Immunogenicity of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines at 4 and 12 Weeks Post Full...
Background/Purpose: Emerging evidence indicates that immunosuppressive therapies may result in reduced immunogenicity –and presumably reduced efficacy- following vaccination with mRNA COVID-19...
View ArticleBreakthrough COVID-19 Infections Post-vaccination Among Immunocompromised...
Background/Purpose: National U.S. data on breakthrough COVID-19 infection in people with autoimmune or inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRD) are limited. Our objective was to assess whether...
View ArticleDepletion of KLRG1+ T Cells in a First-in-human Clinical Trial of ABC008 in...
Background/Purpose: Inclusion body myositis (IBM), a relentlessly progressive autoimmune skeletal muscle disease, has no effective available pharmacological therapy. A prominent feature of IBM on...
View ArticleComparative Safety of Gout “Treat-to-target” and “Usual Care” Treatment...
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology societies recommend serum-urate (SU)-driven treat-to-target (TTT) strategies for the management of gout. However, cardiovascular (CV) safety of urate-lowering therapy...
View ArticleRituximab versus Conventional Therapeutic Strategy for Remission Induction in...
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is an eosinophilic ANCA-associated vasculitis.Glucocorticoids, alone or in combination with cyclophosphamide in severe forms,...
View ArticlePhase 2 Study Results from a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled,...
Background/Purpose: Gout can be effectively managed by inhibiting synthesis of uric acid. Tigulixostat is a novel non-purine selective xanthine oxidase inhibitor which lowers production of uric acid...
View ArticleEfficacy of Emapalumab, an Anti-IFNγ Antibody in Patients with Macrophage...
Background/Purpose: MAS is a life-threatening complication of rheumatic diseases, occurring most frequently in sJIA. The mainstay of MAS treatment is high dose GCs; however, GCs do not always provide...
View ArticleSARS-CoV-2 Infections Among Vaccinated Individuals with Rheumatic Disease:...
Background/Purpose: While COVID-19 vaccinations are a critical tool to prevent severe infections, poor immunogenicity in immunocompromised people threatens vaccine effectiveness. We analyzed clinical...
View ArticleSecukinumab in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Randomized, Parallel-group,...
Background/Purpose: Little is known about glucocorticoid-sparing agents in giant cell arteritis (GCA) except for IL-6 inhibition. Secukinumab (SEC) has shown significant improvements in the signs and...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Vaccine Antibody Responses in Patients Treated with B-Cell Agents...
Background/Purpose: Optimal COVID-19 vaccine responses are necessary to protect against severe infection. Patients with systemic rheumatic diseases (SRD) are at risk for not mounting adequate immune...
View ArticleHumoral and Cellular Immune Responses to a Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine...
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 vaccines have robust immunogenicity in the general population. Data on individuals with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases who are taking immunosuppressants remains...
View ArticleAdditional Heterologous versus Homologous Booster Vaccination in...
Background/Purpose: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2)-induced coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to exponentially rising mortality, particularly in immunosuppressed...
View ArticleImmunogenicity of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines at 4 and 12 Weeks Post Full...
Background/Purpose: Emerging evidence indicates that immunosuppressive therapies may result in reduced immunogenicity –and presumably reduced efficacy- following vaccination with mRNA COVID-19...
View ArticleBreakthrough COVID-19 Infections Post-vaccination Among Immunocompromised...
Background/Purpose: National U.S. data on breakthrough COVID-19 infection in people with autoimmune or inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRD) are limited. Our objective was to assess whether...
View ArticleA Predictive Diagnostic Model for IgA Vasculitis Based on a Metabolomic Approach
Background/Purpose: IgA vasculitis is a rare systemic disease that is life-threatening mainly due to digestive or renal involvement. To date, there is no reliable diagnostic marker. The objective was...
View ArticleEffect of Avacopan, a Selective C5a Receptor Inhibitor, on Kidney Function in...
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis is a life- or organ-threatening condition in which patients experience severe inflammation of small blood...
View ArticleDepletion of KLRG1+ T Cells in a First-in-human Clinical Trial of ABC008 in...
Background/Purpose: Inclusion body myositis (IBM), a relentlessly progressive autoimmune skeletal muscle disease, has no effective available pharmacological therapy. A prominent feature of IBM on...
View ArticleComparative Safety of Gout “Treat-to-target” and “Usual Care” Treatment...
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology societies recommend serum-urate (SU)-driven treat-to-target (TTT) strategies for the management of gout. However, cardiovascular (CV) safety of urate-lowering therapy...
View ArticleRituximab versus Conventional Therapeutic Strategy for Remission Induction in...
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is an eosinophilic ANCA-associated vasculitis.Glucocorticoids, alone or in combination with cyclophosphamide in severe forms,...
View ArticlePhase 2 Study Results from a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled,...
Background/Purpose: Gout can be effectively managed by inhibiting synthesis of uric acid. Tigulixostat is a novel non-purine selective xanthine oxidase inhibitor which lowers production of uric acid...
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