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Virtual EULAR 2020 Round Up

Jack Cush, MD

In this week's podcast, Drs. Artie Kavanaugh and Jack Cush present highlights from the virtual EULAR2020 meeting held June 3-6, 2020. Featured reports include the SELECT-CHOICE study, the EXCEED trial, Avacopan in AAV, BeST mortality outcomes, BLISS-LN study, biosimilars and tofa in systemic sclerosis.

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Year of the Wolf: Lupus at EULAR2020

Kathryn H. Dao, M.D.

For a disease that has been recognized since the days of Hippocrates, we are finally making some progress towards understanding systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and how to tame the wolf.  Listed below are the top 5 studies and their summaries presented at the recent EULAR e-Congress confer

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How do you approach your PsA patients with suboptimal response to MTX in moderate doses?
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#EULAR2020 #op0050 RCT ph4 results: in inadequately controlled PsA addition of ADA results in better outcomes in terms MDA, ACR20, PASI75, HAQ-DI&LEI as opposed to MTX dose escalation @RheumNow https://t.co/iMgCkRawCl
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#EULAR2020 #LB0001 SELECT-PsA-1 Upadacitinib vs PBO vs ADA: UPA 15/30 mg non-inferior &UPA 30 superior to ADA for ACR20. At wk12 ACR 20 70.6% UPA15, 78.5% UPA30 vs 36.2%PBO & 65%ADA. Better ACR50/70 &MDA va PBO. No new safety signals. @RheumNow https://t.co/QZkMdoqXEC
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#EULAR2020 #op0028 12 wk ph3 RELIEF study: Apremilast effectively relieves OU pain and OU number after 12 wks of 30 mg bid Rx. Great proportion of APR PTs achieved >10 mm &>30 mm improvement in OU pain @RheumNow https://t.co/p71sz9XL0e
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Lots of talk about best bDMARDs in RA-ILD, but what about in RA-assoc bronchiectasis? @Yuz6Yusof found rituximab had better 'lung survival' vs TNFi (similar baseline stats) Something to consider in these difficult-to-treat pts? @LeedsBRC Newcastle THU0143 #EULAR2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/XpffkDNqhU
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For patients on bDMARDs having surgery, we worry about post-op delayed wound healing. In this Japanese cohort, TCZ use was a risk factor. Unclear if meds withheld, but given IL-6 upreg in wound healing, it's plausible TCZ might have worse outcomes?? SAT0047 #EULAR2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/HVIKPplwiA
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#EULAR2020 THU0260 LESS IS BEST when it comes to steroids: Singapore 10 yr retrospect SLE study noted GCs dose is an independent predictor of mortality for hospitalized infection even when adjusted for disease activity.
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#EULAR2020 Dr. V Ritschl:EULAR Task Force on Patient Adherance: 30-80% of pts do not adhere to Rx. resulting in ⬆️dz severity, pain, fatigue, depression, decreased in function, physical activity. HCPs should discuss adherance reg. & explore factors affecting adherance. @RheumNow
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Your #RA patients in low disease or remission, do you maintain, reduce or stop DMARDs #EULAR2020
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