Medical College Of Wisconsin
Maryland all-payer model did not reduce TAVR utilization, decrease 30-day readmissions
A statewide, all-payer globally budgeted system implemented in Maryland in 2014 did not impact utilization of transcatheter aortic valve replacement or reduce 30-day readmissions after TAVR compared with New Jersey, data show.
Nearly one in five rheumatology RCTs still unpublished 30 months after completion
Publication of trial data in rheumatology appears to correlate with positive results, and after more than 2 years about one-fifth of completed trials remain unpublished, according to data published in Rheumatology.
IL-12/23, IL-23 inhibitors reduce risk for progression to inflammatory arthritis vs. TNFi
Patients with psoriasis treated with interleukin-12/23 or IL-23 inhibitors may be less likely to progress to inflammatory arthritis than those treated with TNF inhibitors, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.
High PD-L2 expression predicts early ER-positive breast cancer recurrence
High PD-L2 expression occurred in as many as one-third of previously untreated, ER-positive breast tumors and independently predicted early breast cancer recurrence, according to study results published in JCO Precision Oncology.
Ibrutinib could become new standard for first-line treatment of mantle cell lymphoma
NEW ORLEANS — Patients with newly diagnosed mantle cell lymphoma who received ibrutinib with a standard-of-care regimen had higher failure-free survival rates than those who received standard-of-care treatment alone.
‘Can’t be in 10 places at once’: Social media now a key part of rheumatology meetings
COVID-19 was in so many ways an inflection point for nearly all aspects of health care, with one of the most conspicuous, continuing examples of “pre-2020” differing from “post-2020” being the way people consume data from meetings.
Income, ZIP code drive disparities in outcomes after cardiac surgery
Adults living in ZIP codes with a lower median household income are at greater risk for increased hospital length of stay after cardiac surgery compared with patients living in areas with a higher median income, researchers reported.
Fludarabine shortage requires flexibility, alternative approaches for CAR-T and HSCT
For the second time in the last 2 years, a drug related to the administration of cellular therapy — fludarabine — has been placed on the FDA’s drug shortage list.
‘Never meant to be elementary’: Why rheumatologists should avoid diagnoses of exclusion
Although the phrase “diagnosis of exclusion” may conjure images of Sherlock Holmes solving mysteries through deductive reasoning, the practice of arriving at a diagnosis by excluding others should be avoided, a group of experts wrote.
Few ACR-, EULAR-endorsed guidelines backed up by head-to-head randomized clinical trials
Fewer than one in six guidelines put forth by the American College of Rheumatology and EULAR are backed up by head-to-head, randomized clinical trials, according to data published in ACR Open Rheumatology.