NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Risankizumab, an inhibitor of interleukin (IL) 23, provides some relief for patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) whose symptoms have responded poorly to standard treatments, according to 24-week results of a phase-3 trial. “Despite the range of available therapies for psoriatic arthritis, efficacious, well-tolerated therapeutic options are needed to treat the diverse…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—In patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who are resistant to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), guselkumab was more effective than placebo in a phase 3b trial. “Guselkumab is a relatively new treatment and is the first drug in its class (IL-23 inhibitor) to gain approval for PsA,” Dr. Laura Coates of the…
A posthoc analysis confirms patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) taking secukinumab experience improvement in all signs and symptoms of PsA as measured by the GRAPPA-OMERACT disease activity core domains.
A 36-year-old woman presented at the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center for a second opinion regarding a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). One year prior to our evaluation, she had developed pain and stiffness in her hands, feet, knees, ankles, elbows and shoulders. She had mild plaque psoriasis of the scalp and base of the neck,…
The FDA is reviewing supplemental biologics license applications for guselkumab to treat children with juvenile psoriatic arthritis and moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
For the 2024 Image Competition, the ACR sought images with educational or remarkable manifestations representing a diverse range of pediatric patients with autoimmune, inflammatory, infectious and malignant drivers of rheumatic disease. Here, we showcase the winning images from Latin America and the Caribbean. Diagnosing Juvenile PsA A 13-year-old boy presented with a seven-year history of…
Many rheumatologists may not be trained to properly identify the signs of skin disease in patients with dark skin, but in this ACR Convergence session, experts provide practical guidance for diagnosis.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As of November 2024, there are 16 biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) that are FDA approved for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Incredible news, right? But as my fellowship program director used to say, “There’s no free lunch.” This buffet of options is excellent for our patients, but poses challenges to the practicing…
SAN DIEGO—Viral infections are a common cause of acute arthritis and, in general, tend to be short lived and are not usually associated with significant articular inflammation. Due to the prevalence of various viral infections across the globe, any patient with signs of early inflammatory arthritis (i.e., symptoms that have not yet lasted six weeks) should be evaluated for a possible infectious etiology, said Dr. Leonard Calabrese in the Review Course at ACR Convergence 2023.