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ICYMI: SLE: advances to achieve deep B-cell depletion

d Md Yuzaiful Md Yusof, MRCP(UK), PhD

The race is on for the first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-based therapy to be approved for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus. Its main principle is to induce deep B-cell depletion, with the hope to reset the B-cell aberrant immunity for a sustained clinical remission. At EULAR 2025 in Barcelona, several advances of CAR-based therapies will be presented.

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ICYMI: Should Lupus Nephritis Receive PJP Prophylaxis?

d Jack Cush, MD

A current review article suggests that the need for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis will need to be individualized based on therapies and risk factors.

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ICYMI: Consensus Against Interventional Injections for Chronic Spinal Pain

d Jack Cush, MD

BMJ has published a clinical practice guideline resulting from the work of an international, multidisciplinary panel addressing chronic spine pain (≥3 months duration) not associated with cancer or inflammatory arthropathy. This is a chronic (not acute) spine pain guideline.

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ICYMI: Clinical and Therapeutic Challenges in Connective Tissue Disease and ILD

d Mrinalini Dey, MD

Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) and interstitial lung disease (ILD) represent a challenging intersection of systemic autoimmunity and progressive respiratory impairment. Research presented at EULAR 2025 continues to highlight the importance of CTD-ILD and the evolving landscape of therapeutic options for patients with autoimmune ILDs.

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ICYMI: Channeling Bias and Cancer Risk with Biologic or Targeted Synthetic DMARDs

d Jack Cush, MD

A retrospective US administrative claims cohort study of RA patients on tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFis), non-TNFi biologics, or Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis) found a statistically significantly higher risk of incident cancer in patients receiving rituximab, abatacept, or JAKis (compared with TNFis).

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ICYMI: ACP: Best Practice Advice on Cannabis or Cannabinoids Use for Chronic Noncancer Pain

d Jack Cush, MD

The American College of Physicians published a best practice advisory on cannabis or cannabinoids in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Early intensive therapy in PsA. STAMP RCT in early PsA: •ACR50 at 3mo: 43% (early secukinumab) vs 22% (SoC) •MDA at 3mo: 48% vs 25% •PASI90 at 3mo: 60% vs 22% By 12months: outcomes similar, but early secukinumab led to faster control and fewer therapy escalations. https://t.co/Mn0uW3cckf
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POSTER HALL PRESENTATION: Sponsored by AbbVie Medical Affairs + Health Impact. 🔍Real-world outcomes in patients with RA remaining on first-line TNFi 📽️See Dr. Charles-Schoeman discuss subsequent outcomes in patients who did or did not achieve response at 3 or 6 months https://t.co/f4XLrrdich
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ICYMI: Clinical and Therapeutic Challenges in Connective Tissue Disease and ILD CTDs and ILD represent a challenging intersection of systemic autoimmunity and progressive respiratory impairment. Research presented at EULAR 2025 continues to highlight the importance of CTD-ILD https://t.co/4UQ7Kgef4K
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ICYMI: ACP: Best Practice Advice on Cannabis or Cannabinoids Use for Chronic Noncancer Pain The American College of Physicians published a best practice advisory on cannabis or cannabinoids in the Annals of Internal Medicine. https://t.co/mQI2g4W4hX https://t.co/BhfQtI792M

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ICYMI: Channeling Bias and Cancer Risk with Biologic or Targeted Synthetic DMARDs A retrospective US administrative claims cohort study of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients on tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFis), non-TNFi biologics, or Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis) https://t.co/fYwvog09R5
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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/6r59MWZAE1
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"Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think." - A. Einstein "Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think." - Malcolm X Education is knowing what to do when you dont know what to do https://t.co/5CF4g78OEH
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Secukinumab fails in GCA phase 3 RCT. Novartis announced top-line results from the GCAptAIN study evaluating secukinumab in adults with newly diagnosed or relapsing GCA. In a steroid taper RCT, the endpoint was sustained remission at Wk 52 compared to placebo https://t.co/JuMDPvznCn
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Case series of 22 PsA pts treats w/ combination bioDMARDs & JAKi,TYK2i or APR IL17i + JAKi 10.5 PY = 1 mild infectious stomatitis IL23i + JAKi 3.7 PY = no AE IL-17i + TYK2i 8.5 PY = 2 mild upper respiratory infections IL-23i + TYK2i 8.3 PY = 2 mild URIs, 1 folliculitis TNFi + https://t.co/hxhTxmJpbN
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First FcRn inhibitor in #IIM: In #ALKIVIA, SC efgartigimod PH20 improved TIS vs placebo at 24wks (50.45 vs 35.65, p=0.0004), with faster time to TIS≥20 (30 vs 71.5d) & TIS≥40 (113d vs NE). More major responders too (TIS>60: 34% vs 9.5%). #EULAR2025 #OP0002 https://t.co/ulxtL1NX2Y
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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/nEiTWQEqsP
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If you successfully taper off DMARDs in RA patients in remission, do you risk bringing new joints in the mix? Leiden post-hoc trial: these patients don’t do worse than those who never get off drug. Drug-free remission tricky but new joints not a worry. #EULAR2025 @RheumNow https://t.co/bwXgrB875k
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Clinical determinants of multiple drug failure in D2T RA 2000+ RA cohort 250+ refractory -Low financial status -Cancer Hx -CV comorbidities -Chronic use of NSAID or GCs Protective: Regular participation in leisure activities #POS0030 @RheumNow #EULAR2025 https://t.co/mdePGkHU82
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ICYMI: Introducing Polyrefractory RA: A New Frontier in Difficult-to-Treat RA At a EULAR 2025 session titled “What makes ‘Difficult-to-treat RA’ so difficult to treat? And what can we do?”, Drs. Paula David and Dennis McGonagle introduced the emerging concept of polyrefractory https://t.co/Qy9fy3GWKm
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