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Humira Clobbers Biosimilars in Battle for Part D Coverage

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Just about every Medicare Part D prescription drug plan on offer this year covers the original version of adalimumab (Humira), whereas only about half will pay for any of the several biosimilar versions currently approved, researchers found.

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Cannabis Use is Common, But is it Safe?

Jack Cush, MD

Two current JAMA reports suggest that cannabis use is not only common, but that if heavily used may increase mortality rates.

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Biologic-treated Psoriasis has Less Progression to Psoriatic Arthritis

Jack Cush, MD

A single center study demonstrates that biologic treatment of psoriasis (PsO) significantly reduces the likelihood of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) development; suggesting a role for more aggressive treatment of PsO. 

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No Great Options for Treating VEXAS

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For patients with the auto-inflammatory disease VEXAS, treatment decisions are unfortunately fraught with tradeoffs between effectiveness and risk of adverse effects, a French registry study showed.

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Small-molecule Drugs to Treat Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Jack Cush, MD

A metanalysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on treatments of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), confirm the efficacy of several targeted small-molecule drugs. 

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Pharmacologic Efficacy in Still's Disease

Jack Cush, MD

A systematic review of the effectiveness and safety of pharmacological treatments for adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) supports the use of either IL-1 or IL-6 inhibitors.

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Forbes on the future of CAR-T cell therapy - A Gamechanger For Autoimmune Diseases. Innovation, costs, more trials and regulatory differences for autoimmune (vs cancer) patietns? https://t.co/6Siv0Y1GDB https://t.co/Mmbh4ER7vf https://t.co/j8bgn8DkLw

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Save the date! We are covering #EULAR24! We'll be sharing recaps, videos, and more. https://t.co/NMWtHB94Pi https://t.co/ok43pnagFg

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Biologic-treated Psoriasis has Less Progression to Psoriatic Arthritis A single center study demonstrates that biologic treatment of PsO significantly reduces the likelihood of PsA development; suggesting a role for more aggressive treatment of PsO. https://t.co/VHk2KEsP8d https://t.co/1r4zVAzrMw

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Ramosetron,a 5-HT3 recept antagonist used for post-op N/V,t has been used for adjunctive pain Rx & IBS. An 80 FM pt DBRCT tested PBO vs Ramosetron (.3 mg/day IV x5d). @d5 had signif better VAS pain (1.18  vs 0.54, p< 0.05), but didnt persist till day 28 https://t.co/0ABduv8Nlq https://t.co/WGlxIhst1o

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Do you have a rheumatology question or case for Dr. Cush? Record it here and we may feature it on an upcoming podcast. Tell us your name and where you practice rheumatology. https://t.co/qvVEUoNYi5 https://t.co/duw6jg5xpp

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Preliminary results of ph IIB ORIGIN trial of placebo vs Atacicept (binds BAFF & APRIL)in 166 pts w/ IgA Nephropathy (Berger’s Dz) Gd-IgA1, hematuria, and UPCR (vs PBO) in the blinded 1st 36 weeks of the trial. https://t.co/tPhCrSaSTC https://t.co/6HqGFtb1IE

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Available online, open access: A review of CAR-T call therapy in rheumatic disease by @RyuOhno06 See below diagram of CAR-T therapy mechanism in cancer. https://t.co/WALWulEDkW https://t.co/k1FD0zHtWu

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Treatment of psoriasis with different classes of biologics reduces the likelihood of peripheral and axial psoriatic arthritis development https://t.co/DFdQy1Rn3D

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Research presented at DDW 2024 demonstrated the superiority of guselkumab over ustekinumab or placebo in 1,021 patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease enrolled in the phase III GALAXI 2 and GALAXI 3 trials https://t.co/HdZf24Twsq https://t.co/REeAAskpX5

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FAERS retrospective, safety study of JAKi use in 75K RA pts (52K Tofa; 21K Upa, 2.2K Bari vs bDMARDs) found JAKi had incr risk of VTE (adj ROR=2.11), CVA (ROR=1.25), IHD (1.23), edema(1.22), & tachyarrhythmias (1.15) https://t.co/Bvds4C66Nq https://t.co/Xmu8g35MXR

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In animal models, IL-22 may have protective effects against pulm fibrosis. Study of 66 new #RA pts (1/2 w/ ILD) & 14 controls. Serum IL-22 was signif lower in RA-ILD; and was inversely correlated with the severity of RA-ILD https://t.co/Rmr5N2JznH https://t.co/OZ1ZrgGXC3

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The EMAs CHMP has recommended for approval Two biosimilars, Tofidence (tocilizumab) and Wezenla (ustekinumab) https://t.co/mREclYdeCk https://t.co/zQX00Ys8oH

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French insurance claims study of 12071 #PsA pts on biologics (2015-2021) found total of 367 serious infections (3%; IR 1.7/100PY). SIR risk significantly lower for new users of etanercept (wHR 0.72) & ustekinumab (wHR 0.57) (vs ADA new users https://t.co/CutqoxA05e https://t.co/OUCUbrKnFF

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