Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis) are an emerging new class of disease-modifying medication for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). touchIMMUNOLOGY spoke with our Editor-in-Chief Prof Peter Taylor (University of Oxford, UK) to discuss the latest insights into the use, selectivity and safety of JAK inhibitors, and how they are used to target the pathophysiology of […]

touchIMMUNOLOGY spoke with editorial board member Jérôme Avouac (Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France) to discuss his highlights from the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) annual meeting in the field of rheumatoid arthritis, and his presentation on the potential of CD19-targeted CAR-T cell transfer for systemic sclerosis. The abstract ‘Effects of B cell depletion by […]

touchIMMUNOLOGY spoke with editorial board member Alessia Alunno (University of L’Aquila, Italy) to discuss her highlights from the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) annual meeting in the field of Sjögren’s syndrome, and summarize the main take-home messages from her presentation. The abstract ‘COVID-19 severity and vaccine breakthrough infections in Sjögren’s syndrome: results from the […]

Axial spondyloarthritis is a chronic, inflammatory rheumatic disease that affects the axial skeleton, causing severe pain, stiffness and fatigue. touchIMMUNOLOGY were delighted to speak with Dr Fabian Proft (Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany) about the treatment paradigm and unmet needs of axial spondyloarthritis. The abstract ‘Bimekizumab Maintained Stringent Clinical Responses Through Week 52 in Patients with […]

BE MOBILE 1 and BE MOBILE 2 are double-blind, phase 3 trials designed to evaluate efficacy and safety of bimekizumab, a novel dual interleukin (IL)-17A and IL-17F inhibitor, across the axial spondyloarthritis spectrum. touchIMMUNOLOGY were delighted to speak with Dr Fabian Proft (Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany) about these trials and his poster on the maintenance […]

The COLOR trial is a  single-centre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial that aimed to investigate colchicine’s efficacy and safety compared with placebo in people with hand osteoarthritis. touchIMMUNOLOGY were delighted to speak with Dr Anna Døssing (The Parker Institute, University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark) about the findings of the COLOR trial and what further investigation is […]

Hand osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease in which the smooth cartilage that covers the bone surfaces at the joints either is injured or wears over time. touchIMMUNOLOGY were delighted to speak with Dr Anna Døssing (The Parker Institute, University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark) about hand osteoarthritis and the challenges in its treatment. The abstract […]

There is a lack of biomarkers to profile phenotypes in giant cell arteritis (GCA) and predict potential complications. Serum protein profiling may identify molecular-based phenotypes and facilitate personalized medicine approaches. touchIMMUNOLOGY were delighted to speak with Dr Lisa Christ (Universitätsspital Bern Bern, Switzerland) about her study which investigated the serum protein signature of clinically defined GCA […]

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a primary systemic vasculitis characterised by systemic inflammation and vascular insufficiency of large and medium blood vessels which may lead to end-organ damage in patients age 50 and older. touchIMMUNOLOGY were delighted to speak with Dr Lisa Christ (Universitätsspital Bern Bern, Switzerland) about the unmet needs in the pathogenesis of […]