The Evidence Based Rheumatology Podcast

Michael Putman

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E125: Adrenal Insufficiency after Stopping Prednisone
Interesting read this week - I cover a nifty little paper that presented data about adrenal insufficiency after stopping prednisolone, published in JAMA Open in March 2025. Open Access Journal Here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2831668
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e124: MTX vs Pred for Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: PREDMETH Study
Interesting NEJM trial this week comparing methotrexate to prednisone for pulmonary sarcoidosis. Paper available here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2501443
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E123: Upadacitinib for Giant Cell Arteritis: SELECT-GCA
Podcast this week about the recently published SELECT-GCA study, which evaluated the use of the janus kinase inhibitor upadacitinib (Rinvoq) for patients with new and relapsing GCA. Successful trial and an interesting topic. Paper itself here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2413449
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E122: Guidelines for Maybe Diagnosing HLH
This week I cover another of my newsletters, though I mostly use it as a skeleton to riff on a common (and challenging) issue for rheumatology consultants; diagnosing HLH. Check out the guidelines themselves here and have a listen to the podcast! https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanrhe/article/PIIS2665-9913(23)00273-4/fulltext
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E121: Obinutuzumab in SLE-LN
Another day, another b cell podcast. Seems to be all the rage! This week I discuss the recently published NEJM trial of the anti CD20 agent obinutuzumab in lupus nephritis. Worth a read and listen, paper can be found here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2410965
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