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This Web site has been provided through educational grants from Genentech, Inc. and Biogen Idec

RAoutlook.org is a free educational Web site designed to provide health care professionals with the latest information about biologic therapies used to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

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	Addressing Cardiovascular Comorbidities in Rheumatoid Arthritis Arthur Kavanaugh, MD		Combining Conventional DMARDs and Biologic Agents for RA Treatment Mark Genovese, MD		Long-Term Safety of Biologic Agents in RA Patients Roy M. Fleischmann, MD

EXPERT PRACTICE HIGHLIGHT

		Addressing Cardiovascular Comorbidities in Rheumatoid Arthritis Arthur Kavanaugh, MD Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. In this Expert Practice Arthur Kavanaugh, MD, discusses the impact of cardiovascular risk factors on the management of patients with RA. Topics addressed include epidemiology of CVD and related risk factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, how rheumatoid arthritis treatment influences cardiovascular risk factors, and the overall management of rheumatoid arthritis patients with cardiovascular risk factors.
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CME SPOTLIGHT

Emerging B Cell Therapies: Focus on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
This newsletter synthesizes and summarizes the latest research on B-cell science related to SLE and lupus nephritis with special emphasis on reports presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology.

Jointly sponsored by University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Acumentis. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Genentech, Inc. and Biogen Idec.

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Latest Advances in B Cell Science: Focus on Lupus Nephritis
In this newsletter, updates from the latest clinical data related to lupus nephritis (LN) presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) are provided, with a focus on biomarkers and predictors of disease activity and response, pathogenic mechanisms and risk factors, and data on the role of current and new therapeutic strategies.

Jointly sponsored by University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Acumentis. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Genentech, Inc. and Biogen Idec.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis: New Targeted Treatments
This activity is designed for rheumatologists, rheumatology fellows, and health care providers who are interested in or treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Topics discussed include immunopathogenic processes in RA, the role of new B-cell–targeted and T-cell–targeted therapies in the treatment of RA, and how to choose outcomes measures and treatment options that optimize clinical benefits in adults with RA.

Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Medical College of Cornell University gratefully acknowledge the generous support in the form of an unrestricted educational grant from Genentech, Inc. and Biogen Idec.

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Use of Novel Biologics in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
This activity is designed for rheumatologists and other health care providers who are interested in or treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The addition of the newer agents with novel mechanisms of action has expanded the armamentarium of biologic treatment options for the patient with RA. With this expansion of therapeutic choices, however, several key clinical issues need to be addressed to ensure rational and clinically sound application of abatacept and rituximab in clinical practice. In this interactive case series, experts identify, assess, and evaluate the available scientific research on and clinical experience with the use of rituximab and abatacept in patients with moderate to severe RA.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education acknowledges an educational grant for support of this activity from Genentech, Inc. and Biogen Idec.

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