The HCPLive Rheumatology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on rheumatologic disease. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for arthritis, gout, nr-AxSpA, and more.
May 1st 2024
FDA approves label update for voclosporin (Lupkynis) in lupus nephritis, reflecting long-term AURORA data and new kidney function monitoring guidance.
Philip Mease, MD: Achieving Goals in Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment
July 6th 2022Dr. Philip Mease explains that it's a good time to be treating psoriatic arthritis after results from a clinical trial show that guselkumab provided continuous improvement across measures of health-related quality of life.
Early Methotrexate Can Alter Disease Course in Those At-Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
July 5th 2022Results of a proof-of-concept trial suggest early intervention with methotrexate could alter the disease course and improve symptoms in patients with arthralgia at risk of progressing to rheumatoid arthritis
Philip Mease, MD: Guselkumab Addresses the Complexities of Treating Psoriatic Arthritis
July 1st 2022With guselkumab, patients with active psoriatic arthritis achieved efficacy that was sustained through a 2 year clinical trial. Results show that the treatment offered continuous improvement across measures of health-related quality of life.
Secukinumab Receives Expanded Approvals in EU for Pediatric Arthritic Conditions
The approvals were based on results from the JUNIPERA trial, which showed secukinumab reduced the risk of flare and disease activity when compared with placebo over 2 years in pediatric patients with ERA and JPsA.
ACR, AAHKS Updates Guidelines for Patients with Rheumatic Disease Undergoing Knee, Hip Surgery
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) has published guidance regarding perioperative management of antirheumatic medication in patients with rheumatic diseases undergoing elective total hip or total knee arthroplasty.