The SpA Puzzle: Unraveling Inflammation Piece by Piece

October 26 from 5:30 pm 7:30 pm CDT

Grand Horizon Ballroom AB, Marriott Marquis Chicago | Developed and offered by UCB, Inc.


Program Description

Join our renowned expert speaker, Prof. Iain McInnes, as we piece together the SpA puzzle by unraveling the latest evidence on the inflammatory pathways that drive SpA pathobiology and how early control of inflammation can help improve patient outcomes.

This session will cover the following objectives:

  • Describe the pathobiology of SpA and the associated patient burden of disease
  • Explore the key cytokine pathways in axSpA and PsA, including the IL-17 superfamily, and their contribution to inflammation
  • Evaluate the importance of early control of inflammation on improving outcomes in patients with SpA

Disclosures and COI:
Grants/research support, honoraria or consultant: AbbVie, Amgen, AnaptysBio, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cabaletta, Causeway therapeutics, Compugen, Dextera, Eli Lilly, Gilead, Janssen, Montai, Moonlake, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi and UCB

Stock shareholder: Cabaletta, Causeway therapeutics, Compugen and Dextera

Speakers:

Presenter: Iain B. McInnes, CBE PhD FRCP FRSE FMedSci
Vice-Principal and Head of College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences  
Muirhead Chair of Medicine/Versus Arthritis Professor of Rheumatology 
University of Glasgow

Presenter: Clive Liu, MD
University of Washington
Dermatology
Adjunct Faculty
Seattle, Washington