Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 0989 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk Factors for Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy and Its Subtypes – Prospective Adjudication Analysis of 4,899 Incident Users
April Jorge¹, Ronald Melles², Carol Conell³, Na Lu⁴, Michael Marmor⁵, Lucy Young⁶, Natalie McCormick¹, Yuqing Zhang⁷ and Hyon K. Choi⁸, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Redwood City Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Redwood City, CA, ³Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁶Massachusetts Eye and Ear Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Mass General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁸Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a key treatment for patients with lupus and other rheumatic diseases; however, the known risk factors for HCQ retinopathy (its major…
Abstract Number: 1160 • ACR Convergence 2021
Evaluation of HCQ Side Effects in New and Prevalent Users over a 20 Year Period Using a Large Database
Diana Meyler¹, Sofia Pedro², Alan Erickson³, Patricia Katz⁴ and Kaleb Michaud³, ¹UNMC, Omaha, NE, ²Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Despite being used for more than 70 years as a conventional (cs) DMARD, very little is known about the overall side effect (SE) profile…
Abstract Number: 1268 • ACR Convergence 2021
Predicting Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Comparison of Machine Learning Methods
Melissa Fazzari¹, Marta Guerra², Jane Salmon² and Mimi Kim³, ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Larchmont, NY
Background/Purpose: Nearly 20% of pregnancies in patients with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) result in an adverse pregnancy outcome (APO); early identification of women with SLE…
Abstract Number: 1284 • ACR Convergence 2021
One Third of Lupus Nephritis Patients Classified as Complete Responders Continue to Accrue Progressive Renal Damage Despite Resolution of Proteinuria
Emma Weeding¹, Andrea Fava², Daniel Goldman³ and Michelle Petri³, ¹Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Up to 40% of individuals with lupus nephritis (LN) develop chronic kidney disease (CKD). Biopsy studies have revealed that patients with SLE can have…
Abstract Number: 1301 • ACR Convergence 2021
Early Increase in Circulating Memory B Cells Portends Clinical Response to Treatment in Pooled Data from Three Phase III Trials of Belimumab
Ioannis Parodis¹, Alvaro Gomez², Julius Lindblom², Alexander Borg², Sharzad Emamikia² and Mariele gatto³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden and Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Department of Rheumatology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Background/Purpose: Belimumab blocks soluble B cell activating factor (BAFF) and is the only to date approved targeted treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Identification of…
Abstract Number: 1462 • ACR Convergence 2021
Hydroxychloroquine Dose and the Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flares
April Jorge¹, Christian Mancini¹, Xiaoqing Fu¹, Gary Ho², Yuqing Zhang³, Karen Costenbader⁴ and Hyon K. Choi⁵, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²New York University, New York, NY, ³Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Mass General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Belmont, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an important treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), known to reduce disease activity and flares. To minimize the risk of toxicity,…
Abstract Number: 1495 • ACR Convergence 2021
Multiplexed Profiling of Treatment Naïve Cutaneous Lupus Skin Stratified by Patient Response to Antimalarials
Thomas Vazquez¹, Jay Patel², Daisy Yan³, Emily Keyes⁴, DeAnna Diaz⁵, Yubin Li⁶, Madison Grinnell⁶, Rui Feng⁷ and Victoria Werth³, ¹FIU Wertheim College of Medicine, Virginia Beach, VA, ²Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Department of Dermatology, U Penn, Philadelphia, NJ, ³Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Philadelphia College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Department of Dermatology, U Penn, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷University of Pennsylvania Department of Biostatistics, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Lupus erythematous (LE) is a systemic autoimmune disease with a variety of cutaneous manifestations. Antimalarials are first-line systemic therapy, yet not all patients respond…
Abstract Number: 1607 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Impact of Health Literacy and Numeracy on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in SLE
Rebecca Sadun¹, Mithu Maheswaranathan¹, Megan Clowse², Kai Sun¹, Jennifer Rogers¹, Jayanth Doss¹, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber³ and Amanda Eudy¹, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: The ACR has issued guidance recommending COVID-19 vaccine for all patients with rheumatic diseases. Vaccine hesitancy research prior to the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated…
Abstract Number: 1733 • ACR Convergence 2021
Classification of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Enrolled in 2 Phase 3 Trials by EULAR/ACR 2019 Criteria
Martin Aringer¹, Ian N. Bruce², Richard Furie³, Eric Morand⁴, Emmanuelle Maho⁵, Catharina Lindholm⁶ and Raj Tummala⁷, ¹University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, ²University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ⁴Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁶BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁷BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD
Background/Purpose: The TULIP-1 and TULIP-2 trials of anifrolumab, an anti–type I IFN receptor mAb, enrolled autoantibody-positive (ANA, anti-dsDNA, and/or anti-Smith [anti-Sm]) patients, who fulfilled the…
Abstract Number: 1753 • ACR Convergence 2021
Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels Are Associated with Reduced SLE Disease Activity and Improvements in Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Laurence Magder¹, Michelle Petri² and Daniel Goldman², ¹University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: In SLE, treatment with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has been shown to be associated with reduced SLE flares and reduced risk of damage in several different…
Abstract Number: 1771 • ACR Convergence 2021
First-in-Human Safety, Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study of Escalating Single- and Multiple-Doses of BMS-986256, a Novel, Potent, Oral Inhibitor of TLR7 and TLR8
Melanie Harrison¹, Manoj Chiney¹, Diane Shevell², Lixian Dong³, Michelle Dawes¹ and Ihab Girgis³, ¹Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, ³Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Toll-like receptor (TLR)7 and TLR8 are endosomal receptors that are normally activated by pathogen-associated RNA. They are also activated by self-RNA as part of…
Abstract Number: 0132 • ACR Convergence 2021
Hospitalization Rates Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Population Based Study
Jesse Dabit¹, Mehmet Hocaoglu², Maria Valenzuela-Almada³, Shirley-Ann Osei-Onomah¹, Sebastian Vallejo-Ramos¹, Rachel Giblon¹, Kurt Greenlund⁴, Kamil Barbour⁴, Cynthia Crowson⁵ and Ali Duarte-Garcia¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²University of Maryland Medical Center, Midtown Campus, Baltimore, MD, ³Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune multiorgan disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although the survival rate for SLE patients has…
Abstract Number: 0331 • ACR Convergence 2021
Urinary MicroRNAs as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Biomarkers and Its Potential for Accurate Assessment of Disease Severity
Hiroki Yamaguchi¹, Yoriko Ando¹, Mika Mizunuma¹, Masamichi Inami², Kenichi Suzumura² and Yuki Ichikawa¹, ¹Craif Inc., Nagoya, Japan, ²Analysis & Pharmacokinetics Research Labs., Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibody production, immune complex deposition, and heterogeneous clinical manifestations affecting many organs, including…
Abstract Number: 0348 • ACR Convergence 2021
The New EULAR/ ACR 2019 SLE Classification Criteria: A Predictor of Long-term Outcomes
Laura Whittall-Garcia¹, Dafna Gladman², Murray Urowitz³, Jiandong Su⁴, Zahi Touma⁵ and Sindhu Johnson⁶, ¹University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Center for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Lupus Clinic, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: We recently demonstrated that a EULAR/ACR classification Criteria score ≥ 20 predicts a higher disease activity throughout the first 5 years after diagnosis. Given…
Abstract Number: 0531 • ACR Convergence 2021
Molecular Heterogeneity Between Different Classes of Lupus Nephritis as Revealed by Kidney Biopsy Proteomics
Asmaa AbuMaziad¹, Abhimanyu Amarnani² and Ram Singh³, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Los Angeles County + University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ³University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) causes substantial morbidity and mortality. LN is histopathologically divided into six classes, which currently serves as the basis for making treatment…

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