An FDA advisory panel will consider whether to recommend approval of an oral C5a inhibitor for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, with agency staff raising questions over the "clinical meaningfulness" of key study data.
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the best journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.
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An oral microbiome study of rheumatoid arthritis patients suggests that periodontal condition in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and individuals at risk of RA.
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The ARTIC-REWIND study examined rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in remission on conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) to see if they could "step-down" their csDMARDs theray; but the study showed that 25% those who went on half-dose experienced disease fl
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The predictive value of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) while on biologics is debateable; gastroenterology routinely relies on TDM, while rheumatologists do not.
May is also arthritis awareness month!
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News Feature: Drug Monitoring Ineffective with Infliximab Treatment
A randomized trial compared TDM to no TDM in patients receiving infliximab for chronic IMIDs and found that TDM did not increase the odds of achieving remission.
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Falls are not uncommon in #RA patients; significant risk factors for falls include being elderly, un-married, higher pain scores, reported dizziness taking psychotropic medications and having lower HRQoL scores https://t.co/a8qA7n68q5
Today begins National Nurses week!
God Bless Rheumatology Nurses
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News Feature: Childhood Lupus May Hamper Adult Careers
Long-term outcomes of kids with cSLE are uncommon, but this cSLE cohort analysis suggests that SLE significantly impacts their future education, vocation, and employment as they reach adulthood.
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Dr. Kathryn Dao - Pregnancy Outcomes in Lupus, SpA
From ACR 2020
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Join us each Tuesday for Tuesday Night Rheumatology. We'll have new speakers each week and a Q&A session available following the discussion.
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Study of healthcare resource utilization and costs psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis (PsA) vs controls; PsA has the highest annual all-cause healthcare costs per patient - Controls =$7,470, Psoriasis= $11,062, and PsA = $29,742 https://t.co/06irRupcLJ
Systematic review 6 studies of ischemic stroke and Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) shows among 5,114 IIM cases there was an increased risk of ischemic stroke (RR = 2.41, 95% CI: 1.31, 4.45), 49% higher in dermatomyositis and Asian IIM. https://t.co/gYdMgmU5Uh
News Feature: Autoimmune Thyroid Disease in Women
JAMA has posted an insights article reviewing autoimmune thyroid disease in women. Thyroid autoimmunity has a higher prevalence in women and with increasing age.
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Did you miss last night's Tuesday Night Rheumatology? Watch the playback now.
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News Feature: Results Disappoint for Fecal Transplant in Arthritis
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) showed disappointing results among patients with active psoriatic arthritis, a small randomized trial found.
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May is Lupus month! We've compiled some great lupus resources to share throughout the month. #LupusAwarenessMonth
Dr. Janet Pope - Modifying risk of Lupus and RA
From ACR 2020
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Belimumab now approved in the EU for lupus nephritis. The EMA has approved intravenous and subcutaneous Benlysta (belimumab) in combination with background immunosuppressive therapies for adults with active lupus nephritis https://t.co/Twbe1ClT5w
TNF inhibitor induced (paradoxical) psoriasis in JIA patients was 3 fold higher when TNFi was used - data from 8,222 children in the CARRA registry (54% used TNFi) - rate 8.5 cases/1000PY. https://t.co/HKpAEbtNqr https://t.co/txvmGfpdWf


