Rheumatoid Arthritis

5 months ago
Nice data from the OTIS Autoimmune Disease in Pregnancy Project re: certolizumab-exposed pregnancies:
- spontaneous loss rate comparable to non-disease controls
- no stillbirths
- preterm similar to disease controls
Plenty positive for CZP in pregnancy!
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5 months ago
A study exploring the benefits of treating RA patients to remission after achieving low disease activity (LDA).
Key findings:
- Among patients initially at LDA, achieving remission (CDAI ≤2.8) led to significantly better functional outcomes and reduced durable medical equipment… https://t.co/SNPKlRieur https://t.co/YIQNMf3Oap


5 months ago
I have no doubt many of our RA patients will take GLP-1 agonists in the future.
Here's some data @UCLA showing significant differences in not just body weight and HbA1c, but pain.
Will be fascinating to see what it does for grumbling disease activity!
#ACR24 ABST2259 @RheumNow https://t.co/HdOPACEo3A


5 months ago
What is #healthliteracy? Why is it important for our patients with #RMDs?
Come to poster 1913 today at #ACR24 to find out about health literacy & outcomes in #InflammatoryArthritis
For more information on this important topic, read my article @RheumNow
https://t.co/llWs5aYtpK
The increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis has long been known (1). The association between increased levels of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis and…

5 months ago
Instead of just JAKi, why don't we look at all our RA meds and MACE risk
FAERS data & reporting odds ratios here: all the caveats of voluntary reporting, so don't put too much weight, but...
prednisone. Don't forget pred is really not great for MACE!
#ACR24 ABST1981 @RheumNow https://t.co/L9SlPZF2Jd


5 months ago
"There's an app for that"
but is it enough?
US informatics national survey 2017-18:
Rheum pts with digital health tools weren't any healthier living than those without (maybe helps exercise)
It might be a conversation starter, but it's only an adjunct
#ACR24 ABST1929 @RheumNow https://t.co/EZpSwm0zuP


5 months ago
Always looking for cancer/CV signals from JAKi in big observational datasets w extensive JAKi use nationwide 🇯🇵 claims data RA pts n=52k (JAKi n=4.3k) Cancer with JAKi vs TNFi: aHR 2.2 (esp lung, lymphoma) This is a problem. Watch these data. #ACR24 ABST1336 @RheumNow #ACRBest https://t.co/vsnT46De6T


5 months ago
Should you worry about giving TNFi to RA pts after a cancer diagnosis?
Medicare data with colorectal, lung, prostate Ca:
TNFi pts survival no worse (numerically better) than csDMARDs
Cancer pts deserve good RA treatment!
#ACR24 ABST0202 Suarez-Almazor @MDAndersonNews @RheumNow https://t.co/w58MNqRt1T
