Rheumatoid Arthritis

Drs Nehad Soloman, Joy Schechtman, and Robert Levine share their thoughts on how MSRC test results impact the treatment selection for patients with RA.

Experts in rheumatology review the molecular signature response classifier (MSRC) test for use in guiding RA treatment selection.

At the 6-month mark, there were no significant differences between the treatment groups regarding composite score-defined remission.

It is well-known that rheumatoid arthritis patients have a heightened risk of cardiovascular events, but how do RA treatments affect this risk? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

Ayman Askari, MD, discusses the recent trends in rheumatoid arthritis, studies presented at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence 2022, and the pressing issues that face rheumatologists moving into 2023.

Nehad Soloman, MD, leads a discussion about precision medicine in the treatment arsenal for RA.

Nehad Soloman, MD, Joy Schechtman, DO, and Robert Levine, MD, discuss American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) recommendations regarding appropriate timing when changing therapies in managing RA.

Rheumatology specialists review factors in switching a patient with RA to a different treatment, including timing, efficacy assessment, and barriers.

Nehad Soloman, MD, Joy Schechtman, DO, and Robert Levine, MD, examine potential risks in continuing a patient on an ineffective treatment in RA.

What does the American College of Rheumatology recommend regarding discontinuing DMARD therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

Nehad Soloman, MD, comments on the use of precision medicine and its advantages in the field of rheumatology.

“We realize, looking at the literature and also our clinical experience, that there are significant health disparities that are well documented in literature in Latinx and Hispanic rheumatoid arthritis patients, including perceptions of increased pain, fatigue, higher risk for depression, and a history of other self-help and self-management programs,” Adena Batterman, MSW, LCSW, explained.

Drs Nehad Soloman, Joy Schechtman, and Robert Levine share insights on how to measure treatment efficacy in the management of RA.

Rheumatology experts discuss the potential roadblocks to treatment of RA, such as insurance access.

How do you assess if a patient with rheumatoid arthritis is in remission, and how should treatment be tapered for patients in remission? Test your knowledge with this quiz

Nehad Soloman, MD, discusses the impact of new biosimilars to become available in the U.S. in 2023 on rheumatic disease management.

Although previous studies have indicated differential effects on cardiovascular risk between immunomodulators, results showed similar reductions across both treatment groups.

Nehad Soloman, MD; Joy Schechtman, DO; and Robert Levine, MD, review how the increase in treatment options for RA has led to a trial-and-error approach to treatment.

Drs Nehad Soloman, Joy Schechtman, and Robert Levine describe the treatment path from conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) to biologic or targeted disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) for a typical rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient.

Thanksgiving marks the start of darker days and colder temperatures and acts as a reminder to get those annual booster shots for influenza and COVID-19. Test your knowledge on booster shots for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Taking an integrative approach to management by using a combination of therapies and lifestyle changes to treat the whole person can have benefits for many conditions, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. How does this approach fit in with the management of rheumatoid arthritis? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, discusses a posthoc analysis of the ORAL Surveillance trial examining drivers of increased cardiovascular risk observed in the phase 3b/4 trial in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

A trial comparing a 1-week methotrexate hold following seasonal influenza vaccination against the standard 2-week hold among patients with rheumatoid arthritis using methotrexate suggests there were no significant differences in positive vaccine response with either approach.

For safety, the proportions of patients with serious treatment-emergent adverse events in the second treatment period were similar between the treatment groups.