Q4 2025 Recap: Rheumatology News and Updates Victoria Johnson

Published Date: 17 Jan 2026

The Q4 recap for rheumatology spotlights regulatory and clinical advances across rheumatic diseases.

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Lupus Can Cost Young Women More Years Than Diabetes, HIV

Lupus contributes substantially to premature mortality in young women, with over 304,000 years of potential life lost in women aged 15-44 years from 2000 to 2015.

Pulmonary Fibrosis Video Diaries: Patient Experiences and Timely Diagnosis of IPF

Pulmonary Fibrosis Video Diaries: Patient Experiences and Timely Diagnosis of IPF

From Evidence to Action: Practical Strategies for FcRn Therapy in gMG

From Evidence to Action: Practical Strategies for FcRn Therapy in gMG

Next-Gen Therapies for gMG: The Science and Support for FcRn Antagonists

Next-Gen Therapies for gMG: The Science and Support for FcRn Antagonists

Strategies for Personalized CIDP Care: Patient Selection, Treatment Transition, and FcRn Therapy

Strategies for Personalized CIDP Care: Patient Selection, Treatment Transition, and FcRn Therapy

Transforming CIDP Management: Early Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and the Emerging Role of FcRn Antagonists

Transforming CIDP Management: Early Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and the Emerging Role of FcRn Antagonists

Todays Updates

EMA Backs Breast Cancer SERD After FDA No Vote

The recommendation follows phase 3 data showing longer progression-free survival when patients switched to camizestrant plus a CDK4/6 inhibitor.

Datopotamab Deruxtecan Earns New Breast Cancer Indication

The antibody drug conjugate was approved by the FDA for certain patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

Todays Updates

EMA Backs Breast Cancer SERD After FDA No Vote

The recommendation follows phase 3 data showing longer progression-free survival when patients switched to camizestrant plus a CDK4/6 inhibitor.

Datopotamab Deruxtecan Earns New Breast Cancer Indication

The antibody drug conjugate was approved by the FDA for certain patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

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From Evidence to Action: Practical Strategies for FcRn Therapy in gMG

Next-Gen Therapies for gMG: The Science and Support for FcRn Antagonists

Strategies for Personalized CIDP Care: Patient Selection, Treatment Transition, and FcRn Therapy

Transforming CIDP Management: Early Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and the Emerging Role of FcRn Antagonists

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Osteoarthritis: Promising Drug Therapy Flops

No help from diacerein in randomized trial

Another B-Cell Drug for Lupus Hits the Mark

Phase III results put obinutuzumab in line for approval

Medicare Coverage Appears Spotty for Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds

Advantage plans do a better job than standalone Part D policies, albeit with important gaps

Europe Does Better Than U.S. in Treating Spondyloarthritis, Survey Data Suggest

American patients report more symptoms and mostly don't agree with doctors on how they've fared

ICE Chief Hospitalized; Metastatic Colon Cancer at Age 26; TENS for Fibromyalgia

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Dyspnea in Woman With RA Reveals a Diaphragmatic Lipoma

MRI can help differentiate these benign soft-tissue masses from more aggressive liposarcomas

What Caused This Patient's Recurring Eye and Ear Inflammation?

Prompt diagnosis of this rare progressive autoimmune disease may help preserve hearing, eyesight

What Caused Left-Sided Hearing Loss in This 65-Year-Old Man?

Numerous diagnostic procedures revealed tophaceous gout affecting the middle ear

EULAR: Docs Should Push Hard on Physical Activity for Arthritis Patients

We have met the enemy and it's the sofa, updated guideline indicates

Rheumatic Disease Drugs Help COVID Virus Stick Around Longer, Study Suggests

Lengthy viral antigen persistence far more common, regardless of prior vaccination

Drug Targeting TLRs in Cutaneous Lupus Looks Good in Mid-Stage Studies

— Dose-response signal appears in phase II trial, and all doses are better than placebo

Upadacitinib After TNF Inhibitor Failure Improves RA Control

In patients with active RA, switching to upadacitinib after failure of a single TNF inhibitor is more effective in reducing disease activity at 12 weeks than using a second TNF inhibitor adalimumab.

Early Anti-TNF to Prevent Difficult-to-Treat RA Gains Steam

The availability of TNF inhibitor biosimilars and the cost of treating ‘difficult-to-treat’ RA are making first-line TNF inhibition in early RA more attractive in the UK.

FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Ianalumab, First Potential Sjögren’s Targeted Therapy Victoria Johnson

Novartis plans to submit regulatory applications for ianalumab in early 2026.

FDA Updates Label for Reduced Osteoarthritis Risk With BEAR Implant Over ACL Reconstruction Victoria Johnson

FDA approves a label update for the BEAR implant, which was previously approved in 2020.

FDA Grants Priority Review to Efgartigimod, First Potential Therapy for Seronegative Myasthenia Gravis Victoria Johnson

argenx's efgartigimod-alfa therapy was approved for seropositive generalized myasthenia gravis in 2021.

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