COVID-19

Richard Conway RichardPAConway
3 years 10 months ago
@alhkim presenting COVaRiPAD data on SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Most mount immune response. Risk of poor response BCDT >> MMF >> GCC > MTX/AZA/JAKi/TNFi > immunocompetent. Abstr#0457 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/lf8cAEWGXf


Olga Petryna DrPetryna
3 years 10 months ago
Abst0437 #ACR21 @RheumNow factors assoctd w/poor response to mRNA Covid-19 vaccine in rheum pts Rx w/Rituxan: ⬆️ exposure to RTX over time, ⬇️ IgG levels prior to RTX, short interval btw RTX course & BNT162b2 vacc. RA highest&ANCA-vasculitis lowest probability for a + response. https://t.co/DsrJBlNvr7


Eric Dein ericdeinmd
3 years 10 months ago
#ACR21 Abst#0457: #COVID19 Vaccine Responses In Patients w Autoimmune Diseas
⭐️Prosp observ: pre-vax▶️5 mo.
⭐️ 90% +Ab responses, but ⬇️ titer
⭐️MMF 21x⬇️ titer, MTX 4.4x⬇️, AZA 3.5⬇️
⭐️BCDT: 58, JAK: 2.6, TNF 2.3
⭐️GC ⬇️ even on <5mg!
https://t.co/BGU4CP9M0s @Rheumnow #ACRbest https://t.co/7QhsTGTwnZ


Mrinalini Dey DrMiniDey
3 years 10 months ago
#ACR21 Plenary Abs#0457 @alhkim #COVaRiPAD study:
👉Patients with inflammatory diseases on #immunosuppression have impaired #SARSCoV2 immunity post-vaccine
👉#Steroids, MMF & B cell depletion therapy more severely affect responses
👉https://t.co/7qTABcpm0h
@RheumNow #ACRBest https://t.co/EfuHjh3vw5


David Liew drdavidliew
3 years 10 months ago
COVID-19 mRNA vaccination immunogenicity
(vs immunocompetent):
TNFi: 2.3x reduction
JAKi: 2.6x
AZA: 3.5x
MTX: 4.4x
steroids: 9x (but confounded by other meds)
MMF/MPA: 21x
B cell depleting: 57.7x (but 6m gap probably helps)
amazing work led by @alhkim
#ACR21 ABST0457 @RheumNow https://t.co/cl5vBpNzvQ


TheDaoIndex KDAO2011
3 years 10 months ago
Dr. @AlHKim on COVaRiPAD data:
274 pts chronic inflam dz (RA/SLE/IBD/SpA/MS/SS,/Vasculitis) vs 53 control
👉90% Ab+ response (⬇️3.4X titer)
👉MMF⬇️21X
👉MTX⬇️4.4X
👉AZA ⬇️3.5X
👉BCDT⬇️ 57.7X
👉JAKi ⬇️2.6 X
👉GCs⬇️9X
👉TNFi impaired neutralization delta
#ACR21 #plenary @rheumnow https://t.co/b0DgLjDi6E


Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 10 months ago
COVaRiPad study - Immunosuppression affects COVID-19 vax Ab levels. 247 pts, 90% seroconverted but @ reduced (3.4 fold) titers. Lowest w/ MMF (21x) and B cell Rx vs MTX/AZA (3-4x). Pts on B cell therapy should wait 6 mos to recv vax #ACR21 Abstr# 0457 https://t.co/1gkCsJSDBk


Richard Conway RichardPAConway
3 years 10 months ago
Our latest article on outcomes of patients with vasculitis and PMR and COVID-19 published in @TheLancetRheum . @rheum_covid project with co-leads @SattuiSEMD and @EBRheum . https://t.co/8NTAafdYRA

Pedro Castillo _Castillo_Pedro
3 years 10 months ago
#ACR2021
Remember, one reason belimumab is so safe is that it does not completely deplete B cells. Particularly important in times of COVID19.
Dr. Petri #GreatDebate @RheumNow

Richard Conway RichardPAConway
3 years 10 months ago
Dr Patel @jeffsparks @zach_wallace_md comparative cohort study on CD-20 inhibitors and COVID. ⬆️ mortality, aHR 2.16 . Abstr#0085 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/wyfEBWurRi


David Liew drdavidliew
3 years 10 months ago
How can we tell whether a patient already on rituximab will have an immunogenic response to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination?
Better chance of response if:
- RA or SLE, not AAV or IIM
- high serum IgG pre-last RTX
- longer time since last RTX
Israeli data #ACR21 ABST0437 @RheumNow https://t.co/yyuFd0eDH6


Mrinalini Dey DrMiniDey
3 years 10 months ago
Excited for the first full day of #ACR21, reporting for @RheumNow!
Esp looking forward to:
⭐Posters: #Epidemiology, #PublicHealth, #COVID19, #SpA, #RheumatoidArthritis, #PatientOutcomes
⭐Plenary session
⭐Scientific sessions covering #axSpA, #PsA and more

Richard Conway RichardPAConway
3 years 10 months ago
Meta-analysis from @rheum_covid with @HsiehEvelyn shows that people with rheumatic disease are at⬆️risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and⬆️mortality from COVID-19. Abstr#0086 #ACR21 @RheumNow #ACRBest https://t.co/B7tWs02gfc


David Liew drdavidliew
3 years 10 months ago
COVID-19 has been tough on everyone, but especially tough on our patients in rheumatology.
We need to think about the long-term impacts, but also about how we can do it better next time.
@HSpecialSurgery #ACR21 ABST0266 @RheumNow https://t.co/JdOqZ8Svin https://t.co/c0rlY9PfDv

Patients with rheumatic diseases – requiring lifelong immunosuppressants— are at high risk for respiratory and viral infections. Over the past decade, an armamentarium of biologic and targeted therapies has led to better control of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Whether these patients, especially those receiving newer biological and targeted therapies such as JAK inhibitors, are at an increased risk of severe COVID-19