RheumNow Week in Review – 4 November 2016 Save

Dr. Jack Cush reviews highlights and reports from this week on RheumNow.com, including drug-induced cutaneous lupus, pediatric lupus being worse, new gout drug SEL-12, Gut microbiome and IgA plasmablasts, and the weakly-received new ACP guidelines on gout.

1. Drug induced cutaneous lupus 88 pts reviewed: most common PPIs, thiazide, antifungals, chemoRx, statins, epileptics https://t.co/b93hKjKmyF
2. 9 of 10 US physicians surveyed said they'd consider switching a patient from an originator biologic to a biosimilar https://t.co/F9DacOiJZ1
3. Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) part of other pustular autoinflammatory diseases; PAPA, SAPHO, PASH (PG, acne, hydradenitis) https://t.co/Sx9bIDC4GR
4. Juvenile vs adult SLE compared: JSLE is worse w/ more renal, alopecia, oral ulcers, heme, CNS, autoAbs, mortality https://t.co/h3DriRmoX1
5. Rare reports of tocilizumab related pancreatitis, etiology unclear. Most begin as acute pancreatitis. https://t.co/obX9o9ljXT
6. Review of pregnancy & lactation says there is insufficient data on RTX, ABA, Kineret, TCZ, Tofa, Stelara, and Benlysta to be used in Pregnancy. https://t.co/72N7qb5gLM
7. SEL-12 entering Ph 2 trials in gout; a nonimmunogenic pegsiticase (pegylated uricase) combined with SVP-Rapamycin. https://t.co/EAQUS8CLxV
8. Interesting 2 cases of lupus nephritis (Bx Class III & V) onset AFTER 2-3 mos belimumab Rx -wrong drug or too late? https://t.co/kxtfTYMUtK
9. Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increased from 1.8 (1999) to 3.1 million (2015) 
10. WSJ article on When Cheap Generics Morph into Expensive Prescriptions. Combo drugs like Duexis and Vimovo cost nearly $2000
11. IgA ACPA and Plasmablasts Point to Microbiome in Pre-Clinical Rheumatoid
    http://rheumnow.com/content/iga-acpa-and-plasmablasts-point-microbiome-p...
12. Decreased CD4 T Cells with Rituximab Infusions
13. ACP Gout Guidelines Reviewed and Critiqued by Rheumatologists