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POSTER HALL PRESENTATION: Sponsored by AbbVie Medical Affairs + Health Impact. 🔍Real-world outcomes in patients with RA remaining on first-line TNFi 📽️See Dr. Charles-Schoeman discuss subsequent outcomes in patients who did or did not achieve response at 3 or 6 months https://t.co/8RmcigG7SF
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 months 2 weeks ago
Otilimab, GM-CSF mAb, may have potential in #RA. Metanalysis of 4 RCTs, w/ 3933 RA pts had Moderate evidence for ACR20 response (vs PBO) at 90 mg (RR 1.50) & 150 mg (RR 1.39). but neither dose had signif different adverse events vs PBO. OTIL was less effective than tofacitinib. https://t.co/2WajWNnxE9
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 months 2 weeks ago
Retrospective multicentre study of 122 anti-synthetase syndrome pts - 14 (11%) had cancer associated myositis (CAM). The CAM SIR= 5.4 (elevated vs gen. pop. p < 0.0001). These pts were older, often +Hx cancer, lower CK levels, less weakness, worse survival. CAM cluster= older https://t.co/nuKg3P89a8
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 months 2 weeks ago
While there are trials in progress, there is no RCT data on the use of JAK inhibitors in Noninfectious Uveitis (NIU). But there is this metanalysis of many small case reports suggesting their potential efficacy in NIU. https://t.co/pBNsSmVjOz https://t.co/JrIGQGZjHt
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 months 2 weeks ago
MTX Fails Knee OA (6.6.2025) Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow. https://t.co/4FapDWtTIf https://t.co/lYoTXX9IEb
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 months 2 weeks ago
In 2019 there was an estimated 273,000 coccidioidomycosis cases in the USA; 23,000 hospitalizations and 900 coccidioidomycosis-associated deaths. Mostly from endemic states California & Arizona. https://t.co/JXPs8B4Dwb https://t.co/ddXIcub0pG
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 months 2 weeks ago
Positive results from Phase 2b RENOIR RCT of Rosnilimab, an agonist targeting PD-1+ T cells. 432 RA pts on MTX or csDMARDs, Rx w/ 6 mos of PBO vs ROS (100 or 200 mg q4wk or 600 mg q2wk). All 3 doses of rosnilimab achieved significant reductions DAS-28 CRP at Wk 12 https://t.co/g7lqQYXeJd
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 months 2 weeks ago
Systematic review of fibromyalgia & sleep quality - 47 RCTs, 11094 pts showed CBT for insomnia had a significant improvement in sleep quality; but CBT for pain had no impact. Only moderate improvement w/ pregabalin, sodium oxybate; but no effect w/ amitriptyline, milnacipran, https://t.co/bArizMLGR8
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 months 2 weeks ago
Target trial emulation study data from British Dermatologists Biologics & Immunomodulators Register, compared 231 PSO Rx w/ MTX + Adalimumab against 1553 PSO on ADA. @1Yr MTX did not augment ADA only responses based on Rx survival (79% vs 78%) or PASI75 (49% vs 52%). https://t.co/Lrpuhfarsb
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 months 2 weeks ago
Methotrexate Fails in Knee Osteoarthritis We'll be blunt: methotrexate flopped in a randomized placebo-controlled trial among patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. https://t.co/Y9elFXTkhN https://t.co/rs8wP7A1bv
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 months 2 weeks ago
HLA-B27 Testing in Practice Analysis of testing for human leukocyte antigen B27 (HLA-B27) in a teaching center shows HLA-B27 testing was frequently performed by rheumatologists and nonrheumatologists for a broad spectrum of indications and primarily as a screening test. https://t.co/IabqHyi0rl
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 months 2 weeks ago
The global regenerative medicine market is estimated to be valued at USD 9.8 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 22.05 billion by 2035 -- AMAZING, especially since the (lack of) science and most evidence does NOT support it's efficacy! https://t.co/2D2K1jrQZH https://t.co/UBMPgeZ25G
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 months 2 weeks ago
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