Assistant Professor of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Oral abstract session. Contains 5 abstracts.
Presentations:
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM ET
Comparison of Two Rituximab Regimens for Induction of Remission in Antineutrophil Cytoplasm Antibody-associated Vasculitis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Valerie Benard, MD – University of Montreal
11:10 AM – 11:20 AM ET
Nasal Bacteria Associated with Disease Activity and ANCA Levels in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Rennie L. Rhee, MD, MS – University of Pennsylvania
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Autoantibodies Targeting Complement Receptors C3aR and C5aR1 Are Decreased in ANCA-associated Vasculitis and Correlate with a Higher Relapse Rate Sebastian Klapa, MD – Universityhospital Schleswig-Holstein; University of Lübeck; Clinic of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM ET
Localized versus Systemic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: Data from the French Vasculitis Study Group Database Michele Iudici, MD, PhD – Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine Specialties, Geneva University Hospitals
11:40 AM – 11:50 AM ET
Extended Follow-Up of Patients Recruited to a Randomized, Controlled Trial of Rituximab versus Azathioprine After Induction of Remission with Rituximab for Patients with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis and Relapsing Disease Rona Smith, MD – University of Cambridge