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    ACR Convergence was off to a big start with the year in review, posters and plenary sessions. Here are a few of my favorite presentations from todays Plenary I session at ACR Convergence. Two of five plenary abstracts were about weight loss, one was about artificial intelligence, and two offered new mechanistic insights with therapeutic implications.

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RITAZAREM: Three Things I Learned about AAV Maintenance

Michael Putman, MD, MSCI

One of the most common questions I receive in my vasculitis clinic is one of the most difficult to answer: “When can we stop rituximab?” While we know everyone needs therapy for at least one year and have reasonably good data for 18 months, whether folks should continue after that remains an open question. That is why I was especially excited to see a post hoc analysis of RITAZAREM, which followed patients for up to 48 months from enrollment

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GCA with normal CRP? French study of GCA > 50 yrs, dx w/ temp artery Bx 67% or imaging (US, PET) + nl Baseline CRP <10 mg/L. 74 pts (age 73 yrs) 84% filled 2022 Dx criteria. Low CRP pt had less fever, fatigue, wt loss, PMR Sxs & more ischemic Sxs and strokes. They were more https://t.co/olL8Vf93DW
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RheumNow’s expanded coverage of the #ACR26 annual meeting is sponsored by UCB. All coverage content is independently selected by RheumNow and its faculty.
Janet Pope
@Janetbirdope
#dcSSc active Early allogenic #CAR-T -initial dosing had #mRSS drop of 16pts (L Chung) Well tolerated in vivo #CAR-T #CD19 N=3 SSc + for #skin & #lung 🫁 from China + in SLE NEJM just published closer to scalable Rx vs autologous! #ACR26 @RheumNow @ACRheum #0223, 0225
Mrinalini Dey
@DrMiniDey
Ultra-processed food & RA: In 108,886 participants, highest vs lowest intake was associated with incident RA (HR 2.58), but the association lost significance after nutrient adjustment. Findings support a potential role of dietary quality in RA development @Rheumnow #0949 #ACR26
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