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EULAR 2025 – Day 3 Report
Highlights from today included presentations on imaging in vasculitis, a debate on whether to treat high risk pre-clinical RA, and EULAR Recommendations on a) Treatment of interstitial lung disease (ILD); b) Physical Activity in people with arthritis; and c) EULAR disease activity score for antiphospholipid syndrome and d) the management of SLE nephritis. Below are a few others that caught my eye today.
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ICI-PMR irAEs are sometimes underestimated compared to inflamm arthritis, but why?
ICI-IA and ICI-PMR look different, but at @HSpecialSurgery, steroid needs and disease impact for both are basically the same. Let’s not devalue either
@lovetolearn27 #EULAR2025 POS1200 @RheumNow https://t.co/NVq2tpjvdu
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David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)
#EULAR2025 Abstr#LB0007 Two’s Company, Three’s a Crowd! In 5 #SLE pts treated with CC312, a novel CD19/CD3/CD28 tri-specific ab in dose escalation showed rapid & B-cell depletion & all achieved SRI-4. No =>G2 CRS or ICANS. USP: off-the-shelf & overcome T-cell exhaustion @RheumNow https://t.co/6DZRj09JEQ
Md Yuzaiful Md Yusof Yuz6Yusof ( View Tweet)
LEVI-04 (neutrophin-3 inhibitor presented as #ACR24 late-breaker in knee OA)
more good efficacy data, no rapidly progressive OA safety signal.
For us clinicians: impressive impact size, esp relative to alternatives.
Finally, something that works??
#EULAR2025 OP0374 @RheumNow https://t.co/iVdlwyaqrv
David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)
In 631 axSpA pts (mean age 33y, 54% female) from DESIR cohort, high-dose NSAID use (ASAS NSAID index ≥50) not associated with incident hypertension (HR 1.01; 95% CI 0.98–1.02) over 72 months. NSAID anti-inflammatory effect may offset BP risk in axSpA. Abstract#POS0256 @RheumNow https://t.co/ELYWoJDyKJ
Antoni Chan MD (Prof) synovialjoints ( View Tweet)
#Shingrix #vaccination is Impt in #SLE
HZ vaccination works in SLE, safe – 1yr still good humeral & cellular immunity
-attenuation over 1 yr re #immune #responses
No major flares
#shingles is ⬆️ in #lupus
👇
abnormal immune response
#pred, #MMF #IS
POS1005 #EULAR2025 @RheumNow https://t.co/o8lDXgOhE1
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
How does #HCQ work in #SLE
Stabilizes lysomal membranes?
#Lupus pts on HCQ monoRx & low #SLEDAI were followed
Single cell seq
HCQ cytokine sigs May vary over time
IFN & OXPosph pathways
#Hydroxychloroquine in #LN - #IFN I&II
#EULAR2025 @RheumNow POS0983 https://t.co/0gMQh9MNlg
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
#TDM for #HCQ warns of #toxic #levels in #CRF
v low GFR <30, <60, <90, >90
400mg/d all in low GFR toxic
200mg/d 25% in low GFR toxic
6mg/kg/d – low GFR is too ⬆️
adjust HCQ dose for pts with CRF
POS0987 #EULAR2025 @RheumNow @eular_org https://t.co/vg2b87LuiE
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Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
1/3 of #ERA pts poor
Outcomes despite controlled disease!
2 #RCT with T2T in early #RA
#CARERA
👇
persistent impact
⬆️TJC, comorbidities
⬇️SJC, CRP, global, HAQ,
F>M
⬆️disease durat’n
▶️
⬆️ b/tsDMARDs despite =diseaese vs others
?overRx
OP0330 #EULAR2025 @RheumNow
@eular_org
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
Procalcitonin can be used in the monitoring of infection, but is also high in Stills disease. 89 AOSD pts showed pts w high PCT had more pleuritis, MAS,^LFTs, & correlated w/ Dz activity, CRP, LDH, hi ferritin & normalized w bDMARD Rx. #EULAR2025 abstr #POS1118 https://t.co/NpRA9optd3
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Efficacy and Safety of Xeligekimab in AS
Dr. Adela Castro reports on abstract OP0102 at the EULAR 2025 meeting in Barcelona, Spain
https://t.co/xpzeV0oZOr https://t.co/wmTnFbFcum
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Is #PDE5i protective in development of
#SSc #ILD?
Maybe
444 w ILD of >4000 #EUSTAR Pts over 1 to 2 yrs f/u
#immunesuppressive use maybe or not
🤷♀️channeling bias
Reduction in new #ILD in #scleroderma
PDE5i ✅
Immunesuppression ?
@RheumNow #EULAR2025 @eular_org #OP0334 https://t.co/6dtLfybkRV
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Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
PsA asso w/ higher risk of preterm births in women
Scandinavian registries
688 PsA pregnancies
8% preterm births vs. 4.5% general population OR 1.8
16.4% if bDMARD combination OR 4
3.1% if bDMARD monotherapy OR 0.7
bDMARDs combo probably a surrogate of high disease activity
Aurelie Najm AurelieRheumo ( View Tweet)
Secukinumab promise in PMR is real
GCA is getting steroid-sparing therapy choices, and PMR doesn’t want to miss out. Most PMR patients with current therapy approaches incur multiple grams of cumulative prednisolone exposure, even though they’re often exactly the kind of https://t.co/GuD0l7zSfj
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
In 1314 PsA patients, cumulative methotrexate dose was not associated with liver fibrosis (OR 0.99). Instead, higher BMI (OR 1.03) & diabetes (OR 5.03) were key drivers. MASLD, not MTX, may underlie fibrosis risk in PsA. APRI >0.7 used for fibrosis detection. Abstract#POS0111 https://t.co/zsX7NUOT9m
Antoni Chan MD (Prof) synovialjoints ( View Tweet)
#EULAR2025 Abstr#OP0273 Single arm, Open Label Phase 2 trial showed Certolizumab (given in WKS 8-28) +LMWH+LDA in Antiphospholipid syndrome reported 20% Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in ITT; 18% Per Protocol. Met prespecified criterion (20%); expected LMWH+LDA (40%) @RheumNow https://t.co/ynQ2h2NTQ7
Md Yuzaiful Md Yusof Yuz6Yusof ( View Tweet)
Should we screen for #lung #cancer in #SSc high risk Pts? When >10 yrs?
Greek cohort of SSc since 1995
Disease duration 12 yrs,
smoking lung ca group ⬆️58% vs 29%
⬆️dcSSc
⬆️immunosuppression
OR >4X lung ca if dcSSc, IS
Less #DU
#PO0940 @RheumNow @eular_org #EULAR2025 https://t.co/L2zEkP8pAc
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Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
In CareRA pooled analysis, 1 in 3 early RA pts had persistent impact (pain, fatigue, HAQ) despite improved inflammation. Female sex, longer symptom duration & low CRP were predictive. Pts more often escalated to b/tsDMARDs → risk of overtreatment?
@RheumNow #EULAR2025 #OP0330
Mrinalini Dey DrMiniDey ( View Tweet)
We can control inflammation in RA, but some pts still struggle with disease impact, despite improving with bDMARDs:
- lower inflamm
- higher comorbidities
Doesn’t necessarily map to fibromyalgia dx
Beyond Rx, this is the critical question
CareRA/2000
#EULAR2025 OP0330 @RheumNow https://t.co/Th3smMgtVb
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David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)
Tofacitinib vs biologics in PsA:
📍MI/stroke ✅ similar
📍Serious infection ✅ similar
📍Malignancy ✅ similar
📍VTE ❌ higher vs TNFi (aHR 0.26)
Large US claims study (n=48k)
Abstract POS0296 @RheumNow #EULAR2025
Jiha Lee JihaRheum ( View Tweet)
