¹Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow., Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ²Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ³All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India, ⁴Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Lucknow, India, ⁵Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are predisposed to infections due to immune dysregulation. Autoantibodies to cytokines can cause serious infections, including severe COVID-19,…
Abstract Number: 0613 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Baseline Kidney Biopsy Is Not Always Feasible in Incident Lupus Nephritis: Insights From an Inception Cohort
Fadi Kharouf¹, Pankti Mehta², Qixuan Li³, Dafna D. Gladman⁴, Zahi Touma⁵ and Laura Whitall Garcia⁶, ¹University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Gladman Krembil Psoriatic Arthritis Research Program, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Baseline kidney biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosing incident lupus nephritis (LN). However, in certain cases, obtaining a biopsy may not be feasible…
Abstract Number: 0597 • ACR Convergence 2025
Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D Levels are Associated with Higher Mortality and More Cardiovascular Events in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Theerada Assawasaksakul¹, Andrea Fava², Daniel Goldman³, Laurence Magder⁴ and Michelle Petri³, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ⁴University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: No studies have directly examined the link between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and cardiovascular outcomes in SLE. This study aimed to assess this association, hypothesizing…
Abstract Number: 0803 • ACR Convergence 2025
Improved Efficacy and Safety Outcomes in Patients with SLE Treated with Belimumab (BEL) Versus Immunosuppressants (IS), in Addition to Antimalarials (AM) and Glucocorticoids (GC): A Post Hoc Summary of Five Phase 3 Trials
Mariele Gatto¹, Karen H. Costenbader², Andreas Schwarting³, Julia Harris⁴, Ciara O'Shea⁵, Roger A. Levy⁶ and Andrea Doria⁷, ¹Academic Rheumatology Centre, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy, ²Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, University Medical Centre, Mainz, Germany, ⁴GSK, Biostatistics, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Global Medical Affairs, GSK, Dublin, Ireland, ⁶GSK, Specialty Care, Global Medical Affairs, Collegeville, PA, ⁷University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Chronic GC and IS use increases damage accrual and mortality. The 2023 EULAR SLE recommendations support initiation of biologics such as BEL, a human…
Abstract Number: 0232 • ACR Convergence 2025
Hydroxychloroquine Blood Testing in Lupus: The Michigan Medicine Experience
Zeinab Saleh¹, Michelle Kahlenberg², Wendy Marder¹ and Emily Somers¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Measuring hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) blood levels in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can assess medication adherence and determine whether concentrations fall within the therapeutic…
Abstract Number: 0036 • ACR Convergence 2025
Integrated Analysis of Polygenic and Environmental Risk Scores for Late-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mehmet Hocaoglu¹ and Amr Sawalha², ¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Piitsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Polygenic risk scores (PRS) have been constructed to summarize genetic risk but there is limited research on environment-wide analysis of risk factors for systemic…
Abstract Number: 2630 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Absence of DORIS Remission Is Associated with Greater Risk of Preterm Birth and Preeclampsia in SLE Pregnancies
Camila Hernández-Blanco¹, Philip Carlucci², Peter Izmirly³, Jessica Dai⁴, Mala Masson⁵, Michael Belmont¹, Amit Saxena⁶, Jane Salmon⁷, Justin Brandt¹ and Jill Buyon⁸, ¹NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ²New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Tenafly, NJ, ⁵NYU Langone Medical Center- Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁷Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁸NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) primarily affects females of childbearing age and increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs), particularly in non-White individuals and…
Abstract Number: 2481 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prevalence and Trends of Suicidal Ideation Among Hospitalized Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A National Inpatient Sample Analysis (2016–2020)
Fatima Khdeir and Aysheh Khdeir, ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville, NC
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease associated with psychiatric comorbidities, including depression and suicidal ideation. However, national trends over time have…
Abstract Number: 2452 • ACR Convergence 2025
Preliminary Safety, Efficacy, and Cellular Kinetics of CTA311, a CD19 Targeted Universal CAR-T Therapy, for Active Autoimmune Diseases
Sanbin Wang¹, Heng Mei², Dongmei Zhou³, Wei Xie², Songlou Yin³, Chunmei Liu³, Hanwei Wang⁴, Huan Zhou⁵, Yue Xie⁶, Lu Han⁷, Jiangtao Ren⁸, Yali Zhou⁸, Wengang Ge⁷ and Jan Davidson-Moncada⁸, ¹⁹²⁰th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force, Kunming, China (People's Republic), ²Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (People's Republic), ³The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China (People's Republic), ⁴The Third People’s Hospital of Bengbu, Beng bu, China (People's Republic), ⁵Clinical Research Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China (People's Republic), ⁶Bioheng Therapeutics Limited, Nan Jing Shi, China (People's Republic), ⁷Bioheng Therapeutics Co., Limited, Nanjing, China (People's Republic), ⁸Bioheng Therapeutics Co., Limited, Nan Jing, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) are autoimmune conditions characterized by B cell activation, autoreactivity, and autoantibody production. CAR-T therapy…
Abstract Number: 2436 • ACR Convergence 2025
Preload deficiency as a treatable cause of fatigue and exercise intolerance in SLE
Yoo Jin Kim¹, Phebe Ismail¹, Michelle Petri², Jennifer Lee¹, Luigi Adamo³ and Andrea Fava¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ³Johns Hopkins Unviersity, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Fatigue and exercise intolerance affect over 90% of patients with SLE, often persisting despite inactive disease and disrupting quality of life. Yet, the underlying…
Abstract Number: 2416 • ACR Convergence 2025
Direct and Indirect Costs Associated with Damage Accrual: Results from the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) Inception Cohort
Megan Barber¹, John Hanly², Murray Urowitz³, Ian Bruce⁴, Yvan St-Pierre⁵, Caroline Gordon⁶, Sang-Cheol Bae⁷, Juanita Romero-Diaz⁸, Francisco Sanchez-Guerrero⁹, Sasha Bernatsky¹⁰, Daniel Wallace¹¹, David A. Isenberg¹², Anisur Rahman¹², Joan Merrill¹³, Paul Fortin¹⁴, Dafna D. Gladman¹⁵, Michelle Petri¹⁶, Ellen Ginzler¹⁷, Mary Anne Dooley¹⁸, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman¹⁹, Susan Manzi²⁰, Andreas Jönsen²¹, Graciela Alarcón²², Ronald van Vollenhoven²³, Cynthia Aranow²⁴, Meghan mackay²⁵, Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza²⁶, S. Sam Lim²⁷, Murat Inanç²⁸, Kenneth Kalunian²⁹, Soren Jacobsen³⁰, Christine Peschken⁸, Diane Kamen³¹, Anca Askanase³² and Ann Clarke¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, Halifax, NS, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Centre for Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom, ⁵Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁷Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, ⁸University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁹University Health Network/Sinai Health system, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹¹Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Studio City, CA, ¹²University College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City ⁷³¹⁰⁴, OK, ¹⁴Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, ¹⁵Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁶Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ¹⁷SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, NY, ¹⁸UNC physician network, Chapel Hill, NC, ¹⁹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²⁰Lupus Center of Excellence, Autoimmunity Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²¹Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²²The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA, ²³Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²⁴Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ²⁵Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ²⁶Biobizkaia Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain, ²⁷Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ²⁸Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ²⁹UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ³⁰Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³¹Medical University of South Carolina, Johns Island, SC, ³²Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: We reported partial direct healthcare costs associated with damage accrual in the SLICC Inception Cohort (Barber M. Arthritis Care Res 2020;72:1800). We have supplemented…
Abstract Number: 2397 • ACR Convergence 2025
Analytical Performance of a Fully Automated Multiplexed Microarray Immunoassay for the Simultaneous Detection of Fifteen Autoantibodies Associated with Connective Tissue Diseases in a Reference Laboratory in Southern France
Guillaume Nardella¹, Gerber Gomez², Christian Fischer² and Claire Monat¹, ¹Inovie Labosud Provence, Specialized Autoimmunity Analyses, Marseille, France, ²Scientific & Medical Affairs, AliveDx Suisse SA, Eysins, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Autoantibodies are key diagnostic markers in autoimmune connective tissue diseases (CTD). Conventional testing often requires multiple single-measurand assays, which can be labor-intensive and time-consuming.…
Abstract Number: 2382 • ACR Convergence 2025
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in SLE: A Real-World National Cohort Study
Bana Shawareb¹, Muhannad Haddadin¹, lindsay Frumker², Keri Ann Pfeil³, Meghan Gump³, Ansaam Daoud⁴ and Omer Pamuk⁵, ¹Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, OH, ²Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, ³University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, ⁵University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare but serious hematologic manifestation of SLE. The prognostic implications of AIHA, particularly long-term mortality and organ involvement,…

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