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How would you approach management of a patient who develops squamous cell skin cancer while on abatacept?

Patient has had previous failure of methotrexate. Would you switch to alternative (TNFi or Rituximab) or continue abatacept with regular dermatology...

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Is there a role for biologics to improve lung function in patients who have severe asthma with daily symptoms and reduced lung function but do not experience frequent exacerbations?

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Are there any known contraindications for IL-23 use in patients with psoriatic arthritis and CKD or ESRD?

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Do you hold tocilizumab for patients who are diagnosed with Covid and are with mild to moderate symptoms or non-hospitalized?

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Are you recommending the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to your patients with immune mediated inflammatory diseases?

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What is your approach to dental prophylaxis for patients on biologics?

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Arthritis care & research, 2012-05

2012 update of the 2008 American College of Rheumatology recommendations for the use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biologic agents in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Curr Med Chem,

Targeting IL-17 and IL-23 in Immune Mediated Renal Disease.

Pathology, 2017 Mar 11

The role of interleukin-17A in the pathogenesis of kidney diseases.

JAMA internal medicine, 2017 Nov 01

Malignant Neoplasms in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated With Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors, Tocilizumab, Abatacept, or Rituximab in Clinical Practice: A Nationwide Cohort Study From Sweden.

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2024 Jan 11

Abatacept and non-melanoma skin cancer in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a comprehensive evaluation of randomised controlled trials and observational studies.

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