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EULAR 2021 - Opening Day

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RheumNow has begun covering EULAR 2021, the premier Rheumatology Congress that is usually held in Europe, but has gone virtual in 2021 because of the pandemic. We have several faculty members around the world reporting on the this year's meeting.

Please visit RheumNow.com daily for the latest videos, tweet summaries, news articles and podcasts emanating from EULAR.

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Featured Abstracts from Industry at EULAR 2021

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Many great presentations this week at EULAR 2021 will feature industry sponsored clinical trials and reports.  Often these become the pivotal studies for regulatory approval and the annual congresses are their first look.

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Foot Pain Commonly Overlooked in RA

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Foot pain is a common but underappreciated symptom of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and can be associated with worse disease, European researchers found.

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Andrew Ostor @AbbVie symposium @eular_org presented HZ vaccines are safe in RA pts with #JAKi but with Recombinant HZ vaccine humeral response - 75% in RA pts in JAKi vs 100% controls. So should we hold JAKi with Shringix & if so for 1 or 2 wks? #EULAR2021 @RheumNow https://t.co/wVOFMa9fLm
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Lifetime risk of HZ is 30%! ⬆️ in pts with immune diseases or immunesuppression. All #JAKI ⬆️ risk maybe doubling but NNH & NNT give context. UPA Rx in active RA -20 more pts in remission vs 1 excess HZ if comparing UPA to ADA in RA @RheumNow #EULAR2021 AbbVie symposium https://t.co/14i0IsIpzs
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Do you think JAKi cause VTE? @eular_org @RheumNow #EULAR2021

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Do you think #JAKI ⬆️ #MACE cardiovascular events vs TNFi? @eular_org @RheumNow #EULAR2021

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"We can be soloist or collaborators." - Mark Pollock, keynote speaker #EULAR2021, inspires people to build resilience and collaborate w/others to achieve more than they thought possible. He was the 1st blind person to race to the South Pole @RheumNow https://t.co/qYpBr1I9US

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New download available! Difficult RA Defined https://t.co/6WGMEiwiUk https://t.co/VTCm4cuyRe

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Novartis announced that Cosentyx (secukinumab) has received FDA approval for treatment of children and adolescents with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis #EULAR2021 https://t.co/JlkmjLwqQ8

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Hands-Down Rheumatology - Gout doesnt get to the hands until its done its damage below (MTP, ankle, knee) and usually only in those with severe tophaceous goutdCan also present as dactylitis or Carpal tunnel. Women on diuretics w/ CKD can get gout in Nodal OA joints https://t.co/EpBpdC31J6
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Hands-Down Rheumatology - Whats your diagnosis - Erosive Hand OA or Psoriati https://t.co/abYqBNhFyX arthritis?

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Starting Thursday we'll be covering EULAR. Tune in for coverage on KOL perspective highlights, clinical trial highlights and much more. https://t.co/L7ryiQ5HdV
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RNL 2021 - ACR COVID Vaccine Guidance: Dr. Jeff Curtis https://t.co/nJgbwB1RdA https://t.co/0Jir2vtaFH

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Hands-Down Rheumatology - Sarcoidosis usually presents as a monarthritis or oligoarthritis. Late sarcoid arthritis affects knees, ankles, fingers (dactylitis). Bony lesions show honeycomb trabecular pattern). https://t.co/lmXBbJz6ts

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Top May Tweet: Belimumab now approved in the EU for lupus nephritis. The EMA has approved intravenous and subcutaneous Benlysta (belimumab) in combination with background immunosuppressive therapies for adults with active lupus nephritis https://t.co/Twbe1ClT5w

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Hands-Down Rheumatology - Mechanics hands - rough, thickened/caloused, cracks/fissures; seen in 20-70% of dermatomyositis; associated with the anti-synthetase syndrome, but also w/ lung dz and amyopathic DM https://t.co/bkCI3SUXNh https://t.co/jrOGkKAm9z

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Hands-Down Rheumatology - Swollen Hands In Rheumatoid Arthritis - could be from synovitis, tenosynovitis, edema, effusion, bony hypertrophy, nodules, secondary OA. https://t.co/dRCMzgdHqf

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Hands-Down Rheumatology - Erosive hand osteoarthritis (EHOA) affects 2.6% of knee OA pts (from Osteoarthritis Initiative) Risk factors - older [RR 0.76), female (RR=1.73), greater OA severity, and "thinner bones" https://t.co/3s8E4F6QDR

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News: Triple DMARD Therapy Bested by Biologics in Swedish Registry The Swedish Register compared outcomes of 1502 RA patients initiating either biologics plus MTX or triple therapy and showed similar rates of sustained remission. https://t.co/7JJxGF1tHz https://t.co/ht6kAsJkb9

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