Rose McNulty

Preexisting spinal damage and higher levels of inflammatory activity at baseline were linked with radiographic progression in axial spondyloarthritis treated with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs over 2 years regardless of treatment type.

Bimekizumab demonstrated safety and efficacy at 2 years among patients with nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

In the clinical practice setting, intensifying treatment for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is associated with a higher Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) cutoff value than recommended, new research found.

The FDA today approved efgartigimod alfa and hyaluronidase-qvfc for the treatment of adult patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP).

Health care spending avoided by increased hepatitis C treatment could more than offset direct spending on increased treatment, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

Pfizer’s investigational mini-dystrophin gene therapy, fordadistrogene movaparvovec, did not meet its primary end point of improvement in motor function in ambulatory patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

The FDA approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda) plus carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by single-agent pembrolizumab, in adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma.

Catherine Diefenbach, MD, an American Society of Hematology expert and director of the Clinical Lymphoma Program at NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center, discussed the evolving state of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) therapeutics and exciting areas of research.

Migvis Monduy, MD, medical director of Neuromuscular and Movement Disorders Programs at Nicklaus Children's Hospital, discussed challenges in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) treatment access and how policy changes may support patients with DMD.

The global burden of liver cancer is rising, and public health efforts for prevention, vaccination, and treatment to address underlying etiologies are needed, according to research presented at ASCO 2024.

The approval brings a new treatment option to pediatric patients with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, which is a form of arthritis affecting multiple joints at the same time.

Amit Singal, MD, medical director of the Liver Tumor Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center, discussed the current outlook for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and how to choose between therapies.

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor use was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular outcomes in patients with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis in a recent study.

Slowing the loss of ambulation in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) may also mitigate worsening disease burden and overall function, according to a pair of posters presented at ISPOR 2024.

In the final overall survival analysis of the phase 3 CARES-310 trial, frontline camrelizumab plus rivoceranib continued to show clinically meaningful survival benefits vs sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Distinct retinal vessel atrophy patterns may be associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), but further research is needed to assess retinal vessel changes and their underlying role in MS.

Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), intense pain symptoms were associated with poor sleep, fibromyalgia, depression, and sleep apnea.

A large Medicare cohort study found that the most common locations of procedurally treated keratinocyte cancers in the US were the head and/or neck for both squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell carcinomas.

A recent review highlighted several candidate biomarkers for diagnosing axial spondyloarthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease in early phases.

Amit Singal, MD, medical director of the Liver Tumor Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center, discussed how the etiologies of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and underlying liver function impact treatment approach.

Migvis Monduy, MD, medical director of Neuromuscular and Movement Disorders Programs at Nicklaus Children's Hospital, discussed the most promising areas of research in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), as well as the mechanisms of gene therapies for DMD.

Newly published findings from the pivotal phase 3 BE HEARD I and BE HEARD II trials demonstrated that bimekizumab was well tolerated and produced clinically meaningful responses in patients with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa.

A retrospective analysis found glucocorticoid treatment to reduce comorbidities in adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and assessed the relationship between anthropometric measures and respiratory function and functional abilities.

Areas of focus in the annual report included health system utilization and recovery from the pandemic, patterns of medicine use, drug pricing, and patient out-of-pocket costs.

A recent study found that screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with reduced mortality, highlighting the need to promote HCC screening for patients with known risk factors.

The findings add to recent research on the growing utilization, expenditure, and prices of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) therapies in the current landscape, an area health care policy could potentially address.

Public hospitals were significantly more likely to sustain access to unprofitable services following 340B Drug Pricing Program participation, while nonprofit hospitals were mostly unaffected, according to a recent study.

Posters presented at the ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research meeting explored Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) caregiver experiences and gene therapy’s impact on work opportunities for caregivers.