
The IMID Forum
Keeping you up to date with the latest and most important updates in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases.
Latest episodes

Jan 26, 2023 • 24min
Discussing PsA: Episode 5
Join Professor Philip Mease and Dr Frank Behrens as they discuss the latest top research in PsA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members look at two key papers published in December 2022. The first of our papers discusses the latest trial of a novel scoring system for inflammation and tissue damage, whilst the second paper compares adjunctive therapy usage in patients treated with IL-17A inhibitors.

Jan 25, 2023 • 18min
Author Interview: Rebecca Haberman
Dr Rebecca Haberman from the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine and Psoriatic Arthritis Center, USA. In this edition Dr Haberman disucsses her recent paper ‘Efficacy of guselkumab, a selective IL-23 inhibitor, in Preventing Arthritis in a Multicentre Psoriasis At-Risk cohort (PAMPA): protocol of a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled multicentre trial.’

Jan 18, 2023 • 22min
Author Interview: Roy Fleischmann
Professor Roy Fleischmann, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre. In this addition Professor Fleischmann discusses his recent paper 'Analysis of Disease Activity Metrics in a Methotrexate Withdrawal Study among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Tofacitinib plus Methotrexate.'

Jan 13, 2023 • 37min
Author Interview: Claudia Salinas
Dr Claudia Salinas, Director Pharmacoepidemiology at Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, USA. In this addition Dr Salinas discusses her recent paper 'Evaluation of VTE, MACE, and Serious Infections Among Patients with RA Treated with Baricitinib Compared to TNFi: A Multi-Database Study of Patients in Routine Care Using Disease registries and Claims Databases.'

Dec 23, 2022 • 11min
Discussing Rheumatology: December 2022
Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers. The first highlights one of the three systematic literature reviews carried out to inform the 2022 EULAR RA management recommendations task force with the available evidence published since 2019. The second paper in today’s podcast looks at the recommendations themselves, by Smolen, et al, and I’ll highlight what’s remained the same and what’s changed from the 2019 recommendations. Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at cytokinesignalling.com.

Dec 14, 2022 • 26min
Discussing AxSpA: Episode 4
Join Professor Xenofon Baraliakos and Dr Sofia Ramiro as they discuss the latest top research in axSpA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members discuss two of the latest papers in the field of axSpA therapeutics, providing their own insights and experience into two very interesting publications. The first of our publications details the 2022 ASAS-EULAR recommendations for the management of axial spondyloarthritis. The second of today’s papers explores the efficacy and safety of bDMARDs in axSpA managment.
Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at cytokinesignalling.com.

Nov 24, 2022 • 10min
Discussing Rheumatology: November 2022
Join Prof Iain McInnes as he reviews two interesting papers. The first paper aimed to compare the risk of MACEs and VTEs for patients initiating a JAKinib (tofacitinib and baricitinib) and those initiating adalimumab (TNFi) among a large and comprehensive real-world population of patients with RA. Our second paper aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of FIL200 and FIL100 compared with placebo and ADA, all with background MTX, in patients with MTX-IR RA in subgroups of those with all four PPFs versus those with fewer than four PPFs. Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at cytokinesignalling.com.

Nov 9, 2022 • 24min
Discussing PsA: Episode 4
Join Professor Iain McInnes and Dr Frank Behrens as they discuss the latest top research in PsA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members look at two key papers published in October 2022. Our first paper seeks to examine the efficacy and safety of ixekizumab in patients with PsA and PsO. Our second paper today will highlight the comparative efficacy of multiple treatments in PsA utilising new data within an NMA framework. Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at cytokinesignalling.com.

Oct 28, 2022 • 13min
Discussing Rheumatology: October 2022
Discussing Rheumatology: October 2022 by The Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disease Forum

Oct 12, 2022 • 22min
Discussing AxSpA: Episode 3
Join Professors Iain McInnes and Hideto Kameda as they discuss the latest top research in axSpA. In this edition, our Steering Committee members discuss two of the latest papers in the feild of axSpA theraputics, providing their own insights and experience into two very interesting publications. The first of our publications reports the efficacy and safety results for patients treated with ixekizumab for up to 116 weeks. The second of today’s papers evaluated the effectiveness and safety profile of COMBIO, or Combination of Targeted Therapies, in clinical settings.
Everything discussed is available in a more detailed slide format in the publications section at cytokinesignalling.com.