Kevin L Winthrop, Michael E Weinblatt, Mary K Crow, Gerd R Burmester, Philip J Mease, Alexander K So, Vivian Bykerk, Ronald F Van Vollenhoven, Maxime Dougados, Jonathan Kay, Xavier Mariette, Joachim Sieper, Fritz Melchers, Bruce N Cronstein, Ethan Shevach, Ferdinand C Breedfeld, Joachim Kalden, Josef S Smolen, Daniel E Furst
To develop a comprehensive listing of the greatest unmet scientific and clinical needs in rheumatology. The 20th annual international Targeted Therapies meeting brought more than 100 leading basic scientists and clinical researchers in rheumatology, immunology, epidemiology, molecular biology and other specialties. During the meeting, breakout sessions were convened, consisting of five disease-specific groups with 20-30 experts assigned to each group based on expertise. Specific groups included rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, connective tissue diseases and a basic science immunology group spanning all of these clinical domains...
July 2019: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases