Dr. Furie asked Dr. Touma what he was doing in 1976? Dr. Touma said, "I was not even in school, yet." Dr. Furie noted that in 1976, the first study was published on methylprednisolone pulse for lupus nephritis in 7 patients. #ACR21 @rheumnow Link below https://t.co/Oe9xmH7Tzg https://t.co/xslAHYNXej

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#ACR21 #SLE #COVID19 Use of Telemedicine for follow-up of SLE in COVID19 Wait times lower for telemedicine Patient satisfaction higher in telemedicine group More hospitalization, higher switch to in person follow up in telemedicine https://t.co/Y21Vki1uDP

#ACR21 #SLE SLE – Treatment: New Agents, Old Agents Pooled data from 2 phase 3 trials (TULIP 1 and 2) ⏬LLDAS is an attainable T2T endpoint in adult SLE trials ⏬Anifrolumab treatment associated with earlier and more sustained LLDAS in adult SLE https://t.co/bxGlVsJOZC

👉HCQ dose < 400 mg/d are assc with SLE flare. Lower doses of HCQ may decrease risk of retinopathy. 👉For >80 kg (176 lbs), any dose < 400 mg/day is assc with increased odds of flare (HCQ blood levels not measured) Abst#1462 #ACR21 @rheumnow https://t.co/5tx3kruT8W

Trauma associates with subsequent increased flares of SLE. Abstr#1446 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/QeNXOjHAjn

#volcosporin good ~lupus nephritis added to #MMF but underbelly - side effects like but ?less than #cyclosporin. #FDA update - ⬆️hypertension and nephrotoxicity, infection #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/w5nLLSTlrB

• Dr. John Cush on Twitter: &quot;FDA update: Voclosporin Safety in #SLE RCTs #AC…

BAFF & APRIL support B cell development, diff, survival. ALPN-303: Antagonist of both BAFF & APRIL 💠⬇️B cell fxn & Ab production,⬇️Plasma cells 💠⬇️UProt, dsDNA, renal immune complexes (mouse model) 💠Pending human studies https://t.co/kzVpUDuNWs #ACR21 Abst#1429 @RheumNow

• ALPN-303, an Enhanced, Potent Dual BAFF/APRIL Antagonist Engineered by Directed…

Are you using less #rituximab in #SLE during #COVID #ACR21 @RheumNow #Lupus hub

"Baseline and routine EKGS are NOT required for SLE patients just because they are on HCQ!" - Dr. HM Belmont. "The drug has been demonized due to its use in COVID patients. We don't need to hold HCQ for EMR alerts (e.g, with cipro, SSRIs, etc)." Abstr#1743 #ACR21 @rheumnow https://t.co/5Bxavo6dRg

#PJP prophylaxis debate at #lupus hub if on #prednisone + immune suppression. #SLE has ⤴️septra side effects. Don’t know right answer. NNT v NNH is unknown. I don’t use it in #SLE. @RheumNow #ACR21 8M212

#SLE study hub re #Lupus nephritis rocks. #Rituximab ⬇️antiDNA but then rebound ⤴️. Thus design of adding #belimumab to Rituximab=Less flares. Love the Hubs. #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/MAhxJdmkWO 10.7326/M21-2078 #ACRBest https://t.co/qWPk5x1ZtM

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