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Is ABT-494 the Next JAK Inhibitor?
Tofacitinib may well be joined by a new once daily JAK inhibitor, baricitinib in the next few months.
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The RheumNow Week in Review – 2 December 2016
Dr. Cush highlights reports from this week on RheumNow.com.
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CURES Act : House Passes Largest Bill Since Obamacare
The 21st Century Cures Act has become one of the most-lobbied health care bills in recent history, with nearly a half billion dollars being spent on both sides - those for and against the bill.
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Statins for the Treatment of Osteoporosis
ASDAS Activity Correlates with Xray Progression in Spondyloarthritis
Investigators analyzed a prospective study of patients with early axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) to assess predictors of outcome.
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Rheumatologist Compensation and Manpower
You should use this information to not only fend for yourself, but to more accurately guide trainees into a richly rewarding specialty that pays well and has many distinctions to boast of, including high science, hands-on patient interactions and long-term relationships, great hours, lifestyle and family friendly careers. Our field is in desperate need of high quality, problem-solving practitioners.
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MACRA: Not Just an Acronym Inside an Acronym
Education on MACRA is the key to successful survival. The important take home points noted in Dr. Will Harvey’s lecture at ACR 2016 (session title: Holy MACRA! How to Survive and Thrive in the New Era of MACRA, MIPS, and APMs) are stated below.
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Herpes Zoster and Giant Cell Arteritis
The potential association of herpes zoster with giant cell arteritis (GCA) has been a debated topic and certainly has gotten some attention at ACR 2016 this year.
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Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: Results of the SCOT Trial
Diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) is one of the most difficult autoimmune diseases to treat. In case of major organ involvement (lung, kidney), prognosis is poor and treatment options are limited.
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Ustekinumab Effective and Safe in Crohn's Colitis
The New England Journal of Medicine has reported the results of a large clinical trial demonstrating the efficacy of ustekinumab (Stelara) in treating patients with active Crohn's disease (CD). (Citation source http://buff.ly/2gsSNcs)
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Maintenance of Remission in ANCA-vasculitis: MAINRITSAN study.
It is well known that ANCA-associated vasculitides can be hard to control and relapses are common. The choice of maintenance therapy is rather limited and therapies are not always effective.
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Epilepsy is More Likely in Offspring for Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis
The offspring of women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be at greater risk for the development of epilepsy, according to a recent report in the journal Neurology, suggesting that epileptogenic triggers may begin during pregnancy and may be wors
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Three Year Data on Secukinumab
Dr. Philip Mease, MD presented the long-term efficacy and safety data for secukinumab in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) at the ACR Annual meeting in Washington, DC.
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My ACR 2016 Highlights
Washington is always a great city to visit (even though there were a few protesters floating around the streets). I hope the posts I made were of interest to some readers. Here are my top 5 highlights from ACR 2016:
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ACR16 Day 4 Ends with Rheumatology Roundup
The final day of the 2016 annual ACR meeting saw the return of "Rheumatology Round-up" at 7:30am in Hall D.
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Dual Cytokine Inhibition for RA
The notion of a single biologic targeting two cytokines is intriguing. ABT-122 is a new dual-variable domain immunoglobulin that neutralizes both TNF-α and IL-17A.
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The Spirit of ACR 2016
All week I’ve attempted to catch the spirit of ACR and rheumatology in a picture or quote, but after attending ACR 2016 in Washington, DC, I found myself surrounded by examples.
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ACR 2016 – Day 3 Highlights
Some big highlights from Tuesday at the 2016 ACR/ARHP annual meeting included the PRECISION trial, EXXELERATE trial and the new anti-IL-23 in psoriatic arthritis.
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Celecoxib Shines and Naproxen Tanks in the PRECISION Study
The PRECISION trial was published this week in the NEJM, presented at the Cardiology meetings in New Orleans, and presented today by Dr. Daniel Solomon at the 2016 ACR annual meeting in Washington, D.C. (citation source http://buff.ly/2fUmoqO)
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