Abstracts tagged "Therapy, alternative"

Abstract Number: 0840 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Platelet Adenosinergic Axis as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Thrombotic APS
NaveenKumar Somanathapura K¹, Thalia Newman², Srilakshmi Yalavarthi¹, Bruna Mazetto Fonseca¹, Kaitlyn Sabb¹, Katarina Kmetova³, Emily Chong¹, Caroline Ranger¹, Cyrus Sarosh⁴, Jacqueline Madison¹, Ajay Tambralli¹, Jordan Schaefer¹, Michael Holinstat¹, Yu Zuo¹ and Jason Knight¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴University of Michigan, Temperance, MI
Background/Purpose: How to most effectively inhibit antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL)-mediated platelet activation remains incompletely understood. CD73 is an ectoenzyme expressed on the platelet surface that generates…
Abstract Number: 1217 • ACR Convergence 2024
Medical and Non-Medical Cannabis Use by Rheumatology Patients: A Study of over 2000 Patients in California
Maggie Hui¹, Nicholas Jackson², Angela Pham¹, Keren Chen², David Elashoff², ziva Cooper³ and Veena Ranganath⁴, ¹David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, ²UCLA Department of Medicine Statistics Core, Los Angeles, ³UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, Dept of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Dept of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Los Angeles, ⁴UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Approximately 12-20% of Rheumatology patients use cannabis (Fitzcharles 2020, Wipfler 2022, Rampakakis 2023). Despite the legalization of medical cannabis in California more than 2…
Abstract Number: 1381 • ACR Convergence 2024
Elimination of CD45RChigh T and B Cells by anti-CD45RC mAb Lead to Efficient Control of Experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cécile Bergua¹, Marine Besnard¹, Ghenima Ahmil², Laure-Helene Ouisse², Nadège Vimond¹, Apolline Salama², Bérangère Evrard², Elise Brisebard³, Alexis Collette¹, Fréderic Blanchard⁴, Thibault Larcher³, Ronald Van Brempt¹, Benoit Le Goff⁵, Ignacio Anegon² and Carole Guillonneau¹, ¹AbolerIS Pharma, Nantes, France, Nantes, France, ²Nantes Université, INSERM, Center for Research in Transplantation and Translational Immunology, UMR 1064, CNRS, Nantes, France, Nantes, France, ³APEX-UMR703 PAnTher INRA/ONIRIS, France, Nantes, France, ⁴INSERM UMR1229, Nantes, France, Nantes, France, ⁵CHU Nantes, France, Nantes, France
Background/Purpose: CD45RC is an isoform of CD45, a transmembrane tyrosine phosphatase, essential regulator of T and B cells antigen receptor signaling, expressed by most blood…
Abstract Number: 1383 • ACR Convergence 2024
Proteomics and Machine Learning Accurately Predict Clinical Response to Etanercept Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Huaqun Zhu¹, Gong cheng¹, yingni Li¹, Yun Li¹, Feng Sun¹, Hongyan Wang¹, Qinqin li², Zhilun Li³, Ru Li⁴ and Zhanguo Li⁵, ¹Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China, ²Sansheng Guojian Pharmaceutical (Shanghai) Company, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ³Sansheng Guojian Pharmaceutical (Shanghai) Company, Shanghai, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁵People’s Hospital Peking University Health Sciences Centre, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Our study aimed to use machine-learning approaches to characterize the proteomics profiles of patients who were inadequate responders to Etanercept (ETN-IRs) and develop an…
Abstract Number: L16 • ACR Convergence 2023
Withdrawal of Immunosuppressant and Low-dose Steroids in IgG4-RD Patients with Stable Disease (WInS IgG4-RD): An Investigator-initiated, Multi-center, Open-label, Randomized Controlled Trial
Linyi Peng¹, Yuxue nie¹, Jiaxin Zhou¹, Lijun Wu², Fang Wang³, Xiaomei Chen⁴, Jieqiong Li¹, Yu Peng¹, Hui Lu¹, Lidan Zhao¹, Mengtao Li¹, Yan Zhao¹, Xiaofeng Zeng⁵, Yunyun Fei¹ and Wen Zhang¹, ¹Peking Union Medical College Hospital，Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Beijing, China, ²Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Hospital, XinJiang, China, ³Beijing Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁴Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Wulumuqi, China, ⁵Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibroinflammatory disease. Remission induction treatment with glucocorticoid (GC) is usually effective, but its tendency of relapse makes the strategy…
Abstract Number: 1200 • ACR Convergence 2023
Self-Reported Effectiveness of Cannabis for Arthritis-Related Pain
Kristin Wipfler¹, Joanna Zeiger² and Kaleb Michaud³, ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ²Canna Research Foundation, Boulder, CO, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Pain management remains a significant challenge for individuals with rheumatic diseases (RDs), often causing patients to seek complementary or alternative treatments to traditional medications.…
Abstract Number: 1563 • ACR Convergence 2023
Methotrexate: A Safe and Effective Therapeutic Alternative in Behçet´s Disease
Miriam Retuerto-Guerrero¹, Elvira Díez Álvarez¹, Javier Narvaez², Rosa Fornons Servent³, Carlos Moreno Vilchez³, Jenaro Graña Gil⁴, Uxía Couto Lareo⁵, Carmen San José-Méndez⁴ and Clara Moriano Morales¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ³Dermatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
Background/Purpose: Behçet's disease (BD) is characterized by great clinical heterogeneity. The therapeutic strategy for BD could be tailored to the specific needs of the patient,…
Abstract Number: 1569 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib and Tocilizumab in 84 Patients with Takayasu Arteritis: Single-Center Post-Hoc Analysis of a Prospective Study
Jing Li¹, Yang Zhao², Yang Yu³, Xianan Jian⁴, Yanhong Wang⁵, yunjiao yang⁶, Xinping Tian⁷, Mengtao Li⁷ and Xiaofeng Zeng⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ²Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, China, ³The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Huhhot, China, ⁴Puyang Oilfield General Hospital, Puyang, China, ⁵Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁶Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁷Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of tofacitinib and tocilizumab in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK) in real world situation. Methods: A post-hoc analysis…
Abstract Number: 1767 • ACR Convergence 2023
TNF-α Utilizes the TWEAK/Fn-14 Axis in Human Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts to Induce Inflammation
Farheen Sultan Shaikh¹, Anil Singh¹, Paul Panipinto² and Salahuddin Ahmed¹, ¹Washington State University, Spokane, WA, ²Washington State University College of Pharmaceutical Science and Molecular Medicine, Spokane, WA
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF)-α is a proinflammatory cytokine in rheumatoid arthritis that transduces intracellular signal transduction pathways through specific receptors, TNF-R1, and TNF-R2. The…
Abstract Number: 1956 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rituximab Treatment in Adult Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis (IIM): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Lilian Otalora Rojas¹, Karishma Ramsubeik², Luis Sanchez-Ramos², Shastri Motilal³, Jasvinder Singh⁴ and Gurjit S Kaeley⁵, ¹University of Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ²University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ³The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune myositis involves a spectrum of rare autoimmune disorders characterized by inflammation and damage to skeletal muscles. The management of these challenging conditions often…
Abstract Number: 2165 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy of Abatacept in Rheumatoid Arthritis- associated Usual Interstitial Pneumonia. National Multicenter Study of 233 Patients During a Long-Term Follow Up
Belén Atienza-Mateo¹, Ana Serrano-Combarro², Natividad del Val del Amo³, Ivette Casafont-Sole⁴, Rafael Benito Melero-Gonzalez⁵, Isabel Serrano-García⁶, Santos Castañeda⁷, Jerusalem Calvo⁸, Natalia Mena Vazquez⁹, Nuria Vegas Revenga¹⁰, Lucía Domínguez-Casas¹¹, Maria Camila Osorio Sanjuan¹², Carolina Díez Morrondo¹³, Lorena Perez-Albadalejo¹⁴, Ruben Lopez-Sanchez¹⁵, Maria Guadalupe Mazano Canabal¹⁶, Anahy Maria Brandy-Garcia¹⁷, Patricia Lopez-Viejo¹⁸, Gema Bonilla¹⁹, Olga Maiz-Alonso²⁰, Carmen carrasco-Cubero²¹, Marta Garijo Bufort²², Mireia Moreno²³, Ana Urruticoechea²⁴, Sergio Ordonez-Palau²⁵, Carmen Gonzalez-Montagut Gomez²⁶, andrea Garcia-Valle²⁷, Juan Ramon De Dios²⁸, Fernando Lozano²⁹, Tomás Vazquez-Rodriguez³⁰, Patricia Carreira²⁹, Juan Maria Blanco-Madrigal³¹, SARA MARIA ROJAS HERRERA³², Ignacio Brana Abascal³³, Jesus Loarce-Martos³⁴, Emilio Giner-Serret³⁵, Juan Camilo Sarmiento-Monroy³⁶, Clara ventin-Rodriguez³⁷, Marina Rodriguez-lopez³⁸, Pablo Andujar-Brazal³⁹, Julia Fernandez-Melon⁴⁰, Lilian Maria Lopez⁴¹, carlos Fernandez-Diaz⁴², Javier Loricera⁴³, Ivan Ferraz Amaro⁴⁴, Diego Ferrer⁴⁵, Ricardo Blanco⁴⁶ and On behalf of the Collaborative Group Members⁴⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain, ³Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ⁵CHU Vigo, O Carballino, Spain, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, H. Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain, ⁹IBIMA, Málaga, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Galdakao- Usansolo, Galdakao, Spain, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital San Agustín, Avilés, Spain, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, H.U. Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital de León, León, Spain, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Jaén, Jaén, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ¹⁶Complejo Asistencial de Zamora, Zamora, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ¹⁸Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Severo Ochoa, Leganéz, Spain, ¹⁹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ²⁰University Hospital Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain, ²¹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, ²²H. de Sagunto, Valencia, Italy, ²³Parc Tauli Hospital Universitari, I3PT(UAB), Barcelona, Spain, ²⁴Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain, ²⁵H. Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain, ²⁶H. Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, ²⁷Division of Rheumatology, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Palencia, Palencia, Spain, ²⁸Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria, Spain, ²⁹Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ³⁰Rheumatology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol, A Coruña, Spain, ³¹Division of Rheumatology, H. Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, ³²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital de Mérida, Mérida, Spain, ³³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain, ³⁴Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ³⁵Hospital Royo Villanova, Teruel, Spain, ³⁶Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain, ³⁷Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ³⁸Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, La Coruna, Spain, ³⁹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, ⁴⁰Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ⁴¹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Son Llàtzer, Mallorca, Spain, ⁴²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Murcia, Spain, ⁴³Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁴⁴Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁴⁵Division of Pneumology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁴⁶Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁴⁷Spanish Collaborative Group of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spain, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is the most frequent, and severe ILD…
Abstract Number: PP05 • ACR Convergence 2023
Relief Redefined: A Patient’s Journey to Reducing the Impact of Her PsA Flare Ups
Caitlin West, Advocate, Coatesville, PA
Background/Purpose: I was diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) ten years ago, at 25. I had been dealing with stiffness and chronic fatigue for most of…
Abstract Number: 0423 • ACR Convergence 2023
Detection of Citrullinated Proteins Recognized by a Novel Chimeric Antigen Receptor TregTherapy in Both Synovial Fluid and Serum from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sara Charmsaz¹, Jeff Tracy¹, Elizabeth Whalen¹, John Bui¹, Anne-Renee van der Vuurst de Vries¹, Vivianne Malmström² and Michelle Blake¹, ¹Sonoma Biotherapeutics, Seattle, WA, ²Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common autoimmune diseases and despite many therapeutic options, an unmet medical need persists for novel therapies…
Abstract Number: 0436 • ACR Convergence 2023
Patients with Difficult-to-treat Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Higher Levels of Inflammation on Ultrasound
Ummugulsum Gazel¹, Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz², Catherine Ivory³, Amin Zahrai³, Ozun Bayindir Tsechelidis⁴, Ricardo Sabido-Sauri¹, Elliot Hepworth¹ and sibel aydin⁵, ¹University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴Ottawa University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: With increasing numbers of advanced therapies, rheumatologists frequently see Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients who have failed ≥2 advanced therapies with different mechanisms of action.…
Abstract Number: 0585 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Impact of Impaired Vagus Nerve Activity and Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) on Arterial Stiffness in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Tobias Schmidt¹, Christina Brock², Jesper Fleischer³, Søren Jacobsen¹ and Amanda Hempel Zinglersen¹, ¹Copenhagen Research Center for Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital and Clinical Institute, Aalborg, Denmark, ³Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease with an increased risk of atherosclerosis. The development of atherosclerosis in SLE cannot be…

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