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Study on SLE and NMO overlap:
Higher risk of acute cystitis & severe sepsis in hospitalized patients
SLE/NMO overlap patients 3x more likely to develop acute cystitis
2x more likely to develop severe sepsis #ACR24 @RheumNow abst#1529
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Smoking and Rx progression in PsA?
-Prospective Canadian cohort of 1736 PsA pts.
-Older age, BL SJC, dactylitis, erosions and high ESR were associated with Rx progression.
🚨Cigarette smoking did not appear to be associated with the Rx progression in PsA.
Abst#1436 #ACR24… https://t.co/J2IogqOlx8 https://t.co/U6SRmbOE6o
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Study on severe lymphopenia in SLE:
- Assessed incidence, risk factors, and outcomes
- 11.52% of SLE patients experienced severe lymphopenia
- Higher infection rates during severe lymphopenia period
= No opportunistic infections observed #ACR24 abst#1519 @rheumnow @HSSProfEd
Bella Mehta bella_mehta ( View Tweet)
Study on pregnancy outcomes in SLE with thrombocytopenia:
Higher disease activity, pregnancy loss, and stillbirth rates
Identified risk factors: Anti-β2GP-I positivity and higher SLEDAI score #ACR24 abst#1487 @RheumNow
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Study on cardiovascular deaths in SLE:
- Analyzed 1999-2020 data
- Overall decline in mortality rates, but recent increase since 2014
- Higher rates in women and African Americans
- Geographic disparities noted
#ACR24 abst#0998 @rheumnow https://t.co/dpjsl0gI0x
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#Rheumatoid #arthritis is an independent risk factor for death in nonmetastatic clear cell renal ca !
👇N=32K, 802 w RA also
Caveats
immunotherapy Offered = in RA
Cancer specific mortality not affected
By #RA
Frailty & RA affected outcomes
#ACR24 @RheumNow @ACRheum #1327 https://t.co/rAQ57BPA19
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
Gonzalez Molina et al. MANHATTAN observational study. In PsA after 1st TNFi failure should we use guselkumab or 2nd TNFi? Guselkumab slightly better persistence, DAPSA, and improvements in joint counts. @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#1469 https://t.co/X3TMCVys6B https://t.co/vvkUYbzVDq
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Kharouf et al. Secondary biologic failure in PsA common - 36% over 5 years. Predictors - higher baseline SJC HR 1.39 and PASI HR 1.14. TNFi did better, HR 0.40, esp golimumab - but ?this as often used as first bDMARD? @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#1455 https://t.co/ET0WX6tKMr https://t.co/iVcCkM0hu3
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Richard Conway RichardPAConway ( View Tweet)
In this large 🇦🇺 RA cohort, median time on treatment for upadacitinib was lot higher than other JAKi
(28mo vs 17mo)
Why?
Patient selection, or a real difference between JAKi?
Would really like more comparative effectiveness data between JAKi
#ACR24 OPAL group ABST1370 @RheumNow https://t.co/OU2ayzqIc8
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Harkins @DrTrishHarkins et al. PROs predict relapse in PMR. pVAS, HAQ health status, FACIT-F all positive predictors. Interestingly PHQ-9 negative predictor. @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#1238 https://t.co/kj4WgmI0oq https://t.co/xLDzRZvxoA
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STAR trial of GC w/d in RA LDA
SEMIRA of GC w/d controlled RA on Toci
Very slight disease activity increase, but higher flares
No symptomatic adrenal insufficiency, but data of abnormal ACTH stim
No good evidence of steroid w/d symptoms
Beth Wallace
@RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/j6UPWlVNIu
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Slick poster, but must be careful w/real world data. Big risk of confounding/channeling bias
Pts with MACE risk (not always well-characterized by ICD codes) also less likely to receive JAK & therefore less liekly to have subsequent MACE
#ACR24 @RheumNow Abstr#1394 https://t.co/lilU0byJ1s
Mike Putman EBRheum ( View Tweet)
Zhou et al. Phase 2 RCT of XKH004, IL17A/Fi in AxSpA. ASAS40 50.4% vs 25%. Slightly odd dose response variation, but maybe just noise. @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#1453 https://t.co/SsTSThFzro https://t.co/C9yK2G4tqB
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Richard Conway RichardPAConway ( View Tweet)
Abst #1473 evaluated association of SJC in PROs from 2 Bimekizumab trials (bDMARD naïve vs TNFi-IR)
-bDMARD naïve had less SJC at baseline
-In both groups, pts w lower SJC had sustained improvement in pain and fatigue over time.
#ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/zwxsSbga7c
Adela Castro AdelaCastro222 ( View Tweet)
Findings from Abstr#1436 reveal that cigarette smoking is not positively associated with radiographic progression in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Current and past smokers showed a longer time to joint damage progression. This suggests a complex relationship that warrants further… https://t.co/ERsAKoivA4
Antoni Chan MD (Prof) synovialjoints ( View Tweet)
Positive impacts of registry participation across outcomes.
#ACRBest #ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/BgaNLfHaF1
Mrinalini Dey DrMiniDey ( View Tweet)
T2T approaches in early PsA:
-STAMP trial (open label, multicenter RCT) eval early SEC (300mg+ MTX15+ 80mg steroid injection) vs SoC (MTX25+80mg steroid injection)
-At week 12, 38% pts on SEC vs
17% on SoC achieved ACR50. Also did better on MDA & PASI.
-No significant… https://t.co/MflI3d0FqV https://t.co/RjnzeaTyQK
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Adela Castro AdelaCastro222 ( View Tweet)
#1462 🔬Rx persistence in PsA; Guselkumab (GUS) v. IL17Ai
💡 GUS (n=910) persistence @ 12 months (67%) almost 2X IL-17Ai (n=2743) (50%)
⏳ Median time to discontinuation: GUS not reached v 12.3 months for IL-17Ai.
🔴Durable therapy ❓better outcomes
#ACR @RheumNow https://t.co/LfA3WygNVq
Caoilfhionn Connolly CaoilfhionnMD ( View Tweet)
Petri on Steroids in SLE
Steroid-related organ damage presents later
- organ damage is higher in African-Americans
Dose response for prednisone and CVD risk
Each 1 mg prednisone = 3% increase risk in organ damage!
#ACR24 @jhrheumatology
@RheumNow https://t.co/00S1mxrXJp
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A systematic review reveals significant sex-related differences in efficacy and safety outcomes in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) trials. Males show higher response rates to advanced therapies compared to females. Out of 79 RCTs, only a fraction reported sex-disaggregated data.… https://t.co/dkMRK4ZYHF
Antoni Chan MD (Prof) synovialjoints ( View Tweet)
