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Experts disagree on skin endpoint in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 11/07/2014 - 18:20

NEW YORK – For the skin component of psoriatic arthritis, consensus about how high to set the bar for disease control continues to elude experts, judging from a debate about the value of...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Experts disagree on skin endpoint in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 11/07/2014 - 18:20

NEW YORK – For the skin component of psoriatic arthritis, consensus about how high to set the bar for disease control continues to elude experts, judging from a debate about the value of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Rituximab yielded long-term benefit in lupus nephritis

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 21:30

PARIS – Treatment with rituximab in patients with refractory lupus nephritis was associated with significant long-term improvement in symptoms, histology, and laboratory markers in a prospective...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Deaths mar atacicept trial for lupus, but research continues

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 20:55

PARIS – A randomized trial of two doses of atacicept for systemic lupus erythematosus was interrupted after two deaths occurred in patients taking 150 mg of the drug. However, since a post hoc...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Secukinumab bests etanercept, placebo for sustained improvement of psoriasis

Posted on: 09/07/2014 - 22:00

At least two-thirds of adults with plaque psoriasis treated with the fully human anti-interleukin-17A monoclonal antibody secukinumab achieved PASI 75 at 12 weeks in two related randomized phase III...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Hyponatremia linked to osteoporosis, fragility fractures

Posted on: 09/07/2014 - 15:40

CHICAGO – Hyponatremia quadruples the risk of osteoporosis and fragility fractures, according to a retrospective database study presented at the joint meeting of the International Congress of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Hyponatremia linked to osteoporosis, fragility fractures

Posted on: 09/07/2014 - 15:40

CHICAGO – Hyponatremia quadruples the risk of osteoporosis and fragility fractures, according to a retrospective database study presented at the joint meeting of the International Congress of...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Trial of sirukumab for lupus nephritis falls flat

Posted on: 08/07/2014 - 21:20

PARIS – The investigational interleukin-6 blocker sirukumab provided no benefit to patients with lupus nephritis but put them at a very high risk of developing a serious infection in a small,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Real-world use supports belimumab clinical trial data

Posted on: 08/07/2014 - 16:20

PARIS – Belimumab produced significant clinical improvement in 74% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who took it over a 6-month period, reducing disease symptoms and steroid use and...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Monitor elderly for bone loss after gastric bypass

Posted on: 07/07/2014 - 17:00

CHICAGO – Older adults who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass are at risk for lessened bone mineral density for at least 2 years after their surgery and should be monitored appropriately for...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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