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Choice is not just good, it is often necessary, and secukinumab promises just that in both PMR and GCA.
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Jiha Lee
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📊 POS0574 @rheumnow #EULAR2025 Real-world data from SERENA shows sustained 5-year effectiveness of secukinumab in PsA. ✔️ 57% had no tender/swollen joints at Year 5 ✔️ PASI90 in ~48% ✔️ Stable low TJC, SJC & PtGA Durability confirmed even in prior biologic users. https://t.co/eNpboTRRu3
Aurelie Najm
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REGULATE-RA and REGULATE-HS FIH CAR-Treg targeting Cit-P
Refractory RA (at least 3 MoA)
3 RA pts dosed & 3 Hidradenitis Suppurativa 0 SAE, DLTs or CRS
Grade 1 TEAs mainly, one Grade 2
Efficacy and PD analysis ongoing
#POS0034 #EULAR2025 @RheumNow https://t.co/Glw3NNFepF
Mrinalini Dey
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In >228k CTD patients across France, ILD increased mortality risk across all CTDs. Proportion of incident CTD with ILD highest in IIM (37%). Up to 34% of CTD-ILD pts had progressive pulm fibrosis. Supports earlier ILD screening & vigilance in CTDs.
@RheumNow #EULAR2025 #OP0033 https://t.co/KkF9xFY4Cn
Jiha Lee
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Access inequity across Europe is real.
New #RheumaFacts data show major gaps in RMD care:
🔹 Full tsDMARD access in just 4% of countries
🔹 Self-referral possible in 57%
🔹 Rheum physio reimbursed in 63%
🔹 Psych care? Only 30%.
Abstract#OP0025
@RheumNow #EULAR2025
Antoni Chan MD (Prof)
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MONITOR-PsA (n=218):
•36.5% had >1 csDMARD
•Of those, 49.2% tried combination (combo) csDMARDs
•63.6% of combo csDMARD users in MDA at 48wks
•61.1% stopped due to side effects—not inefficacy
Real-world support for csDMARD combos where biologics delayed. Abstract#OP0093 https://t.co/3Anme39VXk
Adela Castro
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Can IL-17F signalling be modulated by treatment with TNFi?
In PsA pts non responders to previous TNFi, there was increased expression of IL17F-related gene signature. Suggesting a potential mechanism for the consistent level of clinical response observed with BKZ.
Abstract https://t.co/D6fvp18UTz
David Liew
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Rheumatologists can’t ignore hypereosinopilic syndrome anymore, not when it borders on our diseases and therapies. Great takeaways on subtypes and therapies from Giacomo Emmi in an elegant talk #EULAR2025 @RheumNow https://t.co/vqZajY0nUp
Bella Mehta
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Platelet rich plasma in knee #OA! They asked this to #ChatGPT ...
Whatever is out there on the internet will contaminate responses which pts rely on..:(
@rheumnow #EULAR2025 https://t.co/stlbhHp3zp
Nelly ZIADE 🍀
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Treatment of MAS, or the bête noire in Still's disease, presented at the Plenary session by Peter Nigrovic
#Plenary room
#EULAR2025
@RheumNow https://t.co/S4SG2VflNg
Aurelie Najm
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#EULAR2025 Opening Plenary
C. Dejaco, the EULAR Congress chair presents the @eular_org congress in numbers:
4 days
300+ Invited speakers
170+ Scientific sessions
40 Oral presentations
8 Poster tours
12000+ Attendees
@RheumNow https://t.co/hX1ABtSio2
Dr. John Cush
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135 pts w/ neurologic autoimmune dz (MS, GBS, myasthenia gravis) who had cancer & Rx w/ checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) showed exacerbations in SOME - 18% of MS pts, but 67%of MG, latter often w/ hospitalization (50%) or death (17%). GBS faired well w/ ICI Rx. https://t.co/RksC6QXce0 https://t.co/mYjzgxbcdQ
Dr. John Cush
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MTX Fails Knee OA (6.6.2025)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.
https://t.co/4FapDWtTIf https://t.co/lYoTXX9IEb
Dr. John Cush
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In 2019 there was an estimated 273,000 coccidioidomycosis cases in the USA; 23,000 hospitalizations and 900 coccidioidomycosis-associated deaths. Mostly from endemic states California & Arizona. https://t.co/JXPs8B4Dwb https://t.co/ddXIcub0pG
Dr. John Cush
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Methotrexate Fails in Knee Osteoarthritis
We'll be blunt: methotrexate flopped in a randomized placebo-controlled trial among patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.
https://t.co/Y9elFXTkhN https://t.co/rs8wP7A1bv
Dr. John Cush
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HLA-B27 Testing in Practice
Analysis of testing for human leukocyte antigen B27 (HLA-B27) in a teaching center shows HLA-B27 testing was frequently performed by rheumatologists and nonrheumatologists for a broad spectrum of indications and primarily as a screening test. https://t.co/IabqHyi0rl
Dr. John Cush
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The global regenerative medicine market is estimated to be valued at USD 9.8 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 22.05 billion by 2035 -- AMAZING, especially since the (lack of) science and most evidence does NOT support it's efficacy! https://t.co/2D2K1jrQZH https://t.co/UBMPgeZ25G
Eric Topol
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The American Heart Association just published their alcohol recommendations today which line up with the report by the National Academies. Moderate EtOH intake, up to 7 drinks per week (1/day), is without risk (and may be beneficial for cardiovascular outcomes)
@American_Heart https://t.co/7c0IlmgZiv
Dr. John Cush
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Uncontrolled pilot trial of frequency specific microcurrent treatment given to 17 pts w/ Raynaud’s & systemic sclerosis. Microcurrent Rx given for 45-60 min over 1-2d; w/ average improvement of 40% in hand function & Raynauds improvement ~18% p .016)- RCT needed!! https://t.co/4OUeODuj8Q
Dr. John Cush
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Global incidence of alopecia areata increased betw 1990 - 2021; from 20.43 million (19.77-21.09 million) in 1990 to 30.89 million in 2021 ( range of 29.95-31.82 million) - highest in USA 550/100,000. High in N.America, S.America, Southeast Asia, Australia. Lowestin Africa, Middle https://t.co/GxrZPY5NBc
