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RheumNow Podcast – Heart, Lung & Liver (5.28.2021)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com.
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FDA Advisors Split on Avacopan for Vasculitis
MedPage Today
Members of an FDA advisory panel were sharply divided as to whether avacopan, an oral small molecule inhibitor of the C5a receptor, was sufficiently safe and effective for treating antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis.
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Avacopan for ANCA Vasculitis Goes in Front of the FDA
MedPage Today
An FDA advisory panel will consider whether to recommend approval of an oral C5a inhibitor for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, with agency staff raising questions over the "clinical meaningfulness" of key study data.
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RheumNow Podcast – Falling or Falling in Love?
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the best journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.
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Overview of New VEXAS Syndrome
Medscape offers up an informative overview of the newly described syndrome called VEXAS discovered by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
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So it comes down to the grand question: how on earth do we actually monitor disease activity??
"We still don't have a failsafe algorithm... relapse is both underdiagnosed & overdiagnosed" - @Sarah_L_Mackie
The challenge lots of good people are working on!
#EULAR2021 @RheumNow https://t.co/PUa6Ly1DQw
David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)
Drug-induced ANCA-associated vasculitis:
here are the ones to look for👇
- hydralazine
- PTU
- penicillamine
- thiamazole
- sofosbuvir
- minocycline
- carbimazole
(but then a few others floating about!)
VigiBase data POS0118 #EULAR2021 @RheumNow https://t.co/ujgJAJQeKY
David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)
Fascinating talk by Dr Tombetti on the potential use of arterial wall derived microvesicles collected from plasma as a means of non-invasive liquid biopsy in vasculitis @RheumNow #EULAR2021 Abstr#OP0056 https://t.co/Y6UO2mpjV0
Richard Conway RichardPAConway ( View Tweet)
Do look out for Abst #OP0057 today 2/6/21 1645 CEST #EULAR2021. We propose a data-driven algorithm for #rituximab maintenance in #ANCA #vasculitis to avoid excessive retreatment and low IgG @RheumJArn @edvital P. Emery @LeedsMedHealth @LTHTResearch @LeedsHospitals @LeedsBRC https://t.co/XRR0NFnpMu
Md Yuzaiful Md Yusof Yuz6Yusof ( View Tweet)
Dr Sanchez-Bilbao presents surprising data that tocilizumab may improve even permanent vision loss in GCA @RheumNow #EULAR2021 Abstr#OP0065 https://t.co/oFGNZ04oKr
Richard Conway RichardPAConway ( View Tweet)
Some interesting abstracts at #EULAR2021 today on monitoring GCA with:
- ultrasound
OP0055 https://t.co/0fqLIK5IPV
- PET/CT
OP0069 https://t.co/WQl9VaHR9E
OP0064 https://t.co/w7biFT6qy0
What do you believe is the most accurate measure of true disease activity in GCA? @RheumNow
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Dr Arnold @Yuz6Yusof present on personalised rituximab retreatment in AAV. Interesting that naive B-cell repopulation at 6 months predicts better sustained response compared to absence @RheumNow #EULAR2021 Abstr#OP0057 https://t.co/cypyQVMeYz
Richard Conway RichardPAConway ( View Tweet)
IVIG pending FDA review for tx of dermatomyositis after ProDERM study. Do you use IVIG for tx of DM?
#EULAR2021 @RheumNow
Robert B Chao, MD doctorRBC ( View Tweet)
Dr Ponte presenting on use of halo sign on TA US to monitor GCA disease activity. Seems good, present and increased in 16/17 (94.1%) cases of first disease relapse @RheumNow #EULAR2021 #AbstrOP0055 https://t.co/T6hKjkb4AT
Richard Conway RichardPAConway ( View Tweet)
Real world study of 21 GCA patients over age 80 yrs taking tocilizumab. (for GC-sparing in 14, relapsing Dz in 8, severity in 4, DMARD failure in 4). 8 [2–21] months post-TCZ, 67% were off GCs. AE included 4 Hi Chol, 3 SIE, 2 cytopenia, 1 hi LFTs https://t.co/ER0ROQw4ma
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Genomic study of 1190 vasculitis pts & 11302 controls identfied a genetic variant, rs3743841, located in an intron of the NAGPA gene, reached genome-wide significance for Kawasaki (p= 8.06x10−10) and IgA vasculitis.(p= 1.25x10−7; OR 1.47 ) https://t.co/bUX5MdmOSM
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News Feature: Avacopan for ANCA Vasculitis Goes in Front of the FDA
An FDA advisory panel will consider whether to recommend approval of an oral C5a inhibitor for ANCA-associated vasculitis.
https://t.co/66NSjbkE8Q https://t.co/9cR2lBASjz
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Risk factors for Kawasaki disease in Taiwan compared 4197 KD pts to controls. KD was more common in Males (OR 1.47), older mothers (>35 y; OR, 1.18), and in multivariable analysis, maternal ankylosing spondylitis (OR 2.02). https://t.co/4qbddaYkqY
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Retrospective study of 267 adults w/ Henoch-Schönlein purpura (AKA IgA vasculitis (IgAV) shows more arthritis, enteritis & renal Dz, higher comorbidity scores (2.6 vs1.5) & higher risk of Serious infx (OR 8.4) and death (MRR 2.06) than gen population https://t.co/ihK6JPbLFm
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News Feature: Serious Infections Still Common in Vasculitis
Serious infections occurred more frequently among patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis who were given induction therapy with cyclophosphamide compared with rituximab (Rituxan). #RheumNow
https://t.co/dTL6cReg8s https://t.co/U2sbEzd5DX
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