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.

Rheumatology

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.

Those kinds of data are important for prescribers and patients, offering points of differentiation in indications with a growing number...

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