The recently released PREDMETH study results indicate that methotrexate can be considered a real alternative to prednisone for patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis.
The FDA has issued draft guidance recommending that all biosimilar medications be designated as interchangeable with their reference products upon initial FDA approval. A 60-day review and comment period of the draft guidance is now open, and the ACR will soon be submitting comments.
In a recent Arthritis & Rheumatology review article, three experts discuss the use of immunosuppressants to target B cells in a patient with systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease.
The FDA has accepted a biologics license application for nano-encapsulated sirolimus with pegylated-adricase (NASP), a combination treatment designed to reduce serum uric acid levels in patients with uncontrolled gout.