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FDA Approves Renflexis as Second Infliximab Biosimilar
On the 21st of April, the FDA approved another infliximab biosimilar, called Renflexis (Infliximab-abda) following on the biologics license application of the South Korean manufacturer Samsung Bioepis Co. LTD. In early developmental trials this agent was also called SB2.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review – 14 April 2017
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the past week's news, articles and advances from RheumNow.com.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review – 31 March 2017
Dr. Jack Cush reviews highlights from the news and Advances in Targeted Therapies meeting in Mandelieu, France:
Tweeting this week from Advances in Targeted Therapies #ATT2017 in Mandelieu, France.
Read ArticleTNF Inhibitor Induced Psoriasis
Tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors (TNFi) rarely have been reported to induce new-onset psoriasis.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review – 24 March 2017
Dr. Jack Cush reviews news and highlights from the past week on RheumNow.com.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review – 17 March 2017
Dr. Jack Cush reviews highlights in the news from the past week at RheumNow.com. News on hepatitis C in RA and risk of hepatotoxicity; TNF inhibitor persistence in PsA; unnecessary injections in pre-operative OA knee patients; and a delay in the FDA decision on abaloparatide.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review – 10 March 2017
Dr. Jack Cush reviews news and highlights from the past week on RheumNow.com. Sign up at RheumNow.com to received daily or weekly news, blogs and tweets on all things rheumatology
Read ArticleObesity Associated with Late-Onset Psoriatic Arthritis
A recent study reports that obesity is linked to late-onset psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). By contrast being of normal weight may be associated with an earlier onset of the disease adn HLA-B27.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review – 24 February 2017
Dr. Jack Cush reviews highlights from the past week on RheumNow.com:
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review – 17 February 2017
Dr. Jack Cush reviews this week's news and information from the 2017 RWCS meeting in Maui.
Read ArticleImmunosuppressives Fail to Benefit Early Skin Scleroderma
Treatment of systemic sclerosis is difficult, as there have few proven therapies capable of altering the course of the disease. Ideally, early intervention affords the optimal scenario wherein drug intervention can be proven to work.
Read ArticleThe High Cost of Psoriatic Arthritis
New research confirms that patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) face significant healthcare and socioeconomic hurdles.
Read ArticleModest Efficacy for Methotrexate in Psoriasis
Doubt remains regarding the appropriateness, efficacy and safety of methotrexate in the treatment of moderate to severe cutaneous psoriasis. Moreover, high dose, subcutaneous MTX has not been studied in a well-designed trial.
Read ArticleCurbside Consults - January 2017
Curbside Consults are cases submitted by our rheumatology colleagues as challenging therapeutic or safety issues. Answers are based on experience, with added evidence from the medical literature and published guidelines.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review – 27 January 2017
Dr. Cush reviews highlights from the past week on RheumNow.com.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review – 20 January 2017
Dr. Jack Cush reviews highlights from the past week on RheumNow.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review – 13 January 2017
Dr. Jack Cush reviews highlights from this past week on RheumNow.com:
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review – 6 January 2017
Dr. Jack Cush reviews highlights from the first week of 2017 on RheumNow.com.
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Read ArticleGuselkumab Efficacy and Tolerability in PsA/PsO
New treatment options for psoriatic arthritis continue to be explored at this year’s ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Guselkumab (GUS) is a fully human monoclonal antibody against the p19 subunit of IL-23.
Read ArticleSPIRIT P1 Study - Ixekinumab Sustains Efficacy at 52 Weeks in Psoriatic Arthritis
Ixekinumab (IXE) is an IGG4 monoclonal antibody bindings with high affinity to IL -17A. Currently marketed at Taltz and approved for use in chronic plaque psoriasis, the agent is also being developed for use in psoriatic arthritis.
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