Psoriatic Arthritis
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EADV: Family history of cardiovascular disease is key in psoriasis patients
A family history of cardiovascular disease takes on extra importance in assessing cardiovascular risk in young adult psoriasis patients.
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EADV: New oral psoriasis drug shows excellent safety
Key clinical point: The oral A3 adenosine receptor agonist CF1-1 shows promise as a potential first-line systemic therapy for moderate to severe...
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ACR: Etanercept during pregnancy doubles the odds of major malformations
Key clinical point: Although etanercept exposure was associated with more than twofold higher odds of major structural defects, there was no...
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Methotrexate has a role in treating articular manifestations of psoriatic arthritis
Patients with psoriatic arthritis taking methotrexate demonstrated an improvement in peripheral joint disease, skin disease, enthesitis,...
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More comorbidity with PsA form of spondyloarthritis
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) plus spondyloarthritis is associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases,...
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‘Cytokine converter’ cells alleviate psoriasis in mice
Implantation of cells designed to sense the presence of proinflammatory cytokines and subsequently produce and deliver anti-inflammatory molecules...
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Poor response to third anti-TNF agent seen in most psoriatic arthritis patients
Key clinical point: Patients with psoriatic arthritis who don’t respond to or cannot tolerate two different anti-TNF agents are likely to respond...
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Genetic differences may help predict progression of PsC to PsA
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EADV: Pursuing ‘clear’ in psoriasis worthwhile, expert says
A Physician Global Assessment of “clear” is worth striving for in psoriasis patients because it represents a clinically important lesser level of...
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Anti-TNF therapy can continue for IBD patients with skin lesions
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Psoriasis cohort reveals high arthritis risk
Key clinical point: Incidence of psoriatic arthritis is higher among psoriasis patients than previously estimated.