โญ Meet the
@bmj_rmdopen
SoMe editors ๐ฑ
โถ๏ธ Cristiana Sieiro Santos (
@cristianasieiro
) is a Consultant Rheumatologist at
@ReumaLeon
and a clinical researcher at
@unileon
, Spain ๐ช๐ธ
๐ฌ Her main research interests are: systemic sclerosis, SLE, pregnancy in RMDs, and
#CV
risk
๐ฌCancer risk in
#Scleroderma
๐งฌ 20% cancer prevalence in SSc patients
โซ Higher risk in elderly & anti-Ro52 or U3-RNP antibodies
๐ Cancer-associated SSc is linked to the absence of anti-centromere & topoisomerase-1 antibodies
๐
โญ Meet the
@bmj_rmdopen
SoMe editors ๐ฑ
โถ๏ธ Shinji Izuka (
@IzukaShinji
) is a Rheumatologist at the Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, The University of Tokyo, Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
๐ฌ His main research interests are: SLE, myositis, auto-inflammatory disease and translational research
๐ป Predictive model for cardiovascular & cerebrovascular events in
#SLE
๐ Clinical indicators
๐ Disease onset age >40
๐ ฮฒ2GP1
๐ Smoking
๐ High dose of GC
๐ Male gender
๐ Hypertension
๐ HCQ
๐ Cutaneous
๐ Arthritis
๐ Model showed high accuracy (C index: 0.801) for
โญ Meet the
@bmj_rmdopen
SoMe editors ๐ฑ
โถ๏ธ Vincenzo Venerito (
@vincevenerito
) is an Assistant Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Bari, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
๐ฌ His main research interests are: Spondyloarthritis, AI, Sinovial Histopathology, RA-ILD, Vaccines and Fibromyalgia
๐จ Immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and Sjรถgrenโs disease (iTTP-SjD)
iTTP-SjD patients vs idiopathic iTTPโคต๏ธ
โ Diagnosis with Sjรถgren's at a younger age
๐ฌ Higher rates of anti-SjS-related antigen A antibody positivity
๐บ Higher rates of xerostomia
๐
๐ฅ How to prevent hospitalisations in patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases?
๐ Systematic Screening for Multimorbidities leads to:
๐ 50% rise in dispensation of multimorbidity-preventing drugs:
๐Vaccines
๐ซLipid-lowering agents
๐ฆดAntiosteoporotic
๐ Persistent synovitis detected by ultrasound can predict
#RheumatoidArthrits
relapse/radiographic progression
๐จ 50.4% of RA patients in remission had persistent Power Doppler-positive ultrasonography synovitis (PDUS)
๐ฆด Persistent PDUS predicted relapse or radiographic
From the history of interferon to the potential use of
#anifrolumab
in treating Type I interferonopathies.
๐ Editorial by
@MLFremond
,
@crichez33
.
๐
๐ซ Frailty & Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in
#SLE
๐๏ธ 202 patients with SLE were examined for frailty and atherosclerotic plaques using carotid/femoral artery ultrasound
๐ SLICC-Frailty Index & cardiovascular risk class were associated with carotid & femoral plaques
๐ Explore the Most-Read Articles from the RMD Open ๐งฌ
๐ฅ CAR T cells for treating autoimmune diseases
๐ Colchicine in crystal-induced arthritis
๐ Sinusitis & rheumatic diseases
๐ Hearing loss in Sjรถgrenโs syndrome
๐โโ๏ธ Hormonal factors & rheumatoid arthritis
Stay ahead
๐Bimekizumab, IL-17A/IL-17F inhibitor, improves patient-reported outcomes and health-related QOL in
#PsoriaticArthritis
๐ Phase 3 studies show rapid pain, fatigue, physical function, and HRQoL improvements by week 4, sustained through week 16.
๐ Pain reduction (VAS):
๐ Sandy-2, a BAFF-blocking antibody, improved salivary function and reduced gland inflammation in mice with Sjรถgren's-like disease.
๐ฌ The treatment boosted regulatory T cells in salivary glands, potentially explaining its benefits.
๐ BAFF inhibition could be a promising
๐ โGout was like the bossโ: How does gout affect work life?
๐ Pain, tophi & job demands influence work ability.
๐ ๏ธ Effective management = improved work participation.
๐ Discuss employment impacts with patients.
๐
๐จ Conception in women with primary Sjรถgrenโฒs disease (pSS)
โถ๏ธ Assisted reproductive technology use does not seem much higher in women with pSS
โถ๏ธ Prospective and preconceptional follow-ups for cases and controls are needed ๐
@GregoireMDF
๐๏ธ
๐ฌParotid gland in pediatric- vs adult-onset Sjรถgrenโs disease
๐งPed SjD
โฌ๏ธ CD45+ cells
โซ B & โฌ๏ธ T cells
โฌ๏ธ CD21+ follicular dendritic cells
โฌ๏ธ Germinal centers
๐ Distinct pathological features of pedSjD, compared to adults with similar ESSDAI.
๐
๐จ Methotrexate treatment hampers induction of vaccine-specific CD4 T cell responses in patients with IMID
๐ Deep immune profiling of spike-specific B and T cells following messenger RNA vaccination in both MTX-treated and MTX-untreated
๐ MTX reduces vaccine-induced CD4 T
๐จ Multivariable prediction model for progression of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease
โถ๏ธ Patients from SENSCIS trial who had early and/or inflammatory SSc and severe skin fibrosis
๐ก Predictors of SSc-ILD progression over 52 weeks:
โณ๏ธ Lower DLco %
๐จ Significant decrease of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures in rheumatoid arthritis within 24 years: experiences of a single centre
โฌ๏ธ โฌ๏ธ Osteoporosis and fractures in RA within 24 years
โด๏ธ Biologicals should be considered in patients with a high risk of osteoporosis
๐
๐จ Comparison of established and preliminarily proposed ASAS MRI working group cut-offs for inflammatory MRI lesions in the sacroiliac joints in radiographic and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis
โถ๏ธ Post hoc analysis of part A of the phase 3 open-label C-OPTIMISE study
๐ Does therapy with immunosuppressive drugs improve GI symptoms in patients with
#systemicsclerosis
?
๐น 209 SSc patients (82.3% โ๏ธ )
โ 40 (19.1%) dcSSc
๐ 71 exposed to immunosuppressive therapies
๐บ Immunossuppresives โฌ๏ธ GIT score and GI symptoms
โ๏ธ
๐ Sensitivity of 2019 EULAR/ACR vs 1997 ACR criteria in 737
#SLE
patients in Norway ๐ณ๐ด
โฌ๏ธ 92% met 2019 EULAR/ACR at diagnosis (vs 77% for 1997 ACR)
๐ Higher sensitivity in adults, varying by age & ethnicity
๐ 2019 EULAR/ACR can capture early-SLE.
๐
๐ bDMARD use influences the impact of major adverse iCVE events in
#RA
.
โค๏ธ 26,534 patient-years, 239 MACE, 362 iCVE
โก๏ธ DAS28-CRP linked to MACE risk in bDMARD non-users (HR 1.21)
๐ก bDMARDs may reduce CV risk in RA.
โ๏ธ
@AKarpouzas
๐จ Cardiovascular risk according to genetic predisposition to gout, lifestyle and metabolic health across prospective European and Korean cohorts
๐ซ Individuals at high genetic risk for gout had a higher risk of incident CVD than those with low genetic risk across ancestry
โถ๏ธ
๐จ Agreement between patient-reported flares and clinically significant flare
status in patients with RA in sustained remission: data from the ARCTIC REWIND trials
๐ข Patient-reported flare status aligns with clinically significant flares in RA patients in sustained remission
๐ Do clinical phenotypes of chronic back pain suspicious of
#axSpA
change?
๐ฅ๐ฅ Four Clinical Phenotypes previously identified SPACE (+DESIR) cohort:
๐ Pure axSpA (โaxialโ)
๐ axSpA with peripheral signs (โinflammatory back pain + peripheralโ)
๐ axSpA at risk
๐ No
๐จ Bimekizumab treatment in patients with active psoriatic arthritis and prior inadequate response to anti-TNF: 52-week safety and efficacy from the phase III BE COMPLETE study and its open-label extension BE VITAL
๐ฝ๏ธ Check out the video abstract:
Evaluating the participation of junior members and patient and healthcare professionals representatives in EULAR task forces: results from an international survey
๐จ Inflammatory biomarkers predicting long-term remission and active disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a population-based study of the Nordic JIA cohort
โ๏ธ Serum biomarkers IL-1ฮฒ, IL-6, and S100A9 โถ๏ธ improve predictions of disease activity and remission status at 18
๐จ Safety, pharmacokinetics, biomarker response and efficacy of E6742: a dual antagonist of Toll-like receptors 7 and 8, in a first in patient, randomised, double-blind, phase I/II study in SLE
โ๏ธ E6742 had a favorable safety profile and was well-tolerated
๐ฝ IL-1ฮฒ, IL-6, and
๐งช New study highlights the potential of serum biomarkers in distinguishing GCA from PMR
โญ GCA: โฌ๏ธ serum sCD141 and CXCL9
โญ PMR: โฌ๏ธ serum MMP-3 and IL-6
โถ๏ธ Subclinical GCA: sCD141 and MMP-3/sCD141 with a high diagnostic accuracy
๐
โถ๏ธ Impact of initiation of targeted therapy on the use of PsA treatments
๐ 9,793 PsA patients
โญ Targeted therapy โฌ๏ธNSAIDs, prednisone, opioids, MTX, hospitalizations
๐บ TNF inhibitors show a slightly greater impact than IL17 & IL12/23 inhibitors.
โ๏ธ
๐ฌ Acetylated bacterial proteins from the gut
โก๏ธ Induction of anti-modified protein antibodies and may contribute to seropositive
#RA
๐ฆ Acetylated E. coli proteins ๐ recognized by AMPA.
๐ Immunization with these proteins ๐ cross-reactive AMPA.
๐
โญ Dual Success: Managing PsA and Cancer with IL-17/23 inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy
๐ฅ Three male patients with pre-existing PsA received ICIs for cancer treatment.
๐The patients were effectively treated with either anti-IL-17A or anti-IL-23 to
Read one of our latest articles: Original research: Management of pregnancy in
#autoimmune
#rheumatic
diseases: maternal disease course, gestational and neonatal outcomes and use of medications in the prospectiveItalian study
โถ๏ธ Autologous haematopoiesis stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) for refractory autoimmune diseases in children
โ๏ธ 7 patients
๐ธ 4.2-year median progression-free survival
๐ก๏ธ 3 infections, 2 new secondary autoimmune diseases and 1 breast fibroadenoma
๐
๐ก Arrhythmia in patients with systemic sclerosis
๐จ SSc with 2x the risk of developing cardiac arrhythmia
โ Highest risk in the first year after diagnosis
โถ๏ธ Male sex, index age and PAH were significant risk factors
๐
๐ก RF test targeting the T3-17 epitope predicts progression to arthritis in seropositive arthralgia
โถ๏ธ T3-17 RF + aCCP titres improve predictive power for the development of arthritis (HR=6.4 (4.7โ8.7) vs HR=5.1 (3.9โ6.8)
๐
๐ฌThis post-hoc analysis of RAPID-axSpA trial data examined relationship between objective inflammation measures and clinical outcomes in axSpA patients.
๐ After 12 weeks of certolizumab pegol, >50% of patients had โฅ50% reductions in MRI/CRP inflammation, but <50% in
'Pre-arthritis stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis: from Pathology to Disease Prevention'
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๐ Real-world evidence of Ixekizumab (IL-17Ai) in 1192
#PsA
patients
โ๏ธ Comparable joint response to TNFi & JAKi
๐ Better skin outcomes compared to TNFi & IL-12/23i and IL-23i in active
#Psoriasis
patients
โก๏ธ Rapid joint disease improvement similar to JAKi
๐
๐ก Results from CareAR2020 trial
๐ Adding etanercept for 6 months did not improve disease control over 104 weeks versus adding leflunomide first
โถ๏ธ Early etanercept use led to better short-term control and reduced b/tsDMARDs use at 2 years
โ๏ธ
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๐ฌ Presence of soluble immune complexes (sICs) with CD16 bioactivity in RA serum and synovial fluid (SF).
๐งซ RA serum and SF โฌ๏ธ CD16 bioactivity and SF showing much higher activity than serum in RA patients
๐ก CD16 bioactivity in SF correlated with RF and ACPA levels
๐
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Read this article related to
#myositis
: Pretreatment mortality risk prediction model in patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis-associated interstitial lung disease
๐จ Persistence of power Doppler ultrasonography-detected synovitis over 1 year of follow-up predicts poor prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis in clinical remission: the SONORE prospective longitudinal study
๐ Ultrasound-detected synovitis (PDUS) persists in 50% of patients: 25.9%
How to define poor prognostic factors for clinical practice in
#RheumatoidArthritis
?
๐ Disease stage matters in defining RA prognostic factors
๐ฐ๏ธ Early phase: DAS28 remission & Radiographic progression
๐ฐ๏ธ Established phase: Patient self-assessments & PROs
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#hypophosphatasia
in hospitalised adults in
#rheumatology
and internal medicine departments: a multicentre study over 10 years
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