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Inflammatory bowel disease in spondyloarthritis - does it matter?
Do the clinical features of axSpA patients with and without IBD differ?
In Abstract OP0085 at #EULAR2024, De Hooge M et al presented data from the METEOR cohort that identify clinical differences between these two groups. This will be important in order to stratify the management approach in axSpA patients with or without IBD as the emerging therapies have different effects on EMMs.
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Just about every Medicare Part D prescription drug plan on offer this year covers the original version of adalimumab (Humira), whereas only about half will pay for any of the several biosimilar versions currently approved, researchers found.
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Is Cannabis Safe? (6.7.2024)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews FDA approval, news and journal articles -- and it’s the week before EULAR 2024 in Vienna!!
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What is the meaning of mechanical stress-induced sacroiliac BMO MRI after childbirth in healthy women?
5yrs follow up MRI study shows:
-decrease in BMO
-1/3 BMO @ 5-year follow-up
-15% ASAS definition of sacroiliitis
-No correlation w/ symptoms
@RheumNow #EULAR24 OP0222
Aurelie Najm AurelieRheumo ( View Tweet)
EFFECTIVENESS & COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PATIENT-INITIATED FOLLOW-UP SUPPORTED BY ASYNCHRONOUS TELEMONITORING IN SPA (TeleSpA-STUDY): PRAGMATIC MULTICENTRE RVT cost effective but no one will ever be examined again especially for pathology outside joints! @rheumnow #EULAR2024
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beautiful work Univ of Qld - rat SpA model bacterial dna into entheses blocked by 23i not 17i @RheumNow #EULAR2024 https://t.co/X9hzkA56d0
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Long term safety of bimekizumab (BKZ) in ankylosing spondylitis (BE AGILE) study (n 296) shows sustained ASAS40 efficacy @wk 48 (52%) & wk256 (50%). Low AE for candidiasis (2.6%), SIE (1.4%), IBD (0.8/100PY), Uveitis (0.7/100PY) Abst# POS0215 #EULAR2024 https://t.co/9PWey3itu9
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#Editors Picks @eular_org @ARD_BMJ @ACR_Journals
Can #rheumatologists effectively #dx of #ankylosing #spondylitis?
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552 pts - 1/3 axSpA w high certainty
Certainty of #dx changed over time
2 features
#sacroileitis
good #nSAID response
#EULAR2024 @RheumNow https://t.co/NN3GZTmgn9
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10 baseline predictors for achieving treatment response to Secukinumab in the EuroSpA study. Having non-radiographic disease was a negative predictor of obtaining LDA at 6 months and remaining on treatment at 12 months in European axSpA patients initiating secukinumab.… https://t.co/HrRnoDzSPP https://t.co/Gp1KZmPych
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Extra musculoskeletal manifestations (EMMs) in spondyloarthritis #EULAR2024 OP0085 @RheumNow https://t.co/yRxPmMYLxn
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Increase in mSASSS over time was greater with increasing comorbidity burden. Increasing comorbidity burden is independently associated with greater radiographic progression #EULAR2024 OP0103 @RheumNow https://t.co/j7UblASUvC
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SpA patients with IBD, compared to those without IBD, were less frequently male and more frequently HLA-B27 negative, had higher rates of uveitis and lower rates of psoriasis, exhibited more structural damage on SI joints in the METEOR cohort #EULAR2024 OP0085 @RheumNow https://t.co/c2KdzIumc4
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Swap or Cycle? Study OP0081 show after failure to a first TNFi in patients with axSpA, the drug retention rate was higher in the cycle strategy compared to the swap (IL-17i) strategy. No difference in the disease activity between cycle and swap strategy #EULAR2024 @RheumNow https://t.co/vr5DvNOb21
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Treatment intensification is associated with a higher ASDAS cut-off value than the recommended one (≥2.1). Rheumatologists may feel this is too stringent and use a higher ASDAS value for treatment intensification #EULAR2024 Abstract 0060 @RheumNow https://t.co/54vZUz7IEz
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In patients with bio-naïve r-axSpA, Ixekizumab treatment for 16 weeks decreased erosion scores and increased backfill scores, particularly in the IXE Q2W group, consistent with rapid tissue repair #EULAR2024 Abst OP0046 @RheumNow https://t.co/wMasGSZj2o
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💊 Difficult-to-treat #SpA & #PsA
🤔 What are the challenges in assessing persistently active disease?
🗣️ Vinod Chandran takes us through the pearls and pitfalls in assessing D2T disease
🌎 Great to see #comorbidities highlighted
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#EULAR2024 https://t.co/x4jUTOC3li
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Consider the source and type of pain when managing axSpA including nociplastic pain. Difficult to treat axSpA #EULAR2024 Rudwaleit M @RheumNow https://t.co/4rszIyw5V6
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Ankylosing spondylitis Tx w/ Tofa- How quick do they respond? Post hoc analysis 269 pts:
- 4 wks for Pain >30%
- 4 wks for ASDAS improved ≥ 1.1 points
- 8-24 wks for ≥ 50% improved pain, enthesitis, AM stiffness, BASDAI & fatigue
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Save the date! We are covering #EULAR24! We'll be sharing recaps, videos, and more. https://t.co/NMWtHB94Pi https://t.co/ok43pnagFg
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Hypertension not associated with High NSAID Doses in AxSpA
At the SPARTAN meeting, Dr.Meade-Aguilar reported that amongst axSpA patients receiving NSAIDs, there was no diff in the risk for hypertension when comparing those on high vs. low dose NSAIDs.
https://t.co/4XLr01wwo1 https://t.co/hdBYec6wmd
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