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Rheumatologist, research in Myositis & Interstitial lung disease, medical director, Myositis Center, Professor of Medicine, @UPMC @pittrheum

Pittsburgh, PA
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Rohit Aggarwal
17 days
Thanks to @jrheum for accepting the article and inviting for the interview! Truly honored our article to be picked as Editor’s Spotlight ! Special Thanks to Anushka from India and Maha from Saudi - the emerging leaders in myositis.
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Editor's Picks Spotlight . Role of CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies . 🖊️ Drs. Anushka Aggarwal, Maha Almackenzie and Rohit Aggarwal.@Anushka2k7 @docrota. 📖 📽️
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Rohit Aggarwal
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Thanks to @jrheum for Editor’s choice to our article on CAR-T in Myositis! Watch our full interview by Dr. Earl Silverman from J Rheum.
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Anushka Aggarwal
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Editor's Choice: Find our recent interview discussing the role of CAR T-cell therapy in myositis with Dr Earl Silverman from Journal of Rheumatology! 😀📞📽💡.Do check out the full article in Editor's pick spotlight!.@docrota.@jrheum.
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Rohit Aggarwal
2 months
Looking forward to meet friends and colleagues at EULAR @eular_org ! See you in Barcelona! Will be there June 10-15.
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Rohit Aggarwal
2 months
Dear Friends — Looking for a senior PhD-level Biostatistician (Europe/USA) for a global, prestigious, high-impact international project on Myositis. Funding is provided. Interested or know someone?.📩 aggarwalr@upmc.edu.
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Rohit Aggarwal
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RT @MctcMyositis: 🎉 We’re pleased to announce our partnership with the Myositis Support and Understanding Association (MSU)!.🤝Together, we….
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Rohit Aggarwal
2 months
Anti-synthetase syndrome (ASyS): Consensus on nomenclature and abbreviation for anti-synthetase syndrome is now done. Everyone should use this nomenclature and abbreviation for the ASyS going forward: an IMACS project
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Rohit Aggarwal
3 months
Dear Friends, A DCT - Decentralized Clinical Trials or Studies are not only possible but likely superior in recruitment esp for rare diseases such as myositis. See this article on recruitment rate comparison between a virtual tele-research cohort and a traditional center-based.
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Rohit Aggarwal
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Everyone in CTD-ILD world, please see this paper on Abatacept for the treatment of myositis-associated interstitial lung disease (ATtackMy-ILD), a RCT in IIM-ILD. Even though primary outcome was not met, but PFTs and HRCT trends before and after Abatacept are interesting and.
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Rohit Aggarwal
3 months
Dear Friends welcome budding rheumatology, pulmonary fellows, dermatology, neurology residents with interest in myositis to apply for UPMC Myositis Fellowship for July 2026-June 2027. See latest news from @UPMCPhysicianEd UPMC's Myositis Fellowship Program
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Rohit Aggarwal
4 months
Join tomorrow (13Mar, 11amEST, 3pmGMT, 8.30pmIST) for “Navigating Myositis Auto-antibodies: Accuracy, Challenges, & Advances.” By distinguished experts: Dr. K.G. Chengappa (India) & Dr. Sarah Tansley (U.K.). Register: Join here:
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Rohit Aggarwal
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Dear Friends - Please join Myositis Clinical trial Consortium (MCTC) if you are interested in Myositis! Take a quick survey to be part of MCTC and collaborate in myositis studies ! We have 10 exciting global myositis project coming up in 2025 !.
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MCTC myositis
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4/5 Take a quick survey to share your expertise and learn how you can get involved in this important initiative. 📝➡️
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Rohit Aggarwal
4 months
RT @MctcMyositis: 🧵 1/6 | 🚨 Exciting News!.We are delighted to announce our new partnership with the International Myositis Society (iMyoS)….
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Rohit Aggarwal
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RT @MctcMyositis: 5/5 | 📲 Stay Updated:.Follow us for more research and clinical trial news!.#MCTC #Myositis #ClinicalTrials #Research #IIM….
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Rohit Aggarwal
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RT @MctcMyositis: 4/5 | 🌐 Impact:.MCTC sets new standards for IIM clinical trials by promoting evidence-based treatments and enhancing tria….
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Rohit Aggarwal
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RT @MctcMyositis: 🧵 1/5 | 🚨 New Publication Alert!.Our latest study in Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology highlights MCTC’s efforts to….
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Rohit Aggarwal
5 months
📢 Join Physician Webinar! 🩺 Myositis India invites you to an insightful session on “Navigating Myositis Auto-antibodies: Accuracy, Challenges, and Advances.” By distinguished experts: Dr. K.G. Chengappa (India) & Dr. Sarah Tansley (U.K.). Register here:
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Rohit Aggarwal
5 months
Myositis Cancer Risk Calculator and Screening Recommendations (International Guidelines) are now available on a simple website and mobile App. So, no excuse to miss cancer work in a high to moderate risk patient.
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Rohit Aggarwal
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Does IVIg works better for some patients in Dermatomyositis. Answer is "NO" - it works equally on all including myositis autoantibody negative pts. Predictors of response to intravenous immunoglobulin in patients with dermatomyositis: the ProDERM study
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Rohit Aggarwal
5 months
Pain is often ignored in myositis - comes from active disease, muscle damage & pain syndromes. Pain is common in myositis and associated with disease activity, so treating disease activity is imp.
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