The highlights of the recent American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP) annual meeting tended to be data for approved drugs and therapies in later-stage development that back up previously reported efficacy or provide assurances about safety in rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis and other autoimmune diseases.
ACR Roundup: JAK Safety Shown Across Multiple Trials
Low cardiovascular risk was shown in trials presented at the ACR/ARHP annual meeting for Pfizer's, Lilly's and AbbVie's JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis; AbbVie's Phase II risankizumab results in PsA, biosimilar doubts and more from ACR.
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