Abstracts tagged "Vasculitis"

Abstract Number: 0714 • ACR Convergence 2025
Factors Associated With Depression And Anxiety In ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Patients: Data From The Almenara Vasculitis Cohort
Alvaro Oyarce-Calderón¹, Allison Figueroa-Sánchez², Leonor León-Yaurimucha², Rocío Gamboa-Cárdenas³, Zoila Rodríguez-Bellido⁴, Risto Perich-Campos⁵, Graciela Alarcón⁶, Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁷ and Victor Pimentel-Quiroz⁸, ¹Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, San Miguel, Lima, Peru, ²Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ³Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ⁴Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, ⁵Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, La Molina, Peru, ⁶The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA, ⁷Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, ⁸Universidad Científica del Sur, San Isidro, Peru
Background/Purpose: Depression and anxiety symptoms have been reported in 28% of patients suffering from vasculitides. However, in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), their frequency and…
Abstract Number: 0743 • ACR Convergence 2025
Giant Cell Arteritis Relapse After Treatment with Two Months of Prednisone and 12 Months of Tocilizumab
David O'Dea¹, Guy Katz¹, Belen Arevalo Molina¹, Adam Jarvie², Mark Matza¹, Ana Fernandes¹, John Stone³ and Sebastian H Unizony⁴, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The optimal duration of tocilizumab (TCZ) treatment for giant cell arteritis (GCA) is unclear. Observational studies have shown that 50-60% of patients relapse after…
Abstract Number: 0025 • ACR Convergence 2025
Expansion and Transcriptional Reprogramming of CD14⁺ and CD16⁺ Monocytes in Behçet’s Disease
Elio Carmona¹, Rabia Deniz², Cemal Bes³, Haner Direskeneli⁴, Ahmet Gul⁵ and Amr Sawalha⁶, ¹Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, ²University of Health Sciences Basaksehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ³University of Health Sciences, Basaksehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Marmara University, ISTANBUL, Turkey, ⁵Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁶University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Behçet’s disease (BD) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory disease characterized by complex immunopathogenesis and limited treatment options. Monocytes are known to play a significant…
Abstract Number: 2525 • ACR Convergence 2025
Point-of-Care Risk Factors for Systemic Disease in Patients Presenting with Small Vessel Vasculitis of the Skin
Arjun Mahajan¹, William Song², Andrew Walls³, Arash Mostaghimi³, Robert Micheletti² and Evan Piette³, ¹Harvard Medical School, Boston, ²Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Background/Purpose: Small vessel vasculitis (SVV) presenting in the skin may be skin-limited or a manifestation of systemic vasculitis or an underlying autoimmune disease. However, no…
Abstract Number: 1764 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development and Validation of a Simulation Model for Induction of Remission in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis
Naomi Patel¹, Aaron Wu², Eli Miloslavsky³, Peter Merkel⁴, John Stone⁵, Hyon K. Choi⁶, Zachary Wallace³ and Emily Hyle², ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA, ⁶MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Evaluating the effectiveness and safety profile of treatment strategies for the induction of remission of individuals with newly diagnosed AAV is important for guiding…
Abstract Number: 1604 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact and risk factors of anti-rituximab antibodies in small-vessel vasculitis: a multicenter retrospective study
Lucas Khellaf¹, Raphaele Seror², caterina ricordi³, stephanie chhun⁴, audes gleizes⁴, hervé lobbes⁵, clara pouchelon⁶, marie Charlotte Besse⁷, Jean-Emmanuel Kahn⁸, sabine revuz⁹, Marina Cumin¹⁰, Dimitri Titeca-Beauport¹¹, Matthias Papo⁶, Philippe Rémy⁶, marie Desprets¹², florian garo¹³, Charles Ronsin¹⁴, Salima Hacein-Bey-Abina⁶, Amélie Servettaz¹⁵, Cacoub Patrice¹⁶, Xavier Puéchal¹⁷ and Benjamin Terrier¹⁸, ¹AP-HP, Paris, ²Department of Rheumatology, National referral center for auto immune disease and Sjogren disease, Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM UMR¹¹⁸⁴: Centre for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, Paris, France., le kremlin bicetre, France, ³Unit of Rheumatology, Azienda USL - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁴APHP, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Estaing, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁶APHP, Paris, France, ⁷CHU Tours, Tours, France, ⁸Ambroise Paré hospital, Boulogne, France, ⁹CHU de la Réunion, Réunion, France, ¹⁰Centre hospitalier de Libourne, Libourne, France, ¹¹CHU Amiens, Amiens, France, ¹²CH Chôlet, Cholet, France, ¹³CHU Nîmes, Nîmes, France, ¹⁴CHU Nantes, Nantes, France, ¹⁵Internal Medicine, CHU Reims, Reims, France, ¹⁶Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Sorbonne Universités, AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Centre national de références Maladies Autoimmunes et systémiques rares, Centre national de références Maladies Autoinflammatoires rares et Amylose inflammatoire (CEREMAIA), INSERM, UMR S⁹⁵⁹, Immunology-Immunopathology-Immunotherapy (I³), Paris, France, Paris, France, ¹⁷Department of Internal Medicine, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Cochin, and Université Paris Cité, Paris ( ⁷⁵⁰¹⁴ ), Ile-de-France, France, ¹⁸Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Small vessel vasculitis mainly includes ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) and cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (CV), leading to significant organ damage. Rituximab (RTX), an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, has…
Abstract Number: 0713 • ACR Convergence 2025
Differentiating Primary Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Associated Vasculitis from Secondary Forms
Adil Vural¹, Chao Zhang², Yaseen Kinanah¹, Cassandra Calabrese³ and Adam Brown⁴, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Heights, OH, ³Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Heights, OH, ⁴Cleveland Clinic, Shaker Heights, OH
Background/Purpose: ANCA associated vasculitis (AAV) is a severe autoimmune disorder with substantial morbidity and mortality. Establishing the diagnosis might be challenging due to the existence…
Abstract Number: 0740 • ACR Convergence 2025
Intravenous versus subcutaneous administration of Tocilizumab in aortitis associated with giant cell arteritis: multicenter open-label study of 196 patients
Carmen Secada-Gómez¹, Javier Loricera², Adrian Martin-Gutierrez³, Santos Castañeda⁴ and Ricardo Blanco¹, ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, Santander, Spain, ³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain., Renedo de Piélagos, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Aortitis associated to Giant cell arteritis (GCA) (GCA-aortitis) is one of the most severe manifestation of GCA. Tocilizumab (TCZ) has demonstrated efficacy in large-vessel…
Abstract Number: 2521 • ACR Convergence 2025
DANGER Score as Predictor of Mortality in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis with or without Glomerulonephritis: Data from the Almenara Vasculitis Cohort
Victor Pimentel-Quiroz¹, Alvaro Oyarce-Calderón², Allison Figueroa-Sánchez³, Leonor León-Yaurimucha³, Rocío Gamboa-Cárdenas⁴, Zoila Rodríguez-Bellido⁵, Risto Perich-Campos⁶, Graciela Alarcón⁷ and Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁸, ¹Universidad Científica del Sur, San Isidro, Peru, ²Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, San Miguel, Peru, ³Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ⁴Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ⁵Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, ⁶Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, La Molina, Peru, ⁷The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA, ⁸Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru
Background/Purpose: The DANGER score can predict mortality in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) with glomerulonephritis (GN). However, this score has not been widely validated and,…
Abstract Number: 1632 • ACR Convergence 2025
PET/CT-Based Distribution of Arterial Involvement and Its Association With Clinical Outcomes in Takayasu Arteritis
Tokio Katakura¹, Tsuyoshi Shirai², Kentaro Mori¹, Mikihiro Takahashi¹, Yuito Tanno³, Soshi Okazaki³, So Itoi³, Yosuke Hoshi³, Tomoaki Machiyama³, Yusho Ishii³, Hiroko Sato³ and Hiroshi Fujii³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai

Background/Purpose: PET/CT enables assessment of active vascular inflammation in Takayasu arteritis (TAK), which is often difficult to evaluate with conventional imaging. Although the distribution of…
Abstract Number: 1597 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effectiveness and Safety of Rituximab Biosimilars in Small Vessel Vasculitis: a Systematic Literature Review
Caitlyn Kanters¹, Joo Young Lee², Christian Pagnoux³, Lillian Barra⁴, Jean-Paul Makhzoum⁵ and Arielle Mendel⁶, ¹McGill University, Montreal, Canada, ²Research institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Mount Sinai Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, and Canadian Vasculitis Research Network (CanVasc), Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Montreal, Montreal, ⁶McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of rituximab biosimilars in the treatment of small vessel vasculitis.Methods: The Medline, CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase and Web of…
Abstract Number: 0892 • ACR Convergence 2025
Relapse and Immune Dysregulation in Giant Cell Arteritis Are Linked to Mosaic Loss of the Y Chromosome
Simon M. Petzinna, Sophie-Marie Kirch, Maike S. Adamson, De Xi, Claus-Jürgen Bauer, Lena Kreis, Pantelis Karakostas, Rayk Behrendt, Sebastian Zimmer, Raul N. Jamin and Valentin S. Schäfer, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Mosaic loss of the Y chromosome (mLOY) is the most common acquired somatic mutation. Epidemiological studies have linked mLOY to malignancies, as well as…
Abstract Number: 0739 • ACR Convergence 2025
Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis with ischemic vs non-ischemic manifestations
Carmen Secada-Gómez¹, Javier Loricera², Clara Moriano³, Santos Castañeda⁴, Javier Narváez⁵, Vicente Aldasoro Cáceres⁶, Olga Maiz⁷, Rafael B. Melero-González⁸, Paloma Vela Casasempere⁹, Susana Romero-Yuste¹⁰, Jose Luis Callejas¹¹, Eugenio de Miguel¹², Eva Galíndez Agirregoikoa¹³, Francisca Sivera¹⁴, Ivan Ferraz Amaro¹⁵, Julio Sánchez Martín¹⁶ and Ricardo Blanco¹, ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, Santander, Spain, ³Hospital León, LEON, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario de Donosti, Donostia, Spain, ⁸COMPLEXO HOSPITALARIO UNIVERSITARIO DE OURENSE, O Carballino, Spain, ⁹Hospital General Universitario Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ¹⁰University Hospital Complex of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain, ¹¹Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ¹²Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ¹³BASURTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BILBAO, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital Universitario ¹² de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is the only approved biological drug in the treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA). However, there are no comparative studies on the…
Abstract Number: 2517 • ACR Convergence 2025
Predictors for Mortality in Patients Who Received Plasmapheresis for Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Sai Shanmukha Sreeram Pannala¹, Medha Rajamanuri², Srikar Sama³, Fares Saliba⁴, Omar Mourad⁵, Koushik Varma Sangaraju⁶, Veena Katikineni⁷ and Anastasia Slobodnick⁸, ¹Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital, staten island, new york city, NY, ²Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, ³University of California San Francisco Fresno, Fresno, CA, ⁴Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, ⁵Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, ⁶St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, ⁷Desert Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute, Apple Valley, CA, ⁸Northwell, Staten Island, NY
Background/Purpose: Plasmapheresis (PLEX) has a compelling rationale in its ability to remove pathogenic ANCAs, in the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), particularly in patients with…
Abstract Number: 1631 • ACR Convergence 2025
New Arterial Damage in Takayasu’s Arteritis
Tanaz Kermani¹, Sema Kaymaz-Tahra², Aysegul Avcu³, Fatma Alibaz-Oner⁴, Haner Direskeneli³ and Peter Merkel⁵, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA, ²Bahcesehir University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴MARMARA UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Damage is one of the consequences of disease and is often considered irreversible. This study aimed to evaluate new arterial damage in Takayasu’s arteritis…

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