Rheumo, Golfer(pathetic), Caravaggisti, Prof School of Medicine Griffith University, A/Prof Univ. of Qld, Director Rheumatology Research Unit Sunshine Coast,

Sunshine Coast
Joined December 2011
Kreis L, Petzinna S, Kern S,MTX for Remission Maintenance Following Tocilizumab & GCs Induction in GCA Randomized METEORITICS Trial Arthritis Rheumatol. 2026; 78 (suppl 9). acrabstracts.org/abstract/mt…. Accessed October 3, 2026. is there really a role for MTX in GCA? #GCA #RheumNow
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OP002 (2026) ANIFROLUMAB TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH SJÖGREN’S DISEASE: EFFICACY AND SAFETY ASSESSMENT IN A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED PHASE IIA PROOF-OF-MECHANISM TRIAL (ANISE-II) anifrolumab works in SjD - high interferon signature works the best? #EULAR2026
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POS0773 (2025) LOW UVEITIS RATES IN PATIENTS WITH AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS OR PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS TREATED WITH BIMEKIZUMAB: LONG-TERM RESULTS FROM PHASE 2B/3 TRIALS - 5000 pt yrs AxSpA & PsA - low uveitis rates - bime or selection? #bimekizumab #uveitis #AxSpA #PsA
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POS0109 (2025) COMPARATIVE PERSISTENCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF IXEKIZUMAB VERSUS OTHER b/tsDMARD CLASSES IN REAL-WORLD PsA TREATMENT: 12-MONTH RESULTS FROM THE PRO-SPIRIT STUDY - a practical comparison #ixekizumab #TNF #IL23i
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OP0096 (2025) Sonelokimab, IL-17A- & IL-17F- Nanobody, outcomes PsA: Ph 2 ARGO trial SLK 60mg n=41 SLK 120mg n=43 ADA ref n=42 MDA(n/%) 25 (61.0). 22 (51.2). 19 (45.2) nanobody effective- question is same or better? #IL17 #nanobody #sonelokimab
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OP0091 (2025) MARKERS OF IL-17 SIGNALLING IN THE BLOOD OF PATIENTS WITH PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS WITH INADEQUATE RESPONSE TO TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITORS interesting - 17F raised in TNF non-responders PsA - #IL17F #PsA #TNF-IR
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12 mths AbA delays RA up to 3 yrs esp if high titre ACPA
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Hence the Emery editorial in Rheumatology journal - biosimilar Toci from day 1 #RA #Tocilizumab #MTX
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