Tonight! The final Tuesday Night Rheumatology of May. This webinar will feature highlights from these lectures followed by live audience Q & A: Methotrexate Use: 50 Yr. Perspective Myths vs Reality in RA Biosimilars - Back on the Agenda https://t.co/NRAtlQ96e3 https://t.co/j6WVyFacUc

TAS5315, BTK inhibitor, studied in 91 MTX refractory RA pts. Wk 12 ACR20 resp was 79% on TAS5315 vs 60% PBO (p=0.053); ACR50 (33 vs 13%) not signif. Adverse event equal betw grps, but 9 pts had bleeding on TAS5315 https://t.co/XYS0XRMJar https://t.co/ntGtahFf4T

Vedolizumab (VED) doesnt help SpA. Study of 39 IBD, half on VED, 17 w/ SpA (7 axial). 14 w/ periph. arthritis before VED, only 3 improved w/ VED. 3 pts on VED developed new arthritis/aglas. 6 Pts stopped for SpA (2) or IBD (4) worsening. https://t.co/8BMTmJqhPq https://t.co/BOMsk38KB2

Systematic review proves Keystones 60%/40%/20% response rule in biologic-naive #RA. 21 RCTs 1999-2017; For bio-naïve pts the ACR20/50/70 was 61.4%/37.8%/ 18.8%. For Bio-IR it was 48.5%/27.3%/12.9%- roughly 10pts lower. https://t.co/Xr3QEw278J https://t.co/OAfNghXlvB

UK Biobank cohort study (n=361,952) assessed BMI effects on rheumatic Dz risk. Higher BMI incr odds of RA (IRR=1.52), OA (IRR=1.49), PsA (IRR=1.80), gout (1.73), SpA(1.34); more pronounced in women for both gout and psoriatic arthropathy https://t.co/eLeeShSSv1 https://t.co/IjWF2EPqOR

PREVENT study looked at Xray progression in 438 nr-axSpA pts given PBO or secukinumab. At baseline there was little SI damage & at 2 yrs no SI progression (− 0.04 mSASSS) or spinal inflammation in both groups. https://t.co/3EgnK2rWgb https://t.co/z5umUhpViF

MRI study of SI jts in axSpA 196 pts shows w/ increasing bone marrow edema of SI, SI damage is likely. BME each quadrant incr odds: sclerosis (OR:1.9), erosions (1.9). BME lead to 5 yr SIJ damage if fluctuating (OR:5.6) or persistent (OR:7.5) https://t.co/Dkbcij5Uhv https://t.co/x83kErVb1E

A claims cohort comparison of #RA pts with H.zoster (n 1 866 ) and pts without HZ (38,846). RA+/HZ+ pts had significantly greater Hospitalizations, emergency visits (esp <30d post HZ Dx; adj IRR hosp=3.4; ED=3.7) and higher Total HC costs https://t.co/89GLUK93dO https://t.co/9jweduoBHw

Save the date! We'll be tuning in live from Milan for EULAR '23. Count on us for: -KOL perspective videos -Clinical Trial Highlights -Daily Faculty Recaps -Live Streaming and more! https://t.co/9uKnDTynfk

Join us for the final Tuesday Night Rheumatology of May. This webinar will feature highlights from these lectures followed by live audience Q & A: Methotrexate Use: 50 Yr. Perspective Myths vs Reality in RA Biosimilars - Back on the Agenda https://t.co/0OenWkXarV https://t.co/yUHwslkZ9o

3-4-5 Rule Dr. Jack Cush reviews more than a dozen news, journal articles and RNL highlights from this past week on https://t.co/V10S4oVFsv https://t.co/4iQERIh5Zl https://t.co/bwSk9L7ucC

⚠️Beware not all bone marrow oedema =#AxSpA on MRI ! Signal seen in 17% volunteers at SIJs @DrPoddubnyy #RNL2023 https://t.co/xTKuSRXK72 https://t.co/c09QjSkJBP