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Switching to rituximab more efficacious than switching anti-TNF agents
Key clinical point: Switching to rituximab may be more efficacious than switching anti-TNF agents in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid...
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Three-month time point critical in T2T
Key clinical point:Failure to achieve minor responses at 3 months almost ruled out successfully reaching the target at 6 months. Major finding: To...
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Fibromyalgia does not fit an analogy
The power of the central sensitization analogy – the idea that pain is best thought about as a stereo with the volume turned up – has led to the...
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Outpatient venography can be performed safely
Key clinical point: Office-based iliac venography and stent placement may replace the need to perform these procedures in the hospital. Major...
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First in-human RA vaccine trial yields positive results
A single intradermal injection of autologous modified dendritic cells exposed to citrullinated peptides was safe and had immunoregulatory and anti...
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Stricter DVT prophylaxis guidelines needed for cardiac and vascular surgery
Key clinical point: Intraoperative anticoagulation alone does not prevent DVT in patients undergoing vascular and cardiac surgery. Major finding:...
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Consider LDL-C and HDL-C when estimating CV risk in RA
Key clinical point: Current CV risk assessments in RA are suboptimal; there may be benefit in considering both LDL-C and HDL-C levels when...
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B cell marker may predict relapse and guide re-treatment in ANCA-AAV
Key clinical point: Naive lymphopenia may be a B cell specific marker of disease activity in AAV that predicts relapse and can guide physicians on...
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Baseline CT scans predict lung fibrosis in SSc
Key clinical point: Patients with newly diagnosed SSc should have baseline lung CT and pulmonary function tests Major finding: Baseline high-...
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RA susceptibility gene linked with disease severity, treatment response
Key clinical finding: The HLA-DRB1 haplotype status of patients with RA may affect radiological damage, mortality, and response to anti-TNF agents...
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Etanercept maintenance therapy feasible in some RA patients
Key clinical point: An induction maintenance strategy with etanercept can be applied in some patients with established RA for whom the use of an...
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Treat-to-target approach for RA has cardiovascular benefits
Key clinical point: In a large cohort of RA patients, a clear dose-response effect was observed with reductions in disease activity associated...