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Medscape Conference Coverage, based on selected sessions at the:
American College of Rheumatology 2002 Annual Meeting
October 25 - 29, 2002, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Topic Overviews
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis CME
Physicians - up to 2.0 hour(s) of AMA PRA category 1 credit;
Registered Nurses - up to 2.4 Nursing Continuing Education contact hour(s)
Update on Current Therapies for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Stanley B. Cohen, MD
Therapies for Rheumatoid Arthritis Under Development
Stanley B. Cohen, MD
Clinical Advances in Osteoarthritis
Lee S. Simon, MD
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Osteoporosis and Gout CME
Physicians - up to 1.0 hour(s) of AMA PRA category 1 credit;
Registered Nurses - up to 1.2 Nursing Continuing Education contact hour(s)
Advances in Osteoporosis
Michael C. Nevitt, PhD
New Developments in Gouty Arthritis
I. Jon Russell, MD, PhD
SLE, Fibromyalgia, and Sjögren's Syndrome CME
Physicians - up to 1.0 hour(s) of AMA PRA category 1 credit;
Registered Nurses - up to 1.2 Nursing Continuing Education contact hour(s)
Key Findings in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Sjögren's Syndrome, and Myositis
Robert I. Fox, MD, PhD
New Developments in the Management of Fibromyalgia Syndrome
I. Jon Russell, MD, PhD
The Spondyloarthropathies
The Spondyloarthropathies
John J. Cush, MD
Selected Posters & Abstracts Coverage

 
Conference News
Switching Anti-TNF-alpha Drugs Improves RA Symptoms in Nonresponders10/31/02
Switching TNF-alpha antagonists may decrease pain by 84% and alleviate other symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Chemotherapy and Autologous Stem-Cell Transplant Show Benefit for RA10/31/02
High-dose cyclophosphamide and stem-cell transplant significantly improve quality of life and joint destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Experts Have Difficulty Identifying Reversal of Rheumatoid Arthritis10/31/02
Progression or reversal of rheumatoid arthritis is difficult to identify by looking at radiographic film.
Adalimumab Slows Progression of Structural Joint Damage10/30/02
In patients taking adalimumab, 62% experienced no new bone erosions compared to only 46% of those patients receiving placebo, radiographic data indicates.
Pregabalin Improves Pain and Fatigue Symptoms in Patients With Fibromyalgia10/30/02
Patients treated with pregabalin 450 mg/day showed significant improvement in their endpoint mean pain score and were more likely to experience a 50% reduction in pain from baseline.
Infliximab and Etanercept Both Effective in Treating Ankylosing Spondylitis10/30/02
Etanercept appears to improve symptoms of AS more slowly than infliximab but may cause fewer adverse effects.
Strontium Decreases Incidence of Postmenopausal Vertebral Fractures10/29/02
Relative risk of new vertebral fractures was reduced by 41% compared with placebo over three years.
ARBs Reduce Proteinuria in Patients With Lupus Nephritis10/29/02
During the study period, proteinuria was reduced from 3254 (852-6599) mg/gCr to 755 (80-3514) mg/gCr by the end of study (P=.008).
Rituximab Improves Symptoms in Patients With SLE 10/29/02
The lymphoma drug rituximab appears to improve symptoms in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by depleting B lymphocytes.
Infliximab Improves Symptoms of Psoriatic Arthritis 10/28/02
At week 10, 82% of patients taking 5 mg/kg infliximab and 73% of those taking 10 mg/kg achieved at least a 75% improvement from baseline in the PASI score.
Extended-Release Tramadol Reduces Symptoms of Chronic Knee Pain 10/28/02
The extended-release version of the analgesic is likely to receive FDA approval in mid-2003.
Corticosteroid Injections Result in Only Limited Benefits for Sciatica Patients10/28/02
At three weeks, 60.8% of the active group and 39.8% of the placebo group reported that their sciatica had improved, but after 6 weeks the differences were no longer significant.

 

 
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