Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 1533 • ACR Convergence 2024
Imvotamab, a CD20-Targeted Bispecific IgM T Cell Engager, Effectively Depletes Low-Expressing CD20+ B Cells in Preclinical Models of Autoimmune Disease
Racquel Domingo-Gonzalez¹, Isabelle Baribaud², Shrishti Tyagi¹, Kevin Hart¹, Ryan Eberwine², Angus Sinclair¹, Albert Candia¹, Bruce Keyt¹, Merle Elloso², Maya Kotturi¹ and Mary Beth Harler¹, ¹IGM Biosciences, Inc., Mountain View, CA, ²IGM Biosciences, Inc., Doylestown, PA
Background/Purpose: B cell depletion therapy (BCDT) with conventional IgG mAbs has been employed for the treatment of autoimmune (AI) disease for ~20 years; however, many…
Abstract Number: 1553 • ACR Convergence 2024
Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Clinical Efficacy and Exploratory Biomarker Results from a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 1b Study of Enpatoran in Active Systemic and Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (SLE/CLE)
Torsten Witte¹, Ruth Fernandez Ruiz², Nadezda Abramova³, Dominika Weinelt³, Flavie Moreau⁴, Lena Klopp-Schulze⁵, Jamie Shaw⁶, Deborah Denis⁷ and Joerg Wenzel⁸, ¹Dept of Immunology and Rheumatology, Hannover, Germany, ²Global Clinical Development, EMD Serono, Billerica, MA, ³Global Patient Safety, the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, ⁴Global Biostatistics, EMD Serono, Billerica, MA, ⁵Quantitative Pharmacology, the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, ⁶Companion Diagnostics and Biomarker Strategy, EMD Serono, Billerica, MA, ⁷EMD Serono, Rockland, MA, ⁸Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Background/Purpose: Enpatoran, a highly selective, potent and reversible dual toll-like receptor 7/8 (TLR7/8) inhibitor, targets key innate and adaptive immune processes involved in the pathogenesis…
Abstract Number: 1729 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prophylaxis Against Pneumocystis Jerovecii Pneumonia for Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: Analysis of the Veterans Affairs Database
Karolina Lungova¹, Katherine Sherman², Mahum Mirza¹, Rohan Mehta¹ and Michael Putman³, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²Research Division, Zablocki Veterans Affairs, Milwaukee, ³The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Background/Purpose: Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP) is an opportunistic infection that may affect immunocompromised patients. PJP prophylaxis has been recommended for some autoimmune diseases but not others.…
Abstract Number: 1786 • ACR Convergence 2024
Select Immune Cell Dysregulation Identifies Clinically Quiescent Patients at Risk of Flare Who Stop Mycophenolate Mofetil While Continuing Hydroxychloroquine
Christian Wright¹, Rufei Lu², Catriona Wagner³, Carla Guthridge⁴, Susan Macwana¹, Eliza Chakravarty⁴, Tammy Utset⁵, Diane Kamen⁶, Gabriel Nicolas Contreras Martin⁷, William McCune⁸, Cynthia Aranow⁹, Kenneth Kalunian¹⁰, Elena Massarotti¹¹, Megan Clowse¹², Brad Rovin¹³, S. Sam Lim¹⁴, Vikas Majithia¹⁵, Richard Looney¹⁶, Maria Dall'Era¹⁷, Doruk Erkan¹⁸, Amit Saxena¹⁹, Nancy Olsen²⁰, Kichul Ko²¹, Ellen Goldmuntz²², William Barry²³, Ashley Pinckney²⁴, ALE06 Clinical Study Team⁴, Judith James⁴ and Joel Guthridge⁴, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ²University of California San Francisco, San Bruno, CA, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Santa Cruz, CA, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁷University of Miami, Key Biscayne, FL, ⁸U Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁹Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, New York, NY, ¹⁰University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ¹¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹²Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ¹³The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ¹⁴Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ¹⁵Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ¹⁶University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ¹⁷UCSF, Corte Madera, CA, ¹⁸Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹⁹NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²⁰Penn State University/Milton S Hershey, Hershey, PA, ²¹The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²²NIAID/ NIH, Washington, DC, ²³Rho, Inc, Durham, NC, ²⁴Rho, St Louis Park, NC
Background/Purpose: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is commonly used to treat major SLE manifestations; however, it is associated with significant toxicities. Thus, MMF withdrawal is desirable in…
Abstract Number: 1806 • ACR Convergence 2024
Bisphenol a Methylation Scores Associate with SLE and ClinicalSubphenotypes
Holme Vestin¹, Nina Oparina², Maija-Leena Eloranta¹, Martina Frodlund³, Iva Gunnarsson⁴, Christopher Sjowall⁵, Elisabet Svenungsson⁶, Lars Rönnblom¹, Ann-Christine Syvänen¹, Johanna Sandling¹, Juliana Imgenberg-Kreuz¹ and Dag Leonard¹, ¹Uppsala university, Uppsala, Sweden, ²UU, Uppsala, Sweden, ³Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Inflammation and Infection/Rheumatology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, ⁴Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, ⁶Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by production of auto-antibodies, immune complex formation and an activated type I interferon system. Both genetic and environmental…
Abstract Number: 1945 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Bridge to Adult Care from Childhood for Young Adults with Rheumatic Disease (BACC YARD) Program, a Pediatric-to-Adult Rheumatology Transition Program: 2024 Updates
John Bridges¹, Eileen Rife², Randy Cron³, Livie Timmerman⁴, Linda McAllister⁵, Annelle Reed⁶, Carolyn Smith⁷, Emily Smitherman³, Matthew Stoll³, Bethany Walker⁵ and Melissa Mannion³, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham/Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama Birmingham, Vestavia Hills, AL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Gardendale, AL, ⁵Children's of Alabama, Trussville, AL, ⁶Children's of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, ⁷Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: The transition period from pediatric to adult-oriented rheumatology care is a high-risk time for disease flare and poor outcomes. We previously demonstrated implementation of…
Abstract Number: 2371 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Role of Intracytoplasmic Toll- Like Receptors (TLR) and MyD88 in B Cell Subsets as Renal Response Predictors in Patients with Lupus Nephritis
Fabiola Cassiano-Quezada¹, José Jiram Torres-Ruiz², Jennifer Balderas Miranda³, José Luis Maravillas-Montero⁴, Karina Santana-de Anda², Beatriz Alcalá-Carmona⁵, Nancy R Mejía-Domínguez⁵, Yatzil Reyna-Juárez⁵, María José Ostos-prado⁵, Guillermo Juarez-Vega⁴ and Diana Gomez-martin⁶, ¹Department of Internal Medicine. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ²Departament of Immunology and Rheumatology. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ³Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁴Red de Apoyo a la Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁵Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁶INCMNSZ, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Recently, a gain of-function mutation within TLR7 was identified to induce SLE in a murine model and increased the survival of activated B lymphocytes,…
Abstract Number: 2388 • ACR Convergence 2024
Racial/Ethnic Variation in Multimorbidity Risk and Accrual and Comorbid Conditions Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Katrina Williamson¹, Herbert Heien², Maria Stevens², Cynthia Crowson², Rozalina McCoy² and Ali Duarte-Garcia², ¹Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have been shown to have increased burden of multimorbidity. Racial disparities in multimorbidity have also been shown repeatedly.…
Abstract Number: 2408 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Pain and Fatigue on Quality of Life Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Amanda Eudy¹, Megan Clowse², Meenakshi Jolly³, David Pisetsky⁴, Kai Sun⁵, Rebecca Sadun⁵, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁶, Mithu Maheswaranathan⁶, Jayanth Doss⁵ and Jennifer Rogers⁶, ¹Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ²Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, ⁴Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University, Durham
Background/Purpose: Our prior qualitative work discovered a subgroup of patients with SLE who experience persistent symptoms of fatigue and widespread pain, even on self-described “good…
Abstract Number: 2424 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anifrolumab Effects on Response to Influenza Vaccine in SLE
Cristina Arriens¹, Anca Askanase², Wambui Machua³, Fotios Koumpouras⁴, Ken Smith¹, Joel Guthridge¹, Judith James¹ and Joan Merrill⁵, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ³Piedmont Hospital Center, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁵Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City 73104, OK
Background/Purpose: Risk for infections in systemic lupus may arise from immunosuppressant treatments or intrinsic immune defects. Disordered interferon signals are a hallmark of SLE. Anifrolumab, which…
Abstract Number: 2545 • ACR Convergence 2024
Phosphodiesterase 1B Contributes to Neuropsychiatric Manifestations in Lupus-Prone Mice Through Microglial Activation
Shuhei Takeyama¹, Michihito Kono¹, Kohei Karino¹, Yuki Kudo¹, Masatoshi Kanda², Hiroyuki Nakamura², Kenichi Miyamoto¹, Kazuro Kamada³, Maria Tada¹, Ryo Hisada¹, Yuichiro Fujieda¹, Masaru Kato¹, Olga Amengual⁴ and Tatsuya Atsumi¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, Sapporo, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan, Sapporo, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, Sapprp, Japan, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is one of the most severe organ manifestations in SLE and is associated with poor quality of life. We…
Abstract Number: 2604 • ACR Convergence 2024
Altered Expression of Ecto-5′-Nucleotidase (NT5E) in SLE Patients Based on Disease-associated Genotype
Mikhail Olferiev¹, Katherine Owen², Peter Lipsky³ and Mary Crow¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²RILITE, Charlottesville, VA, ³AMPEL BioSolutions, Charlottesville, VA
Background/Purpose: The NT5E gene, encoding Ecto-5'-Nucleotidase/CD73, is expressed on the surface of immune system cells and is critical for converting AMP/IMP to adenosine/inosine, important immunosuppressive purine nucleosides.…
Abstract Number: PP15 • ACR Convergence 2024
Breathing Mindfully and How to Control Anxiety in Lupus Patients
Amanda Greene, Lupus Research Alliance, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: For over four decades, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus has impacted my Quality of Life.. I was diagnosed in 1983- my entire life was changed. I…
Abstract Number: 0093 • ACR Convergence 2024
Overexpression of Epidermal Ifnk Promotes Systemic CD8+ T Cell Maturation After UV-exposure
Benjamin Klein¹, Kelsey E. McNeely², Debbie Colesa², Yiqing Gao², Nguyen Thi Kim Nguyen², Johann Gudjonsson¹ and J. Michelle Kahlenberg¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Skin involvement is the most common organ manifestation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and exacerbation of cutaneous lupus (CLE) can precede systemic disease flares.…
Abstract Number: 0168 • ACR Convergence 2024
Real-world Glucocorticoid Prescription Patterns in Patients with Lupus Nephritis: A Retrospective Study Using a Healthcare Insurance Claims Database
Tatsuya Atsumi¹, Hironari Hanaoka², Nobuo Nishijima³, Kohji Murakami⁴, Mariko Nio³, Tsutomu Urakawa³, Takaaki Fujimura³ and Hiroki Hayashi⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, Sapporo, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Department of Nephrology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most frequent organ manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), affecting morbidity and mortality in SLE. LN is…

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