Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 0994 • ACR Convergence 2021
Role of SLE Associated Cytokines in Generation of Mature Neutrophils
Neelakshi R. Jog, Julia Nguyen and Judith James, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibody production and periods of elevated disease activity. Recent studies indicate that along…
Abstract Number: 1161 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patient Preferences for Hydroxychloroquine in Systemic Lupus (SLE)
Jennifer Dollinger¹, Celline Brasil¹, Marcus Wong¹, Glen Hazlewood², Ryan Dollinger¹, Wendy Singer³, Christian Pineau⁴, Evelyne Vinet⁵, Ann Clarke², Jennifer Lee¹ and Sasha Bernatsky⁴, ¹Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁵McGill University Health Centre, Mont Royal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Although hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has been shown to reduce SLE flares, concerns exist regarding side effects from long-term use. Very little information is available on…
Abstract Number: 1269 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Burden of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients in the United States – Evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2016-2018)
Shannon Grabich¹, Eilleen Farrelly², Robert Ortmann³, Michael Pollack⁴ and Sandra Sze-jung Wu⁴, ¹Xcenda, Durham, NC, ²Xcenda, Carrollton, TX, ³AstraZeneca, Greenwood, IN, ⁴AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: Due to the heterogeneity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), clinical characteristics, quality of life (QOL), social determinant of health (SDOH), health care utilization (HRU),…
Abstract Number: 1285 • ACR Convergence 2021
Major Determinants of Prolonged Remission in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Retrospective Study over a 41-Year Period
Goncalo Durao-Carvalho¹, Raquel Fernandez², Bethan Goulden³, Filipa Farinha⁴ and David Isenberg⁵, ¹Servico de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar do Oeste – Unidade de Caldas da Rainha, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, ²Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Ourense, Ourense, Spain, ³Department of Rheumatology, University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University College London Hospitals and Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Disease activity is a major determinant of mortality whereas prolonged remission contributes to improving health outcomes in SLE patients (pts). Remission is thus a…
Abstract Number: 1302 • ACR Convergence 2021
Year-3 Observational Follow-up of Belimumab Safety (Mortality and Malignancies) in Patients with SLE Who Completed a Phase 4, 52-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Safety Study
Saira Sheikh¹, Cheng-Chung Wei², Dana Tegzova³, William Stohl⁴, Ricardo Acayaba de Toledo⁵, Tamara Mucenic⁶, Mauricio Abello Banfi⁷, Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon⁸, Carlos Abud-Mendoza⁹, Sandra Navarra¹⁰, Mercedes Garcia¹¹, Ignacio Garcia-De La Torre¹², Regina Kurrasch¹³, Sofia Fernandes¹⁴, Julia Harris¹⁵, Saima Muzaffar¹⁴, Norma Lynn Fox¹³, Andrew Liu¹⁶, Holly Quasny¹⁷ and David Roth¹³, ¹University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, and Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University; Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China), ³Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, ⁶Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ⁷Centro Integral de Reumatología del Caribe, Barranquilla, Colombia, ⁸Henry Ford Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, ⁹Hospital Central “Dr Ignacio Morones Prieto”, Unidad Regional de Reumatología y Osteoporosis, Hospital Central and Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, ¹⁰University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines, ¹¹Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos José de San Martín, La Plata, Argentina, ¹²Centro de Estudios de Investigación Básica y Clínica, S.C., Guadalajara, Mexico, ¹³GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA, ¹⁴GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, ¹⁵GlaxoSmithKline, Uxbridge, United Kingdom, ¹⁶GlaxoSmithKline, Brentford, United Kingdom, ¹⁷GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC
Background/Purpose: Belimumab (BEL) is a recombinant IgG1λ monoclonal antibody that is approved for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although clinical studies of BEL have…
Abstract Number: 1463 • ACR Convergence 2021
Use of Telemedicine for Follow-up of Lupus Nephritis in the COVID-19 Outbreak: The 6-month Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
ho SO¹, Evelyn Chow¹, Isaac Cheng¹, Xerox Lau¹, Tena Li¹, Cheuk Chun Szeto¹ and Lai-Shan Tam², ¹The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Telemedicine (TM) has been widely advocated and used to follow up patients with rheumatic diseases during the COVID-19 outbreak. However, there is no evidence…
Abstract Number: 1496 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Metagenome-wide Association Study Revealed Disease-specific Landscape of the Gut Microbiome of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Japanese
Yoshihiko Tomofuji¹, Yuichi Maeda², Eri Oguro-Igashira², Toshihiro Kishikawa¹, Kenichi Yamamoto¹, Kyuto Sonehara¹, Daisuke Motooka³, Yuki Matsumoto³, Hidetoshi Matsuoka⁴, Maiko Yoshimura⁴, Mayu Yagita², Takuro Nii², Shiro Ohshima⁵, Shota Nakamura³, Hidenori Inohara⁶, Kiyoshi Takeda⁷, Atsushi Kumanogoh² and Yukinori Okada¹, ¹Department of Statistical Genetics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ²Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ³Department of Infection Metagenomics, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Japan, ⁴Rheumatology and Allergology, NHO Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano, Japan, ⁵Rheumatology and Allergology, NHO Osaka Minami Medical Center, Suita, Japan, ⁶Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ⁷Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
Background/Purpose: Alteration of the gut microbiome has been linked to the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, a comprehensive view of the gut microbiome…
Abstract Number: 1621 • ACR Convergence 2021
Self-reported Transition Readiness of Adolescent Patients with Rheumatologic Disease: Do the Parents Agree?
Christina Ma¹, Molly Dushnicky¹, Habeba Talaat¹, Steffy Thomas¹, Karen Beattie¹, Tania Cellucci², Stephanie Garner¹, Liane Heale¹, Mark Matsos¹ and Michelle Batthish¹, ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The transition from pediatric to adult rheumatology care is associated with increased disease activity and morbidity. The parent-child relationship is a significant relationship in…
Abstract Number: 1734 • ACR Convergence 2021
Efavaleukin Alfa, a Novel IL-2 Mutein, Selectively Expands Regulatory T Cells in Patients with SLE: Interim Results of a Phase 1b Multiple Ascending Dose Study
Nadia Tchao¹, Hamid Amouzadeh², Nandita Sarkar¹, Vincent Chow², Xuguang Hu¹, Mark Kroenke², Hui Wang², Rong Zhang², Kevin Gorski¹, Richard Furie³, Alan Kivitz⁴ and Stanley Cohen⁵, ¹Amgen Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ²Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ³Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, NY, ⁴Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ⁵Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Diminished IL-2 as well as both quantitative and qualitative abnormalities in regulatory T cells (Treg) are associated with autoimmune diseases including SLE. Efavaleukin alfa…
Abstract Number: 1755 • ACR Convergence 2021
Increasing Participation of Underrepresented Groups in Lupus Clinical Trials: Insights from Qualitative Interviews with Patients and Physicians
Saira Sheikh¹, Maria Naylor², Becky Lane², Jennifer Sacks², Janine Gaiha-Rohrbach² and Cherie Butts², ¹University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, and Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Biogen, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus disproportionately affects Black/African American (AA) and Latino/a populations.1 Challenges to engage and include these populations in clinical trials (CTs) can be…
Abstract Number: 1772 • ACR Convergence 2021
Autologous EBV-specific Cytotoxic T Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Innovative Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial
Antoine Enfrein¹, Beatrice Clemenceau², Soraya Saiagh³, Céline Bressollette⁴, Zahir Amoura⁵, Henri Vie² and Mohamed Hamidou¹, ¹Médecine interne, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France, ²Inserm U1232, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France, ³Unité de Thérapie Cellulaire et Génique, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France, ⁴Laboratoire de Virologie, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France, ⁵Médecine interne, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, AP-HP, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) has been suggested as a potential environmental factor in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) onset and disease activity. Here, we report the…
Abstract Number: 0133 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cervical Cancer Screening Rate in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Erica Rosen¹ and Megan Krause², ¹University of Kansas, Kansas City, MO, ²University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
Background/Purpose: Females with systemic lupus erythematosus have increased rates of cervical cancer especially if on immunosuppressive therapy. The American Cancer Society reports the incidence of…
Abstract Number: 0332 • ACR Convergence 2021
Prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the United States: Updated Population Representative Estimates from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2016-2018
Michael Pollack¹, Sandra Sze-jung Wu¹, Eilleen Farrelly², Shannon Grabich³ and Robert Ortmann⁴, ¹AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE, ²Xcenda, Carrollton, TX, ³Xcenda, Durham, NC, ⁴AstraZeneca, Greenwood, IN
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, multi-organ, autoimmune disease whose prevalence in the US has not been recently updated in real-world studies. Prevalence…
Abstract Number: 0349 • ACR Convergence 2021
Performance of the 2019 EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Predominantly African American Cohort
Jessica English¹, Dulaney Wilson², Gary Gilkeson², Jim Oates² and Diane Kamen², ¹Medical University of South Carolina, Johns Island, SC, ²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were recently published by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to…
Abstract Number: 0534 • ACR Convergence 2021
Lymphatic Dysfunction in Murine Lupus Photosensitivity
William Ambler¹, Noa Schwartz², Jin Yeon Shin³, Rahgu Kataru⁴, Camila Carballo⁵, Scott Rodeo⁶, Babak Mehrara⁴ and Theresa Lu⁷, ¹Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery. HSS Research Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY, ⁴Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY, ⁵HSS Research Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁶HSS Research Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery; Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁷Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The lymphatic system is composed of vessels which carry fluid, soluble molecules, and cells from peripheral tissue to draining lymph nodes. Photosensitivity, an exaggerated…

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