Articles By Jack Cush, MD
EULAR 2022 – Day 4 Report
Bags are packed, ready to go, but wait there’s more abstracts to show. The big news today were the “late breaking” abstracts. This is usually a favorite session of many as this is where the newest of study data often is showcased.
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EULAR 2022 – Day 3 Report
By now, those of us attending the meeting know how to find a free coffee or sprite, have found comfortable meeting nooks and know our way around! PAnd congrats to you virtual Rheums for mastering the multi-screen, multitask simultaneous consumption posters, tweets and oral abstract presentations.
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EULAR 2022 – Day 2 Report
A full day at EULAR with oral and poster presentations of abstracts in the morning and a plethora of scientific (review) sessions in the afternoon. The latter covering topics like sarcoidosis, Still’s disease, fibromyalgia, back pain, sarcopenia, APS, IgG4 and imaging in vasculitis.
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EULAR 2022 – Day 1 Report
It’s good to be back into full, big meeting mode. Highlights included a EULAR Recommendation Session, where updated guidelines were presented for the management of a) ANCA-associated Vasculitis, b) ASAS/EULAR recommendations for axSpA and c) RA. Here are a few of my favorites from Day 1.
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EULAR 2022 Featured Industry Abstracts
Below is a collection of several EULAR 2022 abstracts highlighted in recent press releases from companies sponsoring major clinical trials. You can search the EULAR site for these abstract and others here.
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Associated Arthritis
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have dramatically improved outcomes in numerous cancers but have been hampered by a growing spectrum of immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Rheumatic complaints may be less frequent than other irAEs associated with ICI in cancer patients.
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Bridge Prednisone Use Fails to Improve Outcomes
A one year, X-ray outcome trial has shown that the initial use of prednisone (high or low dose) in newly treated active early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) did not improve radiographic outcomes.
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RNL 2022: Rheumatoid Arthritis - Best Management
This week's Tuesday Night Rheumatology, hosted by Dr. Jack Cush, featured highlights from the 2022 RheumNow Live Rheumatoid Arthritis - Best Management Pod, followed by a lively audience Q & A. Lectures featured:
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Recommendations – Good & Bad (5.27.2022)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, regulatory updates and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. This week gout worries, mortality risks, measuring anti-drug antibodies and a better way in lupus?
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Cardiovascular Risk in Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
The cardiovascular (CV) risks of inflammation and gout are well known, but until recently hasn't been tied to calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease. A recent EHR study shows that acute CPPD crystal arthritis was significantly associated with elevated risks for non-fatal CV events.
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