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Abstracts tagged "Vasculitis"

  • Abstract Number: 1597 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Baseline Glucocorticoid-Related Toxicity in Newly-Diagnosed and Relapsing ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

    Naomi Patel1, Sarah Bray2, Darcy Trimpe3, David Jayne4, Peter Merkel5 and John Stone6, 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Amgen Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 3Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, 4University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 5University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 6Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA

    Background/Purpose: The ADVOCATE trial evaluated avacopan (a C5a receptor antagonist) as a replacement for a standard prednisone taper in the treatment of granulomatosis with polyangiitis…
  • Abstract Number: 1630 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Disease Manifestations, Diagnostic Findings, and Mortality of 120 Consecutive Patients Suspected of Giant Cell Arteritis – Results from a Hospital GCA Fast-Track Clinic

    Uffe Moller Dohn1, Tanja Fromberg Gorlen2, Rikke Westergaard1, Viktoria Fana1, Torsten Møller1 and Lene Terslev3, 1Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark, 2Rigshospitalet-Glostrup & COPECARE, Glostrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark, 3Rigshospitalet-Glostrup & COPECARE, Glostrup, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large-vessel vasculitis affecting the large vessels from aorta, its proximal branches, and the extra-cranial arteries. To avoid ischemic…
  • 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: 0742 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Use of FDG-PET to Monitor Disease Activity in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis on Tocilizumab

    Kaitlin Quinn1, mark ahlman2 and Peter Grayson3, 1National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, 2Radiology and Imaging, Medical College of Georgia, augusta, GA, 3National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Chevy Chase, MD

    Background/Purpose: The optimal way to monitor disease activity in patients with GCA on tocilizumab remains uncertain.  Acute phase reactants are not a reliable indicator of…
  • Abstract Number: 0767 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Comparing Large Vessel Uptake of 68Ga-HA-DOTATATE to 18F-FDG Using PET/CT Imaging in Patients with Active Giant Cell Arteritis

    Alison Clifford1, Jonathan Abele1, Ryan Hung1, Paolo Raggi1, Frank Wuest1, Jan Andersson1, Elaine Yacyshyn2, Eric Lenza1, Glen Jickling1 and Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert1, 1University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 2University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Background/Purpose: 18F-fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) is the current standard among radiotracers for PET/CT imaging of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) in giant cell arteritis (GCA), but its performance…
  • 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: 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: 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…
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