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For people living with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), the comfort of a good night's sleep may feel out of reach for many.
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Ultrasound in PsA
Dr. Arthur Kavanaugh discusses abstract 2206 presented at ACR22 in Philadelphia. Abstract 2206: Understanding Inter-rater Variability in Scoring of Entheseal Lesions: Results from the Diagnostic Ultrasound Enthesitis Tool (DUET) Study
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Tapering TNFi in nonradiographic AxSpA
Dr. Peter Nash at ACR22 Convergence in Philadelphia, PA.
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Sunday (Day 2): ACR 22 Daily Recap
ACR 2022 Daily Recap for Sunday, November 13th. Panelists: Drs. Robert Chao, Antoni Chan, Bella Mehta, Janet Pope, Yuz Yusof, Cassy Sims, Akhil Sood, Sheila Reyes and Jack Cush.
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Spondyloarthritis: Novel Therapies, Diagnostic Dilemmas and Depression
Dr. Lianne Gensler discusses the following abstracts presented at ACR22 Convergence. Abstracts 1597, 1598, 1599 (treatment) and 1613, 1609 and 1614 (diagnosis and outcomes)
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Deucravacitinib in PsA
Dr. Arthur Kavanaugh discusses abstract 1598 at ACR22 Convergence in Philadelphia. Abstract 1598: Safety and Efficacy of Deucravacitinib, an Oral, Selective Tyrosine Kinase 2 Inhibitor, in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: 52-Week Results from a Randomized Phase 2 Trial
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Sarilumab in Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Results from SAPHYR Trial
Dr. Michael Putman interviews Dr. Robert Speira about abstract 1676 presented at the ACR22 Convergence meeting in Philadelphia, PA. Abstract 1676: Sarilumab in Patients with Relapsing Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial (SAPHYR)
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PET CT Imaging to Define Risk of Progression from PSO to PsA
Dr. Peter Nash discusses Abstract 1018 at ACR22 Convergence.
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ACR22 Daily Recap: Saturday Recap
Panelists: Drs. Jack Cush, Michael Putman, Eric Dein, Patricia Harkins and Rachel Tate.
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For people living with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), the comfort of a good night's sleep may feel out of reach for many.
In abstract 0001 presented at ACR22 Convergence, researchers presented 12-month data from a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of pegloticase with or without MTX.
Inhibition of B-cell Activating Factor (BAFF) has revolutionised the treatment of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. However, outcomes of therapies within the same class (i.e. BAFF-inhibitor) when evaluated in randomised controlled trials have been inconsistent.
The last day was jammed with important reports and research including the late breaking abstracts.
Curcumin, the active constituent of turmeric extract, has increasingly been promoted as a potential rheumatoid arthritis therapy, but data presented at ACR22 suggests that even in ideal situations, it is unable to do any better than placebo in replacing conventional RA therapies.
A few things we know about opioids: use is common; it’s not efficacious in the treatment of spondyloarthritis; and, there is an opioid epidemic and its users are stigmatized. Abstract 0402 is a retrospective study that looked at patients with psoriatic arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis in the FORWARD databank. It sheds new light and leaves us with some food for thought
One of the enduring legacies of ACR 2022 for me will be the emphasis on polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Despite being highly inflammatory and relatively common, a remarkable paucity of trials have been run in this space. Read on for a quick PMR-roundup from the meeting!
Early in medical training, we are taught diagnoses are made 90% of the time based only on the history and physical exam of the patient; laboratory tests play a minor role. When ordered, tests are used as evidence to support the diagnosis already made by the physician.
Strategies to identify patients with suspected inflammatory back pain in the general population is critical for timely and proper diagnosis.
A new target for treatment in AxSpA is the dual inhibition of IL17A and IL17F (IL17A/F). IL17A is a key driver of the inflammation in the AxSpA and Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA). IL17A and its structurally related IL17F share biologic functional properties. Inhibition of both cytokines (IL17A/F) should result in a greater clinical benefit in AxSpA and PsA than IL17A inhibition alone.
There has been a lot of talk lately about the difference in the way male and female PsA patients experience their disease. Are the differences only cultural or are there important clinical differences in the disease presentation, organ involvement and complications that physicians should be aware of?
For lupus, sedentary lifestyle may be a driving force of disease activity. Today, the final day of ACR, Sarah Patterson, MD from UCSF will present oral abstract #2225 entitled “Physical Inactivity is Associated with Increased Expressi
Vaccine efficacy remains an important and highly discussed topic at this year’s annual meeting given the ongoing COVID-19 global health crisis, current influenza season, and recently published 2022 ACR guidelines for vaccinations in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
Day two at ACR 2022 was full of great sessions on imaging, vasculitis, lupus, vasculitis, spondyloarthritis, COVID, pregnancy, microbiome, economics and more.
Here are the RheumNow faculty selections for #ACRbest abstracts today:
An interesting study presented at ACR22 looked at whether neural networks can distinguish seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA+), seronegative RA (RA-), and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) using hand MRI data based on the structural inflammation patterns.
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