Saturday was the final day of EULAR, and included several lectures, but mostly late breaking abstracts and new EULAR guidelines - notably on Rheumatoid Arthritis and another on Interstitial Lung disease in connective tissue disorders. My favorite presentations included the following.

As earlier diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have resulted in greatly improved clinical outcomes, the focus of current research has now shifted to preventing the development of RA altogether. At EULAR 2025, several oral presentations explored this objective, highlighting data from three key prevention trials: APIPRA, ARIAA, and TREAT EARLIER. Each trial targeted individuals considered to be “at-risk” for developing RA, investigating whether early immunomodulatory interventions could delay or prevent progression to classifiable RA.

The management of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) continues to evolve with the integration of artificial intelligence and digital health technologies. At #EULAR2025, the Bechterew-App Trial (LB0002) presented important new data on Axia, a novel AI-powered digital therapeutic developed for axSpA.

At the 2025 EULAR congress in Barcelona, Prof Dimitrios Boumpas presented a summary of the updated EULAR recommendations on the management of lupus nephritis (LN). The most significant change in the treatment paradigm of LN is that the historic standard of care (SOC) (i.e.