ACR 2006 News

Pregnant Women with SLE Face High Risk of Death, Infection
November 30, 2006
Pregnant women with lupus need to be followed closely by both a rheumatologist and an obstetrician experienced in high-risk pregnancies, as these women are at increased risks of mortality, infection, and other serious complications during gestation...

Synovial Cells Predict Response to TNF Inhibitors
November 27, 2006
The secret to why some RA patients respond to anti-TNF-α drugs and others do not may lie in the synovium…Tak P, et al. Presented at ACR 2006 Meeting.

Rituximab in RA
November 27, 2006
Rituximab prevents joint damage, can be given repeatedly, and does not block response to influenza vaccine in RA patients... Presented at ACR 2006 Meeting.

Smoking, Anti-CCP, Shared Epitope Have Complex Relationship in North American RA Patients
November 22, 2006
Smoking increases the risk of anti-CCP but has no clear interaction with shared epitope in North American RA patients... Irigoyen P. Presented at ACR 2006 Meeting.

Pregabalin Offers Durable Pain Relief in Fibromyalgia
November 20, 2006
The anticonvulsant pregabalin may offer extended pain relief to fibromyalgia patients... Crofford LJ, et al. Presented at: ACR 2006 Meeting.

Three-Year BeSt Results Suggest MTX Plus Infliximab Can Move Some RA Patients Into Drug-Free Remission
November 15, 2006
Three-year results from the BeSt study suggest that early induction therapy with infliximab plus MTX can bring about remission in RA patients…Van Der Kooij SM, et al. Presented at: ACR 2006 Meeting. 

Is Resection Necessary? Meniscal Tears Rarely Cause Pain
November 15, 2006
Meniscal resection may do little to relieve pain among older patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), as meniscal tears are common but rarely cause any symptoms... Englund M, et al. Presented at ACR 2006 Meeting.

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