New axSpA Criteria: Who gets left out?
Dr. Nelly Ziade discusses abstract OP0236, OP0239, and POS0190 EULAR 2026.
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What Happens when CAR-T Fails Managing Disease Recurrence
Dr. Alfred Kim discusses abstracts OP0076 and OP0333 presented at EULAR 2026.
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‘Strong’ Treatment Predictions in Inflammatory Myositis
Dr. Janet Pope, reports on abstracts POS0264 and OP0166, presented at the 2026 EULAR meeting in London.
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Imaging in Subclinical Psoriatic Arthritis
Dr. Antoni Chan discusses abstract OP068 presented at EULAR 2026.
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Are we failing in the treatment of RA-ILD?
Dr. Janet Pope discusses treatment of RA-ILD after attending the "How to Treat (HOT)" session on RA-ILD at EULAR 2026.
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PsA Potpourri: Probiotics & Head-to-Head Data
Dr. Peter Nash reports on abstracts POS0290 and LB0001 at EULAR 2026.
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Combination Biologics in PsA: MRI Findings from AFFINITY
Dr. Artie Kavanaugh reports on abstract OP0186 presented at EULAR 2026 in London.
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How Many CAR-Ts Do We Need to Test Drive?
Dr. Janet Pope reviews CAR-T therapy at 2026 EULAR 2026, and the issues and questions that remain with its use in rheumatology.
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BMI Outranks Treatment in PsA Outcomes?
Dr. Peter Nash reports on abstract OP0187 presented at EULAR 2026 in London.
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Dietary Interventions in PsA
Dr. Peter Nash reports on several abstracts at the 2026 EULAR meeting in London, including: OP069; OP070 and POS0050.
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Low dose Blinatumomab: Many Relapse with an Unexpected Surprise
Dr. Alfred Kim discusses abstract OP0203 presented at EULAR 2026 in London.
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RA BRIDGE and RA BRANCH trials: Baricitinib and VTE Risk
Drs. Mrinalini Dey and Jon Giles discuss abstract LB0009 presented at EULAR 2026 in London
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Day 4 Recap: EULAR 2026
Join Drs. Jack Cush, Mrinalini Dey, Antoni Chan, and Yuz Yusof. Abstracts discussed included: LB0001 LB0002 LB0003 LB0005 LB0007 LB0009 RA Plenary POS1350.
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EULAR 2026 Recommendations: Immunization
Dr. Jiha Lee reporting from EULAR 2026 in London.
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Making Methotrexate More Effective
Dr. Jonathan Kay reports on abstract OP0206 and OP0207 presented at EULAR 2026 in London
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Day 3 Recap: EULAR 2026
Join Drs. Jack Cush, Jiha Lee, Nelly Ziade, and Sheila Reyes for a lively discussion. Abstracts discussed included: OP0348 POS0290 OP0342 POS1068 POS0201 POS0288
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5 years since Patient ID001: Progress on CAR-T Therapy in RMD
Five years on, are we closer to licensing of the first CAR-T therapy in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD)?
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The clinical abstract sessions on diagnostic tools in lupus showcased interesting studies, including the use of MRI as potential non-invasive biomarkers.
Our therapeutic armamentarium in RA keeps on growing. New studies and new molecules, new mechanisms of action or new ways of using old drugs are presented every year at conferences. But which are the ones who can have an impact on our practice? Here is my selection of 3 abstracts presented at EULAR 2026 that identify therapeutic strategies that are well worth keeping on our radar.
Nelly ZIADE 🍀 Nellziade
2 months ago
💉Do GLP-1 agonists improve DMARD persistence in PsA/axSpA?
TriNetX real-world study (n=3,068): YES!
Better b/tsDMARD persistence and lower stroke & mortality risk
#POS0194 #EULAR2026 @rheumnow
Nelly ZIADE 🍀 Nellziade
2 months ago
⏰ The question rheumatologists keep asking: Does early axSpA diagnosis reduce long-term spinal damage?
Answer from the SCQM registry (n=376): Early diagnosis linked to 3.85 fewer mSASSS points long-term, esp. in HLA-B27+ males
#POS0191 #EULAR2026 @RheumNow https://t.co/HM5kvqXMEh
Nelly ZIADE 🍀 Nellziade
2 months ago
📋 Do 2025 ASAS-SPARTAN criteria classify fewer real-world axSpA patients?
Data from the RABBIT-SpA registry (n=2,236) confirms:
67% vs 73% with 2009 criteria
Clinical arm rarely fulfilled
#POS0190 #EULAR2026 @RheumNow https://t.co/HYie4w8c6r
Nelly ZIADE 🍀 Nellziade
2 months ago
🔍 Do posterior element lesions progress over 10 years in axSpA?
Data from the DESIR inception cohort (n=320) says RARELY!
But baseline PE inflammation raises facet ankylosis risk ~70-fold
#POS0189 #EULAR2026 @RheumNow https://t.co/PdwlPGjKqK
Nelly ZIADE 🍀 Nellziade
2 months ago
🔮 Can polygenic risk scores predict PsA timing in psoriasis?
Another GWAS study (n=703) says YES!
70-SNP model achieves AUC 0.843 for predicting PsA onset <10 vs >10 years
#POS0088 #EULAR2026 @RheumNow https://t.co/wI4Jy8Yu2A
Nelly ZIADE 🍀 Nellziade
2 months ago
🧪 Can genetics predict TNFi response in PsA?
OUTPASS GWAS (n=329): High BMI, comorbidities & novel XKR4 locus linked to non-response at 6 months
#POS0087 #EULAR2026 @rheumnow
Antoni Chan MD (Prof) synovialjoints
2 months ago
CyTOF reveals significant sexual dimorphism in monocyte populations in active #axSpA
Women show reduced classical and non-classical monocytes vs healthy controls. Men do not show the same pattern.
Sex is not just a demographic variable in AxSpA it is also an immunological one.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
2 months ago
From Skepticism to Reconsideration: 4‑Year CAR‑T Outcomes in Lupus
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T‑cell therapy, long established in hematologic malignancies, is now emerging as a transformative approach in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a disease historically managed https://t.co/Dmmw90XnuF
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
2 months ago
DAY 1 & 2 Recap: EULAR 2026 Highlights https://t.co/uVMerChWN6
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
2 months ago
Progress of biologics/targeted therapy in SLE
We are in a transformative era for SLE, for clinicians and patients. Four targeted therapies are now licensed: belimumab (nephritis and non‑renal), voclosporin and obinutuzumab (nephritis), and anifrolumab (non‑renal). Many agents https://t.co/BuFCmj1hQd
Nelly ZIADE 🍀 Nellziade
2 months ago
@RheumNow HOT #Obesity session (7)
📢A call for action
Current RMD treatments ignore obesity:
They all target immune response but miss the metabolic-inflammatory loop
Breaking that cycle may be the missing piece
Obesity must be part of every rheumatology plan
#EULAR2026 @rheumnow
Nelly ZIADE 🍀 Nellziade
2 months ago
☂️What is an umbrella meta-analysis?
It's a meta-analysis of meta-analyses ☔️
⬇️This one showed the effect of diet supplementation on several RA outcomes
Unfortunately, most studies have low levels of evidence
#umbrella #rainy_London #EULAR2026 @rheumnow https://t.co/kYPchXEexn
