Abstracts tagged "Vasculitis"

Abstract Number: 1598 • ACR Convergence 2024
Projecting the Impact of Standard, Reduced-Dose, and Minimal-Dose Glucocorticoid Regimens in the Treatment of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Using Simulation Modeling
Naomi Patel¹, Aaron Wu¹, Shruthi Srivatsan¹, Eli Miloslavsky², Peter Merkel³, John Stone⁴, Hyon K. Choi⁵, Emily Hyle¹ and Zachary Wallace², ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GCs) remain a cornerstone of treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) but predispose people to infectious, metabolic, and other toxicities. We projected the long-term…
Abstract Number: 1632 • ACR Convergence 2024
Multi-vessel Intimal Medial Thickness in Takayasu Arteritis: A Potential Marker for Disease Modification?
Augustine Jose¹, Molly Thabah², Chengappa Kavadichanda³, Jagan K L², Christina Mariaselvam⁴ and Vir Singh Negi⁵, ¹Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Gorimedu, Puducherry, India, ²Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, Puducherry, India, ³Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, pondicherry, Puducherry, India, ⁴JIPMER, Puducherry, Puducherry, India, ⁵AIIMS, Bilaspur, Puducherry, Puducherry, India
Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography can measure vascular intimal-medial thickness (IMT) and delineate the degrees of stenosis in Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Further, higher IMT has been reported in…
Abstract Number: 2191 • ACR Convergence 2024
Optimizing Inpatient Kawasaki Disease Care
Audrea Chen¹, Beth Gamulka², Macarena Palomer³ and Rae Yeung⁴, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Burnaby, BC, Canada, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ³The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki Disease (KD), an acute pediatric vasculitis, requires inpatient management to prevent coronary artery disease. The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) sees about 100…
Abstract Number: 2506 • ACR Convergence 2024
THP1-derived Macrophage Polarization in Takayasu Arteritis – Impact of Disease Status and Therapy
João Paulo dos Santos¹, Cristina Orikaza¹, Mariana Aguiar², Gerson Keppeke³ and Alexandre de Souza⁴, ¹Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ³Universidad Catolica del Norte, São Paulo, Coquimbo, Brazil, ⁴UNIFESP-EPM, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Macrophages play an important role in the pathophysiology of Takayasu arteritis (TAK) as granulomatous inflammation is typically found in affected arteries. The expression of…
Abstract Number: 2648 • ACR Convergence 2024
Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis by 18F-FDG PET/CT in Patients on Glucocorticoid Therapy: Importance of Delayed Imaging
Vicente Aldasoro¹, Vicky Betech-Antar², Santos Castañeda³, Eugenio De Miguel⁴, Juan José Rosales⁵ and Maria Jose García Velloso⁵, ¹Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ²Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study is to analyse the diagnostic value of the delay images at 180 minutes in positron emission tomography (PET) performed in…
Abstract Number: 0743 • ACR Convergence 2024
Higher Baseline FDG Musculoskeletal Uptake at PET/CT Is Associated with a Higher Remission Rate in Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective 3-year Observational Study
Elvis Hysa¹, Dario Camellino², Cristina Bernini³, Paolo Vittoriano Clini⁴, Matteo Bauckneht⁵, silvia Morbelli⁶, Gianmario Sambuceti⁵, Emanuele Gotelli⁷, Alberto Sulli⁸, Maurizio Cutolo⁷ and Marco Amedeo Cimmino¹, ¹Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology, Local Health Trust 3, Genoa, Italy, ³Emergency Medicine Department, San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy,, Genoa, Italy, ⁴Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy, ⁵Nuclear Medicine Unit and Department of Health Sciences, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁶University of Torino, Torino, Italy, ⁷Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genova, Italy, ⁸Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy., Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are related inflammatory diseases characterized by increased musculoskeletal and vascular uptakes of 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) at positron…
Abstract Number: 0768 • ACR Convergence 2024
Addressing Gaps in Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Systematic Literature Review
Shelley Fritz¹, Angela Degrassi², Kelly Gavigan², Ruohan Hong³, Santiago Munoz Perez², Esteban Rivera⁴, Erik Stone⁵, Laura Stradford⁶, Ambika Vartak², Anne Sydor² and Shilpa Venkatachalam³, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Kalaheo, HI, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Long Island City, NY, ⁵Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, ⁶Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY
Background/Purpose: This systematic literature review on polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and PMR with giant cell arteritis (GCA) evaluates existing literature on disease burden, management, and treatment…
Abstract Number: 1601 • ACR Convergence 2024
Changing Spectrum of Systemic Therapies for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis from 2006-2023
Lynn Fussner¹, Christian Pagnoux², David Cuthbertson³, Thomas Corbridge⁴, Nader Khalidi⁵, Curry Koening⁶, Carol Langford⁷, Carol McAlear⁸, Paul Monach⁹, Larry Moreland¹⁰, Rennie Rhee⁸, Philip Seo¹¹, Anat Shavit¹², Jared Silver¹³, Ulrich Specks¹⁴, Kenneth Warrington¹⁴, Michael Wechsler¹⁵ and Peter Merkel⁸, and for the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium, ¹The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴US Value Evidence and Outcomes, GSK, Durham, NC, ⁵McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Texas Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, ⁷Cleveland Clinic, Moreland Hills, OH, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ¹⁰University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ¹¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹²BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ¹³US Medical Affairs - Respiratory, GSK, Durham, ¹⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁵National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: The emergence of biologic therapies targeting eosinophils via the IL-5 pathway provided new options for treatment in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). There has…
Abstract Number: 1634 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Lexicon of Signs and Symptoms of Giant Cell Arteritis: An International Expert Consensus
Medha Soowamber¹, Milena Bond², Carol Langford³, Zahi Touma¹, Catalina Sanchez Alvarez⁴, Andy Abril⁵, Sibel Aydin⁶, FRANK HARTMUT DR. BUTTGEREIT⁷, Dario Camellino⁸, Maria Cid⁹, Peter Grayson¹⁰, Bernhard Hellmich¹¹, William Lichliter¹², Tanaz Kermani¹³, Nader Khalidi¹⁴, Sarah Mackie¹⁵, Eric Matteson¹⁶, Mehrdad Maz¹⁷, Peter Merkel¹⁸, Paul Monach¹⁹, Lorna Neill²⁰, Cristina Ponte²¹, Carlo Salvarani²², Wolfgang Schmidt²³, Peter Villiger²⁴, Kenneth Warrington²⁵, Madeline Whitlock²⁶, Sofia Ramiro²⁷ and Christian Dejaco²⁸, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Unit of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck (ASAA-SABES), Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Bruneck, Italy, ³Cleveland Clinic, Moreland Hills, OH, ⁴University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ⁶University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁷Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸La Colletta hospital, Arenzano, Italy, ⁹Hospital Clinic Barcelona. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Chevy Chase, MD, ¹¹Medius Kliniken, Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, ¹²patient, Vienna, Austria, ¹³University of California Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA, ¹⁴McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹⁵University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹⁶Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ¹⁷The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ¹⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁹VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ²⁰Patient Charity Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis Scotland, Nethy Bridge, United Kingdom, ²¹Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria, Serviço de Reumatologia e Doenças Ósseas Metabólicas, Lisboa, Portugal., Lisbon, Portugal, ²²Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ²³Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²⁴Medical Center Monbijou, Bern, Switzerland, ²⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²⁶Southend University Hospital, Southend, United Kingdom, ²⁷Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands, ²⁸Azienda Sanitaria Alto Adige, Brunico, Italy
Background/Purpose: The lack of standardized definitions and descriptors for clinical manifestations of giant cell arteritis (GCA) leads to variable interpretations of findings in clinical practice…
Abstract Number: 2479 • ACR Convergence 2024
Mepolizumab Treatment Decreased Oral Corticosteroid Use and Improved Clinical Response, Control Status, and Remission in Patients with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: Results up to 24 Months from a Large Network of US Allergy Practices
Michael E Wechsler¹, Anna Kovalszki², Jared Silver³, Brian Stone⁴, Lior Seluk⁵, Lynn Huynh⁶, Wilson da Costa Junior⁶, Mingchen Ye⁶, Jeremiah Hwee⁷, Mei Sheng Duh⁶, William McCann⁴ and Amy G. Edgecomb⁸, ¹Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, ²Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³US Medical Affairs - Respiratory, GSK, Durham, ⁴Allergy Partners, Asheville, NC, ⁵Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, ⁶Analysis Group, Boston, MA, ⁷Value Evidence and Outcomes, GSK, Mississauga, Canada, ⁸US Value, Evidence, & Outcomes, Anti-Infectives and Respiratory, GSK, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a severe rare systemic inflammatory disease characterized by elevated blood eosinophil counts ≥1000 cells/µL and vasculitis of small-…
Abstract Number: 2509 • ACR Convergence 2024
Bone Marrow Failure in VEXAS Is Associated with the Degree of UBA1b Deficiency
Benjamin Turturice¹, Alice Fike¹, Bhavisha Patel², Emma Groarke², Karyssa Stonick¹, Shanni Liu¹, Wendy Goodspeed¹, Kaitlin Quinn¹, Neal Young² and Peter Grayson³, ¹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ²National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ³National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Chevy Chase, MD
Background/Purpose: VEXAS is a multisystem autoinflammatory disorder due to somatic mutations in UBA1. The disease is characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis with increased risk of transfusion…
Abstract Number: 2649 • ACR Convergence 2024
Defining Clinical Subgroups of Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis: A Latent Class and Decision Tree Analysis in Two Independent Prospective Cohorts
Shubhasree Banerjee¹, Carol McAlear², Peter Merkel³, Peter Grayson⁴ and Marcela Ferrada⁵, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Chevy Chase, MD, ⁵University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Lack of awareness and disease heterogeneity are common factors associated with diagnosis delay in patients with Relapsing polychondriytis (RP). Using latent class analysis (LCA),…
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…

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