Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 1301 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prevalence, Clinical and Genetic Risk Factors, and Time to Cataract Development in Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Sirikarn Tangcheewinsirikul¹, Zhaoyu Ding², Nicholas Chan³, Daniela Dominguez³, Andrea Knight⁴, Deborah Levy¹, Lawrence Ng⁵, Earl Silverman¹, Ruud Verstegen¹ and Linda Hiraki¹, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ⁴Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cataracts are a significant ocular complication in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE). This study aimed to assess the prevalence, time to cataract development, and…
Abstract Number: 1262 • ACR Convergence 2025
Perspectives of Lupus Patients on Quality of Life Measures: A Qualitative Study
Cristina Arriens¹, Fredonna Carthen², Alexandre Cammarata-Mouchtouris¹, Judith James¹, Joan Merrill³ and Motolani Ogunsanya⁴, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City ⁷³¹⁰⁴, OK, ⁴University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Edmond, OK
Background/Purpose: Lupus has profound impact on physical, social, and emotional well-being. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures are increasingly incorporated into lupus research and the…
Abstract Number: 1059 • ACR Convergence 2025
Assessing the Relationship Between Multidimensional Area Level Indicators and Lupus Disease Activity in Children
Chelsea Reynolds¹, Natasha Ruth², Paul Nietert¹, Mileka Gilbert¹, Emily Vara¹ and Joyce Chang³, ¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Medical University South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Recent research suggests that multidimensional area-level indicators, including the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), Area Deprivation Index (ADI) and Childhood Opportunity Index (COI), associate with…
Abstract Number: 0943 • ACR Convergence 2025
Type I and Type II IFNs have both independent and overlapping effects on SLE disease severity
Haylee Cosgrove¹, Xiaoyan Gong¹, Aidan Matunis¹ and Jeremy Tilstra², ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: The pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is thought to be strongly influenced by the interferon (IFN) signaling pathway, particularly type I IFNs (IFNα/β).…
Abstract Number: 0902 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Novel Approach to study ANA+ B Cells in Lupus Integrating Flow Cytometry with Single-Cell culture
Deisy Muriel Velez arteaga¹, Yemil Atisha Fregoso², Hasret Gunduz³ and Betty Diamond⁴, ¹The Elmezzi School of Molecular Medicine, New Rochelle, NY, ²The Feinstein Institute, Long Island, NY, ³The Feinstein Institute, Long Island, ⁴The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY
Background/Purpose: Studying antinuclear antibody (ANA) producing B cells at the single-cell level offers critical insights into their fine specificity and functional characteristics. However, conventional techniques…
Abstract Number: 0648 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real World Comparative Use of Anifrolumab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Rajaie Namas¹, Sarah Al Qassimi², Rowaida Abdou³, Jawahir Alameri², Reem Alblooshi⁴, Fatima Abdulla⁴, Muriel Ghosn⁴, Amir Malik⁴, Raghda Almaashari⁴, Fulvio Salvo⁴, Mohamed Abuzakouk⁴, Atheer Al Ansari⁵, Hazem Helmy Ali Rifaai⁵, Ahlam Almarzooqi⁶, Asia Mubashir⁷, Ahmed Aldhaheri⁴, Suzan Attar⁸ and Mohamed Elarabi⁹, ¹Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Detroit, MI, ²Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, ³NMC Specialty Hospital Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, ⁴Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, ⁵Mediclinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, ⁶Emirates Health Services, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, ⁷Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, ⁸King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁹Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Hannon, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by multiorgan organ damage, and early mortality. Anifrolumab (ANI), a human monoclonal antibody targeting the…
Abstract Number: 0630 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development, Validation and Performance of a Patient Knowledge Assessment Tool for Assessing the Immediate and Short-term Impact of an Information Course in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ranjan Gupta, Rudra Prosad Goswami and Anju Mohan, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Background/Purpose: Long-term outcomes in rheumatic diseases can be improved by improving patients’ knowledge, beliefs and perception about their disease. However, there is a lack of…
Abstract Number: 0611 • ACR Convergence 2025
Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Lupus Nephritis: Frequency and Risk Factors – A Cohort Study
Fadi Kharouf¹, Pankti Mehta², Qixuan Li², Dafna D. Gladman³, Laura Whitall Garcia⁴ and Zahi Touma⁵, ¹University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a known complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), yet there is a lack of high-quality studies specifically focused on lupus…
Abstract Number: 0595 • ACR Convergence 2025
Sustained Remission In SLE Is Infrequent On Standard Of Care: A Decade Of Insights From The Asia Pacific Lupus Collaboration
Rangi Kandane-Rathnayake¹, Yi-Hsing Chen², Alberta Hoi³, Vera Golder⁴, Worawit Louthrenoo⁵, Jiacai Cho⁶, Aisha Lateef⁷, Laniyati Hamijoyo⁸, Shue Fen Luo⁹, Yeong-Jian Jan Wu¹⁰, Chiu Wai Shirley Chan¹¹, Leonid Zamora¹², Yasuhiro Katsumata¹³, Sargunan Sockalingam¹⁴, Zhanguo Li¹⁵, Haihong Yao¹⁵, BMDB Basnayake¹⁶, Yih Jia Poh¹⁷, Yanjie Hao¹⁸, Zhuoli Zhang¹⁹, Madelynn Chan²⁰, Jun Kikuchi²¹, Yuko Kaneko²², Tsutomu Takeuchi²³, Shereen Oon²⁴, Kristine Ng²⁵, Sang-Cheol Bae²⁶, Cherica Tee²⁷, Michael Tee²⁷, Nicola Tugnet²⁸, Sean O’Neill²⁹, Geraldine Hassett³⁰, Fiona Goldblatt³¹, Naoaki Ohkubo³², Yusuke Miyazaki³², Mark Sapsford³³, Yoshiya Tanaka³⁴, Sandra Navarra³⁵, Chak Sing Lau³⁶, Mandana Nikpour³⁷ and Eric Morand³⁸, ¹Center for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, ²Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Taichung, Taiwan, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China), ³Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University and Department of Rheumatology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, ⁴Monash University, Clayton, Australia, ⁵Chiang Mai University Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Thailand, ⁶National University Hospital, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ⁷Woodlands Health, Singapore, Singapore, ⁸Padjadjaran University/Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bandung, Indonesia, Badung, Indonesia, ⁹Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Taipei, Taiwan, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Republic of China), ¹⁰Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan (Republic of China), ¹¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinial Immunology, Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, ¹²University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines, ¹³Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁴University of Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ¹⁵Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ¹⁶National Hospital Kandy, Kandy, Sri Lanka, ¹⁷Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ¹⁸St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia, ¹⁹Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ²⁰Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ²¹Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, ²²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²³Saitama Medical University and Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, ²⁴St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ²⁵Health New Zealand Waitemata, Te Whatu Ora, Auckland, New Zealand, ²⁶Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, ²⁷University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines, ²⁸Health New Zealand Auckland, Te Whatu Ora (Auckland District Health Board), Auckland, New Zealand, ²⁹The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ³⁰Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Liverpool, Australia, ³¹Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford park, Australia, ³²University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ³³Health New Zealand Counties Manukau, Te Whatu Ora (Middlemore Hospital),, Auckland, New Zealand, ³⁴University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ³⁵University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, ³⁶The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ³⁷University of Sydney School of Public Health and Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Victoria, Australia, ³⁸Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University and Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target (T2T) states in SLE, such as the Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS) and remission (REM) as defined by the Definitions of Remission…
Abstract Number: 0801 • ACR Convergence 2025
Achieving Sustained Lupus Low Disease Activity State and Remission With Ianalumab (VAY736) in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A post hoc Analysis From a Phase II Study
Eric Morand¹, Corine Gaillez², Stephen Oliver³, Swati Ghanshani⁴, Marilia Pozzobon⁵, Weibin Bao⁶ and Ed Vital⁷, ¹Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University and Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ²Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, Croissy Sur Seine, France, ³Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad, India, ⁵Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland, ⁶Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Hanover, NJ, ⁷University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Ianalumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody against the B cell–activating factor receptor (BAFF-R), has a dual mechanism of action of B cell depletion through…
Abstract Number: 0217 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development of the American College of Rheumatology Implementation Guide for Integrating Patient Reported Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Quality Measures
Catherine Nasrallah¹, Christine Hariz², Shanthini Kasturi³, Wambui Machua⁴, Jinoos Yazdany⁵, Christie Bartels⁶, Kate Chiseri⁷, Starla Blanks⁷, Patti Katz⁸, Cherish Wilson⁹, April Jorge¹⁰, Beth Radtke¹¹, Tom Tack⁷ and Shivani Garg¹², ¹University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, ²University of California San Francisco (UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, GA, ⁵UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁶University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁷American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁸UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ⁹UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁰Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹¹ACR, Atlanta, GA, ¹²University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex disease that presents unique care challenges. To improve high-quality patient-centered care, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR),…
Abstract Number: 0013 • ACR Convergence 2025
Discovery and Characterization of SIM0710, a Novel B and T Lymphocyte Attenuator (BTLA) Agonistic Antibody for Autoimmune/Inflammatory Diseases
Xiaofeng Zhao¹, Xiaoqing Liu¹, Yuxi Yan², Tiezheng Liu³, Yong Fu³, Yulan Hu², Kangmin Zhou², Minyun Zhou⁴, Yingying Hu² and Shunwei Zhu², ¹State Key Laboratory of Neurology and oncolog Drug Development, Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, Nanjing, China (People's Republic), ²State Key Laboratory of Neurology and Oncology Drug Development, Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ³State Key Laboratory of Neurology and Oncology Drug Development, Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, Nanjing, China (People's Republic), ⁴State Key Laboratory of Neurology and Oncology Drug Development, Simcere Pharmaceutical group, Nanjing
Background/Purpose: B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) is an immune checkpoint molecule that contributes to the regulation of T cell, B cell and dendritic cell…
Abstract Number: 2694 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effect of Deucravacitinib Treatment on Renal Dysfunction–Associated Plasma Biomarkers From a Phase 2 Study in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Amit Saxena¹, Chun Wu², Brad Rovin³, Zahi Touma⁴, Xueer Chen⁵, Ilias Kouris⁶ and Jinqi Liu⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, ³The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁶Bristol Myers Squibb, Boudry, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Plasma biomarkers may play a role in understanding kidney health in patients with lupus, particularly in terms of early detection of lupus nephritis (LN),…
Abstract Number: 2601 • ACR Convergence 2025
Characterisation of immunometabolic reprogramming at the single cell level in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and preclinical autoimmunity
Antonios Psarras¹, Sinibaldo Arocha², Liezel Tamon², David Ahern², Md Yuzaiful Md Yusof³, Ed Vital⁴ and Alexander Clarke⁵, ¹University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom, ²University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ⁵Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterised by innate immune activation and autoantibodies against nucleic self-antigens. The metabolic state of immune cells is emerging as…
Abstract Number: 2467 • ACR Convergence 2025
Complete Renal Responses and Safety for Belimumab Versus Placebo in a Post Hoc Mycophenolate Mofetil Subgroup with Active Proliferative Lupus Nephritis
Richard Furie¹, Hans-Joachim Anders², George Bertsias³, Ana Delgado⁴, Roger A. Levy⁵, Paula Curtis⁶, Ciara O'Shea⁷, Ryan Tomlinson⁸ and Brad Rovin⁹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ²Hospital of LMU Munich, Department of Medicine IV, Munich, Germany, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Heraklion and University of Crete Medical School and Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Infections and Immunity, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Heraklion, Greece, ⁴GSK, Immunology Medical Affairs, London, United Kingdom, ⁵GSK, Specialty Care, Global Medical Affairs, Collegeville, PA, ⁶GSK, Biostatistics, London, United Kingdom, ⁷Global Medical Affairs, GSK, Dublin, Ireland, ⁸GSK, Development – R&D, Collegeville, PA, ⁹The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Belimumab, a human IgG1λ monoclonal antibody that selectively binds B-lymphocyte stimulator, was first approved in 2011. It is the only biologic approved for LN…

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