JAK/TYK2
The opening of ACR2 Convergence was a hit for all who signed up and viewed in. The day included the presidential address by outgoing president Dr. David Karp (UT Southwestern) and a keynote talk and…
Growing awareness of spondyloarthropathies over the last two decades has inevitably led to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of spondyloarthritis (SpA), and subsequently increased…
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is associated with significant treatment related morbidity due to the dependence on glucocorticoids as a treatment option. We will hopefully see an impact on this due to…
3 years 2 months ago
Tyk2/Jak1 inhibitor brepocitinib in PsA. Looks good. Works for skin, joints, enthesitis, dactylitis, and PROs. No unexpected safety signals. Abstr#0488 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/MIOLw8BABN
3 years 2 months ago
@RheumNow #acr21 abst 195 prospective study of JAKi for refractory Still’s in 7 pts suggests JAKs can be useful as an add on but not in monotherapy : partial response 57%& failure in43%. No patient achieved complete remission. steroids could be decreased by63%~ https://t.co/rYHVReRHvL
3 years 2 months ago
The evolving JAK inhibitor story
Black box Warnings regarding JAK inhibitor use and MACE, malignancy, thrombosis and mortality - full safety data remains to be examined.
@ACRheum #ACRambassador #ACR21 https://t.co/imQ1LSxeXM
3 years 2 months ago
#ACR21 #ACR2021
Rheumatology Reproductive Health
👉🏻 Biologics and breast milk
👉🏻 Good vaccine response with TNFi (like with covid vaccines )
👉🏻 ustekimumab seems safe in pregnancy
👉🏻 Tofacitinib/ small molecules may cross placenta/ be in breast milk ➡️ contraindicated in preg/BF https://t.co/qk3sLR4QHz
3 years 2 months ago
New treatments in #psoriaticarthritis Brepocitinib TYK 2/JAK 1 inhibitor had superior efficacy vs PBO in active PsA at Week 16, with improvements in more refractory domains over 52 weeks. Safety consistent with other JAKi @RheumNow #ACR21 Abstr#0488 https://t.co/ugsV7uRwro
3 years 2 months ago
Abs 0463 #ACR21 @RheumNow
Park & colleagues compared treatment persistence across abatacept, TNFi, and JAKi in dual seropositive RA patients using Medicare database
- Users of abatacept were more persistent to index time of 12 months and showed longer time to discontinuation https://t.co/0huE7zZjLq