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A new score to quantify GCA inflammation?

Eric Dein, MD

The treatment paradigm for Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) has been a binary approach to the presence or absence of vasculitis. When GCA is present, we institute high doses of glucocorticoids for treatment of the inflammatory process. This approach is not well individualized to the patient as we do not account for the degree of inflammation that may or may not be present in the disease. Improved markers to stratify the extent of inflammation can help to tailor a more personalized approach to treatment.

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ACR 2024 - Day 3 Report

Jack Cush, MD

Highlights from Day 3 at ACR24 included the plenary session presentation on Nipocalimab (previously reviewed), but the big highlight was the Lupus Nephritis guideline recommendations.

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#ACR 2024 BEST Abstracts from Day 3

Jack Cush, MD

Lots of lupus research and the New ACR Guidelines on Lupus Nephritis management were presented today. These and other highlights as featured on our Twitter (X) feed from ACR24 in Washington, DC.

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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 & its faculty

Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)

In order to have a #DMOAD in knee #osteoarthritis ➡️ early detection may be v important Study of early pt Symptoms was done 2/3 had pain 1/2 #joint Swelling Need biomarkers & sensitive imaging in early #OA as symptoms are NOT uniform #ACR24 @RheumNow @ACRheum abst2111 https://t.co/K94m9rOjtP

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Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
Does #hand #osteoarthritis Benefit from #traction #splinting? Nope 👎 Small 2 site #RCT - not helpful I may Recommend #splinting - sometimes pts get Pain relief - in my opinion but this one didn’t help #ACR24 @RheumNow @ACRheum Abst#2108 https://t.co/K0Ud7uCb1P

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Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
Autoantibody tests are everywhere, but how do we make sense of them? With the proper algorithms, can we go beyond interpretation to predicting autoimmunity before it develops? Check out my article: Taking the AI out of AutoImmunity https://t.co/d3ZNYWQaaQ @RheumNow #ACR24

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Akhil Sood MD AkhilSoodMD ( View Tweet)

Conversation with @RheumKay on his #ACR24 biosimilar talk for @RheumNow https://t.co/LzAIGIG4wu https://t.co/CqSYLpJYAh

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Eric Dein ericdeinmd ( View Tweet)

Lot said about #ACR24 ABST1697: MTX in newly diagnosed PMR, neg RCT Many have said no hope for MTX in PMR now Agree doesn't bode well However, MTX may still have role in established PMR @drceowen & I have made that call a priori @TheLancetRheum https://t.co/ywCJc0zHzC @RheumNow https://t.co/JUXk2tDNyR

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David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)
#Artificial #Intelligence can detect #osteoporosis On #CXR To detect #thoracic #vertebral #fractures > 100000 #chest #radiographs - test and validation cohorts found + results on ROC Helpful -sometimes vertebral changes are Not read on CXRs #ACR24 @RheumNow @ACRheum #2116 https://t.co/NxEaH0AKJv

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Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
#Publication #bias to Nth degree. >1/3 of registered #postmeno #osteoporosis trials are NOT #published 👇search of trials 673 published Vs 489 not published 890000 pts MOSTLY when performed in the USA No accountability for NOT publishing #ACRbest #ACR24 @RheumNow #2122 https://t.co/UyMMbHhvvV

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Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
It is NO LONGER a ACCEPTABLE To NOT consider #MMF or #Cyclo + another proven #Rx Added to #HCQ and #tapering /limiting #glucocorticoids RCTs in #lupus #nephritis support this ? Is which to add #belimumab #CNI #volclosporin #obinutuzimab #ACR #ACRbest @RheumNow @ACRheum https://t.co/a7WMFfCyXl

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RheumNow’s expanded coverage of #ACR24 is sponsored in part by Bristol Myers Squibb and UCB. All content is chosen by RheumNow & its faculty

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PREDICT-SpA: Evaluating the influence of gender on disease assessment tools Dr. Sheila Reyes reports on abstract 0571, Gender-specific Performance of Disease Activity Assessment Tools in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Ancillary Analysis of the PREDICT-SpA Study, presented at #ACR24.… https://t.co/EGlCap6pEw

Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)

@DrLisaCS distills the challenges of MCTD 👇 🔵Clinical phenotyping key to improve patient outcomes @jhrheumatology @RheumNow #acr24 https://t.co/APfXPwxvfE

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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)

RheumNow Day 3 Recap: ACR Convergence 2024 Highlights https://t.co/jFIATPKlp7

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Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)

TNFis preventing cancer compared to placebo, and JAKi being neutral to placebo and maybe preventing haem cancers also. #ACR24 abstract 0989 was certainly provocative. I've shared my thoughts on @RheumNow https://t.co/yQFoUGifEN

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Richard Conway RichardPAConway ( View Tweet)

Great project by @kekuchinad to evaluate how PFTs bias our assessment and contribute to disparities @CaoilfhionnMD @jhrheumatology @BayviewMedicine @RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/b5pAn3e9AR https://t.co/opzWrZ1NH5

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Eric Dein ericdeinmd ( View Tweet)

Subsets of lupus arthritis. Kenneth Kalunian @RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/ZmHui126zr

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Antoni Chan MD (Prof) synovialjoints ( View Tweet)
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