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Organ Involvement with Behçet’s

Jack Cush, MD

A review of patient data from the International AutoInflammatory Disease Alliance (AIDA) Network registry identifying those with mucocutaneous Behçet’s disease (BD) may progres to major organ involvement (MOI)m especially at later stages.

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PET Uptake in Large Vessel GCA – Does tocilizumab help?

Brian Jaros, MD

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of adult vasculitis in the United States and can be subdivided into those with cranial only symptoms, those with large vessel vasculiti/PMR, and those with mixed features.

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ACR 2025 Rheumatology Round Up

Jack Cush, MD

Drs. Jack Cush & Arthur Kavanaugh, two of rheumatology’s most trusted voices, provide a breakdown of the latest breakthroughs and hottest topics in rheumatology from the 2025 ACR Convergence meeting in Chicago.

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Stopping therapy in GCA

David Liew, FRACP

They say the easiest bit about GCA, like PMR, is the first week after you start steroids. Those fond memories belie the challenge of ongoing treatment in GCA. In a steroid-only world, there is only misery. Steroid-sparing therapies have changed this completely.

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Upadacitinib: revisiting safety data in RA and GCA

Mrinalini Dey, MD

For the last several years, conversations about JAK inhibitors have often started and ended with safety. The shadow cast by ORAL Surveillance has made clinicians more cautious and regulators more restrictive.

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The Great Debate – Who Really Won?

Michael Putman, MD, MSCI

My favorite session at ACR Convergence is often the “Great Debate.” The debate this year also evaluated one of my favorite topics – ultrasound in giant cell arteritis (GCA). More specifically, it asked the question of whether biopsy or ultrasound should be the preferred modality for diagnosing GCA.

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#2659 In a large real-world target trial (>1.3M with T2D), SGLT2 inhibitors, esp dapagliflozin & empagliflozin, were assoc with lower risks of RA, lupus, vasculitis & other autoimmune rheumatic diseases vs DPP-4 inhibitors. Possible immune benefits of SGLT2i? @RheumNow #ACR25

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Lung Disease in ANCA-associated Vasculitis Dr. Mike Putman discusses abstract 0721, "Pulmonary Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis and Microscopic Polyangiitis", presented at #ACR25. https://t.co/A5uKT4jG1I https://t.co/7E4k7QdiNK

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Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
EGPA relapse in MANDARA including OLE Majority of relapses are asthma / sinonasal in nature Of non-airway: - arthralgia/myalgia - sensory peripheral neuropathy @RheumNow #ACR25 Abst1769 https://t.co/cPjjzl4RWS

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Brian Jaros, MD Dr_Brian_MD ( View Tweet)
Cutaneous vasculitis: who is most likely to have systemic disease? 430 pt w skin vasculitis examined in case-control Associated with risk for systemic vasculitis/CTD: - GI sx - ulcerating/necrotic lesions - constitutional sx - hematuria @RheumNow #ACR25 Abst 2525 https://t.co/lRjLKRYxDW

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Brian Jaros, MD Dr_Brian_MD ( View Tweet)
Interesting study evaluating the "CALLY" index (serum albumin × lymphocyte count / CRP / 10,000) for predicing mortality in AAV I typically dislike these because (1) they are often cumbersome to calculate & (2) they often perform poorly This one piqued my interest; pretty https://t.co/ziroQOH5Cq

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Mike Putman EBRheum ( View Tweet)
Late Breaker: Observational study of MEPO in EGPA 375 pts receiving MEPO had less ARF/CKD than 727 pts receiving standard of care Smallish event #'s & lots of p values... also, what about the vasculitis?!? #ACR25 @RheumNow AbstLB16 https://t.co/XwqNthfwPF

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Mike Putman EBRheum ( View Tweet)
PLEX continues to be OUT for DAH in AAV Retrospective review of ~1.4k AAV-DAH pt 375 who received PLEX compared to those who did not PLEX tx patients: - higher odds of death - higher sepsis - increased LOS - increased hospitalization cost @RheumNow #ACR25 Abst 2517

Brian Jaros, MD Dr_Brian_MD ( View Tweet)

MAINRITSEG: RTX vs. AZA for maintenance in EGPA RTX not superior in primary remission outcome RTX favored in secondary outcome of remission with pred <4mg daily Limitation: only ~50% pt with FFS 1+ @RheumNow #ACR25 Abst 1765 https://t.co/dh5ZWCT12T

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Brian Jaros, MD Dr_Brian_MD ( View Tweet)
Great debate on GCA ultrasound vs biopsy. Wolfgang Schmidt making the case for GCA US with the rise of its use in guidelines @RheumNow #ACR25 https://t.co/ORxzzG8xnF

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Antoni Chan MD (Prof) synovialjoints ( View Tweet)
Mimics of ANCA-associated vasculitis: How can we tell? With increased disease awareness and more regular, accessible testing for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA), ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) has become an increasingly recognized clinical entity in rheumatologic https://t.co/LYRk0rHlzx
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
#1725 Functional NOTCH4 variants contribute to vasculopathy & fibrosis in SSc, particularly in African-American patients NOTCH4 hyperactivation disrupts angiogenesis & drives EndoMT; inhibition (including with FDA-approved Nirogacestat) restores vascular repair @RheumNow #ACR25

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PET and histologic discordance in aortitis Of 5 aortitis patients who had PET/CT prior to aortic surgery with path, only 1 showed concordance (neg PET, neg biopsy) 4/5 patients had inflammatory biopsy with neg PET Small # but PET is not perfect! @RheumNow #ACR25 Abst 1620

Brian Jaros, MD Dr_Brian_MD ( View Tweet)

PMR patients need healthcare professionals who know a bit about their disease. Survey of US HCPs, amongst responders: - 68% were not aware/unsure about PMR - of those who were aware, knowledge was… not great (see below) PMR needs everyone’s respect #ACR25 ABST1617 @RheumNow https://t.co/SpyEnAW8lI

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David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)
ANCA status does not inform IL-5 agent response in EGPA patients Terrier et al. analyzed the OLE of MANDARA and compared ANCA+ and ANCA- subgroups: - similar rates of remission - similar rates of GC withdrawal - comparable relapse rates @RheumNow #ACR25 Abst 1594

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