Researchers have developed a machine learning model capable of predicting rheumatoid arthritis progression from seronegative undifferentiated arthritis. In the KURAMA cohort of 210 SN patients, 57 (27%) progressed to RA. The FNN model excelled with an AUC of 0.924 and 81% https://t.co/b8G2AzMZ7m

Phase 3 RCT shows that SC Abatacept was not effective in treating Active Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy: 148 (double-blind) & 133 (OL) pts Rx for 24wks with similar improvement 56% ABA vs 42.5% PBO (P = 0.083); NS at 52 wks & w/ dermatomyositis. https://t.co/InlHJSmiKn https://t.co/mtFQWp3vlb

EUSTAR database study of 17,805 scleroderma (SSc) pts, 468 (2.6%) used HCQ with no effect on or improvement on HAQ-DI, or hand function scores when comparing HCQ users to non-HCQ users. https://t.co/Tu4tfG74pn https://t.co/Kckx3zTiJ4

Fresenius Receives FDA Approval for their Denosumab Biosimilars Conexxence (denosumab-bnht) and Bomyntra (denosumab-bnht) based on reference products: Prolia (denosumab) and Xgeva (denosumab) respectively. US launch mid-2025 https://t.co/0i5ZMJSxnp https://t.co/zeQ7QhmA0n

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Worse Outcomes in HLA-B27+ JIA Patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who carried the HLA-B27 genetic marker tended to have worse long-term outcomes, including lower rates of drug-free remission, in a prospective Scandinavian study. https://t.co/VEKqHvO1qw https://t.co/49y0JQL0Gr