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Dreaming of Relief: The Importance of Sleep in Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis

d Andrea Fava, MD

Sleep plays a critical role in regulating inflammation and overall health. In rheumatic diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), disrupted sleep is common and can exacerbate symptoms and disease progression. Experts Dr. Al Kim, Patty Katz, and Dr. Yvonne Lee emphasized the importance of addressing sleep disturbances in these conditions.

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#ACR Best 2024 - Day 4

d Jack Cush, MD

Although the last day of ACR Convergence 2024 was but a half day - it was chock full of gems, many coming from the late breaking abstracts presented today.  As chosen by the RheumNow faculty, here are some highlight presentations you need to know about.

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Methotrexate to Prevent RA, Clear as Mud

d Richard Conway, MBBChBAO, PhD

Intervention in individuals predisposed to develop RA, with a holy grail of prevention of RA, has long been a hot topic. The 4-year results of the TREAT EARLIER study, presented at Tuesday’s oral abstract session, show that methotrexate appears to prevent the development of RA in high risk ACPA- patients.

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Predicting flares in rheumatic diseases with machine learning

d Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

Rheumatic diseases, such as axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), are marked by unpredictable disease flares that adversely impact quality of life and long-term outcomes.

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How New Medications are Reframing Imaging Abnormalities in axSpA

d Brian Jaros, MD

Bimekizumab (BKZ), a monoclonal antibody that selectively targets both IL-17A and IL-17F, was evaluated in the BE MOBILE 1 (non-radiographic axSpA) and BE MOBILE 2 (radiographic axSpA) trials and found to yield significant cli

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RheumNow’s expanded coverage of the #ACR24 annual meeting is sponsored in part by Novartis. All content is chosen by RheumNow and its faculty.

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Shedding Weight and Pain: The Promise of Anti-Obesity Medications in RA For years, rheumatologists have championed weight loss as a cornerstone of care for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and obesity. RA is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), a… https://t.co/iozo0FQFzj https://t.co/93e4nZMHJo
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RheumNow Day 2 Recap: #ACR24 Highlights Catch the latest insights from the ACR Annual Meeting, where leading experts share groundbreaking research and clinical advances in rheumatology. Don’t miss our live coverage of key takeaways and trends shaping the future of patient care.… https://t.co/F3rZzOTiSJ https://t.co/t3wROMBe7D
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RA: One JAK to Rule Them All? Dr. Brian Jaros reports on abstract 1362, presented at #ACR24. https://t.co/QChMyma3Y2 https://t.co/qq3BqpT2Gh

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Transplant-free Survival Predictors in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies-ILD Dr. Gaby Martinez discusses abstract 0333, Predictors of Transplant-Free Survival in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies- associated Interstitial Lung Disease, presented at #ACR24.… https://t.co/3TSZ6PvZsD https://t.co/DLdzzfXhhp
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Proposed ACR Guidance for Use of MSUS in Psoriatic Arthritis Dr. Antoni Chan interviews Dr. Catherine Bakewell on the Proposed ACR Guidance for Use of MSUS in Psoriatic Arthritis, at #ACR24. https://t.co/iCwNsuo7xz @synovialjoints https://t.co/Tjx3CE27TK

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PsA Potpourri Dr. Arthur Kavanaugh reviewed highlights on adult and pediatric sessions on uveitis, as well as interesting abstracts, at #ACR24 https://t.co/jsCMKHBFMk https://t.co/roZOZT3Mqd

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JAKi in inflammatory myositis? #ACR24 will showcase nearly 3000 abstracts. With the expanding use of JAK inhibitors, there will be some interesting presentations for off label use. There have been some uncontrolled data that tofacitinib reduced inflammatory myositis disease… https://t.co/SnqvElwk0B https://t.co/A5mJbpmB5P

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Where there’s smoke, there’s flare: how pollution fuels RA The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared climate change to be the greatest threat to human health in the 21st century, likely to contribute to an additional 250,000 deaths annually between 2030 and 2050 (1, 2)… https://t.co/hmXPa492Qr https://t.co/BBClCplk8Z

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Say Goodbye to Methotrexate in PMR? Despite mixed results on its clinical efficacy in three previous randomised controlled trials (RCTs)1-3, methotrexate is considered the most widely used GC sparing agent. #ACR24 https://t.co/Q5Sw9dvYqJ https://t.co/jvEmg6aPcq

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Health Literacy: the forgotten social determinant of health? Nine out of ten adults in the USA struggle to understand basic health-related information (1). Across the pond, in the UK, 7.1 million adults read at, or below, the level of a nine-year-old, with 60% unable to… https://t.co/15gvQxZHNN https://t.co/VqCjZY4tYI
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ICYMI: Precision medicine in Ssc ILD? Yes! -Watch and wait approach can cause irreversible lung damage. -⬆️CRP: biomarker of response (predicts mortality) -⬆️KL-6: biomarker of severity (predicts progression of fibrosis) -FAPI-PET: can eval disease activity vs response to ttx.… https://t.co/bTepwrsuNN https://t.co/e6xjtuquka

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Beyond the Needle: Redefining the Assessment of Lupus Nephritis Lupus nephritis is one of the most silent and severe manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). https://t.co/fvGG0BZbOL #ACR24 https://t.co/wPXQz9Vese

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Cancer Survival in RA Dr. Eric Dein interviews Joshua Hsieh about abstract 0474, Association Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Survival After Cancer: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis, presented at #ACR24. https://t.co/2957Nq6Ajy https://t.co/3swVyigA3g

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COVID Associated Immune Disease Dr. Len Calabrese reports on a session he participated in discussing if Covid-19 is associated or causal for autoimmune disease. Reporting from #ACR24 https://t.co/vFdlf9XVzf https://t.co/JhpglNVIt7

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