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  • Abstract Number: L12 • ACR Convergence 2024

    A-319, a CD3 X CD19 T Cell Engager (TCE), for the Treatment of Severe/Refractory SLE: Early Evidence of Rapid Reset of Disease-Specific Autoimmunity

    Chunli Mei1, Xin Guan1, Bin Wu2, Mengjiao Li1, Xiaojing Liu1, Xi Chen1, You Song1, Weiwei Wang1, Cheng Wang1, Huiling Mei1, Xiaoru Duan1, Lijuan Jiang1, Wenlin Qiu1, Likai Yu1, Yuhong Liu1, Xing Zhao3, Xuanfan Zhong3, Shengjie Xue3, Wuzhong Shen3, Ying Tan3, Guojian Yu3, Guiyun Tu3, Hanyang Chen3, Amy Sun3, Xiaoqiang Yan3, Anbing Huang1, Rong Du1 and Qiubai Li1, 1Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, 2Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the First People’s Hospital of Jingzhou, Jingzhou, China, 3ITabMed Ltd. Changchun, Shanghai, China

    Background/Purpose: CD19 CAR T treatment has demonstrated clinical benefits to patients with severe/refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), possibly due to resetting autoimmunity. A-319, a highly…
  • Abstract Number: 0744 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Cerebrovascular Accidents (CVA) in Giant Cell Arteritis: Identification of Predictive Factors from the ARTESER Registry

    Adrián Martín-Gutiérrez1, Juan Molina-Collada2, Marta Domínguez-Álvaro3, Rafael Benito Melero-Gonzalez4, Elisa Fernández-Fernández:5, Maite Silva-Diaz6, Jesús Alejandro Valero7, Ismael Gonzalez8, Julio Sánchez-Martín9, Javier Narvaez-García10, Itziar Calvo11, Vicente Aldasoro12, lydia Abasolo Alcazar13, ALBERTO MARIANO RUIZ ROMAN14, Javier Loricera15, Santos Castañeda16, Clara Molina Almela17, María Alcalde Villar:18, Antonio Juan-Mas19 and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso20, 1Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Renedo de Piélagos, Cantabria, Spain, 2Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, 3Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, 4CHU Ourense, O Carballino, Spain, 5La Paz University Hospital, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain, 6Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, 7Hospital Universitario Donosti. Donostia, Spain, Donosti, Spain, 8Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Leon, León, Spain, 9Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, 10Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, 11Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, 12Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, 13IdISSC. HCSC, Madrid, Spain, 14Hospital Universitario Juan Ramón Jiménez, Huelva, Spain, 15Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 16Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, 17Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 18Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa Leganés, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain, 19Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa Leganés, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Cantabria, Spain, 20Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of systemic vasculitis in the elderly and involves the large and medium-sized vessels. Cerebrovascular accidents…
  • Abstract Number: 0770 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Efficacy and Safety of Upadacitinib in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis (SELECT-GCA): A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Phase 3 Trial

    Peter Merkel1, Sara Penn2, Arathi Setty2, Wolfgang Schmidt3, Andrea Rubbert-Roth4, Ellen Margrethe Hauge5, Helen Keen6, Tomonori Ishii7, Nader Khalidi8, Liu Meng2, weihan zhao2, Ivan Lagunes9, Ana B. Romero2, Peter Wung10 and daniel blockmans11, 1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, 3Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 4Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland, 5Aarhus Universitetshospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 6University of Western Australia, Daglish, Western Australia, Australia, 7Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University / Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, sendai, Japan, 8McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 9Abbvie, Inc, North Chicago, IL, 10AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, 11Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Leuven, Belgium

    Background/Purpose: The objective was to assess the efficacy and safety of UPA vs placebo (PBO), in combination with a GC taper regimen, in patients with…
  • Abstract Number: 1602 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Complications in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) Patients: A Nationwide Analysis

    Faria Sami1, Ahmad Basharat2, Shahzad Ahmed Sami3 and Saman Tanveer4, 1University of Alabama, Chicago, IL, 2Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfeild, WI, 3Trinity Health Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, 4John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare autoimmune vasculitis of small to medium blood vessels, often causing multisystemic complications leading to increased morbidity and…
  • Abstract Number: 1635 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Therapy Monitoring in Giant Cell Arteritis – Impact on Disease Management

    Matthias Froehlich1, Michael Gernert2, Marc Schmalzing3, Patrick-Pascal Strunz4, Hanna Labinsky5, Thorsten A. Bley6 and Konstanze V. Guggenberger6, 1Uniklinikum Wuerzburg, Medizinische Klinik II, Wuerzburg, Germany, 2Medicine II, Division Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, 3University Hospital Wuerzburg, Würzburg, Germany, 4University hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, 5University Hospital Würzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, 6University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are a cornerstone for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). In the further course of…
  • Abstract Number: 2482 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Long-Term Safety of Mepolizumab in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA): Pooled Results from Two Open-Label Extension Studies

    Gerhard Wolff1, Michael E Wechsler2, Jared Silver3, Robert Price4, Rejina Verghis5, Peter Weller6, Peter Merkel7, Thomas Corbridge8 and Paneez Khoury9, 1Clinical Development-Respiratory, GSK, Collegeville, 2Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, 3US Medical Affairs-Respiratory, GSK, Durham, 4Biostatistics, GSK, Stevenage, United Kingdom, 5Biostatistics, Development Respiratory, GSK, Brentford, United Kingdom, 6Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Inflammation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 7Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 8US Value Evidence and Outcomes, GSK, Durham, NC, 9National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

    Background/Purpose: The 52-week Phase III MIRRA trial demonstrated the safety and efficacy of anti-IL-5 mepolizumab in patients with EGPA. However, longer-term safety data are limited.…
  • Abstract Number: 2510 • ACR Convergence 2024

    The Effect of Coronary Artery Aneurysms and IVIG Use on Long-term Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality Following Kawasaki Disease in Childhood: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Francis Lao1, Cal Robinson2, Dorota Borovski3, KAREN BEATTIE4, Joycelyne Ewusie5, Rahul Chanchlani3 and Michelle Batthish6, 1The Hospital for Sick Children, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 4McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 5McMaster University, Hamilton, 6McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a common childhood vasculitis. Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) develop in approximately 25% of untreated KD patients. However, there is limited…
  • Abstract Number: 2650 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Extent of Vascular Inflammation on Cranial Vessel Wall MRI and Ophthalmic Complications in Giant Cell Arteritis

    David Yang1, Quy Cao2, Fang Liu2, Tara McWilliams2, Ryan Rebello3, Madhura Tamhankar2, Shubhasree Banerjee2, Rui Liang2, Robert Kurtz2, Joshua Baker1, Naomi Amudala2, Zhaoyang Fan4, Jae Song2, Peter Merkel1, Jeffrey Morris2 and Rennie Rhee1, 1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 3St Joseph’s Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 4University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

    Background/Purpose: There is a need for measures of disease severity for giant cell arteritis (GCA), which may enable identification of high-risk subgroups (e.g., ophthalmic complications)…
  • Abstract Number: 0745 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Tocilizumab in Monotherapy vs. Combined in Aortitis Associated with Giant Cell Arteritis. Multicenter Open-label Study of 196 Patients

    Adrián Martín-Gutiérrez1, Javier Loricera2, Carmen Secada Gómez3, Javier Narvaez-García4, Olga Maíz Alonso5, Iñigo Hernández-Rodríguez6, Susana Romero Yuste7, Eugenio De Miguel8, Eva Galindez-Agirregoikoa9, ivan Ferraz-Amaro10, Julio Sánchez-Martín11, Patricia Moya Albarado12, Cristina Campos Fernández13, Fernando Lopez-Gutierrez14, Santos Castañeda15 and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso16, and the Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis Spanish Collaborative Group, 1Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Renedo de Piélagos, Cantabria, Spain, 2Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 3Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 4Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, 53Hospital Universitario de Donosti, San Sebastian, Spain, San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain, 6Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, 7Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Complex of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain, 8Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 9BASURTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BILBAO, Spain, 10Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, 11Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, 12Hospital de San Pau, Barcelona, Spain, 13Escuela de Doctorado, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain, 14Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, 15Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, 16Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Aortitis related to Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA-aortitis) is a frequent and potential severe complication. Tocilizumab (TCZ) was approved in GCA, but the efficacy in…
  • Abstract Number: 0774 • ACR Convergence 2024

    A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effects of Low-dose Glucocorticoids Compared to Stopping Glucocorticoids to Maintain Remission of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: The TAPIR Trial

    Peter Merkel1, Christian Pagnoux2, Nader Khalidi3, Ulrich Specks4, Curry Koening5, Carol Langford6, Larry Moreland7, Paul Monach8, Jason Springer9, Shubhasree Banerjee1, Simon Carette10, Rennie Rhee1, Medha Soowamber11, Kenneth Warrington4, Renee Borchin12, Cristina Burroughs13, Carol McAlear1, David Cuthbertson13 and Jeffrey Krischer13, 1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 4Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 5University of Texas Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, 6Cleveland Clinic, Moreland Hills, OH, 7University of Colorado, Denver, CO, 8VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 9Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Franklin, TN, 10Mount Sinai Hosptial, Toronto, ON, Canada, 11University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 12University of South Florida, Tampa, 13University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

    Background/Purpose: Use of low-dose glucocorticoids to maintain remission in patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) remains controversial.  Additionally, there is no consensus on how to…
  • Abstract Number: 1603 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody Levels in Patients in the Avacopan Phase 3 Trial

    Frank B. Cortazar1, Duvuru Geetha2, Salem Almaani3, Christina Song4, Tomasz M. Wilmanski4, Alana M. Bozeman4, Peter Merkel5 and David Jayne6, and ADVOCATE Study Group, 1New York Nephrology Vasculitis and Glomerular Center, Saint Peter’s Hospital-Albany, Albany, NY, 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 3The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 4Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, 5University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 6University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: The utility of measuring serial antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) levels to guide treatment in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is controversial.…
  • Abstract Number: 1636 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Age-associated B Cells Contribute to Inflammation of Takayasu’s Arteritis in an Antibody-secreting Cell Differentiation Independent Manner

    Chenglong Fang1, Xiaochuan Sun2, Shangyi Jin2, Lihong du2, Jing Li2, Xiaofeng Zeng3, Yuexin Chen4, Mengtao Li5 and Xinping Tian3, 1Department of Rheumatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China (People's Republic), 2Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, 3Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, 4Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, 5Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China 2National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology, Beijing, China

    Background/Purpose: Although Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK) is not a prototypical autoantibody-mediated autoimmune disease, several lines of evidence suggested the pathogenic potential of B cells. However, limited…
  • Abstract Number: 2483 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Efficacy and Safety of Avacopan over 12 Months in Japanese Patients with MPA/GPA: A Single-center Study

    Yusuke Ushio1, Hiromi Shimada2, taichi miyagi3, Koichi Sugihara4, Mao Mizusaki5, Rina Mino5, Hayamasa yamaguchi5, Naoto Manabe5, Shusaku Nakashima2 and Hiroaki Dobashi2, 1Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki, Kita District, Kagawa, Japan, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, 3Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, kidagun, Japan, 4Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, 5Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Avacopan, an oral C5a receptor inhibitor, was demonstrated to be an alternative to glucocorticoids (GC) in the treatment of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)/granulomatosis with polyangiitis…
  • Abstract Number: 2511 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Clinically Isolated Aortitis

    Mahmut Kaymakci1, Hannah Langenfeld1, Andrew C. Hanson2, Cynthia Crowson1, Melanie Bois1, Hartzell Schaff2, Mohanad Elfishawi3, Matthew Koster1, Cornelia Weyand2 and Kenneth Warrington1, 1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 3University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

    Background/Purpose: Clinically Isolated Aortitis (CIA) is a type of vasculitis affecting the aorta in the absence of systemic vasculitis, rheumatic disease, or infection. Most patients…
  • Abstract Number: 2651 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Vasculitis Associated with VEXAS Syndrome

    Megan Sullivan1, Kambiz Kalantari2, Carolyn Mead-Harvey3, Yael Kusne4, Mrinal Patnaik2, Abhishek Mangaonkar2, Ronald Go2, Daniel Montes2, Kaaren Reichard2, Horatiu Olteanu2, Melanie Bois2, Alexander Hines2, Julio Sartori-Valinotti5, Kenneth Warrington2 and Matthew Koster2, 1Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, 4Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, 5Mayo Clinic, Rohester, MN

    Background/Purpose: VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic) syndrome is a recently defined clinical entity that causes hematologic and autoinflammatory symptoms. Since its initial description…
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