ACR Roundup: JAK Safety Shown Across Multiple Trials
Executive Summary
Low cardiovascular risk was shown in trials presented at the ACR/ARHP annual meeting for Pfizer's, Lilly's and AbbVie's JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis; AbbVie's Phase II risankizumab results in PsA, biosimilar doubts and more from ACR.
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