Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 1 month ago
Which CAR T Cell is Mighty?
Dr. Yuz Yusof talks with Dr. Chris Wincup about CAR T data being presented at the EULAR 2025 meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
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JAK inhibitors have taken a beating over the last three years. The excitement and potential has been tempered by mounting cardiovascular safety concerns, but specifically in at-risk patients, compared to TNF inhibitors. So it is an intriguing idea to pair JAK inhibitors with something that might have a cardioprotective effect. It is therefore worth excitement that we have a therapeutic option to follow which does just that. At EULAR 2025, we
During EULAR 2024, we learned about a novel mechanism of action therapy, nipocalimab in Sjogren’s disease (SjD). This is an anti-neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) mAb that reduces circulating IgG, including autoantibodies, by selectively blocking the interaction of IgG with FcRn. A year on at EULAR 2025, data from Phase 2 RCT of efgartigimod, an FcRn-inhibitor were presented in autoantibodies positive, moderate to severe active SjD. In addition to SjD
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 1 month ago
EULAR 2025 – Day 3 Report
Highlights from Day 3 included presentations on imaging in vasculitis, a debate on treating high-risk pre-clinical RA, and EULAR Recommendations on ILD treatment, physical activity for arthritis, the EULAR disease activity score for antiphospholipid https://t.co/FAaj443wPX
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 1 month ago
Imaging and Early Detection in Psoriatic Arthritis
At EULAR 2025, there have been new developments in imaging in PsA. Two key poster presentations (POS0104 and OP0179) provide important insights into the role of imaging in the management and early detection of psoriatic https://t.co/41fgXj5WnN
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 1 month ago
Introducing Polyrefractory RA: A New Frontier in Difficult-to-Treat RA
At a EULAR 2025 session titled “What makes ‘Difficult-to-treat RA’ so difficult to treat? And what can we do?”, Drs. Paula David and Dennis McGonagle introduced the emerging concept of polyrefractory https://t.co/35cWYRehdd
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 1 month ago
Predictors and Outcomes in Systemic Sclerosis
The VEDOSS project has previously shown that 70% of patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon and at least one red flag – systemic sclerosis (SSc)-specific antibodies, puffy fingers, or an SSc pattern on nailfold capillaroscopy –will https://t.co/9dJn1qMQfy
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 1 month ago
Multinational metanalyses of 24 studies & 1,173,410 participants shows alcohol increases risk of hyperuricemia (OR 1.51) and gout (OR 1.81) - more so in males > females. Little effect of age, country, study type, type of alcohol, Dx criteria in regression analyses. https://t.co/NSYTppcKzV
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 1 month ago
Several studies have shown predictive value to monocyte counts in RA responses. UK study of 246 #RA pts showed pretreatment absolute monocyte count [ORadj 9.56; 1.61-59.86, p = 0.01) predicted bDMARD nonresponse @ 6 mos. Replicates other reports! https://t.co/GqGj8R0wq1 https://t.co/HJ7wFBoxGE
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 1 month ago
Steroids, Not JAKi, Are the Real Infection Risk
Dr. David Liew reporting at EULAR 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.
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