From Medscape Rheumatology

Coverage from the

British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) 2023 Annual Meeting

April 24 - 26, 2023; Manchester, UK, and Virtual

April 24 - 26, 2023 Manchester, UK, and Virtual

BSR 2023 Meta-Analysis Probes Cancer Risk Concern for JAK Inhibitors Although no increased cancer risk was seen vs methotrexate or placebo, Janus kinase inhibitors were associated with a higher cancer risk than were tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in a meta-analysis.
Medscape Medical News, April 26, 2023

Conference News

BSR 2023 Low Disease State for Childhood Lupus Approaches Validation
Medscape Medical News, May 8, 2023
BSR 2023 Normal CRP During RA Flares May Describe Unique Phenotype
Medscape Medical News, May 4, 2023
BSR 2023 Long-COVID Rate May Be Higher With Rheumatic Diseases
Medscape Medical News, May 2, 2023

BSR 2023 NSAIDs May Mask MRI Findings in Spondyloarthritis Cases
Medscape Medical News, April 28, 2023
BSR 2023 Meta-Analysis Probes Cancer Risk Concern for JAK Inhibitors
Medscape Medical News, April 26, 2023
BSR 2023 Registry Data 'Reassure' on RA Biologics' Heart Attack Risk
Medscape Medical News, April 24, 2023

From Medscape UK

Call for anti-TNF Availability for Takayasu's Arteritis from NHS
Medscape News UK, May 01, 2023
Positive Results for Bimekizumab for Axial Spondyloarthritis in Two Phase 3 Trials
Medscape News UK, April 26, 2023
Opioid Prescriptions for Fibromyalgia More Than Quadrupled in 15 Years
Medscape News UK, April 26, 2023
Tapering Biological Therapies Can Help Arthritis Patients with Disease Control
Medscape News UK, April 25, 2023
Hydroxychloroquine Protective Against Premature Mortality in SLE
Medscape News UK, April 25, 2023
'Step Change' in Gout Guidance Regarding ULT
Medscape News UK, April 24, 2023

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