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Simon Says “Don’t Do This” (1.27.2022)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews this week’s journal articles, focuses on studies that should not have been done and responds to viewer questions in Ask Cush Anything.
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JAK-pot Study: To Cycle or Switch after JAK inhibitor Failure?
Data from 17 international registries (JAK-pot collaboration) suggest that for Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients failing their first janus kinase inhibitor (JAKi), it did not matter if they were cycled to another JAKi or switched to a biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD).
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2022 Rheumatology Year in Review (1-6-2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the best of 2022 in Rheumatology - highlights on new drug indications, breakthrough lupus therapies, new biosimilars and the multivitamin letdown.
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Inflammatory Arthritis and Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) (also called acne inversa), is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder affecting apocrine gland-bearing skin in the axillae, groin, and under the breasts and is characterised by persistent or recurrent
Read ArticleBimekizumab Efficacy in TNF-Refractory Psoriatic Arthritis
Bimekizumab, a selective inhibitor of interleukin (IL)-17F and IL-17, has shown superior efficacy and safety in a 16 week trial in patients with active psoriatic arthritis who previously failed therapy with tumour necrosis factor-α (TNFi) inhibitors.
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TARGET Trial - Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Rheumatoid Arthritis
A recent randomised clinical trial suggests immunomodulators reduce arterial inflammation, and thereby cardiovascular (CV) risk, but shows no significant benefit to TNF inhibitors over triple therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Read ArticleComparing Biosimilar Growth in the US, Germany, and Switzerland
The biosimilar landscape will change dramatically in 2023, following the successful rollouts in other countries in Europe.
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ACR22 Takeaways: Pre-RA, Lupus, PsA and AS
ACR22 Convergence left us bountiful with information from all over the world. Here are a few of my personal highlights and key takeaways.
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