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      RA: Inject the Steroids
      Safety of CAR-T
      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.
      Rheumatology Roundup
      Upadacitinib is a Double Edged Vascular Sword in GCA

      Dr. David Liew discusses abstracts O751, O738, and O734 presented

      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. https://t.co/eTmVehP2Cd https://t.co/vxehwRWM2D
      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.
      CAR T
      Which cells to target
      What patients & what disease
      When is right time
      In vivo (new) ex vivo
      Premeds immune sup

      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
      Prospective RCT on safety & efficacy of TAC+GC vs. MMF+GC

      TAC+GC was comparable to MMF+GC as continuous induction m

      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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