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RheumNow Podcast - RWCS Quick Hits (2.14.20)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the highlights from the 2020 RWCS meeting in Maui, Hawaii.
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Does telemedicine really save money OR add to costs? #RWCS2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/673JCW9pkU
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Head to head Ixe vs Adalimumab in PsA is superior on skin with Ixe and equal on jts. MTX was allowed and seemed to improve Adalimumab response not true for Ixe. May change Rx landscape in PsA. #RWCS2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/Ms2w87TKL8
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Yes. Some seronegative RA is same as zero positive. Maybe they have IgA RF. #RWCS2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/MIZY4wXonE
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Mortality rates based on ab status in SSc. Dr. Pope @RheumNow @RWCSmtg #RWCS2020 https://t.co/Wo34p1R4cl
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Remember that one spot of PsO that won’t go away on your well controlled PsO patient? It may be due to resident T cells locally. Now what can we do about it? Drs. Ruderman and Kavanaugh @RheumNow @RWCSmtg #RWCS2020 https://t.co/1nrtgxOGYW
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Telemedicine in rheumatology. Likely not appropriate for all visits with inflammatory arthritis. Aren’t we the last hold outs of doing a physical exam? #RWCS2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/2U9QO5jl3o
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Check out CORRONA data regarding the use of Otezla and bDMARDs. We tend to use it in women, pts w/ higher BMI, depression, and those with prior bDMARD failure. @RheumNow @RWCSmtg #RWCS2020 https://t.co/t63TTCLTk6
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Best advice if taking pics of slides. Get Microsoft office lens free ap. Ends your trapezoid pics. #RWCS2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/9LqwxEImLM
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Cool way to visualize Rx options in PsA. Data from A Kavanaugh #RWCS2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/XobnUbVhiA
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Guidelines from GRAPPA are more inclusive than ACR. ACR lacks most MOA drugs other than TNFis #RWCS2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/7k4HCllzfE
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EXCEED SECU vs ADA results in treatment naive pts. #RWCS2020 @RheumNow @RWCSmtg https://t.co/VF7Y7p4H2H
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REMS is nothing to sleep about Not REM sleep but FDA may impose risk mitigation strategies post marketing. It applies to some drugs such as Coxibs and Actemra vs Etanercept ENTRACT RCT for CV safety and Belimumab in SLE for safety. All equally safe #RWCS2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/b3rDlcABwL
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A review of the 2015 GRAPPA guidelines from Drs. Kavanaugh and Ruderman #RWCS2020 @RheumNow @RWCSmtg https://t.co/45P3VzR4hj
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SEAM results make the case that ETN + MTX may have improved skin scores compared to ETN or MTX monotherapy. @RheumNow @RWCSmtg #RWCS2020 https://t.co/CErP4HOejA
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PsA domains, as a way to discuss the heterogeneity of disease. Drs. Kavanaugh and Ruderman #RWCS2020 @RheumNow @RWCSmtg https://t.co/NKwE4xj63l
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Axial SpA if on adalimumab should MTX be used to decrease ABs? Study says YE and pretreat so MTX first. Not standard of care. #RWCS2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/d7YOwqoUwN
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Secukinumab is not stat superior to Adalimumab for primary endpoint in PsA. Equal but some features are better. Do 2 IL17 H2H trials make you change order of biological Rx? #RWCS2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/ZRc1Y4MTQ4
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Joint surgeries are more common in PsA compared to the general population, even in the biologics era. Drs. Ruderman/Kavanaug #RWCS2020 @RWCSmtg https://t.co/R0BPUQvLV7
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Having PsA involves 2-3-4 domains in 74% of pts.. Drs. Ruderman/Kavanaug #RWCS2020 @RWCSmtg https://t.co/hJUxqQYZf3
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