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GRAPPA vs. EULAR on Complex/Difficult-to-Manage Psoriatic Arthritis
The “Difficult” framework has now reached PsA. At EULAR 2025, two independent definitions were presented: one by the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis and another by EULAR. This short review explores the similarities and differences between these definitions and discusses their potential implications for clinical practice and research, especially for the increasingly perplexed rheumatologist.
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Simple Measures are Effective in Knee Osteoarthritis
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Knee braces, water therapy and exercise are the most promising non-drug therapies for treating knee osteoarthritis, according to a new meta-analysis publishing June 18, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS One by Yuan Luo of the First People’s Hospital of Neijiang, China.
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What we need in very early arthritis
It's easy to think that in our current world that we've done it all for rheumatoid arthritis, that there's nothing left to be done after b/tsDMARDs have become relatively widespread and accessible. If we aren’t satisfied that we’ve done all we can for our RA patients, how can we make their treatment and their lives better?
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Difficult to Treat Psoriatic Arthritis
Dr. Eric Ruderman shares his perspectives on data being presented at the 2025 EULAR meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
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Chronic Pain in AxSpA Beyond Fibromyalgia
Dr. Antoni Chan reports on abstract POS0213 presented at the 2025 EULAR meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
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MRI Lesions in Early axSpA vs Non-axSpA
Dr. Adela Castro reports on abstract OP0310 presented at the 2025 EULAR meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
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JAK Inhibitors: The Latest from the JAK-pot Study
Dr. David Liew reports on abstract POS0150 - Evolution of Janus Kinase Inhibitors (JAKi) Prescriptions Since 2015 In An International Collaboration of Rheumatoid Arthritis Registers (The 'JAK-pot' Study): Effect of Regulatory https://t.co/Mgre5Fa33w
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Rheumavision Debuts at EULAR
Drs. Nelly Ziade and Krystel Aouad discuss the debut of Rheumavision at EULAR 2025.
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Novel Therapies in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Dr. Antoni Chan reports on abstracts POS0254, POS0262 and POS0255 presented at EULAR 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.
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EMA has published a concept paper about the need for guidance to inform the development of systemic sclerosis (SSc) treatments. They have identified study designs & endpoints;
exploratory and confirmatory trials, and assessments of safety and efficacy. See draft here: https://t.co/WADBrw2uXe
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Full read overview of MDA-5 Dermatomyositis (DM) - pathogenesis, findings, & Rx. MDA-5 DM is a rare, aggressive amyopathic form with distinctive skin findings & rapidly progressive interstitial lung dz. Rx includes Hi dose steroids, calcineurin inhib & IV CTX (maybe JAKi, MMF)
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Does Abatacept Buy You Time Off RA?
Dr. David Liew reports on abstract OP0325 presented at the 2025 EULAR meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
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Not All About B Cells: Myeloid Related Inflammation in Lupus Pathogenesis
Dr. Andrea Fava shares his perspectives from the EULAR 2025 meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
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Social Determinants of Health in SLE
Dr. Mrinalini Dey interviews Dr. Elena Nikiphorou about the topic of social determinants of health in systemic lupus erythematosus, and data being presented at the EULAR 2025 meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
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Add-on certolizumab in pregnant women with APS
Women with antiphospholipid syndrome and lupus anti-coagulant are at high risk of developing adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO). Usual care includes low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and low dose aspirin (LDA). https://t.co/qnnkFlhtiS
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Secukinumab & Uveitis = Unclear? Post hoc study of 11 SEC RCTs finds lower uveitis risk in AxSpA (N 1980; SEC 150 1.29/100PYs vs 1.72/100PY in PBO), but not in PsA (N 2453; SEC 300 0.71/100PY vs zero w/ placebo) https://t.co/Gv9HheBU7l https://t.co/SlnrLRwmmn
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Predicting Psoriatic Arthritis in Psoriasis: How Close Are We?
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) affects approximately 30% of patients with psoriasis (PsO), and diagnostic delays are associated with worse prognosis, making early detection crucial. At EULAR 2025, several studies https://t.co/RLz1FoQxvc
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Nurse-Led Treat-to-Target Clinics
New studies shared at the 2025 annual EULAR congress in Barcelona highlight the benefits that nurse-led care can bring for both patients and healthcare systems.
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How to properly use steroids in early RA
Guidelines differ on the early treatment of RA – ACR suggests not to use glucocorticoids (GC) and EULAR updated recommendations for RA treatment presented at #EULAR2025 continued to suggest early treatment with MTX and glucocorticoids. https://t.co/FakKxRot0p
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