ABS0155 @ #ACR23 Economic impact of switching from SQ MTX (Rasuvo) from oral MTX in U.S. RA pts?' ➡️ Rasuvo associated with significantly higher all cause total expenditure $4704 predominantly due to higher costs associated tin all cause pharmacy utilization $4,223! @Rheumnow https://t.co/ry8XxjvHRg

OMG! The #Gerirheum community is looking into this bias— pls fill out their survey @UnaMakris @SattuiSEMD https://t.co/Axaoo3WohH

ABS0433: ⭐️Older adults w/ RA less likely to receive tx w/ DMARDs despite being well tolerated and effective ➡️Retrospect, obs using Medicare data ➡️At least 66 yo old w/ new dx of late-onset RA (LORA) 🚩If no contraindications, start DMARDs early in LORA! #ACR23 @RheumNow https://t.co/ChalcgtS2O

ABS0450 ⭐️Baricitinib non-inferior as well as superior to TNFi in terms of ACR50 response @ 12w in real world csDMARD refractory RA patients ➡️open-label, T2T w/ Baricitinib (n=102) vs TNFi (n=97) ➡️DAS28-CRP remission (<0.6) in 74% of Bari vs 47% of TNFi #ACR23 @RheumNow https://t.co/yydS20hNzM

Need to improve our conversations with young adults on methotrexate about alcohol and sexual activity. They are often uncomfortable and/or dishonest about telling. Great work from @McMasterU by undergrad Matthew Sholdice #transition @drgrainnemurray #ACR23 https://t.co/wwyZLQVA51

Takeaways from #ACR23 #ReviewCourse session on SpA Update: Radiographic and Non-Radiographic AS - Dr. Alexis Ogdie 1. Workup of inflammatory back pain: History, exam, CRP, HLA-B27, SI joint films, MRI pelvis (STIR images, no need for contrast). Response to NSAIDs not actually… https://t.co/M0W6UNsPxF https://t.co/7k3xl1RXZz

ABS0538: ⭐️Characteristics of difficult-to-treat (D2T) axSpA pts: ➡️HLAB27(-) ➡️smokers ➡️shorter symptom duration ➡️more enthesitis ➡️IBD ➡️concomitant NSAID use ➡️Co-morbidities (HTN, HLD, fibro, depress/anxiety) #ACR23 @RheumNow https://t.co/TqEVBeaJpb

Yield of repeated assessments of SpA features in patients with CBP suspected of axSpA was modest for the increase of new definite axSpA diagnosis at 2y. Sacroilitis on MRI, good response to NSAIDs at BL most predictive of axSpA, ML Marques #ACR23 @RheumNow https://t.co/LQ5llML11M https://t.co/PYcCDypI7c