ASAS definition of Difficult-to-Manage Axial Spondyloarthritis (D2M axSpA) with criteria including treatment failure, suboptimal control, and persistent problematic symptoms. 89% of ASAS members endorsed the definition, including treatment-refractory cases with specific… https://t.co/3qWPQAGZ7c https://t.co/mVQzfLtaiI

Is it safe to administer rotavirus vaccine to infants exposed in utero to TNFi? Abstract#0806 shows no significant ↑ in the risk of diarrhea-related healthcare events among TNFi-exposed infants who received the vaccine compared to those who did not @RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/HpTCgywE4H

High serum BAFF as a novel RF for dev't of preeclampsia in pregnant SLE pts? This study by Dr. C Sims et al showed that SLE pregnancies w/preeclampsia had significantly higher BAFF levels during the 1st trimester, and likely w/ ⬆️dsDNA or ⬇️ complement @RheumNow #ACR24 abs424 https://t.co/kNzyuT03r2

McDermott @jeffsparks et al. SAIL-RA prospective study. 172 early RA patients. RA lund disease in 16%, RA-ILD in 11%. Disease activity strongest predictor RA lung disease, HR 4.89, and RA-ILD, HR 6.17. @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#0802 #ACRbest https://t.co/ia0koG64mL https://t.co/U1KdgcUfOy

The 2009 ASAS classification criteria did not meet the set targets of 75% sensitivity and 90% specificity in the CLASSIC cohort, indicating the need for revision of these criteria to increase its performance and validity in classification of axSpA. Abst#0820 #ACR24 #ACRBest… https://t.co/lF3QbRUpx3 https://t.co/SHPMpCjizS

This interesting systematic review showed that the prevalence of ILD was 15% in patients with SLE. This higher than previously reported! #ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/O1aZUUL4Ho

❔Can rheum drugs have beneficial effects on cognition? 💊Possible benefits with MTX and TNFis but certainly an active area of research and more studies needed #ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/lCnIRLwNjK

#ACR24 abst#0430 - Analyzed 61 SLE pregnancies - Higher early gestational Mean Arterial Pressure before 20 Weeks linked to increased preeclampsia risk - MAP trends at 8-10 and 17-19 weeks showed highest predictive accuracy for risk prediction @RheumNow https://t.co/37mg0WX43v

Ab#474 #ACR24 Hsieh and @NamrataRheum Cancer Survival in RA Unable to do meta-analysis due to lack of data HR for lung cancer in RA 1.04 No clear evid of increased risk, but more data and studies needed Great research project by a high school student (!!) @RheumNow https://t.co/Sfrf2v2UO4