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ProDERM: High-dose IV immunoglobulin boosts treatment response in dermatomyositis

ProDERM: High-dose IV immunoglobulin boosts treatment response in dermatomyositis

Intravenous immunoglobulin 10% in doses of 2 g/kg demonstrated significantly higher treatment response rates, compared with placebo, in patients with dermatomyositis, according to a speaker at the EULAR 2021 Congress.

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JAK inhibitors 'may prove useful' in wider range of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

JAK inhibitors 'may prove useful' in wider range of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

Janus kinase inhibitors “may prove useful” in a wider range of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, including refractory cutaneous dermatomyositis, chronic plaque psoriasis and other conditions, according to a speaker here.

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Tocilizumab improves GCA outcomes in patients with polymyalgia, cranial symptoms

Tocilizumab improves GCA outcomes in patients with polymyalgia, cranial symptoms

Tocilizumab improves outcomes in patients with giant cell arteritis who present with polymyalgia rheumatica symptoms only, cranial symptoms only or both at baseline, according to data published in Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism.

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April 07, 2021
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Darker skin tones 'significantly underrepresented' in major rheumatology image banks

Darker skin tones 'significantly underrepresented' in major rheumatology image banks

Darker skin tones are “significantly underrepresented” in rheumatology clinical image banks, including the American College of Rheumatology Image Library and The New England Journal of Medicine Images in Clinical Medicine, according to data.

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Rituximab should be 'prescribed with caution' due to possible risk for severe COVID-19

Rituximab should be 'prescribed with caution' due to possible risk for severe COVID-19

Rituximab was associated with more severe COVID-19 in patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

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March 30, 2021
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Autoimmune disease, rituximab linked to higher risk for severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Autoimmune disease, rituximab linked to higher risk for severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease, but especially those with autoimmune conditions, as well as those treated with rituximab, may be at greater risk for severe COVID-19 pneumonia than the general population, according to data.

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March 30, 2021
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COVID-19 more severe than influenza in patients with autoimmune disease

COVID-19 more severe than influenza in patients with autoimmune disease

COVID-19 is more severe, with more complications and higher mortality, than influenza among patients with autoimmune disease, according to data published in Rheumatology.

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Dermatomyositis, older age increase cancer risk in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

Dermatomyositis, older age increase cancer risk in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

Dermatomyositis, older age and anti-transcriptional intermediary factor-1 gamma positivity are associated with a significantly increased risk for cancer in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, according to a meta-analysis.

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February 22, 2021
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Moderate, high rheumatic disease activity linked to higher risk for COVID-related death

Moderate, high rheumatic disease activity linked to higher risk for COVID-related death

Moderate and high disease activity, as well as the use of immunosuppressants, were associated with a higher risk for COVID-related death in patients with rheumatic diseases, according to data in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

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Checkpoint inhibitor response, adverse event rate similar regardless of autoimmune disease

Checkpoint inhibitor response, adverse event rate similar regardless of autoimmune disease

Patients’ response to anti-CTLA-4 or anti-PD-1 checkpoint therapy for advanced melanoma, and their incidence of immune-related adverse events of grade 3 or higher, were similar regardless of preexisting autoimmune disease, according to data.

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