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Tapering TNFi’s safe and much cheaper in RA

Posted on: 01/12/2014 - 21:47

BOSTON – Tapering but perhaps not completely stopping tumor necrosis factor inhibitors can result in good control of rheumatoid arthritis with considerable cost savings, according to investigators in...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Nonsteroidal ‘DAGR’ looks sharp against RA

Posted on: 26/11/2014 - 16:06

BOSTON – A nonsteroidal investigational drug that acts on the glucocorticoid receptor was superior to placebo and noninferior to higher-dose prednisone in adults with rheumatoid arthritis,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Golimumab effective against nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis with inflammation

Posted on: 26/11/2014 - 15:16

BOSTON – Golimumab was significantly better than placebo at reducing disease activity and inflammation in patients with nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis, but only among those who were positive...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Nonoperative management okay after draining diverticular-associated abscess

Posted on: 24/11/2014 - 22:35

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients who did not undergo elective surgical resection after successful percutaneous drainage of a diverticular-associated abscess had low rates of recurrent diverticulitis in a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: DAGR may prove to be safer alternative to glucocorticoids

Posted on: 24/11/2014 - 22:19

BOSTON– In the search for safer alternatives to glucocorticoid therapy, DAGR (PF-0417327) may prove to be a contender. The investigational drug is a selective, high-affinity, dissociated agonist of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Simple risk score predicts dementia risk in type 2 diabetes

Posted on: 24/11/2014 - 20:44

BERLIN – The first-ever dementia risk score designed specifically for patients with type 2 diabetes has successfully undergone external validation and is ready for everyday use by clinicians, Rachel...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Perioperative fluid levels increase ileus risk

Posted on: 24/11/2014 - 19:49

SAN FRANCISCO – Too much or too little IV fluid on the day of surgery was associated with a 10%-12% increased risk for postoperative ileus in a retrospective study of 84,722 patients undergoing colon...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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

VIDEO: Secukinumab rapidly effective against ankylosing spondylitis

Posted on: 20/11/2014 - 14:59

BOSTON – Secukinumab showed enduring efficacy in ankylosing spondylitis after 52 weeks of treatment, based on data reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. The...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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