Drug Safety
The multimillion dollar question for inflammatory arthritis prescriptions is: which drug should I use next?
CAR T cell therapy took the centre stage in 2022 where data pertaining to a successful case series of 5 patients with refractory SLE were published by Prof Schett’s group. Since then, this area of therapeutic has expanded exponentially. Our growing enthusiasm was slightly dampened though when the FDA required all six approved CAR T-cell therapies in oncology to include a black box warning regarding the risk of second primary malignancies in
Drs. Jack Cush & Arthur Kavanaugh, two of rheumatology’s most trusted voices, provide a breakdown of the latest breakthroughs and hottest topics in rheumatology from the 2025 ACR Convergence meeting in Chicago.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 month ago
Upadacitinib is a Double Edged Vascular Sword in GCA
Dr. David Liew discusses abstracts O751, O738, and O734 presented at #ACR25.
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Here's the last installment of our "ACR Best" abstracts as chosen by the RheumNow faculty. Most of these were from the final, day 4, but a few were noteworthy holdovers from day 3. Enjoy!
Dr. Jack Cush recaps ACR2025 with suggestions on how to best learn ACR25 content from RheumNow.com and our articles, videos and podcasts.
Janet Pope Janetbirdope
1 month 1 week ago
CAR T
Which cells to target
What patients & what disease
When is right time
In vivo (new) ex vivo
Premeds immune suppression
What to use, ?if anything
Cons
Is it safe
?long term effectiveness
What is failure rate
ICANs and other side effects
#ACRBest #ACR25 @RheumNow #26S21 https://t.co/TUSJh1hrPr https://t.co/JiqYzgBmYP
sheila RHEUMarampa
1 month 1 week ago
Prospective RCT on safety & efficacy of TAC+GC vs. MMF+GC
TAC+GC was comparable to MMF+GC as continuous induction maintenance treatment over 96 wks for LN.
AE rates comparable.
TAC - AKI & tremor
MMF - leucopenia
reassuring data.more tx options.
#ACR25 @RheumNow Abs2697 https://t.co/16Fd8zE5dL
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