This Week in Rheumatology — Jul 31, 2026

AudioScholar Rheumatology Weekly · Jul 31, 2026 · 14m

Editor's Pick: Clinical outcomes of upadacitinib continuation vs withdrawal in giant cell arteritis through 2 years (Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2026)

Welcome to This Week in Rheumatology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning critical advances in systemic lupus erythematosus, prognostic biomarkers in systemic sclerosis, and evolving therapeutic strategies in inflammatory arthritis, vasculitis, and autoinflammatory conditions. Let's dive in.

This week's papers:

Clinical outcomes of upadacitinib continuation vs withdrawal in giant cell arteritis through 2 years. — Annals of…