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Oral arginine emerges as potential adjuvant for vaso-occlusive crisis management
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- Sharon Worcester
ORLANDO – Researchers called for a phase 3, multicenter clinical trial to further evaluate the treatment.
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Aspirin plus a DOAC may do more harm than good in some
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Adding aspirin to DOAC therapy for the secondary prevention of VTE or the prevention of stroke associated with NVAF without a clear indication...
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Certolizumab may reduce uveitis flares, axSpA disease activity
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
ATLANTA – Certolizumab pegol shows multiple benefits – and improved benefit with earlier treatment – for axial spondyloarthritis.
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TULIP trials show clinical benefit of anifrolumab for SLE
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- Sharon Worcester
ATLANTA – Anifrolumab was well tolerated and provided clinical benefit for moderate-to-severe SLE in the global, phase 3 TULIP-1 and -2 trials.
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Upadacitinib doubles ASAS 40 response vs. placebo in ankylosing spondylitis
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- Sharon Worcester
ATLANTA – The selective JAK1 inhibitor upadacitinib had a rapid effect, with a clear difference emerging between the treatment and placebo groups...
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ASH preview: Key themes include tackling CAR T obstacles, sickle cell advances, VTE
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
New findings take aim at CAR T-cell therapy-related obstacles and highlight potential new paths forward.
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Large population-based study underscores link between gout, CVD event risk
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
ATLANTA – The relationships between gout and fatal and nonfatal CVD events found in a large population-based health data linkage study in New...
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SPIRIT-H2H results confirm superiority of ixekizumab over adalimumab for PsA
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- Sharon Worcester
ATLANTA – Biologic-naive patients with PsA responded better to ixekizumab than to adalimumab for skin and joint symptoms, and at least as well...
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COAST-X top-line results: Ixekizumab improves nonradiographic axSpA vs. placebo
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
ATLANTA – Adding ixekizumab to conventional background medications significantly improved the signs and symptoms of nonradiographic axSpA in the...
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Biologic DMARDs appear as effective in elderly-onset RA as in young-onset RA
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- Sharon Worcester
ATLANTA – Elderly-onset RA patients have outcomes with bDMARDs similar to those of young-onset patients, but are less likely to receive them.
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Weekly tocilizumab provides durable benefits for giant cell arteritis patients
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
ATLANTA – Tocilizumab’s effects in GCA patients proved durable in nearly half of the patients treated weekly during the GiACTA trial and its 2-...
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B-cell-poor RA responds better to tocilizumab than to rituximab
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- Sharon Worcester
ATLANTA – B-cell-poor RA patients responded better to tocilizumab than to rituximab in the randomized, phase 4 R4-RA trial, suggesting a potential...
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Guselkumab improves psoriatic arthritis regardless of prior TNFi use
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
ATLANTA – Guselkumab, an anti-IL-23p19 monoclonal antibody, showed efficacy versus placebo for active PsA in both biologic-naive and TNFi-treated...
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A progressive exercise intervention improved AGFR in breast cancer survivors
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- Sharon Worcester
BARCELONA – A progressive exercise intervention improved the android:gynoid fat ratio – which correlated with...
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Exercise improved QoL, functioning in breast cancer survivors
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
BARCELONA – A supervised and adapted exercise program improved quality of life, physical functioning, and strength in breast cancer survivors...