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#ACR Best 2024 - Day 4
Although the last day of ACR Convergence 2024 was but a half day - it was chock full of gems, many coming from the late breaking abstracts presented today. As chosen by the RheumNow faculty, here are some highlight presentations you need to know about.
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Predicting flares in rheumatic diseases with machine learning
Rheumatic diseases, such as axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), are marked by unpredictable disease flares that adversely impact quality of life and long-term outcomes.
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Health Literacy: the forgotten social determinant of health?
Nine out of ten adults in the USA struggle to understand basic health-related information (1). Across the pond, in the UK, 7.1 million adults read at, or below, the level of a nine-year-old, with 60% unable to… https://t.co/15gvQxZHNN https://t.co/VqCjZY4tYI
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Beyond the Needle: Redefining the Assessment of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis is one of the most silent and severe manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
https://t.co/fvGG0BZbOL
#ACR24 https://t.co/wPXQz9Vese
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
COVID Associated Immune Disease
Dr. Len Calabrese reports on a session he participated in discussing if Covid-19 is associated or causal for autoimmune disease. Reporting from #ACR24
https://t.co/vFdlf9XVzf https://t.co/JhpglNVIt7
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RheumNow Day 4 Recap: ACR Convergence 2024 Highlights https://t.co/WvQB7y0bkm
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
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)
Time the💉
Response to pneumococcal vaccine better when given before starting MTX.
Stay updated on ACR and EULAR vaccination recommendations!
#ACR24 @RheumNow ABST#2676
Jiha Lee JihaRheum ( View Tweet)
For daily recaps, content and updates from #ACR24 head to https://t.co/eL0bMhnFiu @RheumNow with input from colleagues in the faculty
@synovialjoints
@bella_mehta
@ericdeinmd
@AkhilSoodMD.
@DrMiniDey
@CaoilfhionnMD
@ebrhuem
@rheumarampa
@Dr_Brian_MD
@AdelaCastro222
@JihaRheum… https://t.co/a3FQjGokhn https://t.co/1g3Fi01HWG
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Antoni Chan MD (Prof) synovialjoints ( View Tweet)
Biggest absence award at #ACR24 @ACRheum @RheumNow
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Absence of discussion on
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#Oral #Surveillance
Except for maybe
Monitoring for mouth ulcers and cancers
issues are not resolved but we are comfortable with ambiguity!
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
Are Emulation Trials a Fantasy?
Are these ‘trials’ helpful, despite the biases that occur with observational data, or do they truly mimic the results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)?
https://t.co/x6NogGQksW https://t.co/f8o8N55tlJ
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Assessment and management of axSpA
Dr. Antoni Chan reports on abstract 0818, Defining BASDAI Cut-offs for Disease Activity States in Axial Spondylarthritis – Results from the EuroSpA Collaboration, and abstract 0819, The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society… https://t.co/ropQJdElyb https://t.co/IVn5u2l7iP
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
RheumNow’s expanded coverage of the #ACR24 meeting is sponsored in part by Bristol Myers Squibb and UCB. All content is chosen by RheumNow and its faculty.
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An early favorable response to TNFi initiation indicates better long-term success in RA. Assess early and adjust treatment accordingly.
#ACR24 @RheumNow ABST#2674 https://t.co/YTThYiiLpZ
Jiha Lee JihaRheum ( View Tweet)
#ACR24 BEST Abstracts from Day 1
The RheumNow faculty have parked at the plenaries, trafficked the posters and have been finding the best the meeting offers on the first day.
https://t.co/FHu616Jpyq https://t.co/oKuRcGRRAZ
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
#CRISPR reviewed in
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#fibroblasts
Found deletion of certain genes
Ex JIA had marked change in expression
Yr in Preview ACR24 @RheumNow @ACRheum
Dr Chris Ritchlin 👏 https://t.co/jnmtk1eXGp
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
Did you know? 🤔
Capillaroscopy is performed on the nailfold because it is the area where the capillaries are fully visualized compared to the skin where capillary tips are only seen.
This capillaroscopy session with Dr. Cutolo is so high yield I'd say! 🤓
@RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/8AN7RXUDrM
sheila RHEUMarampa ( View Tweet)
#Poorer responses to #Rx in
#Females vs #males
Sex hormone and pathway differences
explained
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Biological differences
F start worse in disease activity
F May have ⬇️ response to #Rx
Yr in Preview C Ritchlin
@lihi_eder’s PsA work quoted
ACR24 @RheumNow @ACRheum @ACRBest https://t.co/EWoCvzOLiL
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
VACIMRA Study showed timing matters for Methotrexate and Pneumococcal Vaccine in RA.
RA patients vaccinated with PCV13 1 month before MTX initiation had higher responder rates at 1 month:
88% (ELISA) vs. 75%
96% (OPA) vs. 88%
At 12 months, responses remained stronger in… https://t.co/bSbIazsRtG
Antoni Chan MD (Prof) synovialjoints ( View Tweet)
Weinblatt et al. AMPLIFIED trial. No difference in response rates of RA to adalimumab or abatacept based on dual seropositivity/shared epitope status. Fits with my priors and refutes a previous pilot study. @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#2671 https://t.co/OUwnlsP6jU https://t.co/RBN6ivSKDr
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