Drug Safety
One area of continued interest for many rheumatologists is the field of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. Furthermore, the question of the utility of JAK inhibitors for the treatment of axial…
At EULAR 2022, I look forward to key topics and presentations in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). I will be sharing the details of these studies once they are presented.
There are new therapies that…
2 years 5 months ago
Low rates of hypersensitivity reactions (HSR) to #anifrolumab
Pooled data MUSE & TULIP-1/-2 w/1100 pts:
👉1 anaphylaxis (0.15%)
👉12 HSR (3%)
👉43 infusion reaction (9%): N/V/headache
👉most easily treatable w/antihistamine, GCs, acetaminophen
#EULAR2022 POS0708 @rheumnow
2 years 5 months ago
#What’sHot? Axial PsA cohort as some drugs seem to work differently in axPsA vs axSpA Less HLAB27+, less male, 17% isolated axial in PsA #OP0026 @RheumNow #EULAR2022 @eular_org https://t.co/I0azSymVrr
2 years 5 months ago
#POS0183 #EULAR2022 Pooled analyses of 5 Belimumab RCTs showed better response vs PBO in those:
💠SLEDAI=>10
💠dsDNA+ve + ⬇️C3 and/ ⬇️C4
💠⬇️C3 and/ C4 pre-treatment
💠Response high regardless SDI, Steroid, #lupus duration
@RheumNow https://t.co/fLggazbRQu
2 years 5 months ago
MIRACLE (love it!) study. High (max tolerated up to 25mg) vs low dose (6-8mg) MTX in combo with ADA in MTX-IR. Low dose non-inferior with better safety. Japanese population so may not be generalisable. @RheumNow #EULAR2022 OP0062 https://t.co/l3CfzzM7mi https://t.co/lkjuoqLY56
2 years 5 months ago
NORD-STAR substudy looking at anticoagulant effects. Important as RA assoc. ⬆️DVT/PE. DMARDs improve haemostatic imbalance, with bDMARDs stronger effect than csDMARD (may relate to better disease control with this) @RheumNow #EULAR2022 OP0059 https://t.co/TKwAZMOZjY https://t.co/IazrfD7z7k
2 years 5 months ago
Sustained benefits #voclosporin in #LupusNephritis AURORA2 - 2 year study POS0186:
👉no unexpected AEs; rate of AEs⬇️over time
👉COVID19 seen in 12 controls, 7 VCS
👉4 deaths w/control arm vs 0 deaths w/ VCS
👉GFR & sCr & reduction in UPCR remained stable #EULAR2022 @rheumnow
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