Targeted drugs for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are not created equal when it comes to pain relief, a retrospective study from Sweden indicated, although the differences appeared to be modest.
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Since 2022, EULAR and the Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS) have been working to establish clinical practice guidelines for the diagnostics and management of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) and adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD).
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal articles and a new FDA approval for EGPA, this week on the Podcast.
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com - including tips on steroids, MAS, and myositis testing.
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In the realm of chronic inflammation, lipid abnormalities are well-recognized as pivotal contributors to the progression and clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis. Particularly in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a systemic autoimmune disorder, the immune response leads to the generation of
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A pilot study assessed pulse methoprednisolone with weekly subcutaneous tocilizumab (TCZ) in patients with large vessel-GCA (LV-GCA) and showed that a sizeable minority will relapse after the TCZ is discontinued.
CARRA has developed consensus treatment plans for the use of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in patients with refractory, moderately severe juvenile dermatomyositis. Juvenile dermatomyositis is the most common form of idiopathic, inflammatory myositis in childhood, with
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com - leading with lupus because everyone wants to know about lupus!
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One of the most serious complications of rheumat0logic and autoimmune diseases can be prevented with biologic drugs, a single-center chart review suggested, and some such products may be more effective than others.
Among 83 patients receiving biologic agents for their underlying
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Medscape has published an overview to the 2024 updated recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc) presented in Vienna at EULAR 2024 by Professor Francesco Del Galdo, MD, PhD on behalf of a 27 member task force.
The new recommendations (n=20)
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A retrospective cohort study of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) persistence in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), shows the 3 year survicval to be under 50% but that all studied biologics were nearly
Despite the clinical similarities and treatment differences between giant cell arteritis (GCA polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), confusion exists regarding the impact of overlapping disorders. A large cohort study shows that GCA patients with PMR symptoms are
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal articles and regulatory announcements from the past week on RheumNow.com.
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Day 2 at EULAR 2024 was a big poster day for many with several good sessions and oral presentations on Preventing RA, new vasculitis therapies and a session devoted to the 50th anniversary of the Moll & Wright Criteria.
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Several abstracts are presenting new compounds, targeting either RA well-known inflammatory pathways or offering new mechanisms of action or therapeutic sequences; these are summarized below.
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A systematic review of the effectiveness and safety of pharmacological treatments for adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) supports the use of either IL-1 or IL-6 inhibitors.
A metanalysis was performed using databases, trial
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A Dutch Early Psoriatic Arthritis cohort study shows that psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients treated early (referred and diagnosed within in less than 12 weeks) had the best clinical outcomes.
