Abstracts tagged "Wegener’s granulomatosis"

Abstract Number: 1757 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rituximab for Induction and Maintenance Therapy of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Single-Center Cohort Study on 114 Patients
Xavier Puéchal¹, Michele Iudici¹, Ana Luisa Calich², Alexandre Vivot³, Benjamin Terrier⁴, Alexis Regent¹, Pascal Cohen⁴, Claire Le Jeunne⁴, Luc Mouthon⁵, Philippe Ravaud⁶ and Loïc Guillevin for the French Vasculitis Study Group⁷, ¹National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, ²Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Hospital São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Epidemiology, Hotel Dieu, Paris, France, ⁴Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Cochin, Centre de référence national pour les maladies systémiques autoimmunes rares d’Ile de France, DHU Authors, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁵Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Cochin, Centre de référence national pour les maladies systémiques autoimmunes rares d’Ile de France, DHU Authors, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France ;Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris, Paris, France, ⁶Paris Hotel Dieu, Paris, France, ⁷Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence Maladies Auto-Immunes et Auto-Inflammatoires Systémiques Rares, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Randomized–controlled trials (RCTs) showed rituximab’s (RTX) noninferiority to cyclophosphamide for induction therapy of severe ANCA-associated vasculitides and significantly lower relapse rate than azathioprine maintenance.…
Abstract Number: 1765 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of the ACR EULAR Provisional 2017 Classification Criteria of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) Amongst Patients with ANCA Associated Vasculitis
Aman Sharma¹, Adarsh MB², Shankar Naidu³, Manish Rathi⁴, Benzeeta Pinto⁵, Varun Dhir⁶, Roshan Verma⁷, Kusum Sharma⁸, Ritambhra Nada⁹, Sanjay Jain⁵ and Ranjana Minz¹⁰, ¹Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, ²Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, ³PGIMER, cHANDIGARH, India, ⁴Department of Nephrology,, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, ⁵PGIMER, CHANDIGARH, India, ⁶Internal Medicine (Rheumatology Unit), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, ⁷PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, ⁸Department of Medical Microbiology,, PGIMER,, Chandigarh, India, ⁹Histopathology, Professor, Chandigarh, India, ¹⁰Department of Immunopathology,, PGIMER,, Chandigarh, India
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate the recently proposed ACR EULAR 2017 classification criteria of GPA in a real life cohort of…
Abstract Number: 1770 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (AAV) in Younger Vs Older Patients: Comparison of Clinical, Serologic and Outcome Differences and Their Implications for Management
Priya Chokshi¹, Olufemi Aina², Naveed Masani², Melissa Fazzari³, Elise Belilos¹, Kristina Belostocki¹, Gary Rosenblum¹, Tobin Abraham⁴, Daniil Shimonov⁴, Zinal Patel⁴ and Steven E. Carsons¹, ¹Rheumatology, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY, ²Nephrology, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY, ³Biostatistics, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY, ⁴Medicine, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a cause of multi-organ disease in all ages, but peaks at ages 65-74. Limited data is available on the characteristics…
Abstract Number: 1777 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence and Prevalence of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis and Microscopic Polyangiitis in a Health Management Organization: A 15-Year Study
Florencia Pierini¹, Marina Scolnik¹, Valeria Scaglioni², Florencia Beatriz Mollerach³ and Enrique R. Soriano¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina, ²Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina, ³Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitides are rare diseases and epidemiological data on them is scarce. Our objective was to estimate incidence and prevalence rates of Granulomatosis with…
Abstract Number: 1847 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The IgG4:IgG RNA Ratio in Peripheral Blood Perfectly Differentiates Active Disease from Remission in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis. a New Disease Activity Marker?
Aram Al-Soudi^1,2,3, Marieke E. Doorenspleet⁴, Rebecca Esveldt⁵, Lot Burgemeister⁵, Liesbeth Hak⁵, Sander W. Tas⁶, Ronald F van Vollenhoven⁷, Paul L. Klarenbeek^5,8 and Niek de Vries^5,9, ¹Dept of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Dept of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, ARC | Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Dept of Genome Analysis, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴ARC | Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, ARC | Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology and Laboratory for Experimental Immunology, ARC | Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁸Dept. of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁹Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center / University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) is characterized by vasculitis in lungs, kidneys and the ear, nose and throat region. Regular monitoring and treatment adjustments are…
Abstract Number: 1948 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Body Composition Parameters in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: Association of Fat Mass Parameters with Disease Activity and Inflammatory Markers
Mariana O Perez¹, Valeria F Caparbo², Mauricio Levy-Neto² and Rosa M R Pereira², ¹Rheumatology Divison, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, Wegener´s) patients are more exposed to traditional cardiovascular risk factor, including obesity. In rheumatic diseases, inflammation has been associated with…
Abstract Number: 1954 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Features and Long Term Outcome of 105 Patients of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Single Centre Experience from North India
Aman Sharma¹, Shankar Naidu², Manish Rathi³, Benzeeta Pinto⁴, Kusum Sharma⁵, Varun Dhir⁶, Ritambhra Nada⁷, Ranjana Minz⁸ and Surjit Singh⁹, ¹Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, ²PGIMER, cHANDIGARH, India, ³Department of Nephrology,, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, ⁴PGIMER, CHANDIGARH, India, ⁵Department of Medical Microbiology,, PGIMER,, Chandigarh, India, ⁶Internal Medicine (Rheumatology Unit), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, ⁷Histopathology, Professor, Chandigarh, India, ⁸Department of Immunopathology,, PGIMER,, Chandigarh, India, ⁹Department of Internal Medicine,, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Background/Purpose: The published Indian data on Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) is sparse and only in the form of few small case series. The purpose of this study…
Abstract Number: 2079 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence and Risk of Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia Following Rituximab Treatment in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in the United States: An Analysis from a National Database
Sirada Panupattanapong¹, Anthony R. French², Andrew J. White², Margaret A. Olsen³, Maya Rendulic⁴ and Mary E. Hartman⁵, ¹Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, ²Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, ³Division of Infectious Disease, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ⁴Center for Administrative Data Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ⁵Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Pneumocystis Jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is a life-threatening complication in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Guidelines from EULAR for ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) recommend institution of PJP…
Abstract Number: 1930 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with Glucocorticoid Exposure in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Matthew D. Cascino¹, Ulrich Specks², Peter A. Merkel³, Philip Seo⁴, Robert F. Spiera⁵, Carol A. Langford⁶, Gary S. Hoffman⁶, Cees G.M. Kallenberg⁷, E. William St Clair⁸, Paul A. Monach⁹, John H. Stone¹⁰ and Paul Brunetta¹¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Penn Vasculitis Center, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Rheumatology Division, Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁶Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁷Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁸Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁹Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹¹Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Factors associated with cumulative glucocorticoid exposure in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) have not previously been described. We examined the association…
Abstract Number: 1936 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Characteristics of Inflammatory Eye Disease in Patients with Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Patompong Ungprasert¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba³, James A. Garrity⁴, Wendy M. Smith⁵, Ulrich Specks⁶, Eric L. Matteson¹ and Ashima Makol⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Clinical Characteristics of Inflammatory Eye Disease in Patients with Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is…
Abstract Number: 853 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation and Validation of Case-Finding Algorithms for the Identification of Patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in Large Healthcare Administrative Databases
Antoine G. Sreih¹, Narender Annapureddy², Kevin Byram³, George Casey⁴, Vince Frangiosa⁵, Michael George⁶, Sapna Sangani⁷, Rebecca Sharim⁵ and Peter A. Merkel⁸, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Rheumatology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ³Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁴The Vasculitis Foundation, Kansas City, MO, ⁵Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Penn Vasculitis Center, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: To facilitate clinical care and research, validated algorithms are needed to accurately identify patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA; Wegener's). This study, sought to…
Abstract Number: 864 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anticytokine Autoantibody Profiling in Five Types of Systemic Vasculitis
Sarthak Gupta^1,2, Seema K. Patel², Mary Blake², Massimo G. Gadina², Wanxia L. Tsai², Simon Carette³, David Cuthbertson⁴, Gary S. Hoffman⁵, Nader A. Khalidi⁶, Curry L. Koening⁷, Carol A. Langford⁵, Carol A. McAlear⁸, Larry W. Moreland⁹, Paul A. Monach¹⁰, Christian Pagnoux³, Philip Seo¹¹, Ulrich Specks¹², Antoine G. Sreih¹³, Steven R. Ytterberg¹⁴, Sarah K. Browne^1,15, Steven M. Holland¹, Mariana J. Kaplan², Peter A. Merkel¹⁶, Peter C. Grayson² and Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium, ¹Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁵Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, St. Joseph’s Health Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹²Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁴Rheumatology Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁵Office of Vaccines Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, ¹⁶Penn Vasculitis Center, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Anticytokine autoantibodies (ACAs) are pathogenic in many hematologic, pulmonary and infectious diseases. Evaluation in autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), shows that ACAs…
Abstract Number: 870 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of an Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis Patient-Reported Outcome Measure: Identification of Salient Themes and Candidate Questionnaire Item Development
Joanna Robson¹, Susan Ashdown², Jill Dawson³, Ebony Easley⁴, Don Gebhart⁵, Katherine Kellom⁶, Georgia Lanier⁷, Carol McAlear⁸, Nataliya Milman⁹, Jacqueline Peck¹⁰, Judy A. Shea¹¹, Gunnar Tomasson¹², Raashid Luqmani¹³, Peter F. Cronholm⁴ and Peter A. Merkel⁸, ¹Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²NONE, Banbury, United Kingdom, ³Nuffield Department of Population Health HSRU, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵NONE, Columbus, OH, ⁶PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United Kingdom, ⁷NONE, Framingham, MA, ⁸Penn Vasculitis Center, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹⁰NONE, Oxford, United Kingdom, ¹¹Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United Kingdom, ¹²Rheumatology Section, Boston University, Boston, MA, ¹³Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAVs), including granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's, (GPA), eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss, EGPA), and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA),…
Abstract Number: 877 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improved Survival in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Population-Based Study
Ju Ann¹, Hyon K. Choi², Sharan K. Rai³, Eric C. Sayre⁴ and J Antonio Avina-Zubieta^5,6, ¹Experimental Mediine, University of British Columbia, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Experimental Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁵Arthritis Research Canada / University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Medicine, University of British Columbia, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) is associated with an increased risk of mortality. However, recent mortality trends in GPA are largely unknown, particularly in the…
Abstract Number: 888 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma Exchanges to Treat Primary Systemic Necrotizing Vasculitides: Data from a French Nationwide Study
Gonzalo De Luna¹, Dominique Chauveau², Julien Aniort³, Pierre-Louis Carron⁴, Pierre Gobert⁵, Alexandre Karras⁶, Sylvain Adam-Marchand⁷, Francois Maurier⁸, Pierre-Yves Hatron⁹, Alexandre Mania¹⁰, Guillaume Le Guenno¹¹, Stéphane Ballly¹², Boris Bienvenu¹³, Eric Cardineau¹⁴, Tiphaine Goulenok¹⁵, Noémie Jourde-Chiche Sr.¹⁶, Maxime Samson¹⁷, Antoine Huart¹⁸, Jacques Pourrat¹⁹, Aurelien Tiple²⁰, Olivier Aumaître²¹, Xavier Puéchal²², Farhad Heshmati²³, Claire Le Jeunne²⁴, Luc Mouthon²⁵, Loïc Guillevin²⁶ and Benjamin Terrier²², ¹Medecine Interne, Cochin University Hospital, Paris, France, ²CH Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ³CHU, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁴Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de Grenoble, Grenoble, France, ⁵Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier d'Avignon, Avignon, France, ⁶George Pompidou European Hospital, Paris, France, ⁷Pneumology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours, Tours, France, ⁸HP Metz Belle Isle Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Metz, France, ⁹Service de Médecine Interne, Centre National de Référence des Maladies Systémiques Rares, Hôpital Claude Huriez, CHRU Lille, Lille, France, ¹⁰Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ¹¹Internal Medicine department, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ¹²CH, Chambéry, France, ¹³Internal Medicine, Hospital Caen, Caen, France, ¹⁴CH, Alencon, France, ¹⁵University Paris Diderot - APHP - Bichat Hospital, aris, France, ¹⁶Nephrology, Aix-Marseille Université - APHM, Marseille, France, ¹⁷Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France, ¹⁸CHU, Toulouse, France, ¹⁹Nephrology, Rangeuil Hospital, Paris, France, ²⁰Nephrology, CHU, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ²¹Department of Internal Medicine 2. Referal center for SLE/APS, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France, ²²Internal Medicine, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ²³Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ²⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Hotel-Dieu Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, Paris, France, ²⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Cochin Hospital, Referent Center for Necrotizing Vasculitis and Systemic Sclerosis, Paris-Descartes University, AP-HP, Paris, France, ²⁶Internal Medicine, Hopital Cochin, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Plasma exchange (PE) is usually used to treat severe primary systemic necrotizing vasculitides (SNVs) and/or virus-induced vasculitides. Only severe renal insufficiency (serum creatinine (SCR)…

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