Are T cells the missing link in pre-clinical RA?
T cells are known to play a key role in RA pathogenesis and the diversity of the T cell repertoire is known to be reduced in RA.
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Targeted therapies in Sjogren’s syndrome: are we close?
There is a clear unmet need for new and effective therapies in primary Sjogren’s Syndrome (pSS) patients, as there are no current licensed therapies.
EULAR 2023 – Day 3 Report
Day 3 was a sunny warm day in Milan at the 2023 EULAR Congress meeting. Here are a few of my favorite abstracts from today.
RA and cancer risk in the biologic era
A nationwide population-based study, by Beydon et al. (OP0044), has performed a more recent (2010-2020) analysis of cancer incidence in people living with RA within the French national claim database, compared to general population, measured in the French Network of Population-Based Cancer Registries.
AI in RA: the story grows along the patient pathway
The use of artificial intelligence to analyse large data sets using its subset component machine learning has taken centre stage recently in the management of rheumatic conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis. The use of AI is now starting to cross the various stages in patient care from detection, diagnosis, treatment and the prediction of long-term outcome.
Unmasking Lupus Pregnancy: Adherence and Drug Monitoring Dilemmas
Risk of poor pregnancy outcomes in lupus patients continues to remain high, especially in the setting of high disease activity. Preliminary data from a lupus pregnancy LEGACY cohort presented at EULAR 2023 raise concern.
EULAR 2023 – Day 2 Report
Day 2 at the international EULAR Congress meeting is always bigger and busier. There were sessions on JIA therapies, crystal arthritis, novel drugs for SLE and Sjogren's, early RA and preclinical RA interventions, IgG4 disease, osteoporosis and the growth and application of artificial intelligence in medicine and rheumatology.
Better at Predicting RA from MRI: Humans or Computers?
An artificial intelligence model to assess pre-RA hand MRIs has confirmed what human readers have known before: that bone marrow edema and tenosynovitis are objectively the best predictors of future RA development in patients with clinically suspect arthralgias or undiffer
The future of lupus treatment is oral therapies?
There has been an explosion of trials in SLE, including nonrenal and glomerulonephritis studies. But, what about the JAKis and Tyk2 oral drugs in SLE?
AOSD: Young vs. Elderly Onset
Adult onset still's disease (AOSD) is an autoinflammatory condition characterized by fevers, arthritis, and rash. It is considered an orphan disease because of its low prevalence - it is reported anywhere between 16 to 40 per ten million.
EULAR 2023 – Day 1 Report
EULAR 2023 launched today to crowds of attendees. The opening Plenary session and presidential address by Dr.
