ACR Convergence 2026 has come at a potentially pivotal time for multiple diseases and therapy types across autoimmune and rheumatic diseases, ranging from chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy to lupus and Sjögren’s disease.
Slated for Nov. 6 to Nov. 11 in Orlando, Fla., this year’s meeting promises no shortage of new data on these and other pressing topics in rheumatology, including AI, GLP-1 receptor agonists and the safety of cellular therapy, particularly following the recent deaths reported in the Novartis and Bristol Myers Squibb CAR-T autoimmune disease trials.
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A 15-year-old Moroccan girl's CT scan revealed a rare wandering spleen in her pelvis with a twisted blood-vessel stalk, prompting doctors to plan urgent surgery.

An 85-year-old man with progressive supranuclear palsy developed rhythmic movements of his soft palate and uvula, a rare finding reported in only a few earlier cases.

Las pruebas realizadas tras un accidente revelaron que un hombre sano de 24 años tenía los órganos abdominales invertidos, el corazón a la izquierda y múltiples bazos.

Doctors reported a premature baby whose rare, swollen extra thumb detached naturally after losing its blood supply, alongside heart and kidney abnormalities linked to VACTERL association.

A Spanish study found that a vortex mixer caused redness, itching, warmth or swelling in many healthy volunteers, raising questions about how doctors diagnose rare vibration-triggered hives.

A FLOW trial analysis found that larger early eGFR declines were linked to higher predicted kidney-event rates, but the association appeared with placebo too and did not prove semaglutide caused injury.

A study of more than 10,000 adults aged 80 and older with chronic kidney disease linked SGLT2 inhibitors to lower death and kidney-event risks, but also identified important safety concerns.

A study of 59,269 adults found that total lean mass was not independently linked to better metabolic health, while hidden fat around organs and inside muscle shaped risk.

A small 10-year analysis found that fruits and vegetables were associated with fewer hospitalizations, emergency visits and dialysis cases than usual care among selected stage 3 kidney disease patients.