Does adding a Clofutriben (HSD-1 inhibitor) w/ prednisone minimize the risks of steroid toxicities in #PMR patients? VS placebo, PMR patients who received Clofutriben + Prednisone had substantial reductions in bone, lipid, and glycemic control parameters @RheumNow #ACR24

Does vasculitis flare with checkpoint inhibitors? @MDAndersonNews experience: 17 stable pts 4 pts flared - all able to be controlled (i.e. 13 didn't flare) Encouragement that stable vasculitis pts that need ICI should get them! #ACR24 ABST1986 @RheumNow https://t.co/jO4w3HWBMd

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Risks for HCQ cardiotoxicity: 👉>5 yrs use 👉>5 mg/kg/d (cumulative dose >500,000 mg) 👉CKD 👉use NSAID 👉preexisting heart dz 👉presence of ocular, derm, SkM toxicity - Dr M Garschik #ACR24 @rheumnow https://t.co/LFobgls4jm

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Dr. @karen_kc123 discusses the results of the VITAL study. - Long term use of Vit D3 2000IU was safe and decreased the incidence of all autoimmune dses by 22%. - It took a while to work but the effect dissipates once discontinued. @RheumNow #ACR24 @rheumarhyme https://t.co/mnwRsdZ06N

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Study of 25K+ patients using TrinetX on immune checkpoint inhibitors shows no significant mortality difference between those with pre-existing autoimmune disease (AID) and those without. Mortality rates: AID: 39.8% Non-AID: 40.2% Large-scale evidence supports ICIs in AID… https://t.co/BI5jK9jsoM

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A#2532 Pre-existing AID for immunoRx? Excluded from trials 4 prior studies showed no diff in mortality w AID Propensity-matched cohort study Followed median 250 days Hazard ratio: 1.07 (unmatched), 0.97 (matched) - no diff. Mortality about 40% in grps @RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/zyVCPts6s6

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In earlier studies of Vit D, there were conflicting evidence as to whether it reduced or increased the risk of RA and #SLE @RheumNow #ACR24 @rheumarhyme https://t.co/PvjjmhHaOd

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Gottenberg et al. A positive RCT in pSS! DAHLIAS study. Phase 2. 163 patients. Nipocalimab, anti-neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) mAb. @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#2527 https://t.co/M7li4ZoKeY https://t.co/gV9MGnswdR

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