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A new study shows that the clinical status of patients who have either rheumatoid arthritis or axial spondyloarthritis, can be successfully maintained when switching from the biologic originator etanercept to a biosimilar called SB4.

The first-ever study designed to assess the effectiveness of methotrexate on hand osteoarthritis finds that while the treatment did not demonstrate superior efficacy over placebo on pain or function, it did significantly reduce the progression of joint damage.

Patients who have systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease and received nintedanib were more likely to have improved lung function than patients who received a placebo, according to a new study. Not only did nintedanib improve forced vital capacity, but patients who received the drug were less likely to experience declining clinical status and more likely to see their conditions stabilize.

Scientists now have a better understanding of the relationship between the gut microbiome and rheumatoid arthritis.

Richard Furie, MD, chief of the division of rheumatology with Norwell Health, discusses the results of a phase 2 trial examining obinutuzumab for lupus nephritis.

Philip Mease, MD, director of rheumatology research at the Swedish Rheumatology Research Group, discusses the current state of treatments for psoriatic arthritis.

Elaine Husni, MD, discusses the results of a trial she led examining quality of life changes in psoriatic arthritis patients receiving golimumab over a 1-year period.

Abdul Abdellatif, MD, discusses during Kidney Week some treatment options for patients with gout.

John Sundy, MD, PhD, senior vice president of Inflammation and Respiratory Disease with Gilead Sciences, discusses the results of a pooled safety analysis examining phase 3 studies of filgotinib.

Raymond Douglas, MD, PhD, discusses teprotumumab and its potential for treating thyroid eye disease.

Peter Izmirly, MD, discusses the results of a trial he led examining the possible reduction in recurrence of congenital heart block from treatment with hydroxychloroquine at ACR 2019.

Renowned infectious disease expert Leonard Calabrese, DO, professor of medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, takes part in a Q&A on vaccinations in immunocompromised patient populations.

Aileen Pangan, MD, executive medical director of Immunology with AbbVie, discusses the results of the SELECT-AXIS 1 trial and what it indicates about upadacitinib as a treatment for ankylosing spondylitis.

Jianmin Fang, PhD, CEO and founder of Remegen Ltd., discusses the results of a phase 2b trial exmaining the use of telitacicept for the treatment of SLE.

Yusuf Yazici, MD, chief medical officer of Samumed, discusses SM04690(Lorecivivint) at ACR 2019.

ACR Annual Meeting:  Exposure to industrial emissions of fine particles matter and sulfur dioxide are associated with the presence of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies, a characteristic biomarker for rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Atlanta on November 12.

ACR Annual Meeting:  In patients with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus, anifrolumab (AstraZeneca) was superior to placebo for overall disease activity, skin disease and oral corticosteroid tapering, among other efficacy endpoints, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Atlanta on November 12.

In rheumatoid arthritis patients who are in sustained remission and receiving conventional synthetic DMARDs, continued treatment with stable doses led to fewer disease activity flares and less frequent radiographic joint damage progression than tapered csDMARD treatment, shows a study.

John Sundy, MD, PhD, senior vice president of Inflammation and Respiratory Disease with Gilead Sciences, discusses the results of the 156-week analysis of filgotinib in RA patients.

Philip Mease, MD, Director of Rheumatology Research at the Swedish Rheumatology Research Group, discusses why he believes some rheumatologists are skeptical of JAK inhibitors and where they fit in current treatment algorithms.

Martin Bergman, MD, clinical associate professor of Medicine at Drexel University, discusses the results of a study examining prevalence of burnout among rheumatologists.

ACR Annual Meeting:  Single intra-articular doses of UBX0101 of up to 4 mg were well-tolerated by patients with painful knee osteoarthritis, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Atlanta on November 12. The treatment is in development, but if it pans out, it may reduce the effects aging on arthitic joints.

ACR Annual Meeting:  In a small study, patients with macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) receiving emapalumab (Gamifant, Sobi) achieved complete response, according to data presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Atlanta on November 12.

ACR Annual Meeting:  The use of methotrexate combined with or without the oral JAK inhibitor tofacitinib produced no clinically meaningful difference in 179 psoriatic arthritis patients from the OPAL Balance study, presented at ACR 2019 this week.

ACR Annual Meeting:  Cannabis use among patients with rheumatic diseases has increased since 2014, and those who tried cannabis tended to have worse pain, disease activity, and symptoms and were taking more analgesics, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Atlanta on November 13.

Full 52-week results of the SPIRT-H2H trial were presented during the late breaking session at ACR 2019.

Brian LaMoreaux, MD, medical director with Horizon Therapeutics, discusses response to concurrent methotrexate and pegloticase use for treating uncontrolled gout.

Deodhar discusses the results of a study comparing the symptoms and treatment patterns in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.

Philip Mease, MD, Director of Rheumatology Research at Swedish Rheumatology Research Group, reflects upon new data and discusses where he sees guselkumab fitting into a PsA patient's current treatment plan.

A new study from ACR 2019 found tocilizumab outperformed rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis patients with low B-cell levels.