Rheumatoid Arthritis

5 months ago
Serrano-Combarro et al. Baricitinib in RA-ILD . 72 patient case series. PFTs in picture. HRCT stable/improved in 72% over 24 months. Dyspnoea stable/improved in 90%. @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#0476 https://t.co/aVI2kRZkMN https://t.co/4l5GKsFKtm


5 months ago
#0066
🧬Epigenetics, Gut Microbiota & RA
🔬 110 RA patients v 110 controls
🦠 Collinsella abundance a/w DNA methylation changes (PRHOXNB, TBC1D22A) in RA, correlating with disease activity.
💡❔Role of gut microbiota & epigenetic markers as RA biomarkers
#ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/yZn0KkRpE6


5 months ago
Is biologic response different in men vs women with axSpA?
A Meta-analysis of 11 studies including 11,199 axSpA pts evaluated sex-related response to bDMARDs
-Male pts more likely to achieve BASDAI 50 and ASDAS low disease activity responses compared to females.
#Abst0599… https://t.co/FopBLS4bF6 https://t.co/PpoZB9HwZN


5 months ago
Dunn et al. Are the medications recommended for RA-ILD by the ACR guidelines used in the real-world. NO! 4108 RA-ILD patients. Only 12% on one of the first line recommended therapies! @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#0214 https://t.co/OzW90OA1Vd https://t.co/S1MKmEDrLF


5 months ago
Cool data from the JAK-POT study
Have heard JAKs faster than TNF; perhaps not the case!
If anything, TNFs outperformed the others in this study
Trying not to over-read this, but supports my re-emerging preference for TNF
#ACR24 @rheumnow Abstr#0501 https://t.co/NDyPwju3ds


5 months ago
#0513
🔬 Rituximab in RA: IgG levels & infection
➡️ 164 patients (mean age 59, IgG 14g/L, dx duration 13yrs)
🧬 IgG levels ⬇️over time (6 years/25 infusions)
⚠️ Infection-related hospitalizations peaked year 1 ⬆️risk w/ concurrent steroid(HR 2.1,p=0.002)
#ACR24 @RheumNow

Older adults with RA receive less DMARDs, the standard of care. Dr. Bruno Fautrel shows TOC tolerance in older adults is comparable to younger patients. Let's treat the patient, not their age! #ACR24 @RheumNow ABST#0516 https://t.co/054RWGh3a7


5 months ago
#0456📱 Digital Health & RA ePROs
💻Rx response in 150 RA patients using ePROs & actigraphy
🔍Actigraphy slightly improved accuracy (86% precision, 83% v. 75% recall with ePROs alone)
💡Passive actigraphy can help classify response &⬇️ ePROs, patient burden.
#ACR24 @RheumNow

5 months ago
#0477 🌍 Global prevalence of RA-ILD
➡️21.38% (95% CI 0.15 - 0.29),33 studies, n=14,281
🔬 Higher RA-ILD risk in smokers, low-income regions, DMARD use.
⛔️Wide CI = heterogeneity main limitation
💡 Screening & lifestyle changes key for high-risk groups.
#ACR24 @RheumNow

5 months ago
#0501
💥 JAKi & TNFi show faster short-term RA improvement (3months) compared to IL-6i & ABA
➡️n=9590(3049 JAKi, 4606 TNFi, 1284 IL-6, 651 ABA), 14 registers
🕒 JAKi, TNFi improved CDAI, pain, function in 1st two months then stabilised
💡Long-term data needed #ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/4yzeAAkGjq
