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COMISAIR: CGM ‘makes the difference’ in type 1 diabetes
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- Sara Freeman
BARCELONA – How patients with type 1 disease monitor their glucose is more important than how insulin is...
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RISE analyses highlight further youth vs. adult T2D differences
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- Sara Freeman
BARCELONA – New data delve further into the differences in insulin sensitivity and glucose response in youth and adults with type 2 diabetes.
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CONCLUDE data inconclusive on hypoglycemia risk for degludec vs. glargine
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- Sara Freeman
BARCELONA – The primary endpoint of the study was not met, thus differences between the long-acting insulins could not be confirmed.
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Semaglutide beats canagliflozin as second-line therapy for type 2 diabetes
- Author:
- Sara Freeman
BARCELONA – SUSTAIN 8 trial data show greater reductions in HbA1c and body weight with semaglutide...
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First data VERIFY value of early combination therapy in type 2 diabetes
- Author:
- Sara Freeman
BARCELONA – Vildagliptin plus metformin provided greater and durable long-term benefits than metformin alone in...
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Filgotinib fares well in RA trial of inadequate methotrexate responders
- Author:
- Sara Freeman
MADRID – The investigational oral Janus kinase (JAK) 1 inhibitor filgotinib helped more patients achieve an ACR20 response at 12 weeks than did...
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First adult APS recommendations released by European society
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- Sara Freeman
MADRID – The EULAR recommendations also cover secondary prevention and management of recurrent episodes and catastrophic APS, for which new...
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Abatacept response in seropositive RA may be linked to HLA gene
- Author:
- Sara Freeman
MADRID – Patients who had the shared epitope in HLA-DRB1 had better responses to abatacept than adalimumab in the phase 4 Early AMPLE trial.
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Recognize and assess RA fatigue routinely, rheumatology experts urge
- Author:
- Sara Freeman
MADRID – Fatigue is a common and persistent problem affecting up to 80% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and is severe in half of cases.
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Mechanism does not matter for second-line biologic choice in JIA
- Author:
- Sara Freeman
MADRID – There was no difference in effectiveness outcomes or drug survival when switching to a second biologic with an alternate mechanism of...
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Tildrakizumab shows positive effects in active psoriatic arthritis
- Author:
- Sara Freeman
MADRID – Already approved as a treatment for chronic plaque psoriasis, tildrakizumab (Ilumya) may also be beneficial in psoriatic arthritis,...
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Repeated ANA testing after negative result of little diagnostic value
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- Sara Freeman
MADRID – In a retrospective analysis, 79% of repeated antinuclear antibody tests for ANA-associated rheumatologic conditions remained the same....
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RNase drug shows promise for Sjögren’s fatigue
- Author:
- Sara Freeman
MADRID – RSLV-132 improved fatigue symptoms in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome in the phase 2, randomized, proof-of-concept RESOLVE study...
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Quality standards aim to improve worldwide spondyloarthritis care
- Author:
- Sara Freeman
MADRID – The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) has developed nine new quality standards to improve the management of...
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Genetic variant could dictate rituximab response in lupus
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- Sara Freeman
MADRID – Genetic polymorphism in the Fc gamma receptor could be the reason why some patients with systemic lupus erythematosus do not respond to...