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Imaging and Early Detection in Psoriatic Arthritis
At EULAR 2025, there have been new developments in imaging in PsA.
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Deucravacitinib, the first oral TYK2 inhibitor, delivers in PsA:
✅ ACR20: 54% vs 34% (placebo)
✅ Skin, joints, fatigue, QoL
📉 Post hoc: less radiographic progression
No new safety signals at W16.
LB0001 @RheumNow #EULAR2025
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📊 In POETYK PsA-1, deucravacitinib (TYK2i) significantly improved ACR20 at W16 (54% vs 34% placebo) in bDMARD-naive PsA.
Also improved QoL, skin, and MSK outcomes.
Post hoc: slowed radiographic progression.
Well tolerated & no new safety signals
@RheumNow #EULAR2025 #LB0001
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📱 Axia, a digital therapeutic for #axSpa, led to significant improvements in BASDAI, BASFI & ASQoL in a 12-week RCT.
ASAS20: 51% vs 9%; ASAS40: 23% vs 3%.
Promising app-based intervention comprising individualised exercise, pt education & disease Mx.
@RheumNow #EULAR2025 #LB0002
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#EULAR2025 Abstr#LB0001 Phase 3 RCT of Deucravacitinib in psoriatic arthritis met endpoints (ACR20) over PBO at Week 16. Prespecified early radiographic was not significant but post-hoc (without imputed data) showed radiographic inhibition @RheumNow https://t.co/ORUBtUWH31
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Guselkumab in APEX study (PsA, n=1020, biologic-naïve):
🦴 Less joint damage: 0.55 vs 1.35 (placebo)
💪 More responders: 67–68% hit ACR20 on GUS
🛡 Safety: similar to placebo
GUS - selective IL-23i - delivers joint protection and symptom relief
LB0010 @RheumNow #EULAR2025
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APEX study Ph3 RCT Guselkumab
In BioNaive active PsA w/ erosions>=2
wk 24
ACR20 GUS Q4W 67% Q8W 68% vs PBO 47%
Less Rx progression in both Q4W & Q8W vs. PBO
#EULAR2025 @RheumNow LB0010 https://t.co/OVDWWECtOZ
Aurelie Najm AurelieRheumo ( View Tweet)
EULAR PtC for definition of #TR Trt Refractory) #Psoriatic_Arthritis
#D2M
1️⃣ Failure >= 2 b/tsDMARDs
2️⃣ Problematic
3️⃣ Evidence of persistent dis
+
4️⃣ Exclude drivers like comorbidities & psychosocial factors
🔺️Exclude failure due to Side Effets/CI
#EULAR2025
@RheumNow https://t.co/ULD2Xe6p6A
Nelly ZIADE 🍀 Nellziade ( View Tweet)
APEX Phase 3b trial: #guselkumab (Q4W or Q8W) reduces joint damage in #PsA
✅ ACR20: 67–68% vs 47% (PBO)
✅ ↓radiographic progression (vdH-S: 0.55/0.54 vs 1.35)
No new safety signals identified.
@RheumNow #EULAR2025 #LB0010 https://t.co/LLN1TXvOC3
Mrinalini Dey DrMiniDey ( View Tweet)
Results from open label
extension of BE-OPTIMAL:
-Bimekizumab in bDMARD naïve pts showed sustained efficacy after 1y until 3y.
-No significant major tolerability issues or major SE.
abstract #POS1294
#EULAR2025
@RheumNow https://t.co/VAEiciCR1z
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✅Exciting results from POETYK PsA-1: -Deucravacitinib (TYK2i) in PsA
-ACR 20 was achieved in significantly more patients treated with deucravacitinib vs placebo at W16 (54.2% vs 34.1%; P < 0.0001), with similar results for ACR 50 and ACR 70
-Also met 2dary endpoints.
-Post hoc https://t.co/S4DhovMCma
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Hidradenitis suppurativa is newer to us in rheumatology, but it seems like inflamm arthritis is a problem - at least to a similar extent as in psoriasis.
Time for us to look for it & to see what therapies like IL-17 inhibitors do for this arthritis
#EULAR2025 POS1237 @RheumNow https://t.co/b5EQdDEAhq
David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)
Low disease activity more difficult to achieve in vulnerable populations.
All rheumatic diseases - #RA #PsA #AS
initiating DMARDs takes longer in these population
#EULAR2025 @RheumNow https://t.co/voIivshKRt
Bella Mehta bella_mehta ( View Tweet)
In the APEX Phase 3b RCT (N=1020), guselkumab (IL-23p19 inhibitor) significantly reduced radiographic progression (ΔvdH-S 0.55 & 0.54 vs 1.35 PBO; p≤0.002) and improved ACR20 (67–68% vs 47%) at W24 in biologic-naïve PsA. Safety consistent with prior data. Abstract LB0010 https://t.co/mFDsBsCg6m
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In 4,121 SpA pts (mean age 45y; 61% male), composite scores w/ joint counts (DAPSA, DAS28, DAS44) best discriminated peripheral arthritis activity vs PGA & SJC alone. All scores had excellent construct validity; CRP weakest. Composite indices may optimize SpA assessment. https://t.co/oM97BEkkH5
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In clinical practice, not all US enthesitis findings are SpA-specific. Enthesophytes/calcifications common in healthy pts. Inflammatory lesions (PD signal, erosions) at Achilles, distal patella & greater trochanter better distinguish PsA/axSpA. Target key sites to improve US https://t.co/jO61QjKfQp
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In 581 PsA pts (EuroSpA), MRI showed axial SpA features in 31%: BME (69%), erosions (68%), fat lesions (58%). MRI-axPsA pts: younger (41y vs 46y), male (70%), HLA-B27+ (55%), ↑CRP (13 vs 7 mg/L). Radiographs identified sacroiliitis in 29%. MRI adds key detection. POS0297 https://t.co/nAw0BDAH22
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Using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT), patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) & psoriasis (PsO) show reduced cortical volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) & thinner cortex vs controls. Bone mechanics impaired: reduced stiffness & failure https://t.co/ghH2cwOYJc
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In real-world PsA, IL-23 inhibitors (guselkumab/risankizumab) showed clinical response in axial/mixed PsA. Best response seen in pts meeting ASAS axial SpA criteria (RR 7.64) & baseline ASDAS-CRP >2.1. Supports role of patient stratification in axial PsA. Abstract#POS0113 https://t.co/qowZZmJOpM
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Are we missing axial/SIJ lesions in PsA or are we misdiagnosing AxSPA + PSO pts for PsA?
5 register studies including 580+ pts w/ PsA/AxSPA+PSO
1/3 PsA routine care patients had SIJ MRI = SPA
29% Rx SII r-mNY criteria+
of which 38% MRI lesions AxSPA
@RheumNow #EULAR2025 https://t.co/DJljlm7T9m
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