European Congress of Rheumatology

Data presented at EULAR 2023 details the factors that matter most to patients with gout when considering the continuation or discontinuation of urate-lowering therapy after achieving clinical remission.

Noortje van Herwaarden, MD, PhD, discusses the results of a 10-year follow-up from the DRESS study and how it informs use of disease activity-guided dose optimization in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

George Karpouzas, MD, discusses the results of a study he presented at EULAR 2023 examining associations between bDMARD use and cardiovascular risk later in life.

A new-user, active comparator cohort study from EULAR 2023 suggests use of SGLT2 inhibitors could lower risk of recurrent gout flares in people with type 2 diabetes and gout compared to use of DPP-4 inhibitors.

A pair of studies presented at EULAR 2023 offer perspective on the potential for postpartum depression as well as symptoms of depression and anxiety during pregnancy among women with rheumatic disease.

A group of rheumatologists attending EULAR 2023 provide perspective on their concern regarding the potential threat posed by long COVID in patients with rheumatic disease.

An analysis of data from the phase 2 AURA-LV and phase 3 AURORA 1 trials provides new insight into the effects of voclosporin for the treatment of active lupus nephritis in patients with high proteinuria.

After 12 weeks of treatment, the median sUA levels of patients with gout were reduced from 8.6 mg/dL to 3.6 mg/dL in the AR882 75 mg cohort and 5.0 mg/dL in the AR882 50 mg group.

Results of the SELECT-AXIS 2 study supported the efficacy and safety profile of upadacitinib in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis who had an inadequate response to biologic DMARD therapy.

Over a 3-year period, patients treated with upadacitinib reported greater disease improvements and a greater mean change from baseline when compared with those receiving adalimumab.

Response rates in the DISSOLVE I and DISSOLVE II high-dose and low-dose groups receiving SEL-212 were significantly different from the placebo group.

Patients receiving 6MP prophylaxis experienced significantly reduced incidence of arthromyalgia and Health Assessment Questionnaire worsening of 22% or increase of .25.

In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus receiving rituximab and belimumab, Black and Indo-Asian patients were less likely to obtain major clinical response.

An analysis of DECT imaging from the MIRROR trial is providing clinicians with insight into the potential for urate crystal resolution and bone remodeling with pegloticase plus methotrexate in patients with uncontrolled gout.

An analysis of data from the APPLE study provides insight into the heterogeneity that exists within pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus patients.

An analysis of more than 20,000 people with type 2 diabetes suggests initiating therapy with an SGLT2 inhibitor, as a second-line treatment to metformin, was associated with a lower risk of developing gout relative to other second-line therapies.

An analysis of data from the phase 4 MOSAIC trail is providing clinicians with a greater understanding of the effects of apremilast in people with uncontrolled psoriatic arthritis.

Brian LaMoreaux, MD, discusses data from an analysis of the MIRROR trial examining the impact of pegloticase plus methotrexate on patient-reported outcomes and quality of life measures among patients with uncontrolled gout.

An analysis of 100 week data from the KEEPsAKE 1 and 2 trials presented at EULAR 2023 offers insight into the long-term effects of risankizumab use in people with psoriatic arthritis.

An analysis of patient-reported outcomes data from the MIRROR trial offers insight into the effects of pegloticase plus methotrexate on quality of life and various disease activity indices.

New data from EULAR 2023 offers a comparison of the levels of vascular inflammation among patients with psoriatic arthritis relative to healthy controls.

An analysis of patient data from Sweden and Norway detail the impact of achieving remission with methotrexate or TNF inhibitors on risk of acute coronary syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

An analysis of NHANES data from 2011-2018 presented at EULAR 2023 offers an overview of the disproportionate growth in gout burden for Asian Americans relative to their White counterparts.

Data from the BE VITAL OLE study, which included patients from the BE COMPLETE and BE OPTIMAL studies, suggests the benefits of bimekizumab in patients with psoriatic arthritis with inadequate response or intolerance to TNF inhibitors were sustained for up to 52 weeis.