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Silica dust, heavy metal, solvents may contribute to myositis with lung involvement
Exposures to silica dust, solvents or heavy metals increase the likelihood of developing various forms of myositis, especially more severe forms involving the lungs, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.
Among herbal supplements, elderberry poses greatest risks in autoimmune skin disease

Use of elderberry as an herbal supplement preceded disease exacerbation in 62% of patients with dermatomyositis, and in 50% of those with cutaneous lupus erythematosus, according to data published in ACR Open Rheumatology.
FDA grants rare pediatric disease designation to Descartes-08 for juvenile dermatomyositis

The FDA has granted rare pediatric disease designation to Descartes-08, an autologous mRNA cell therapy, for the treatment of juvenile dermatomyositis, Cartesian Therapeutics announced in a press release.
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CAR T cells one year later: What have we learned?

Nearly 1 year ago, I wrote my first editorial about the emergence and excitement surrounding the early experience with CAR T cells — CAR T Cells in Autoimmunity: A Potential Therapy About to Explode.
Lung involvement, cancer ‘two things you should always worry about’ in dermatomyositis

ORLANDO, Fla. — Malignancies and lung involvement are the two key manifestations of dermatomyositis that require vigilance, according to a presenter at the 2024 Rheumatology Nurses Society annual conference.
RA, fibromyalgia impact patients with osteoarthritis ‘quite substantially over time’

Rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia are among the most common comorbidities identified in patients following a diagnosis of osteoarthritis, according to data presented at the EULAR 2024 Congress.
CAR T-cell therapy remains the 'hottest story' in lupus, autoimmune disease

DESTIN, Fla. — Positive results for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in systemic sclerosis and myositis have added fuel to the fire of recent landmark data in lupus, said a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East.
'Full cancer screening' essential for patients of all ages with dermatomyositis

DESTIN, Fla. — Although the strongest predictor of malignancy in dermatomyositis is age, all adult patients should undergo cancer screening, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East annual meeting.
CAR T-cell therapy brings sustained, drug-free remission in three autoimmune diseases

Single injections of CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy brought long-lasting remission to 15 patients with three different autoimmune diseases, according to data published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
CAR-T delivers ‘amazing’ drug-free remission in autoimmune diseases

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy produced persistent, drug-free remission in patients with one of three different B-cell autoimmune diseases, researchers reported at ASH Annual Meeting and Exhibition.
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