AS/Spondyloarthritis

3 years 3 months ago
Drug retention of TNFi vs. secukinumab in AxSpA pts
Abs#911
⭐️46% discontinued either treatment
⭐️TNFi with slightly better drug retention
⭐️Age, BASDAI, BMI did not favor any group
⭐️inefficacy - main reason
#ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/ynoomYrTvX


3 years 3 months ago
Dr. Alexis Ogdie on opioid use in PsA and axSpA, highlighting need for better interventions.
🔹21% of PsA pts (n=828) and 27% of axSpA (n=334) reported prescription opiate use.
🔹⬆️BASDI & HAQ-DI =>⬆️opiate use & costs
https://t.co/Id658ocDVf
#ACR21 Abst1777 @RheumNow

3 years 3 months ago
AxSpA/ PsA pts who completed ePRO Q between 2018-2021 showed 🔽 trend of PRO mostly in pts on biologic Rx
If ASDAS < 1.3 /PSAID-12 < 2➡️ pts were seen less frequently
⭐️🔽 clinic workload and better disease activity stratification
Abst # 1788 #ACR21 @RheumNow #ACRBest https://t.co/ilSrOjHQAk


3 years 3 months ago
Dose Tapering of TNFi in AxSpA: Dr. Antoni Chan ( @synovialjoints) discusses abstract #0364 presented at the #ACR21 annual meeting.
https://t.co/pDnKFfeQdP https://t.co/7CZg2lkSFI

Should we start considering therapeutic drug monitoring when prescribing TNFi for treatment of our rheumatologic conditions?
The NOR-DRUM trials (A and B) are the first randomized trials to assess…

3 years 3 months ago
Hospitalisation for heart failure ⬆️ in inflammatory diseases. RA>PsA>AS>PsO . HRs 1.1-1.6 compared to general population. Abstr#1925 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/kKlGQM5Tcg


3 years 3 months ago
Why is there more CHF in #RheumatoidArthritis ? Also dose response between highest inflammation RA the PsA then axSpA then PsO. ?Cytokine profile varying with disease and maybe CRP. Who knows. Abst#1925 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/JIH3qwkLpx