August 2022
Author Interview: Kim Lauper
Dr Kim Lauper, from the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneve, Switzerland. Join Professor Peter Nash as he interviews authors of recent notable papers in rheumatology. In this addition Dr Lauper discusses her latest paper; Effectiveness of TNF-inhibitors, abatacept, IL6-inhibitors and JAK-inhibitors in 31 846 patients with rheumatoid arthritis in 19 registers from the ‘JAK-pot’ collaboration.
Discussing axSpA: Episode 2
Join Prof. Baraliakos and Dr Mehta as they discuss the latest top research in axSpA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members look at three key papers published in July 2022. Our first paper investigated upadacitinib efficacy and safety in axSpA. The second of today’s looks at factors associated with drug-free remission in early onset axSpA patients. Finally, our third paper focuses on the association of bDMARD treatments with hospital acquired infections. Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at imidforum.com.
July 2022
Discussing Rheumatology: July2022
Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers from May and June. The first -by Faquetti , et al.- provides some insightful information into the pharmacological effects of tofacitinib and baricitinib. Our second paper then goes on to evaluate the real-life effectiveness and safety outcomes of four current second-line therapies of RA. Keep up to date with the latest in arthritis and cytokine signalling with Prof Iain McInnes. Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at imidforum.com.
Discussing PsA: Episode 2
Join Professors McInness and Nash as they discuss the latest top research in PsA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members look at three key papers published in May 2022. Our first paper highlights investigations of imaging characteristics and clinically assess heel enthesitis in SpA. The second of today’s paper evaluates the real-world effectiveness and persistence of the IL-12/23 inhibitor ustekinumab. Finally, our third paper reports the efficacy and safety of deucravacitinib in patients with active PsA. Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at imidforum.com.
Author Interview: Diego Kyburz
Professor Diego Kyburz, clinical rheumatologist at the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland. Join Professor Peter Nash as he interviews authors of recent notable papers in rheumatology. In this addition Professor Kyburz discusses his latest paper; Comparison of drug retention of TNF inhibitors, other biologics and JAK inhibitors in RA patients who discontinued JAK inhibitor therapy.
Discussing Rheumatology: June 2022
Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers published in May 2022! The first – from Amstad et al – looks at the real-world effectiveness of treatment with a TNFi or another JAKinib or a bDMARD with another mode of action, in RA patients, after discontinuation of JAKinib treatment. Whilst the second paper focusses on short- and longer-term cancer risks associated with b/tsDMARD use in RA management, in clinical practice.