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Azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil ‘equally ineffective’ for lupus nephritis

Posted on: 24/11/2014 - 18:03

BOSTON – It took 10 years to find out that mycophenolate mofetil and azathioprine are comparable as maintenance therapies for patients with lupus nephritis, at least in a European population. Or as...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Experimental antibodies target cytokines to calm SLE

Posted on: 21/11/2014 - 14:43

BOSTON – Two investigational monoclonal antibodies, each targeting a different cytokine, showed good activity against systemic lupus erythematosus in two separate studies presented at the annual...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Axial spondyloarthropathy guidelines: NSAIDs and PT first

Posted on: 20/11/2014 - 16:57

BOSTON – A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and exercise may be enough to control active axial spondyloarthritis in some patients, suggest authors of draft guidelines on the management of patients...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Repeat BMD screening not helpful for women under 65

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 22:15

Postmenopausal women without osteoporosis on their first bone mineral density test are unlikely to fracture before age 65, and are therefore unlikely to benefit from regular or repeated screening...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Lower heart failure risk seen in users of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 15:28

BOSTON – Rheumatoid arthritis patients taking tumor necrosis factor inhibitors ran a lower risk of developing congestive heart failure than did those on nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Herpes zoster vaccination: Is it safe for rheumatology patients over age 30 on biologics?

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 15:02

BOSTON– The herpes zoster vaccine may be safe to give to patients who are taking biologic therapies and have quiescent rheumatologic disorders, based on preliminary data from two studies presented at...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

RA increases mortality, particularly for respiratory causes, in women

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 14:39

BOSTON – A diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis doubled the risk of death from any cause over the risk for those without RA, based on 34 years of follow-up data from women in the Nurses’ Health...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

RA draft guidelines: Treat to target

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 18:35

BOSTON – Treat to target in both early and established rheumatoid arthritis, recommended the authors of American College of Rheumatology draft guidelines on the management of RA. The new ACR...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Certolizumab achieves sustained skin improvement in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 17:27

AMSTERDAM – Certolizumab pegol maintained significant improvement in dermatologic outcomes in psoriatic arthritis patients through 96 weeks of treatment in the phase III RAPID-PsA trial. Moreover,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Certolizumab achieves sustained skin improvement in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 17:27

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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