Phenotyping by persistent inflammation in systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease: a EUSTAR database analysis

Conclusions Phenotyping by persistent inflammation provides valuable prognostic information, independent of demographics, disease duration, cutaneous subtype, treatment and SSc-ILD severity. The findings from this study support early immunosuppressive treatment in patients with SSc-ILD with persistent inflammation.

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Source: Thorax - November 20, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Guler, S., Sarbu, A.-C., Stalder, O., Allanore, Y., Bernardino, V., Distler, J., Gabrielli, A., Hoffmann-Vold, A.-M., Matucci-Cerinic, M., Müller-Ladner, U., Ortiz-Santamaria, V., Rednic, S., Riccieri, V., Smith, V., Ullman, S., Walker, U. A., Gei Tags: Thorax Interstitial lung disease Source Type: research