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Difficult to Manage Axial Spondyloarthritis

d Adela Castro, MD

Studies show that patients with difficult-to-manage axSpA have a higher disease activity; however, the lack of a consensus definition led researchers and clinicians to utilize their own proposed definition, resulting in variability of the characteristics of non-responders.

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SELECT-GCA suggests JAKis may be the new kid on the block

d Mrinalini Dey, MD

Clinicians treating giant cell arteritis (GCA) have long had to contend with a disappointingly limited selection of drugs from which to select. A new group of drugs is finally showing promise in the treatment of GCA.

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pregnant, pregnancy, mother, fertility

Is Pregnancy Truly the Solution for RA?

d Eric Dein, MD

Pregnancy is perhaps the oldest treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and has been associated with a natural improvement in disease control in 50-75% of patients. Others, however, are not as successful with unchanged disease activity or worsening of their autoimmune disease.

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LTE of deucravacitinib trials in psoriasis. Remarkable & frankly surprising (to me) persistence of benefit Very encouraging for patients who start TYKs, looks like those who respond may have prolonged benefit #ACR24 @RheumNow Abstr#0290 #ACRBest https://t.co/kao4vqpPTQ

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Mike Putman EBRheum ( View Tweet)
Don’t miss the “window of opportunity” for aggressive treatment in early RA! with active RA, risk of ILD 6x and RA-related lung disease 4x higher #ACR24 @RheumNow ABST#0802 https://t.co/yxlfInte6A

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Jiha Lee JihaRheum ( View Tweet)
Cannabis in Pain: CBD can help with nociceptive pain THC better for neuropathic, centralized pain Perhaps a role in helping decrease other medications like opiates Clauw 16S18 #ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/kaQXrD4GAn

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Eric Dein ericdeinmd ( View Tweet)
How often should #scleroderma #ILD pts have #PFTs? 🤷‍♂️ Data from SENCIS RCT of SSc-ILD 25% worsened FVC by 6/12 Are we UNDER a ordering PFTs in an ILD #SSc population 👇 Because if worsening we would consider a change in background #immunesuppression @RheumNow #ACR24 #678 https://t.co/a9ybO3FwDd

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Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
Harkins @DrTrishHarkins et al. 1 year outcomes of 65 PMR patients treated in FTC. 32.7% experienced relapse, 28% still on GCs, 21% on tocilizumab. @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#0739 https://t.co/uYBYhPqGQE https://t.co/n9x9BDTPKg

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Richard Conway RichardPAConway ( View Tweet)
Abstract #0805 Data from OTIS Registry shows Certolizumab pegol (Cimzia) exposure during pregnancy was not associated with increased risk of major birth defects, structural defects, or adverse pregnancy outcomes. #ACR24 @RheumNow

Akhil Sood MD AkhilSoodMD ( View Tweet)

Does alcohol consumption affect radiographic progression in axSpA? Canadian cohort study over 6 years found greater radiographic progression among alcohol consumers. Still a lot of confounding factors to fully establish an association. Abst#0822 #ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/GG0rXq3kjC

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Adela Castro AdelaCastro222 ( View Tweet)
Results from MANDARA- #EGPA pts treated with benralizumab or mepolizumab Eosinophil-targeting biologics rapidly control airway- & non-airway-related manifestations Few pts had worsening of disease that progressed to organ damage over 52W Ab0828 #ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/hIn9iyNVWQ

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Mrinalini Dey DrMiniDey ( View Tweet)
#Disparites posters #ACR24 - Analyzed 954 SLE patients - Black and Asian patients had higher severe damage events - Neighborhood disadvantage (ADI) linked to increased severe damage - Older age and comorbidities increased damage risk abst#0362 @rhuemnow

Bella Mehta bella_mehta ( View Tweet)

What's the assoc between RA disease activity & ILD? Results @MassGenBrigham show early active RA is assoc with ➡️6x incr risk of #ILD ➡️4x incr risk of RA-related lung disease Early DMARDs are vital to reduce articular & extra-articular manifestations! Ab0802 #ACR24 @RheumNow

Mrinalini Dey DrMiniDey ( View Tweet)

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

Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)

Disparities posters #ACR24 - Analyzed 10,604 SLE patients - 18.7% in the lowest SES group experienced functional status decline vs. 12.5% in the highest SES group - African American patients and Greater neighborhood deprivation did worse #ACR24 abst#0190 @RheumNow

Bella Mehta bella_mehta ( View Tweet)

Contraception counselling in #SLE post intervention - Contraceptive counseling rates improved from 33.9% to 55.7% - Women over 35 were 4.09 times more likely post-intervention - Non-Hispanic Black women were less likely than Hispanic women #ACR24 abst#0184 @RheumNow https://t.co/sOZXnAe4ov

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Bella Mehta bella_mehta ( View Tweet)
More steroid-sparing options for #IgG4RD! Abstract 0775: In pts w/ IgG4: - Inebilizumab (CD19-monoclonal ab) vs placebo associated with reduced risk of flare (HR 0.13; 95% CI 0.06, 0.28) AEs: infections, infusion reactions, lymphopenia #ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/Vr5hcd2E7E

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Akhil Sood MD AkhilSoodMD ( View Tweet)
ASAS definition of Difficult-to-Manage Axial Spondyloarthritis (D2M axSpA) with criteria including treatment failure, suboptimal control, and persistent problematic symptoms. 89% of ASAS members endorsed the definition, including treatment-refractory cases with specific… https://t.co/3qWPQAGZ7c https://t.co/mVQzfLtaiI

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Antoni Chan MD (Prof) synovialjoints ( View Tweet)
Is it safe to administer rotavirus vaccine to infants exposed in utero to TNFi? Abstract#0806 shows no significant ↑ in the risk of diarrhea-related healthcare events among TNFi-exposed infants who received the vaccine compared to those who did not @RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/HpTCgywE4H

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Akhil Sood MD AkhilSoodMD ( View Tweet)
High serum BAFF as a novel RF for dev't of preeclampsia in pregnant SLE pts? This study by Dr. C Sims et al showed that SLE pregnancies w/preeclampsia had significantly higher BAFF levels during the 1st trimester, and likely w/ ⬆️dsDNA or ⬇️ complement @RheumNow #ACR24 abs424 https://t.co/kNzyuT03r2

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