Psoriatic Arthritis
From the Journals
Positive psoriatic arthritis screens occur often in psoriasis patients
In all, 12.4% of patients had a positive screen for possibly undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis but had never been diagnosed with the disease.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves new etanercept biosimilar, Eticovo
Eticovo (etanercept-ykro) is the second FDA-approved etanercept biosimilar after Erelzi (etanercept-szzs).
News
FDA approves IL-23 inhibitor risankizumab for treating plaque psoriasis
More than half of patients had total skin clearance after a year of risankizumab treatment.
From the Journals
TNF-alpha, adiponectin potential biomarkers for PsA, psoriasis differentiation
The two markers can potentially differentiate the two psoriasis types.
From the Journals
AFib, CVD risks similar after ustekinumab and TNF inhibitors in psoriatic patients
Further studies are needed to stratify patients by important risk factors, investigators wrote.
From the Journals
Proinflammatory diet may not trigger adult psoriasis, PsA, or AD
Proinflammatory foods included processed meat, red meat, organ meat, vegetables other than leafy green and dark yellow, refined grains, low- and...
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Four biomarkers could distinguish psoriatic arthritis from osteoarthritis
The four-biomarker panel could offer a way to make earlier diagnoses and avoid inappropriate treatment.
From the Journals
Herpes zoster risk increased with some psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis treatments
Patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis may be at an increased risk of herpes zoster, particularly those treated with tofacitinib or...
Conference Coverage
Industry-funded rheumatology RCTs are higher quality
MAUI, HAWAII – An analysis of 20 years of rheumatology clinical trials.
News
FDA approves patient-controlled injector for guselkumab
The Food and Drug Administration has
From the Journals
Golimumab plus methotrexate looks good in early psoriatic arthritis
Rates of DAS remission were 81% versus 42% with methotrexate monotherapy.