Drug Safety

Mike Putman EBRheum
10 months 3 weeks ago
Slick poster, but must be careful w/real world data. Big risk of confounding/channeling bias
Pts with MACE risk (not always well-characterized by ICD codes) also less likely to receive JAK & therefore less liekly to have subsequent MACE
#ACR24 @RheumNow Abstr#1394 https://t.co/lilU0byJ1s


David Liew drdavidliew
10 months 3 weeks ago
Getting more data on using deucravacitinib for PsO/PsA manifestations
Impressive effect on scalp psoriasis (which often means a lot to patients)
Given how safe it is, it's increasingly tempting to use more of it in mild-mod PsA
#ACR24 PSORIATYK SCALP trial ABST1137 @RheumNow https://t.co/vxS3RSlIN0


David Liew drdavidliew
10 months 3 weeks ago
What do current national/international rheumatology association guidelines say about perioperative discontinuation of biologics?
it's highly, highly variable
no wonder people get confused!
#ACR24 ABST1037 @CatherineL_Hill @RheumNow https://t.co/cmJ3qKU1QT


Richard Conway RichardPAConway
10 months 3 weeks ago
Serrano-Combarro et al. Case series of upadacitinib in RA-ILD. 18 patients. Report stable/improved dyspnoea and HRCT over 12 months. PFTs shown, relatively stable @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#1372 https://t.co/yncy0lPq60 https://t.co/mrDMtEDwUt


Mike Putman EBRheum
10 months 3 weeks ago
Great table re:side effects of even low dose steroids in RA
Likely generalizes to other diseases ie PMR, SLE
P in prednisone stands for poison!
#ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/0opDEtzm9E


Eric Dein ericdeinmd
10 months 3 weeks ago
Petri recommends IM triamcinolone as safer than prednisone dosing per FLOAT trial, decreased risk of fx
@RheumNow #ACR24
@jhrheumatology https://t.co/vhMRdSkBAA https://t.co/novlGcss6x


Akhil Sood MD AkhilSoodMD
10 months 3 weeks ago
Late-onset asthma but earlier EGPA diagnosis?
Abstract 1604 used IQVIA data to develop a machine learning model for better EGPA dx. Key predictors included eosinophilia, asthma, chronic sinusitis, multiple CXRs, skin biopsies, and GC prescriptions. @RheumNow #ACR24

Richard Conway RichardPAConway
10 months 3 weeks ago
Sukumaran et al. Does does of IA steroid matter in knee injection? RCT 30 patients. Triamcinolone. 6-week WOMAC decrease 6% in 10mg, 10% in 20mg , 29% in 40mg @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#1186 https://t.co/WUYiEP5dSo

Mike Putman EBRheum
10 months 3 weeks ago
Exciting early data for new highly selective TYK2i zasocitinib
Improved PASI skin scores (though not as much as IL23i...)
Funky skin-related adverse events at higher doses, not sure what to make of that?
#ACR24 @rheumnow Abstr#1477 https://t.co/CtOFsoHdBh


Jiha Lee JihaRheum
10 months 3 weeks ago
Reset the bar for remission (off steroids)!! Session #17S19
3% higher risk of organ damage for each 1mg of pred
Remission possible in rheum with lower dose GC regimen and faster taper #GCStewardship
#ACR24 @RheumNow @BethIWallace

David Liew drdavidliew
10 months 3 weeks ago
In case you needed more encouragement for recombinant zoster vaccination in RA patients:
it prevents herpes zoster episodes, in the real world.
RA pts in KP system
n=1926 vaccinated matched 1:3 with non-vaccinated
- HZ reduced 60%
- PHN reduced 88%
#ACR24 ABST0977 @RheumNow https://t.co/BryBrlv9K5


Eric Dein ericdeinmd
10 months 3 weeks ago
Petri on Steroids in SLE
Steroid-related organ damage presents later
- organ damage is higher in African-Americans
Dose response for prednisone and CVD risk
Each 1 mg prednisone = 3% increase risk in organ damage!
#ACR24 @jhrheumatology
@RheumNow https://t.co/00S1mxrXJp


Eric Dein ericdeinmd
10 months 3 weeks ago
John Stone
Steroid-free AAV
CYCLOPS: steroid tox like “wallpaper on room”
WGET (ETN for GCA) - taper off by 6 mos - neg trial but started tapers
RAVE - low doses 8-9 mg/d over 18 mos
LoVAS - low dose steroid equally eff
ADVOCATE - AVA one month taper, tox score
#ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/C7eLK5UNPM


Eric Dein ericdeinmd
10 months 3 weeks ago
Biosimilar changes
ASP outpacing reimbursement making not affordable to use
Working with CMS but needs further legislation to fix this
FDA may change interchangeability status for medications to no longer require switching studies
@ACRheumDC @RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/daYQJvsHRG


Eric Dein ericdeinmd
10 months 3 weeks ago
Regulatory update @ACRheumDC
Inflation Reduction
Planned decrease in 10 drug prices including ETN
Expect this may be gutted by new administration. Will follow and advocate for drug pricing
@RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/ZrcMaLD6tu
