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Salvage therapy with JAK inhibitors in refractory Takayasu arteritis: a multicentre experience

Takayasu arteritis (TAK) remains a therapeutic challenge, and some patients develop refractory disease despite conventional ...
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Sex and anticitrullinated protein antibodies modify the relationship between inflammation and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis

Objectives Female sex and anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are associated with higher disease activity in ...
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Inflammation, bone loss and fracture risk in spondyloarthritis

Osteoporosis (ie, low bone mineral density) is common in ankylosing spondylitis, related to both systemic inflammation and decreased mobility. Vertebral fracture risk is increased; acute back pain in ...
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Definitions and reliability assessment of elementary ultrasound lesions in giant cell arteritis: a study from the OMERACT Large Vessel Vasculitis Ultrasound Working Group

Objectives To define the elementary ultrasound (US) lesions in giant cell arteritis (GCA) and to evaluate the reliability of the assessment of US lesions according to these definitions in a web-based ...
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Distinct clinical outcomes based on multiple serum cytokine and chemokine profiles rather than autoantibody profiles and ultrasound findings in rheumatoid arthritis: a ...

Objectives To evaluate the potential of clinical factors, ultrasound findings, serum autoantibodies, and serum cytokine and chemokine profiles as predictors of clinical outcomes in rheumatoid ...
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Clusters in paediatric Behçet’s disease: a multicentre international study

Objectives Clinical features of Behçet’s disease (BD) exhibit significant variability, not only from patient to patient but also according to gender and geographical region. This study aims to ...
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Predicting total knee replacement in knee osteoarthritis using a machine learning-guided approach in patients of the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI)

Objective To develop a pragmatic model to predict total knee replacement (TKR) in knee osteoarthritis using non-imaging clinical, genetic and lifestyle data with machine learning (ML)-guided feature ...
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Predicting the progression of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis by a machine learning scoring system, from the FIRST registry

Objectives This study aimed to develop and validate a prediction model for the future progression of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (D2T RA) and support the precise use of biologic and ...
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Long-term safety of bimekizumab in adult patients with axial spondyloarthritis or psoriatic arthritis: pooled results from integrated phase IIb/III clinical studies

Objective To assess the long-term safety profile of bimekizumab (BKZ) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods Safety data pooled from six integrated ...
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Correction: Spotlight on Sjögren’s: a patient perspective on burden of illness and unmet needs – results from a real-world survey

Marvel J, Kenney G, Church J, et al. Spotlight on Sjögren’s: a patient perspective on burden of illness and unmet needs – results from a real-world survey. RMD Open 2026;12:e006166. This article has ...
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Accuracy of musculoskeletal imaging for the diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica: systematic review

Methods Searches included MEDLINE, EMBASE and PubMed. Evaluations of diagnostic accuracy of imaging tests for PMR were eligible, excluding reports with <10 PMR cases. Two authors independently ...