Entheseal Eight Results

The second round of the RheumMadness tournament is complete! To see how your bracket is doing, head over to the RheumMadness Tourneytopia website

Results for reach matchup in the Entheseal Eight are reviewed below, including how the 7-member Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP) voted compared to participant picks. Huge thanks to our amazing panel for their thoughtful consideration.

Overall, the Cells region turned out as participants expected. The BRP voted for CAR-T cells (5) over Anti-NET antibodies (2). Likewise, 49% of participants picked CAR-T cells to win this region compared to only 27% of participants who picked Anti-NET antibodies. The remaining 24% of participants picked Cytokine Networks or Pim kinases, which didn’t even make it to this round.

There was a major upset in the Animal House region. The BRP voted for Dog osteoarthritis (4) over Axolotl limbs (3) by a slim margin. However, only 23% of participants picked Dog osteoarthritis to win this region compared to 46% who picked Axolotls. These dogs really dug deep and found their inner peacocks!

The Machines region also features an upset. The BRP voted for PET in LVV (5) over AI: TNFi response (2). However, only 21% of participants picked PET in LVV, slightly less than the 33% who picked AI: TNFi response. It’s looking like it would have taken some machine learning to predict this region!

Finally, there was an absolute blowout in the People region, with Repro health guide (7) demolishing False+ AxSpA MRI (0). Obviously they are both quality teams, but the MRIs just didn’t have it this round. Participants saw this one coming a mile away, with 53% picking Repro Health Guide and only 14% picking False+ AxSpA MRI.

What’s up next?

Results for the next 2 rounds will be released on the following dates:

  • Saturday, April 2: The IgG Four (Round 3)
  • Monday, April 4: The Interleukin Two (Round 4, championship!)

We will also release a new RheumMadness podcast episode where we reflect on the tournament so far. Stay tuned, the learning isn’t over yet!

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