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Sustained Efficacy of Bimekizumab in Psoriatic Arthritis
BE OPTIMAL trial tested the benefits of a dual IL-17 A/F inhibitor, bimekizumab (BKZ), in patients with active psoriatic arthritis and showed superior efficacy over placebo, that was sustained beyond the primary endpoint, from week 16 to 52.
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SAPHYR Trial: Sarilumab Wins in Relapsing Polymyalgia Rheumatica
NEJM reported today that polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patients who fail to respond to standard doses of prednisone therapy, were significantly better when given the IL-6 inhibitor sarilumab (than placebo).
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Predictive FDG-PET in Newly Diagnosed GCA
Annals of Internal Medicine reports that the use of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET imaging at the time of a giant cell arteritis (GCA) diagnosis may help estimate the risk for aortic aneurysm formation.
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TNR: PMR Diagnosis and Monitoring
Panelists Dr. Claire Owen, Stephen Paget, Anisha Dua and Jack Cush discuss diagnosis and monitoring in PMR during this week's Tuesday Night Rheumatology.
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QD Clinic: Difficult #PMR Considerations
Featuring Dr. Sarah Mackie (Leeds, UK) Difficulty weaning prednisone leads to consideration of other confounders and conditions QD Clinics are video vignettes with lessons from the clinic.
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Gout Flare Prophylaxis - Colchicine or NSAIDs?
A new study suggests that colchicine, more so than non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) prophylaxis, may increase the odds of adverse events, when initiating allopurinol for gout.
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Subclinical vasculitis in PMR
For a long time #PMR has been an underinvestigated disease. This is changing with new possibilities to make a more accurate diagnosis with imaging as well as new therapies for treatment resistant disease.
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Subclinical GCA prevalence in newly Dx #PMR ranges from 23 to 29%; best by Vessel imaging or temporal artery Bx. #PMR & GCA share common genetic/pathogenic inflammatory mechanisms & an IL-6 signature; BUT there are differences; further research needed! https://t.co/MhuIs068NG https://t.co/1BeeP3RY0H
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GCA pts w/ prior #PMR Dx had 2 fold more Lg vessel dz & signif more vasculitic stenoses. Study of 311 GCA pts, 16% had prior PMR ~ 31 mos before. prior PMR had more LVV (51 vs 25%) & stenosis(18 vs 3%). Prior PMR incr LVV (OR 7.65) https://t.co/1kqtkPnPaz https://t.co/oVs084NfmV
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JAKi Safety & Efficacy in bDMARD-IR Patients with RA: Results Through 5 Years
This poster shows 5-year outcomes from the SELECT-BEYOND study in bDMARD-IR patients with RA, including TNFi-IR subgroup outcomes. Sponsored by AbbVie US Medical Affairs https://t.co/BRsCMnOnFT . https://t.co/lxfPs12mHb
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Best quote from last nights Tues Night Rheumatology on #PMR , comes from Dr. Stephen Paget (#HSS) who said, "steroids to a new PMR patient are like spinach to Popeye" https://t.co/r7L1cUTJeT
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X-sectional case-cntrl study w/ UK Biobank looked @ comorbidity w #PMR (n=1036) & GCA (102) pts (98% W; age 63 yrs) - pts rated their health as poor. Comorbid Dx included-more hypothyroidism (OR 1.34), HRT use (1.26), HTN (1.21-1.86) & cataract (1.51-3.84) https://t.co/GxpzN5NWug https://t.co/8J0IRMLK5g
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New download on #PMR available now!
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Steroid Tapering in #PMR: What's the Gold Standard?
Dr. Anisha Dua, Chicago, discusses the gold standard tapering of glucocorticoids in polymyalgia rheumatica.
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Retrospective EHR study of 7,970 gout pts from Singapore finds ~28% are poorly controlled, with only 46% prescribed allopurinol (13% @doses ≥300). Poor control assoc w/ male gender (adj OR 1.66), Malay ethnicity (aOR 1.27), CHF (aOR, 1.64) https://t.co/M8dJFIbZEV https://t.co/aUnLgUmvXN
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Cardiovascular manifestations of monogenic periodic fever syndromes - includes:
- Pericarditis (most common)
- Cardiac Amyloidosis
- Myocarditis
- CV complications of inflammation and steroid
- Premature atherosclerosis
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October is #PMR Month
PMR has come a long way from being an occasional referral and often test question, to now being a hot area of drug development and investigation
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Excited to join @RheumNow for Tuesday Night Rheumatology and contribute to Make Rheum for #PMR this October🤩 https://t.co/8HqAVPDLXS
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RA QD Clinic - RA in Deep Remission
If the patient is in Deep Remission - do you suggest DMARD or biologic weaning?
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