The IMID Forum

Join Dr Sofia Ramiro as she previews our highlights this ACR, introducing some of the top abstracts and posters we’ve chosen so that you can better plan your time at what will be a busy and exciting congress.

Join Peter Nash, Professor at the School of Medicine, Griffith University, and Director of the Rheumatology Research Unit on the Sunshine Coast, Australia and Laura Coates, an Associate Professor, NIHR clinician scientist and senior clinical research fellow at the Oxford Psoriatic Arthritis Centre, discussing two intriguing aspects of the contemporary PsA treatment landscape. The first of the publications relates to the safety and efficacy of bimekizumab in bDMARD-naïve patients with PsA through 52 weeks and the second is a publication exploring the real-world safety and efficacy of upadacitinib in patients with PsA and an inadequate response to csDMARDs or bDMARDs.

Professor Hideto Kameda, Professor of Internal Medicine at Toho University in Japan, is joined by Professor Xenofon Baraliakos, Professor of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at the Ruhr-University in Bochum, and a senior consultant and scientific coordinator of the rheumatology centre Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet in Herne, Germany, Dr Sofia Ramiro, consultant rheumatologist and senior researcher at Zuyderland Medical Centre and Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands as well as, Atul Deodhar Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of Rheumatology Clinics in the Division of Arthritis & Rheumatic Diseases at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, USA, to discuss the safety and efficacy of Upadacitinib. The first paper evaluated the 52-week safety, tolerability, and efficacy of updacitinib in the SELECT-AXIS 2 study in patients with AS and an inadequate response to bDMARDs and the second paper then goes on to describe, via a narrative review, the safety and efficacy of updacitinib in axSpA

Join Professor Peter Nash from the Griffith University in Brisbane, and Dr. David Martin, executive medical director at Pfizer in Massachusetts, USA as they discuss his recent paper 'Biomarkers to predict risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving tofacitinib or tumour necrosis factor inhibitors' Detailed summary slides of this paper and many more publications, are free to view and download in the publications section at cytokinesignalling.com.

Join Professor Iain McInnes in this month's CSF Podcast, where he discusses the latest information and data in rheumatology. In this episode, he discusses two papers that look at the epidemiology of autoimmune diseases. The first paper, the GBD 2021 Rheumatoid Arthritis Collaborators systematically reviewed the global RA burden, and used these data to predict prevalence up to 2050 and the second paper, Nathalie Conrad and her colleagues reported the incidence and prevalence of 19 different autoimmune disorders in the United Kingdom, while also stratifying by age, sex, and socioeconomic status. To access detailed summary slides for the papers discussed today, visit cytokinesignalling.com.

Join Professor Peter Nash from the Griffith University in Brisbane and Dr. Andreas Kerschbaumer of the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria, as they discuss an important presentation from this year’s EULAR congress. ‘EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Psoriatic Arthritis: 2023 Update’.

Professor Peter Nash from the Griffith University in Brisbane, is joined by Professor Martin Bergman, a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, to discuss his recent paper ‘One-Year Medication Adherence and Persistence in Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Practice: A Retrospective Analysis of Upadacitinib, Adalimumab, Baricitinib, and Tofacitinib.’ Detailed summary slides of this paper and many more publications, are free to view and download in the publications section at cytokinesignalling.com.

Peter Nash, Professor at the School of Medicine, Griffith University, and Director of the Rheumatology Research Unit on the Sunshine Coast, Australia, is joined by Laura Coates, an Associate Professor, NIHR clinician scientist and senior clinical research fellow at the Oxford Psoriatic Arthritis Centre as well as Doctor Frank Behrens, Medical director at Goethe-University. The papers covered in this topical discussion highlight two interesting areas of the modern PsA therapeutic landscape. The first of the publications discusses the safety and efficacy of upadacitinib in the treatment of patients with PsA and an inadequate response to bDMARDs through a three-year study. The second, explores an analysis of the real-world safety profile of tofacitinib in the treatment of patients with PsA. If you would like to read more about the topics discussed, head over to cytokinesignalling.com, where you’ll find detailed summary slides of each of the papers.

Dr Sofia Ramiro, consultant rheumatologist and senior researcher at Zuyderland Medical Centre and Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, is joined by Professor Hideto Kameda, Professor of Internal Medicine at Toho University and Atul Deodhar, Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of Rheumatology Clinics in the Division of Arthritis & Rheumatic Diseases at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, USA to discuss the Efficacy and Safety of Ixekizumab & Tildrakizumab. In the first paper discussed, it describes the safety and efficacy of ixekizumab treatment in patients with r-axSpA and nr-axSpA for up to 156 weeks. The second study discussed goes on to assess the safety and efficacy of tildrakizumab in patients with active AS.

Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers , that retrospectively investigate the properties of JAK inhibitors. In our first paper, Peter Taylor and his colleagues review the pharmacological differences between JAK inhibitors, and how these may affect safety and efficacy. In the second, Qige Wei and colleagues carried out a network meta-analysis of 14 RCTS to identify any associations between RA therapies and MACE or all-cause mortality. To access detailed summary slides of the papers discussed, visit cytokinesignalling.com.

Professor Peter Nash from the Griffith University in Brisbane, is joined by Doctor Sofia Ramiro, a Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Researcher at Leiden University Medical Centre to discuss her recent paper 'Do Fatty Lesions Explain the Effect of Inflammation on New Syndesmophytes in Patients with Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis? Results From the SIAS Cohort and ASSERT Trial'

Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers. Our first paper today by Charles-Schoeman and colleagues compared paraoxonase activity in RA patients treated with tofacitinib, with a focus of PON1 genotypes. Furthermore, the relationship between PON1 genotypes and the risk of MACE and malignancy were also investigated. In our second paper, Peter Taylor and colleagues evaluated the results of several baricitinib RCTs and real-world evidence studies.

Join Professor Hideto Kameda, and Dr Sofia Ramiro as they discuss the latest top research in axSpA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members discuss two of the latest papers in the field of axSpA therapeutics, providing their own insights and experience into two very interesting publications. Our first paper aimed to use mediation modelling to determine whether tofacitinib improved fatigue symptoms directly or indirectly. Our second paper shows that IV-golimumab reduces fatigue symptoms in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers. Our first paper today by Roy Fleischmann and his colleagues compares the incidence of serious adverse events in RA patients with a higher risk of cardiovascular events and the overall RA population in a post-hoc study. They also compared the incidence rate of adverse events for upadacitinib, adalimumab and methotrexate, or methotrexate monotherapy. In our second paper, Mohammed Khan and colleagues compared tofacitinib against methotrexate as first-line therapies against RA, with a focus on treatment remission.

Join Peter Nash, Professor at the School of Medicine, Griffith University, and Director of the Rheumatology Research Unit on the Sunshine Coast, Australia, Laura Coates, an Associate Professor, NIHR clinician scientist and senior clinical research fellow at the Oxford Psoriatic Arthritis Centre and Doctor Frank Behrens, Medical director at Goethe-University, as they discuss two interesting areas of the modern PsA therapeutic landscape. The first of the publications discussed pertains to the use of secukinumab in oligoarticular PsA. We will then go on to expand upon the latest in the evolving story begun by ORAL Surveillance, as we discuss the latest meta-analysis of the relationship between JAK inhibition and malignancies.

Professor Peter Nash from the Griffith University in Brisbane, is joined by Professor Laura Coates a NIHR clinician scientist and senior clinical research fellow at the Oxford Psoriatic Arthritis Centre, discussing her recent paper 'Secukinumab improves physical function and quality of life and inhibits structural damage in patients with PsA with sustained remission or low disease activity: results from the 2-year phase 3 FUTURE 5 study'.

Professor Peter Nash from the Griffith University in Brisbane, is joined by Dr Mark Russell, a clinical research fellow at the Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King’s College London to discuss his recent paper 'JAK inhibitors and the risk of malignancy: a meta-analysis across disease indications'.

Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers surrounding filgotinib and baricitinib. Our first paper today by Walter Reinisch and his colleagues highlight the latest update from the Phase 2 MANTA and MANTA-Ray studies, exploring the impact of filgotinib semen parameters and sex hormones in men with inflammatory diseases. In the second paper, David Simon and his team investigate the impact of baricitinib on volumetric bone mineral density and several other markers of bone health in RA patients.

Join Professors Atul Deodhar, Xenofon Baraliakos, Hideto Kameda, and Dr Sofia Ramiro as they discuss the latest top research in axSpA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members discuss two of the latest papers in the field of axSpA therapeutics, providing their own insights and experience into two very interesting publications. Our first paper aimed to determine when the optimal time to start secukinumab treatment is demonstrated by a significant difference between baseline and post treatment BASDAI scores. Our second paper the goes on to evaluate a case report of a 45-year-old male, with AS, and adalimumab-induced refractory paradoxical palmoplantar pustulosis, after failure of prior secukinumab treatment.

Join Professor Peter Nash as he goes through our top abstracts, posters, and presentations from Day 4 of EULAR 2023 today (Saturday 3 June). They're all available right here on the CSF YouTube channel, so make sure you don't miss them!

Join Professor Lorenzo Dagna as she goes through our top abstracts, posters, and presentations from Day 3 of EULAR 2023 today (Friday 2 June). They're all available right here on the CSF YouTube channel, so make sure you don't miss them!

Join Dr Sofia Ramiro as she goes through our top abstracts, posters, and presentations from Day 2 of EULAR 2023 today (Thursday 1st June). They're all available right here on the CSF YouTube channel, so make sure you don't miss them!

Join Prof Iain McInnes in today’s podcast, where he will be reviewing two papers that investigate treatments for RA patients. In the first paper, Philip Conaghan and colleagues evaluate the effectiveness in a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor in treating rheumatoid arthritis in patients with an inadequate response to methotrexate. In the second paper, Vincenzo Venerito and his team assessed the recombinant zoster vaccine in rheumatoid arthritis patients that are treated with JAK inhibitors.

Join Professor Xavier Mariette as he goes through our top abstracts, posters, and presentations from Day 1 of EULAR 2023 today (Wednesday 31 May). They're all available right here on the CSF YouTube channel, so make sure you don't miss them!

Join Professor Peter Nash as he previews our highlights this EULAR, introducing some of the top abstracts we’ve chosen so that you can better plan your time at what will be a busy and exciting congress.

Join Professors Peter Nash, Laura Coates, and Frank Behrens as they discuss the latest top research in PsA. The papers covered in this topical discussion highlight two fascinating therapeutics used in PsA treatment. This includes the latest evaluation of the efficacy and safety of guselkumab in DISCOVER-1 patients with active PsA by prior use of TNFi, as well as the latest investigation into the efficacy of secukinumab in patients with dactylitis at baseline over 2 years.

Dr Shikha Singla, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin where she is also Medical Director of the psoriatic arthritis program. In this edition, Dr Singla discusses ehr latest paper 'Association between biological immunotherapy for psoriasis and time to incident inflammatory arthritis: a retrospective cohort study.'

Join Dr. Sofia Ramiro and Professor Hideto Kameda as they discuss the latest top research in axSpA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members discuss two of the latest papers in the field of axSpA therapeutics, providing their own insights and experience into two very interesting publications. The first of our publications discusses the incidence of MACEs in French patients newly benefiting from the French Long-term Illness scheme (LTI) for AS and to evaluate the effect of various treatments on the risk of MACE occurrence. Our second paper the goes on to evaluate the long-term safety profile for upadacitinib across RA, PsA, AS and AD.

Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers that help to broaden our understanding and knowledge on the safety of biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs. In the first of today’s papers, Matthew Baker and colleagues determine the risk of developing interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with RA, undergoing treatment with different biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs. In the second paper, Lars Kristensen and team analyse data from ORAL Surveillance to help identify subpopulations with different relative risk (i.e., ’high-risk’ and ’low-risk’) with tofacitinib versus TNFi. To access detailed summary slides of the papers discussed today, visit cytokinesignalling.com.

Join Professors Iain McInnes, Laura Coates, and Peter Nash as they discuss the latest top research in PsA. The first paper we will discuss aimed to systematically review the incidence of HZ among RA, PsA, AS and UC patients treated with either TOFA, BARI or UPA. The second paper then goes on to describe the methodology being undertaken in the ground-breaking Phase 3b APEX study, which seeks to further assess the effects of guselkumab Q4W and Q8W on PsA outcomes.

Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers. In the first of today’s papers, Jeffrey Curtis and colleagues aimed to evaluate malignancies and their associations with baseline risk factors and CV risk scores with tofacitinib vs TNFi in a CV risk-enriched RA population from the ORAL Surveillance study. In the second paper today, Peter Taylor and his team analyse data from the baricitinib clinical trial programme for rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, and alopecia areata, to help further characterise adverse events of special interest for JAK inhibitors in ‘at-risk’ populations.

Dr. Charis Meng, a rheumatologist at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. In this edition, Dr Meng discusses her latest paper ‘Can Patients with Controlled Rheumatoid Arthritis Taper Methotrexate from Targeted Therapy and Sustain Remission? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.’

Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers. In the first paper, Professor Maxime Dougados and colleagues shed some more light into the findings from the ORAL Surveillance trial, in comparison to those seen in the tofacitinib clinical development programme. And, in the second paper, Professor Kevin Winthrop and colleagues continue to report on safety by providing us with the latest findings from their review into opportunistic infections associated with JAK inhibitor treatment for RA.

Join Professors Atul Deodhar, Hideto Kameda, Xenofon Baraliakos and Dr Sofia Ramiro as they discuss the latest top research in axSpA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members discuss two of the latest papers in the field of axSpA therapeutics, providing their own insights and experience into two very interesting publications. The first of our publications discusses new and emerging treatments for SpA. In particular it shines a light on treatments within axSpA. Following this, our second paper sought to assess the long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of bimekizumab in patients with active AS.

Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers. In the first paper the authors cover aspects from mean disease activity scores after tapering to radiographic outcomes and safety, to help ascertain whether it is possible to withdraw MTX while maintaining disease control. The second paper then goes on to also analyse MTX withdrawal data, but this time to evaluate the performance of disease activity metrics. Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at cytokinesignalling.com

Professor Kevin Winthrop, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and Ophthalmology, from Oregon Health and Science University, USA, as well as a CSF Steering Committee member. In this edition Professor Winthrop discusses his recent paper 'Influenza Adverse Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ulcerative Colitis, or Psoriatic Arthritis in the Tofacitinib Clinical Development Programs.'

Join Professor Philip Mease and Dr Frank Behrens as they discuss the latest top research in PsA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members look at two key papers published in December 2022. The first of our papers discusses the latest trial of a novel scoring system for inflammation and tissue damage, whilst the second paper compares adjunctive therapy usage in patients treated with IL-17A inhibitors.

Dr Rebecca Haberman from the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine and Psoriatic Arthritis Center, USA. In this edition Dr Haberman disucsses her recent paper ‘Efficacy of guselkumab, a selective IL-23 inhibitor, in Preventing Arthritis in a Multicentre Psoriasis At-Risk cohort (PAMPA): protocol of a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled multicentre trial.’

Professor Roy Fleischmann, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre. In this addition Professor Fleischmann discusses his recent paper 'Analysis of Disease Activity Metrics in a Methotrexate Withdrawal Study among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Tofacitinib plus Methotrexate.'

Dr Claudia Salinas, Director Pharmacoepidemiology at Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, USA. In this addition Dr Salinas discusses her recent paper 'Evaluation of VTE, MACE, and Serious Infections Among Patients with RA Treated with Baricitinib Compared to TNFi: A Multi-Database Study of Patients in Routine Care Using Disease registries and Claims Databases.'

Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers. The first highlights one of the three systematic literature reviews carried out to inform the 2022 EULAR RA management recommendations task force with the available evidence published since 2019. The second paper in today’s podcast looks at the recommendations themselves, by Smolen, et al, and I’ll highlight what’s remained the same and what’s changed from the 2019 recommendations. Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at cytokinesignalling.com.

Join Professor Xenofon Baraliakos and Dr Sofia Ramiro as they discuss the latest top research in axSpA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members discuss two of the latest papers in the field of axSpA therapeutics, providing their own insights and experience into two very interesting publications. The first of our publications details the 2022 ASAS-EULAR recommendations for the management of axial spondyloarthritis. The second of today’s papers explores the efficacy and safety of bDMARDs in axSpA managment. Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at cytokinesignalling.com.

Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers. The first paper aimed to compare the risk of MACEs and VTEs for patients initiating a JAKinib (tofacitinib and baricitinib) and those initiating adalimumab (TNFi) among a large and comprehensive real-world population of patients with RA. Our second paper aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of FIL200 and FIL100 compared with placebo and ADA, all with background MTX, in patients with MTX-IR RA in subgroups of those with all four PPFs versus those with fewer than four PPFs. Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at cytokinesignalling.com.

Join Professor Iain McInnes and Dr Frank Behrens as they discuss the latest top research in PsA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members look at two key papers published in October 2022. Our first paper seeks to examine the efficacy and safety of ixekizumab in patients with PsA and PsO. Our second paper today will highlight the comparative efficacy of multiple treatments in PsA utilising new data within an NMA framework. Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at cytokinesignalling.com.

Discussing Rheumatology: October 2022 by The Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disease Forum

Join Professors Iain McInnes and Hideto Kameda as they discuss the latest top research in axSpA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members discuss two of the latest papers in the feild of axSpA theraputics, providing their own insights and experience into two very interesting publications. The first of our publications reports the efficacy and safety results for patients treated with ixekizumab for up to 116 weeks. The second of today’s papers evaluated the effectiveness and safety profile of COMBIO, or Combination of Targeted Therapies, in clinical settings. Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at cytokinesignalling.com.

Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers. The first covers the impact of initial therapy with upadacitinib or adalimumab on achievement of 48-week treatment goals in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The second discusses infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving tofacitinib versus tumour necrosis factor inhibitors. 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 cytokinesignalling.com.

Dr Eduardo Mysler, from the School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Join Professor Peter Nash as he interviews authors of recent notable papers in rheumatology. In this addition Dr Mysler discusses his recent paper 'Impact of initial therapy with upadacitinib or adalimumab on achievement of 48-week treatment goals in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: post hoc analysis of SELECT-COMPARE.'

Join Professors Iain McInnes and Phillip Mease as well as Doctors Frank Behrens and Laura Coates as they discuss the latest top research in PsA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members look at three key papers published in August 2022. Our first paper aims to highlight the efficacy of secukinumab on Achilles’ tendon enthesitis in SpA patients by looking at a single tender point out of the six-point LEI. The second of today’s papers evaluates the impact of risankizumab on HRQoL and other PROs among patients with active PsA and inadequate response or intolerance to csDMARD-IR in the KEEPsAKE 1 trial. Finally, our third paper reports the long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of up to three years of bimekizumab treatment in PsA patients. Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at cytokinesignalling.com.

Dr Ameen Jubber, specialist registrar in rheumatology at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, in the UK. Join Professor Peter Nash as he interviews authors of recent notable papers in rheumatology. In this addition Dr Jubber discusses his recent editorial paper reviewing the evidence for VTE risk in JAKinibs, and whether this risk also extends to the second-generation JAKinibs.