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Spanish study finds OP is more frequent in male PsA pts, assoc'd w/age independent of dz hx. Femoral OP more frequent in pts w/ axial involvement, HTN, heart ischemic disease & vitamin D deficiency. Abs 1325 #ACR21 #RheumNow #ACRbest @RheumNow https://t.co/A3v6ZHZnN8 https://t.co/2jfAOSuLtK
Dr. Rachel Tate uptoTate ( View Tweet)

We @HSpecialSurgery previously demonstrated improved fetal mortality in #lupus in @AnnalsofIM
Racial disparities persist ~61K #lupus pregnancies - 10 yr US national data #abst1034 at #ACR21 more reduction in Asians and Hispanics than African Americans @RheumNow https://t.co/KeO0FdMB7f
Bella Mehta bella_mehta ( View Tweet)

Abst1314 #acr21 @RheumNow factors associated w/ Acute anterior uveitis in AxSpA:
-history of AAU
-male gender
- presence of extraspinal involvement
-concomitant cs-DMARD usage
-BASDAI scores ASDAS-CRP, and PGA of disease activity. https://t.co/4YA8dSJzy3
Olga Petryna DrPetryna ( View Tweet)

Raised BMI is related to poorer outcomes to biologics in PsA. The mean change in outcome measures (cDAPSA, RAPID3, PsAID) was lowest among obese patients . This was observed primarily among TNFi initiators vs to OSM or IL17i @RheumNow #ACR21 Abstr#1327 https://t.co/pm7PPp9UH4 https://t.co/j5GWpCBD2d
Dr. Antoni Chan synovialjoints ( View Tweet)

Real-world PsA study: MDA assoc'd w/ higher probability of achieving clinically meaningful improvements in dz activity & PROMs. MDA pts more likely w/ b/tsDMARDs, but found in less than 25% of pts in COREVITAS cohort. Abs 1344 #ACR21 #RheumNow @RheumNow
https://t.co/RrAfXvn4kf https://t.co/TjPCwzYfZK
Dr. Rachel Tate uptoTate ( View Tweet)

How does @US_FDA see Tyk2 inh: part of or separate to JAKi class?
“I don’t think I’m in a position to make a call on this at this meeting, but certainly Tyk2 is a JAK”
Tantalising end to a great session at #ACR21. Feels like the audience could have questions for days. @RheumNow
David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)

#ACR21 plenary#1424. JUNIPERA study for Secukinumab for ERA, JPsA
⭐️Time to disease flare longer in SEC vs PBO
⭐️Sustained improvement up to wk 104
▶️Rapid decrease of JADAS-27 in initial open-label portion of study
https://t.co/m5bl9Ho163 @Rheumnow https://t.co/wnEdxeYfjh
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Eric Dein ericdeinmd ( View Tweet)

Network meta-analysis assessed comparative risk of respiratory tract infection (RTI) with different b/ts DMARD in PsA
⭐️Abatacept 🔽likelihood RTIs compared ADM/ apremilast/ CTZ/ GOL/TOF
⭐️Apremilast 🔼likelihood RTIs compared INX /secukinumab
Abst # 1359 #ACR21 @RheumNow
swethaann23 swethaann23 ( View Tweet)

Abst1305 #acr21 @RheumNow undiagnosed depression in AxSpA: 9.9% pts w/abnormal HADs-D scores,23.9% moderate to severe PHQ-9 scores. F had higher mean HADs-D scores than M, w/abnormal scores in 19% of F & 6% M. significantly worse BASDAI&AQoL scores in axSpA pts w/abnormal HADs-D https://t.co/sPkGPcITCs
Olga Petryna DrPetryna ( View Tweet)

Knee OA novel measure of structure and function - Quantitative radiographic OA scores (QROS) software that measures medial minimum joint space width (mJSW) and other measures in the tibiofemoral compartment predicts time to TKA. Model well calibrated @rheumnow #ACR21 #abst1051 https://t.co/9LKlb7bZO0
Bella Mehta bella_mehta ( View Tweet)

Characteristics of #uveitis w/axSpA seen in patients of this study:
👁🗨14.6%➡uveitis
👁🗨All acute, anterior & 93% unilateral
👁🗨Delay in dx & ⬆ HLAB27+
No diff. in TNFi use
Consistent fact: Uveitis is the ⬆ common extra-articular manifestation in axSPA
@RheumNow #ACR21 abs1324 https://t.co/6qC8RxxBrM
sheila RHEUMarampa ( View Tweet)

Study comparing TNFi vs SEC in PsA pts w/ active US confirmed enthesitis finds superiority of TNFi (ADA, CTZ, ETN) in regards to active entheseal disease. Abs 1356 #ACR21 #RheumNow @RheumNow https://t.co/BvZZsTP3Ta https://t.co/G5cWrQgqDC
Dr. Rachel Tate uptoTate ( View Tweet)

#ACR21 Abs#1425. AURORA2 - voclosporin for LN extension
⭐️216/357 pts continued into 2-yr study
⭐️Mean UPCR at month 30: 0.58 in VOC vs 1.3 control. eGFR ⬇️ in VOC, remains stable
⭐️No new AEs
@Rheumnow https://t.co/m5bl9Ho163 https://t.co/VVGOCd9vmC
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Eric Dein ericdeinmd ( View Tweet)

What better than a tweet on a #ACR21 study of tweets! 😂
Using Twitter Firehose data stream - yes we should do a study just during the ACR week...!
Fake tweets exists but low in the rheumatology community!
@rheumnow #abst1068
Paper - https://t.co/ekguL5qXen https://t.co/rfy7vZlXOn
Bella Mehta bella_mehta ( View Tweet)

Abst1356 #acr21 @RheumNow TNFi vs SEC in active US confirmed enthesitis: mean ActiveMASEI score ⬇️ 4.37 w/TNFi vs 2.22 secukinumab (p = 0.030). Secucinumab leads in regards to the PASI & DLQI score with Sec vs TNFi ( 3.44 vs 1.03 p = 0.001 & 5.57 vs 1.35 p = 0.005 respectively https://t.co/fGTxzvGY99
Olga Petryna DrPetryna ( View Tweet)

FDA Safety Update - Questions for Dr. Nikolov, Habal, Golding, Rajpal
- Do we need post marketing RCTs BARI and UPA: one in prog for BARI, not for UPA
- 1133, why high CI of 1.8? Based on stricter margins based on prior studies with diabetes
- Are Tyk2 a worry? to early
-#ACR21
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)

FDA Safety Update - Questions for Dr. Nikolov, Habal, Golding, Rajpal
- Bari OK in COVID but now CV risk: theres a limit (14d) for Bari in COVID
- CV Risk applied to all JAKi - largely because all have same indication, same populations at risk
#ACR21
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)

FDA update - the safety of XIAFLEX injections (collagenase for Dupytrens) under review #ACR21 https://t.co/KOP3P8ASqN
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)

Excellent Rheum Pearls session w/ Drs. Kolfenbach & Stone:
🔘⬆️CRP in SLE:: think infection not flare
🔘Ferritin:ESR ratio differentiate JIA flares from MAS
🔘Dilated capillaries at eyelid margin in JDM = disease activity
🔘Auscultate Back for bruits in TAK
#ACR21 https://t.co/3pUOhYR3L2
Alicia Hinze alicia_hinze ( View Tweet)

@jaymehtamd When to escalate #MISC Tx @jaymehtamd #PedsRheum #ACR21
📌fever, cardiac dysfunction, ventilatory support, altered mental status, MAS, organ-threatening
📌Anakinra vs Tocilizumab vs Infliximab
📌Anticoagulation https://t.co/jkQUWYaOkT
Herman Tam DrPedsRheum ( View Tweet)