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Radiographic scoring methods as outcome measures in rheumatoid arthritis: properties and advantages

UPRES EA 1124- Ecole de Santé Publique, Faculté de Médecine, Nancy, France Professor F Guillemin, Ecole de Santé Publique, Faculté de Médecine, 9 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, BP 184, F 54500 Vandoeuvre ...
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Ultrasonography of major salivary glands compared with parotid and labial gland biopsy and classification criteria in patients with clinically suspected primary Sjögren’s ...

Correspondence to Professor Hendrika Bootsma, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ, Groningen The Netherland; h.bootsma{at}umcg ...
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OP0044 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Responder Index [SRI(4)] Response Is Associated with Global Benefit in Patients with Moderate To Severe SLE

Background The SRI(4) is a composite endpoint used in SLE clinical trials. A post-hoc analysis of two Phase III studies of belimumab 1 showed that the achievement of an SRI(4) response at 52 weeks is ...
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EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis: 2023 update

Objectives To update the 2017 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) recommendations for treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc), incorporating new evidence and therapies. Methods An ...
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F8: Back to the future: how to mix the old and new treatments for SLE, Sjögren's and APS ...
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SpA: Innovative techniques in spondyloarthritis research – Is there light at the end of the tunnel for our patients?
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Tenosynovitis of the extensor carpi ulnaris tendon predicts erosive progression in early rheumatoid arthritis

Correspondence to Siri Lillegraven, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Box 23 Vinderen, N-0319 Oslo, Norway; siri.lillegraven{at}gmail.com In secondary analyses, focusing on vdHSS and ...
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Evidence that autoantibody production may be driven by acute Epstein-Barr virus infection in Sjögren’s disease

Objectives Sjögren’s disease (SD) is an autoimmune disease affecting the exocrine glands that is associated with autoantibodies against Ro60/SS-A, anti-Ro52/TRIM21, La/SS-B and others. We examined the ...
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Peripheral blood immunophenotypic diversity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its impact on therapeutic responsiveness

Objective Considering the diverse aetiologies and immunodysregulatory statuses observed in each patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), stratification based on peripheral blood immunophenotyping holds ...
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Primary Sjögren's syndrome and malignancy risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China Correspondence to Dr Yang Zaixing and Professor Renqian Zhong, Department of Laboratory ...
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Vascular occlusion for optimising the functional improvement in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial

Objectives Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a leading cause of global disability with conventional exercise yielding only modest improvements. Here we aimed to investigate the benefits of integrating ...
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CD-19 CAR-T cells for polyrefractory rheumatoid arthritis

‘Poly-refractory’ disease affects 2.7% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have failed different groups of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b-DMARDS) and targeted synthetic ...