An understanding of the mechanisms underlying NET-mediated inflammation will empower clinicians to target therapies that can mitigate disease activity & improve outcomes in patients with lupus.
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Type I IFNs in Cutaneous Lupus & Dermatomyositis
Type I interferons (IFNs) play an important role in the immunopathogenesis of cutaneous lupus erythematosus and dermatomyositis skin inflammation, which could potentially be treated with IFN-targeted therapies.
Meet the Professor: Axial Spondyloarthritis
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a complex, immune-mediated inflammatory disorder characterized by inflammatory back pain and axial arthritis. Typical of other diseases in the spondyloarthritis family, the clinical phenotypes can be diverse, and an array of comorbidities often accompanies the spinal disease. “In this Meet the Professor Session at ACR Convergence 2024,” says Christopher Ritchlin, MD,…
Bringing Lupus into the Light
With more than 350 research abstracts on systemic lupus erythematosus, lupus nephritis and related conditions accepted for presentation at ACR Convergence 2024, we’re happy to announce that Graciela S. Alarcón, MD, MPH, has accepted the monumental task of reviewing the abstracts and identifying those most likely to make a difference to clinical practice or lead…
In Memoriam … Joseph D. Croft Jr., MD
We recently learned the sad news that Joseph D. Croft Jr., MD, a past president of the ACR and a well-respected member of the rheumatology community passed away in late September.
How to Manage Lupus Nephritis: A New Guideline Introduced
A new guideline, the 2024 Updated ACR Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lupus Nephritis, is being introduced at ACR Convergence 2024 on Monday, Nov. 18. In the session, Lisa Sammaritano, MD, professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, will discuss the guideline development process and…
Building a More Equitable Future in Lupus Care
The Dubois Memorial Lecture at ACR Convergence 2024 on Nov. 16 will be delivered by Candace Feldman, MD, MPH, ScD. Dr. Feldman is a rheumatologist and social epidemiology researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston. Her lecture, Building a More Equitable Future in Lupus Care and Outcomes, will discuss the persistent and profound…
Personalize Your Pediatric Lupus Care
On Nov. 16, the ACR Convergence 2024 session Toward Personalized Medicine in Pediatric Lupus will present important recent findings in the pathophysiology of pediatric lupus. Virginia Pascual, MD, is program director of an NIAID-funded Autoimmunity Center of Excellence and a NIAMS-funded Center for Lupus Research at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York. Her laboratory is…
ACR on Air: A Deep Dive into Psoriatic Arthritis
Hosted by Jonathan S. Hausmann, MD, a pediatric and adult rheumatologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School, ACR on Air debuted in 2019. In this episode, ACR Master (2016) Philip J. Mease, MD, joins Dr. Hausmann for a deep dive into psoriatic…
Difficult-to-Manage Spondyloarthritis
Studies show that patients with difficult-to-treat axial spondyloarthritis had more disease activity and greater peripheral involvement, with extra musculoskeletal manifestations and fibromyalgia. The ACR Convergence 2024 session on Difficult-to-Manage Spondyloarthritis will focus on patients for whom first- and second-line therapies have failed or who have persistent extra-axial manifestations of disease despite these treatment options. The…
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