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Big Time Vasculitis (3.10.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush Reviews the News and Journal articles from the past week on RheumNow. This weeks highlights includes insights on scleroderma, myositis, vasculitis and answers the question - does aggressive biologic treatment of psoriasis prevent future psoriatic arthritis?
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Glucocorticoid (GC)-free resolution of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) signs and symptoms in patients treated with sarilumab with history of flare: analysis from SAPHYR
The poster reports post-hoc results from the SAPHYR study on the resolution of PMR signs and symptoms regardless of glucocorticoid (GC) use and GC-free resolution of PMR signs and symptoms over time. GC-free resolution of PMR signs and symptoms was maintained from week 16 to week 52 in majority of patients treated with sarilumab 200mg Q2W + 14week GC.
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Sarilumab in Patients with Relapsing Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial (SAPHYR)
The poster describes the results of SAPHYR study that assessed the safety and efficacy of sarilumab in PMR patients who flared on tapering glucocorticoid (GC) dose. The study met its primary endpoint with higher number of patients achieving sustained remission with sarilumab 200 mg Q2W + 14-week GC taper when compared with patients receiving placebo + 52-week GC taper.
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Patient reported outcomes from a Randomized Controlled Phase 3 Trial of Sarilumab in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
The poster reports the patient reported outcomes from the SAPHYR study. Patients treated with sarilumab 200mg Q2W + 14-week GC had clinically meaningful and robust improvement in patient reported outcomes compared to patients receiving placebo + 52-week GC.
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NSAIDs in Pregnancy (3.3.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the lastest journal articles, news, and FDA announcements from the past week on RheumNow. This week, the importance of IFNa, Subclinical PsA and NSAID safety during Pregnancy.
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Sarilumab is FDA Approved for PMR
Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved sarilumab (Kevzara) for the treatment of adults with active, refractory polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), stipulating it is indicated in those patients who have had an inadequate response to corticosteroids or who cannot tolerate corticosteroid taper.
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Treat-to-Target Guidelines for GCA and PMR
The Annals of Rheumatic Disease has published updated multinational, treat-to-target (T2T) recommendations for the treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR).
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Half the Experts are Wrong (2.17.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and tries to stump the expert panel this week on the podcast.
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Drug Safety Differences with New Novel Therapies in RA
Safety outcomes for targeted synthetic or biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/ts DMARDs) used to treat RA were studied using data from the Anti-Rheumatic Therapies in Sweden (ARTIS) registry, showing that these newer agents are largely similar, but still have particular differences for specific infection or other adverse event risks.
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JAK-pot Study: To Cycle or Switch after JAK inhibitor Failure?
Data from 17 international registries (JAK-pot collaboration) suggest that for Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients failing their first janus kinase inhibitor (JAKi), it did not matter if they were cycled to another JAKi or switched to a biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD).
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2022 Rheumatology Year in Review (1-6-2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the best of 2022 in Rheumatology - highlights on new drug indications, breakthrough lupus therapies, new biosimilars and the multivitamin letdown.
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2022 Rheumatology Year in Review
2022 was a year of recovery, discovery, and some losses. While still dealing with the aftermath of COVID-19, rheumatologists were resilient as leaders for their patients and research in advancing rheumatologic care.
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In Giant Cell Arteritis, Hospital Admission Is Bad News
One-third of patients admitted with giant cell arteritis (GCA) were rehospitalized within 6 months, largely because of complications potentially related to corticosteroid therapy, researchers found in a retrospective cohort study.
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