Cytokine Signalling Forum
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Bringing Cytokine Signalling to Clinical Practice: Highlights from EULAR 2017
Developed by CESAS Medical, under the auspices of the University of GlasgowThis activity is supported by unrestricted educational grants from Pfizer Italia S.R.L., Lilly and R-Pharm
Release date: 14 July 2017
Estimated time to complete activity: 2 hours 30 minutes
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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After completing this activity, the learner will:
- Be familiar with the latest clinical data relating to cytokine signalling science from EULAR 2017
- Understand how these data are likely to affect treatment decisions and impact clinical practice
TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity is designed for qualified rheumatologists of all levels of seniority, and other healthcare professionals involved in treating patients with rheumatic disease.
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
EULAR 2017 presented new scientific and clinical information on cytokine signalling science and IL-6 science that will shape the rheumatology treatment landscape. Data presented included those relating to recently approved cytokine signalling agents and those currently in development.
In this activity Bringing Cytokine Signalling to Clinical Practice: Highlights from EULAR 2017, a panel of international experts discuss key abstracts and data from EULAR 2017 specifically relating to cytokine signalling science.
With recent approval of new cytokine signalling agents, and other agents now moving into Phase 2/3 trials, there is an educational need for physicians to stay abreast of ongoing research, and understand the potential impact of these new data on clinical practice. Targeting the cytokine signalling pathway as a treatment for inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis, remains at the forefront of scientific development. New agents with the potential for great benefit to patients have moved from clinical trials into clinical practice, and real-world data are now becoming available.
This course Bringing Cytokine Signalling to Clinical Practice: Highlights from EULAR 2017 outlines recent developments in cytokine signalling science, and highlights and discusses the importance of these new data for clinical practice. The learner’s understanding of the information presented will be assessed following each of the course modules.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
Participants must 1) read the activity information; 2) study the educational activity; 3) successfully complete the post-module assessments with a score of 80% or better; 4) and complete the evaluation form. Upon completion of the full activity, your certificate will be made available to download and print.
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| Module | Presenter | Video | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction |
Professor Iain B. McInnes
President of EULAR, Muirhead Professor of Medicine, Director of the Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Professor McInnes is a Muirhead Professor of Medicine and is the current President of EULAR. He is the Director of the Institute of Infection, immunity and Inflammation at the University of Glasgow. He also serves as Director of the ARUK Centre of Excellence for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Professor Iain McInnes studied medicine at the University of Glasgow and graduated with honours in 1989 before training in internal medicine and rheumatology. He completed his membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 1992 and became a fellow (FRCP) in 2003. He completed his PhD and post-doctoral studies via fellowships from the Wellcome Trust, the Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC, UK) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) Fogarty Fellowship Programme in both Glasgow and Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Professor McInnes’ research interests include understanding the role of cytokines in inflammatory synovitis. He leads a trials unit specialising in the use of biologic agents in early clinical trials in inflammatory arthritis. Professor McInnes has published widely in the areas of immunobiology and rheumatology, and he is Associate Editor of the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases and a member of the executive Editorial Board of the European Journal of Immunology. He gave the British Society of Rheumatology (BSR) Droitwich Lecture in 2012, and the Gerald Weissmann Lecture in Rheumatology in New York in 2013. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2008, and in 2012 was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He received the Sir James Black Prize Medal, a prestigious award in medicine in 2016 for his outstanding contribution to the field of immunology. In 2019, Professor McInnes was awarded a CBE for services to Medicine. |
02:14 | |
| EULAR 2017 – Long-term Extension Studies and Real-world Data |
Professor Christopher Edwards
Honorary Chair of Clinical Rheumatology, Professor Christopher Edwards is Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Chair of Clinical Rheumatology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust within Medicine at the University of Southampton. He graduated with honors from King's College London and trained at the Hammersmith and St George's Hospitals in London. He was a registrar for Professor Graham Hughes at the St Thomas' Hospital lupus unit and then undertook a period of research as a lecturer at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at Imperial College under the supervision of Professor Ravinder Maini. He moved to Southampton in 2001 after working for a year as a rheumatology consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore.
Professor Edwards is a clinical rheumatologist with research interests and expertise in the epidemiology and treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. He is a member of international committees working to produce guidelines for the best management of rheumatic diseases, leading a systematic review of guidelines for the use of radiology in the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis for EULAR. With expertise in the planning and delivery of trials in this area, including early stage trials, Professor Edwards has developed strong local and international partnerships with clinical and academic colleagues, centered on his role as clinical lead of the Southampton Musculoskeletal Research Unit. Professor Edwards also serves as Associate Editor for Rheumatology, and on the editorial board of Lupus.
Professor Burkhard Möller
Professor of Rheumatology, Professor Burkhard Möller is Leading Physician in the Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology at University Hospital (Inselspital), Bern, Switzerland. He is also Associate Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bern. Professor Möller gained his Master’s Degree at Hannover Medical University, Hannover, Germany. He became a lecturer in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at the medical faculties of Frankfurt and of Bern, and gained Professorship at the University of Bern. Professor Möller holds titles from the Swiss Medical Association (Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum [FMH]) in internal medicine, rheumatology, haematology and oncology. As well as member of the American College of Rheumatology, Professor Möller is also member of the Swiss Society for Rheumatology, the Swiss Clinical Quality Management (SCQM) programme, and of the German Society of Rheumatology. Professor Möller’s research interests include the pathogenesis of rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, anaemia of chronic disease, and musculoskeletal ultrasound in arthritis. He has published widely in journals including Rheumatology, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Arthritis Research and Therapy, Arthritis & Rheumatology, and Arthritis Care & Research. |
39:25 | 10 |
| EULAR 2017 – Cardiovascular, and Malignancy & Infection |
Professor Iain B. McInnes
President of EULAR, Muirhead Professor of Medicine, Director of the Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Professor McInnes is a Muirhead Professor of Medicine and is the current President of EULAR. He is the Director of the Institute of Infection, immunity and Inflammation at the University of Glasgow. He also serves as Director of the ARUK Centre of Excellence for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Professor Iain McInnes studied medicine at the University of Glasgow and graduated with honours in 1989 before training in internal medicine and rheumatology. He completed his membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 1992 and became a fellow (FRCP) in 2003. He completed his PhD and post-doctoral studies via fellowships from the Wellcome Trust, the Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC, UK) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) Fogarty Fellowship Programme in both Glasgow and Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Professor McInnes’ research interests include understanding the role of cytokines in inflammatory synovitis. He leads a trials unit specialising in the use of biologic agents in early clinical trials in inflammatory arthritis. Professor McInnes has published widely in the areas of immunobiology and rheumatology, and he is Associate Editor of the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases and a member of the executive Editorial Board of the European Journal of Immunology. He gave the British Society of Rheumatology (BSR) Droitwich Lecture in 2012, and the Gerald Weissmann Lecture in Rheumatology in New York in 2013. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2008, and in 2012 was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He received the Sir James Black Prize Medal, a prestigious award in medicine in 2016 for his outstanding contribution to the field of immunology. In 2019, Professor McInnes was awarded a CBE for services to Medicine.
Professor Christopher Edwards
Honorary Chair of Clinical Rheumatology, Professor Christopher Edwards is Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Chair of Clinical Rheumatology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust within Medicine at the University of Southampton. He graduated with honors from King's College London and trained at the Hammersmith and St George's Hospitals in London. He was a registrar for Professor Graham Hughes at the St Thomas' Hospital lupus unit and then undertook a period of research as a lecturer at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at Imperial College under the supervision of Professor Ravinder Maini. He moved to Southampton in 2001 after working for a year as a rheumatology consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore.
Professor Edwards is a clinical rheumatologist with research interests and expertise in the epidemiology and treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. He is a member of international committees working to produce guidelines for the best management of rheumatic diseases, leading a systematic review of guidelines for the use of radiology in the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis for EULAR. With expertise in the planning and delivery of trials in this area, including early stage trials, Professor Edwards has developed strong local and international partnerships with clinical and academic colleagues, centered on his role as clinical lead of the Southampton Musculoskeletal Research Unit. Professor Edwards also serves as Associate Editor for Rheumatology, and on the editorial board of Lupus. |
30:15 | 10 |
| EULAR 2017 – Clinical Combination Therapies, Temporary Stops, and Optimal Dosing |
Professor Christopher Edwards
Honorary Chair of Clinical Rheumatology, Professor Christopher Edwards is Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Chair of Clinical Rheumatology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust within Medicine at the University of Southampton. He graduated with honors from King's College London and trained at the Hammersmith and St George's Hospitals in London. He was a registrar for Professor Graham Hughes at the St Thomas' Hospital lupus unit and then undertook a period of research as a lecturer at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at Imperial College under the supervision of Professor Ravinder Maini. He moved to Southampton in 2001 after working for a year as a rheumatology consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore.
Professor Edwards is a clinical rheumatologist with research interests and expertise in the epidemiology and treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. He is a member of international committees working to produce guidelines for the best management of rheumatic diseases, leading a systematic review of guidelines for the use of radiology in the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis for EULAR. With expertise in the planning and delivery of trials in this area, including early stage trials, Professor Edwards has developed strong local and international partnerships with clinical and academic colleagues, centered on his role as clinical lead of the Southampton Musculoskeletal Research Unit. Professor Edwards also serves as Associate Editor for Rheumatology, and on the editorial board of Lupus.
Professor Burkhard Möller
Professor of Rheumatology, Professor Burkhard Möller is Leading Physician in the Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology at University Hospital (Inselspital), Bern, Switzerland. He is also Associate Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bern. Professor Möller gained his Master’s Degree at Hannover Medical University, Hannover, Germany. He became a lecturer in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at the medical faculties of Frankfurt and of Bern, and gained Professorship at the University of Bern. Professor Möller holds titles from the Swiss Medical Association (Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum [FMH]) in internal medicine, rheumatology, haematology and oncology. As well as member of the American College of Rheumatology, Professor Möller is also member of the Swiss Society for Rheumatology, the Swiss Clinical Quality Management (SCQM) programme, and of the German Society of Rheumatology. Professor Möller’s research interests include the pathogenesis of rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, anaemia of chronic disease, and musculoskeletal ultrasound in arthritis. He has published widely in journals including Rheumatology, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Arthritis Research and Therapy, Arthritis & Rheumatology, and Arthritis Care & Research.
Professor Iain B. McInnes
President of EULAR, Muirhead Professor of Medicine, Director of the Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Professor McInnes is a Muirhead Professor of Medicine and is the current President of EULAR. He is the Director of the Institute of Infection, immunity and Inflammation at the University of Glasgow. He also serves as Director of the ARUK Centre of Excellence for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Professor Iain McInnes studied medicine at the University of Glasgow and graduated with honours in 1989 before training in internal medicine and rheumatology. He completed his membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 1992 and became a fellow (FRCP) in 2003. He completed his PhD and post-doctoral studies via fellowships from the Wellcome Trust, the Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC, UK) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) Fogarty Fellowship Programme in both Glasgow and Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Professor McInnes’ research interests include understanding the role of cytokines in inflammatory synovitis. He leads a trials unit specialising in the use of biologic agents in early clinical trials in inflammatory arthritis. Professor McInnes has published widely in the areas of immunobiology and rheumatology, and he is Associate Editor of the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases and a member of the executive Editorial Board of the European Journal of Immunology. He gave the British Society of Rheumatology (BSR) Droitwich Lecture in 2012, and the Gerald Weissmann Lecture in Rheumatology in New York in 2013. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2008, and in 2012 was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He received the Sir James Black Prize Medal, a prestigious award in medicine in 2016 for his outstanding contribution to the field of immunology. In 2019, Professor McInnes was awarded a CBE for services to Medicine. |
30:33 | 10 |
| EULAR 2017 – Laboratory Science |
Professor Burkhard Möller
Professor of Rheumatology, Professor Burkhard Möller is Leading Physician in the Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology at University Hospital (Inselspital), Bern, Switzerland. He is also Associate Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bern. Professor Möller gained his Master’s Degree at Hannover Medical University, Hannover, Germany. He became a lecturer in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at the medical faculties of Frankfurt and of Bern, and gained Professorship at the University of Bern. Professor Möller holds titles from the Swiss Medical Association (Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum [FMH]) in internal medicine, rheumatology, haematology and oncology. As well as member of the American College of Rheumatology, Professor Möller is also member of the Swiss Society for Rheumatology, the Swiss Clinical Quality Management (SCQM) programme, and of the German Society of Rheumatology. Professor Möller’s research interests include the pathogenesis of rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, anaemia of chronic disease, and musculoskeletal ultrasound in arthritis. He has published widely in journals including Rheumatology, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Arthritis Research and Therapy, Arthritis & Rheumatology, and Arthritis Care & Research.
Professor Iain B. McInnes
President of EULAR, Muirhead Professor of Medicine, Director of the Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Professor McInnes is a Muirhead Professor of Medicine and is the current President of EULAR. He is the Director of the Institute of Infection, immunity and Inflammation at the University of Glasgow. He also serves as Director of the ARUK Centre of Excellence for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Professor Iain McInnes studied medicine at the University of Glasgow and graduated with honours in 1989 before training in internal medicine and rheumatology. He completed his membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 1992 and became a fellow (FRCP) in 2003. He completed his PhD and post-doctoral studies via fellowships from the Wellcome Trust, the Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC, UK) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) Fogarty Fellowship Programme in both Glasgow and Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Professor McInnes’ research interests include understanding the role of cytokines in inflammatory synovitis. He leads a trials unit specialising in the use of biologic agents in early clinical trials in inflammatory arthritis. Professor McInnes has published widely in the areas of immunobiology and rheumatology, and he is Associate Editor of the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases and a member of the executive Editorial Board of the European Journal of Immunology. He gave the British Society of Rheumatology (BSR) Droitwich Lecture in 2012, and the Gerald Weissmann Lecture in Rheumatology in New York in 2013. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2008, and in 2012 was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He received the Sir James Black Prize Medal, a prestigious award in medicine in 2016 for his outstanding contribution to the field of immunology. In 2019, Professor McInnes was awarded a CBE for services to Medicine. |
11:32 | 5 |
| EULAR 2017 – Psoriatic Arthritis |
Professor Iain B. McInnes
President of EULAR, Muirhead Professor of Medicine, Director of the Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Professor McInnes is a Muirhead Professor of Medicine and is the current President of EULAR. He is the Director of the Institute of Infection, immunity and Inflammation at the University of Glasgow. He also serves as Director of the ARUK Centre of Excellence for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Professor Iain McInnes studied medicine at the University of Glasgow and graduated with honours in 1989 before training in internal medicine and rheumatology. He completed his membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 1992 and became a fellow (FRCP) in 2003. He completed his PhD and post-doctoral studies via fellowships from the Wellcome Trust, the Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC, UK) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) Fogarty Fellowship Programme in both Glasgow and Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Professor McInnes’ research interests include understanding the role of cytokines in inflammatory synovitis. He leads a trials unit specialising in the use of biologic agents in early clinical trials in inflammatory arthritis. Professor McInnes has published widely in the areas of immunobiology and rheumatology, and he is Associate Editor of the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases and a member of the executive Editorial Board of the European Journal of Immunology. He gave the British Society of Rheumatology (BSR) Droitwich Lecture in 2012, and the Gerald Weissmann Lecture in Rheumatology in New York in 2013. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2008, and in 2012 was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He received the Sir James Black Prize Medal, a prestigious award in medicine in 2016 for his outstanding contribution to the field of immunology. In 2019, Professor McInnes was awarded a CBE for services to Medicine. |
15:13 | 5 |
| Close |
Professor Iain B. McInnes
President of EULAR, Muirhead Professor of Medicine, Director of the Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Professor McInnes is a Muirhead Professor of Medicine and is the current President of EULAR. He is the Director of the Institute of Infection, immunity and Inflammation at the University of Glasgow. He also serves as Director of the ARUK Centre of Excellence for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Professor Iain McInnes studied medicine at the University of Glasgow and graduated with honours in 1989 before training in internal medicine and rheumatology. He completed his membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 1992 and became a fellow (FRCP) in 2003. He completed his PhD and post-doctoral studies via fellowships from the Wellcome Trust, the Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC, UK) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) Fogarty Fellowship Programme in both Glasgow and Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Professor McInnes’ research interests include understanding the role of cytokines in inflammatory synovitis. He leads a trials unit specialising in the use of biologic agents in early clinical trials in inflammatory arthritis. Professor McInnes has published widely in the areas of immunobiology and rheumatology, and he is Associate Editor of the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases and a member of the executive Editorial Board of the European Journal of Immunology. He gave the British Society of Rheumatology (BSR) Droitwich Lecture in 2012, and the Gerald Weissmann Lecture in Rheumatology in New York in 2013. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2008, and in 2012 was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He received the Sir James Black Prize Medal, a prestigious award in medicine in 2016 for his outstanding contribution to the field of immunology. In 2019, Professor McInnes was awarded a CBE for services to Medicine. |
01:01 | |
| Evaluation | 5 |
Date of preparation: 14 July 2017