Novel Rx
3 years 1 month ago
I thought pirfenidone was just an anti-fibrotic - the spectrum of its MOA is actually fascinating
@ErinWilfongMD #ACR21 Antifibrotics session, chaired by @JuliePaikMD @RheumNow https://t.co/oMZOtfAUq0
3 years 1 month ago
@NamrataRheum on outcomes in RA patients on RTX who get COVID-19. ⬆️hospitalisation, ICU, mech ventilation, but not mortality (in this cohort) Abstr#1445 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/8RcrzTdEb0
3 years 1 month ago
#ACR21 Ab#1445. RTX & #covid19 outcomes
⭐️RTX ass. w/ ⬆️ COVID hospitalization, ICU admission, and ventilation
▶️ We need huge caution in pts that have not been vax'ed before RTX 💉💉
@Rheumnow https://t.co/6UNUVh5ZW8 https://t.co/R7jNb066m6
3 years 1 month ago
Yup, another large database shows more #hospitalizations with #RheumatoidArthritis with #rituximab but NOT higher mortality in matched analysis. Abst#1445 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/9XV8iX10sA
3 years 1 month ago
Abst1344 #ACR21 @RheumNow observational study of pts w/PsA treated w/b&tsDMARD:pts who achieve MDA (22.8% of pts at 6 mo) more likely to maintain the initiated bDMARD or tsDMARD Rx & less likely to switch from the initiated bDMARD/tsDMARD https://t.co/egFDHV3eQs
3 years 1 month ago
#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
3 years 1 month ago
Are you using less #rituximab in #SLE during #COVID #ACR21 @RheumNow #Lupus hub
3 years 1 month ago
#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