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Practical management of rheumatic immune-related adverse events with immune checkpoint inhibitors

Joint Bone Spine has published a full read review of the management of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) in patients receiving Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for cancer.
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Clinical Associations with Anti-RNA Polymerase III Antibodies

A systematic review of anti-RNA polymerase III antibodies (ARA) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients finds ARA positivity in only 9% of SSc patients, but come with a higher risk of many potentially worrisome outcomes.

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Retrospective review of 457 Autoimmune liver disease pts found 42.5% with Polyautoimmunity. Predictors included ANA positivity (78 vs 47%), ANA titers, dsDNA (12 vs 2%), RF+ (25 vs 9%), disease duration, low albumin, high ESRs. https://t.co/Socl6XWU9a https://t.co/8qomVBh3KP
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Pesticides and Rheumatoid Arthritis?

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Women exposed to pesticides through farm work or as farmers' wives face increased risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis, a new analysis of Agricultural Health Study data indicated.

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NHANES, Numbers, & Risk (7.18.2025)

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com along with interesting case questions from "Ask Cush Anything".

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Zasocitinib (Tyk2 Inhibitor) Efficacy in Psoriatic Arthritis

A highly selective, tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor zasocitinib (TAK-279), was studied in a phase 2b trial and found to be effective and safe patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

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Molecular profiling of RA synovium predicts biologic responses

Machine learning analysis of pre-treatment synovial tissue biopsy from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients starting either etanercept (ETN), tocilizumab (TCZ) and rituximab (RTX)

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Immunomodulators in the Treatment of Autoimmune Hepatitis Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic, progressive inflammatory liver disease driven by autoimmune mechanisms, characterized by elevated serum aminotransferases, hypergammaglobulinemia, and interface hepatitis on https://t.co/KgzjNvrZ7v
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Immunomodulators in the Treatment of Autoimmune Hepatitis

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Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic, progressive inflammatory liver disease driven by autoimmune mechanisms, characterized by elevated serum aminotransferases, hypergammaglobulinemia, and interface hepatitis on histology. With an annual global incidence of 1.37 per 100,000, AIH can lead

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Rheumatologists can’t ignore hypereosinopilic syndrome anymore, not when it borders on our diseases and therapies. Great takeaways on subtypes and therapies from Giacomo Emmi in an elegant talk #EULAR2025 @RheumNow https://t.co/yzQVt1fLKW https://t.co/kiX6kPPQP5
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ICYMI: Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Becoming Milder?

A 24 year, prospective study analyzing very early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in three consecutive eras suggests that RA has evolved since 2005, demonstrating less seropositivity, inflammation, and erosions but is characterized by more comorbidity, smoking and corticosteroid use.

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Not All About B Cells: Myeloid Related Inflammation in Lupus Pathogenesis Dr. Andrea Fava shares his perspectives from the EULAR 2025 meeting in Barcelona, Spain. https://t.co/8Lh02c3sy4 https://t.co/XX7wKovD9u
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Key summary slide of research in the use of CD19 CAR T cells in rheumatology indications Dinesh Khanna @RheumNow #EULAR2025 https://t.co/CoFHqaE1L1
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Autologous CAR T cell production, administration and monitoring Dinesh Khanna @RheumNow #EULAR2025 https://t.co/zrXjxSCRgl
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#Relapsing_Polychondritis Main differential diagnosis is GPA 🔺️No ANCA and no renal involvement in relapsing polychondritis @Lupusreference #EULAR2025 @RheumNow https://t.co/QUJZ3EDjj3
Nelly ZIADE 🍀 @Nellziade( View Tweet )
💉Early results from a dose-escalation trial of novel CD19xCD3xCD28 trispecific antibody (CC312) in refractory #SLE show no ICANS or ≥G2 CRS, rapid B cell depletion & 100% SRI-4 response (n=5). @RheumNow #EULAR2025 #LB0007 #CART

Mrinalini Dey @DrMiniDey( View Tweet )

How does #HCQ work in #SLE Stabilizes lysomal membranes? #Lupus pts on HCQ monoRx & low #SLEDAI were followed Single cell seq HCQ cytokine sigs May vary over time IFN & OXPosph pathways #Hydroxychloroquine in #LN - #IFN I&II #EULAR2025 @RheumNow POS0983 https://t.co/0gMQh9MNlg
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Safety of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Rheumatic Patients

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New work presented at the 2025 annual EULAR congress in Barcelona focuses on the recombinant zoster vaccine (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 rheumatic and

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#EULAR2025 Abstr#POS0325 Immunosuppressant-free is not only confined to CAR-T. Our cohort study in #SLE: 20% patients were “Super-Responder” (>3yrs response) inc. 7% IS-free after one Rituximab cycle. Non-European, APS & shorter disease duration predicted super-response @RheumNow https://t.co/nPIYpGoynR
Md Yuzaiful Md Yusof @Yuz6Yusof( View Tweet )
Worth mentioning: the type of monoclonal protein is important for diagnosis. Different diseases with different therapies #EULAR2025 @RheumNow l https://t.co/5bbQnHV6CI
David Liew @drdavidliew( View Tweet )
#vagal & #splenic #nerves most studied In #immune #system interaction #PNS can detect #inflammation use in #D2T #RA w active disease ? Key factors in #neurostimulation - many #EULAR2025 @RheumNow @eular_org #D2T in #RA session https://t.co/tCgpGtI5z2
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In vitro, balinatunfib (TNFR1-selective inhibitor) preserved Treg expansion in CD4+ T cells co-cultured with IL-2 and memTNF (Treg 8.99 percent, p<0.0001), unlike adalimumab and etanercept which reduced Tregs by 27.5 to 41 percent. Confirms TNFR2 sparing with selective TNFR1 https://t.co/xaczz87Xrd
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🚨 Type I IFN in Pediatric SLE: Expanded Insights! •🩺 IFN-I Impact: Fuels pediatric SLE; drives T-cell autoreactivity, autoantibody production, proinflammatory cytokines. •📈 Key Pathways: Plasmacytoid dendritic cells overproduce IFN-I via cGAS-STING-TBK1, TLR4/TLR9; https://t.co/4i3MktOoVd
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Got paraproteinemia? Here’s what to think about, from a rheumatology point of view. @RheumNow #EULAR2025 https://t.co/eu7Mi5yeum
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RA polygenic risk ≠ MI risk. In >8,700 Swedes w/ or w/o RA, higher genetic risk for RA wasn’t linked to higher MI incidence. Familial clustering of RA & MI likely driven by non-genetic factors. Traditional CV risk still key in RA care. @RheumNow #EULAR2025 #OP0072 https://t.co/KN6Dg0ekt2
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