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Seronegative Arthritis Breakthroughs
Dr. Janet Pope discusses abstracts POS0015, "Zasocitinib (TAK-279) exhibits high levels of TYK2 inhibition and no inhibition of JAK 1/3 when compared with licensed TYK2 and JAK inhibitors" and POS0016, "Characterization of ORKA-002, a Novel https://t.co/7nmOWw11lb
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
6 hours 38 minutes ago

Daily EULAR 2025 Recap Day 3
Catch up on the biggest breakthroughs, standout sessions, and expert insights from the third day of EULAR 2025. Join us live as we break down the key highlights and what they mean for the future of rheumatology.
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
8 hours 38 minutes ago

Safety of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Rheumatic Patients
New work presented at EULAR focuses on the RZV, which contains recombinant glycoprotein E – the major target of CD4+T-cells. The abstract describes the tolerability and safety of RZV in patients with inflammatory https://t.co/NS3h9CdGIU
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
10 hours 38 minutes ago

Cancer risk in rheumatoid arthritis: anything new?
There is still a question I have a hard time answering with certainty when people living with rheumatoid arthritis ask me: Is there a higher risk of cancer that comes with the disease? Or with the treatments? So many https://t.co/6rbZg5Fr2k
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
12 hours 38 minutes ago

EULAR 2025 – Day 2 Report
Day 2 was a full agenda for those attending EULAR 2025 in Barcelona with sessions on the management of RA, Behcets, Lupus and Hand Osteoarthritis. Clinical overviews on MAS, Ehlers-Danlos, Difficult to treat RA and PsA offered a wide variety of options https://t.co/rys0pA6D6j
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
15 hours 9 minutes ago

Putting IL17i into ‘focus’ for SpA-associated uveitis
The longest studied drug for uveitis in SpA has been monocolonal TNFi Abs. Reductions of acute anterior uveitis have been found with etanercept but less impressively than adalimumab, infliximab, and in my opinion less than https://t.co/xH12VigmUi
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
16 hours 37 minutes ago

Clinical and Therapeutic Challenges in Connective Tissue Disease and ILD
Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) and interstitial lung disease (ILD) represent a challenging intersection of systemic autoimmunity and progressive respiratory impairment. Research presented at EULAR 2025 https://t.co/jPAai9FLkb
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
17 hours 36 minutes ago

Sonelokimab in PsA
Dr. Adela Castro reports on OP0096, 'Impact of sonelokimab, a novel IL-17A- and IL-17F-inhibiting Nanobody, on multidomain clinical outcomes in active psoriatic arthritis: results from the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 ARGO trial,' https://t.co/KmV6Rx4uFT
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day 6 hours ago

Increased Risk of VTE in RA: Lessons Learned from 40 Years of Data
Dr. Mrinalini Dey reports on abstract OP0070, "Trends in Incidence and Predictors of Incident Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study", https://t.co/JykR4Mxb9L
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day 8 hours ago

The Impact of Biologics on Methotrexate Adherence
Dr. Aurelie Najm reports on abstract POS0563, 'Methotrexate biochemical adherence significantly reduces in new starters of biologic/targeted DMARDs: Results from the Biologics in Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetics and Genomics Study https://t.co/t7DEsJW35v
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1 day 10 hours ago

RA Care Should be Guided by Need—Not Age
Dr. Jiha Lee reports on abstract POS0627, "Examination of Clinical Outcomes by Treatment Duration of Biologics and JAK inhibitors in Nonagenarian Rheumatoid Arthritis," at EULAR 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day 12 hours ago

Psoriatic Arthritis: Hit hard and Early
Two studies found no significant benefit of early biologics over standard methotrexate treatment, but they did not focus on poor prognosis cases. The SPEED trial, funded by the NIHR, aimed to compare disease activity in 192 PsA patients https://t.co/Vte0RSyszN
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1 day 13 hours ago