Anti-Rheumatic Rx
An exhaustive, full read guideline from the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) and the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) on the management and treatment of Behçet’s disease (BD) in 2024 has been published in Rheumatology.
Many conventional synthetic, biological, biosimilar, and targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs are currently commercially available for the effective treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. However, the "Holy Grail" remains the prevention of its development. During a clinical symposium at EULAR 2024 in Vienna, updates were presented on four prospective intervention trials conducted in patients experiencing joint pain without
Fertility in the context of RMDs is a daily concern for a lot of rheumatologists and patients.
EULAR this year proposed new fertility data, especially in Rheumatoid Arthritis, along with an update of the EULAR points to consider for use of antirheumatic drugs in reproduction, pregnancy and lactation.
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT) for SSc has been proven the most effective treatment strategy with regard to overall and event free survival in selected patients.2 But a key limitation is its toxicity, and new treatment options are needed. Two abstracts presented at the 2024 EULAR congress in Vienna focused on novel approaches.
The final day of EULAR 2024 was rich in posters, Late-breaking oral presentations and EULAR updates and recommendations. Below is a synopsis of the half-day's action.
A clinical trial in early axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) demonstrated sustained inactive disease status in over 60% of patients. In axSpA patients with less than 1 year of disease symptoms, male sex, abstinence from smoking and lower BASDAI score at baseline were associated with higher chances of remission. Despite stable inactive disease state successfully induced by medication, drug-free remission in axSpA remains challenging.
It is almost four years since EULAR published its definition of difficult-to-treat (D2T) rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (1). This marked a formal recognition of the group of patients who, despite the advances in pharmacological therapy for RA, remain symptomatic.

Dr. John Cush RheumNow
11 months 4 weeks ago
EULAR 2024 - Day 1 Report
https://t.co/LpYxUP8d7e https://t.co/5zwc0HsZZ8


Peter Nash drpnash
1 year ago
EULAR
OP0041 (2024)
COMPARISON OF b/tsDMARDs ABOUT NON-INFLAMMATORY PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS–ANSWER LONGITUDINAL COHORT STUDY. 25% RA have significant non-inflammatory pain https://t.co/XWnzuVMlbn @RheumNow #EULAR2024

Peter Nash drpnash
1 year ago
RISK OF NON-MELANOMA SKIN CANCER WITH TNFi AND OTHER bDMARDs IN PATIENTS WITH PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS: A SWEDISH AND DANISH COHORT STUDY- despite having minimal sun 25% increase NMSC TNFis vs other bDMARDs - skin checks ! @RheumNow #EULAR2024

Md Yuzaiful Md Yusof Yuz6Yusof
1 year ago
#EULAR2024 POS0436 Another benefit of T2T to achieve remission by using less NSAIDs, lower GC, earlier use of SFZ, HCQ and TNF-i = shorter Time to Pregnancy from conception in #RA women (median 84 days) vs without pre-counselling & T2T (196 days) @RheumNow https://t.co/2ZpDLmPVt0


Janet Pope Janetbirdope
1 year ago
Points to consider in pregnancy in
#rheumatic diseases
3 points
✅TNFi all OK 👍
? Only if you can’t control disease use other #bDMARDs
Baby #vaccinations if exposed to #biologics while present
#rotovirus ok
other live vaccines >6 mos
#EULAR2024 @eular_org @RheumNow https://t.co/MyJdA7p7zh


Jilaine Bolek Berquist BolekBerqui
1 year ago
EULAR guidelines for screening for TB in rheumatic disease patients
#EULAR2024 https://t.co/jaixl8lGkY


TheDaoIndex KDAO2011
1 year ago
POS0277: proof of concept: Prophlx with canakinumab x 1 dose rather than steroids/colch/NSAIDS when starting pegloticase with MTX in pts with active, refractory gout: 11 pts: #gout flares 0 (compared 54% in MIRROR-C), infusion rxn 0, no safety signal @rheumnow https://t.co/4qFnQTOuq0
