Novel Rx
1 month 1 week ago
EGPA: To RTX or not to RTX?
French MAINRITSEG trial underway to determine utility of RTX vs. AZA maintenance therapy
Huge anticipation for these results, hopefully next year!
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1 month 1 week ago
Hot off the racks:
The MITIGATE trial is the 1st RCT for IgG4-RD showing that Inebilizumab significantly reduced flare rates vs PbO by depleting CD19-targeted B cells
Game changer?
Year in review.
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1 month 1 week ago
Treatment alert for Sjogrens
TWINSS study:
Iscalimab CD40/CD40L monoclonal Ab:
Improves disease activity
Also helps fatigue and sicca, not pain
Dazodalibep - CD40L antagonist also reduce symptoms/disease activity
Year in Review #ACR24 Pillinger
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1 month 1 week ago
Year in review:
The MANDARA trial showed benralizumab was non-inferior to mepolizumab for #EGPA
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1 month 1 week ago
Looking forward to this Plenary - upadacitinib vs plbo in GCA
Similar to GiACTA, 26wk taper w/UPA better than 52wk taper w/PLBO. Too small for safety, but no new rsks
Strong argument for DMARDs upfront in GCA... but doesn't help with which 😉
#ACR24 @RheumNow Abstr#0770 https://t.co/MZY4QUazhI
1 month 1 week ago
MANDARA
Mepolizumab v benralizumab for EGPA
BEN is non-inferior
Secondary outcomes- less eosinophils and more pts completely off GCs
Now approved for EGPA
Year in Review #ACR24 Pillinger
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1 month 1 week ago
Abatacept for GPA?
Tx with Abacept did NOT significantly reduce rates of treatment failure compared to GC + PBO (background DMARD allowed) in non-severe, relapsing GPA
Continued need for tx options in non-severe relapsing dz
@RheumNow #ACR24 Abstract #0823 https://t.co/7GfprUzoL7
A recent study by Sparks et al (Abstract #0509) reveals evolving trends in disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) usage for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) over two decades in the United States.…
Multimorbidity reduces response to b/tsDMARDs in RA. We can make a difference by treating the whole person!
Amazing talk by Dr Iain McInned to wrap up #ACR24 #ReviewCourse.
@RheumNow https://t.co/NiaUXzt4nT
ACR 2024 starts tomorrow. Here are a few previews of abstracts to be presented, along with my recommendations of sessions you don’t want to miss.Previews:Abstract Number: 2527 Efficacy and…