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The question as to how autoimmune rheumatic disease patients fare with the COVID vaccine is one being asked in rheumatologists’ offices everywhere this year, and at the EULAR 2021 Virtual Congress,…
In RA, the two most common peaks of incidence are thirties and fifties; however a significant percentage of patients above the age of 70 present with active RA -of early or later onset- and require…
2 years 10 months ago
OP0140 at #EULAR2021:
➡️Obs, prospect Nordic study characterized axSpA pts w/ high BASDAI + ASDAS & multiple bDMARD use (indicating difficult to tx dz)
➡️1 in 10 received at least 3 bDMARDs
*⃣Multiple switchers were more often F, had higher b/l dz activity, & psoriasis
@Rheumnow https://t.co/syq0szVWKe
2 years 10 months ago
Baseline Vitamin D 😎☀️correlated with biologic response in RA pts.
⭐️EULAR good response: 19.6% Vit D >20 vs 4.2%⬇️Vit D
⭐️Remission: 14.4% ⬆️Vit D vs 3.2% ⬇️Vit D
Abs#POS0100
#EULAR2021 @RheumNow
2 years 10 months ago
No clear winner here. The majority would use #IL23 inhibitors as either 2nd or 3rd line bDMARDs and for #psoriaticarthritis with severe #psoriasis. Thank you for participating in the polls #EULAR2021 @RheumNow https://t.co/b8wzaRVTqw
2 years 10 months ago
Rituximab in PMR. Intriguing
proof of concept (SB?) RCT
(1:1, total n=47 (recent dx 38/relapsing 9))
17w rapid PNL taper
ritux 1g x1
21w:
steroid-free remission: 48% v 21%
PNL ≤5mg/d: 100% v 54%
effect mainly from recent dx pts
We do need options!
POS0343 #EULAR2021 @RheumNow https://t.co/g6xJekY92O
2 years 10 months ago
HUR-BIO real life data, PsA pts started bDMARDs w/in 18 mo of dx vs almost 3x later in RA pts (tended to remain on csDMARDs.) This distinction may be explained by synthetic DMARDs on activity differences between the RA & PsA. Abstract #POS0633 #EULAR2021 https://t.co/VkkF28jm2f https://t.co/IkfGdZYNY3
2 years 10 months ago
Poster #POS0633 detailed HUR-BIO PsA pts started bDMARDs w/in 18 months of dx vs, on ave, 3x longer to start bDMARDs in RA pts in real life data. What do you drugs do you start in your PsA pts after dx? Feel free to detail me below! #EULAR2021 @RheumNow
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