Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West

A study presented at CCR West found that tocilizumab displayed better biologic persistence compared with other biologics in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who previously received 1 or more other biologics.

A post hoc analysis of the OPAL Beyond and OPAL Broaden studies found tofacitinib improved skin-related symptoms and health-related quality of life in psoriatic arthritis patients with an inadequate response to csDMARDs or TNFi treatment.

A post hoc analysis presented at CCR West found sarilumab outperformed adalimumab and placebo in HbA1c improvement in rheumatoid arthritis patients with diabetes.

A study examining a gene expression classifier from Scipher Medicine called PrismRA found the system could be used to identify at least half of the non-responders with at least 90% accuracy.

A 12-week phase 2 study comparing filgotinib to placebo found the oral, selective JAK1-inhibitor could be an effective treatment for ankylosing spondylitis.

Theresa Lawrence Ford, MD, CEO and medical director of North Georgia Rheumatology Group and board member of the Association of Women in Rheumatology, gives her opinion on the current state of burnout among rheumatologists.

Gail Rodich, MD, discusses what the approval of rituximab, which has approvals for 9 other conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, means for pediatric patients with GPA and MPA.

A new study from CCR West compared the JAK inhibitor therapy to competitors across a clinical trial program involving 5 pivotal phase 3 studies.

Maria Greenwald, MD, rheumatologist, discusses what she sees as a glaring issue in medicine—the lack of knowledge among many physicians as to how much treatments will cost and how to mitigate the impact of those costs.

A study from CCR West 2019 has found that tofacitinib can cut the time to clinically significant pain improvement in psoriatic arthritis patients by nearly half the time when compared to placebo therapy.

Maria Greenwald, MD, rheumatologist with Desert Medical Advances, discusses the results of a study she conducted that sought to identify the most effective ways a physician can advise a patient on how to save money on treatments.

Investigators at CCR West find that kidney transplant patients commonly suffer from gout, even before the transplant.

While conferences and annual meetings are often the place clinicians are exposed to new data, there are often niche areas where they seek further guidance or information. Janet Pope, MD, discusses where she would like to see more research dedicated.

Discussing the importance of implementing a multidisciplinary team when treating conditions that put patients at a predisposition for comorbidities with Rania Al Asmar, MBBS, of Marshall University.

Janet Pope, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Toronto, discusses whether she believes clinicians will ever transition away from DMARDs and biologics due to the high cost and what the alternatives are for those patients.

Elena Myasoedova, MD, of the Mayo Clinic, discusses the results of a study examining the incidence rates of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis across 3 decades.

Rania Al Asmar, MBBS, discusses a study she led and authored that examined prevalence and characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who later developed coronary artery disease.

Jack Stacy, MSIV, of University of North Dakota, discusses a study he co-authored and presented at CCR West examining the use of low-dose prednisone to induce remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Janet Pope, MD, a professor at the University of Toronto and CCR Faculty member, discusses what her biggest takeaways and highlights from the first day of CCR West in San Diego.

A cohort assessment of patients treated in a rural academic-based clinic finds just 10% of patients were vaccinated for the disease their RA therapies put them at more risk for.

In a small pilot study, investigators find medication non-adherence leads to more hospitalization of SLE patients.

A new study shows adherence to current ACR guidelines for therapy results in improved disease activity scores.

In new data presented at CCR West, investigators link smoking and ethnicity with organ damage of SLE patients.