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Balbach ML, Corty R, Hill B, Frech T, Aslam F, Chew EY. Development of a Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Protocol to Evaluate Hand Pain in Systemic Sclerosis Patients. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:669. [PMID: 38611582 PMCID: PMC11011600 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14070669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Hand impairment is a frequently reported complaint in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients and a leading cause of disability and diminished quality of life. Managing hand pain can be particularly challenging due to the coexistence of non-inflammatory arthralgias, inflammatory arthritis, acro-osteolysis, tenosynovitis, joint contractures, tendon friction rubs, nerve entrapment, Raynaud's phenomenon (RP), digital ulcers (DU), sclerodactyly, calcinosis, and chronic pain. While physical examination and radiographs are the first line methods for evaluating hand pain, they are limited in scope and miss many underlying etiologies of hand impairment. We propose a joint ultrasound (US) hand protocol to differentiate between various articular, periarticular, ischemic, skin, and nerve pathologies and to assist in targeted treatment strategies.
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- Meridith L. Balbach
- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (M.L.B.); (R.C.); (T.F.)
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- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (M.L.B.); (R.C.); (T.F.)
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA;
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- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (M.L.B.); (R.C.); (T.F.)
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- Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Department of Rheumatology, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (M.L.B.); (R.C.); (T.F.)
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Campochiaro C, Suliman YA, Hughes M, Schoones JW, Giuggioli D, Moinzadeh P, Baron M, Chung L, Ross L, Maltez N, Allanore Y, Denton CP, Distler O, Frech T, Furst DE, Khanna D, Krieg T, Kuwana M, Matucci-Cerinic M, Pope J, Alunno A. Non-surgical local treatments of digital ulcers in systemic sclerosis: a systematic literature review. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2023; 63:152267. [PMID: 37778090 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Digital ulcers (DUs) are difficult to treat in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and systemic (i.e., pharmacological) therapy is currently considered the 'standard of care'. Our aim was to examine the safety and efficacy of local, non-surgical treatment for SSc-DUs. METHODS A systematic literature review (SLR) of original research articles up to August, 29 2022 was performed according to the PICO framework. References were independently screened by two reviewers and risk of bias was assed using validated tools. Due to study heterogeneity narrative summaries are used to present data. RESULTS Among 899 retrieved references, 14 articles were included (2 randomised trials (RTs), and 12 observational (OBS) studies). The most frequently studied procedure (5 studies) was botulin A toxin (hand or single finger) injection with a reported healing rate (HR) of 71%-100%. Amniotic and hydrocolloid membranes were examined in one study each and associated with a good HR. Tadalafil 2% cream was studied in a single study with a reduction in the number of DUs. Vitamin E gel was associated with a reduction in ulcer healing time. Low-level light therapy, hydrodissection and corticosteroid injection, extracorporeal shock wave (ESW) and photobiomodulation were evaluated in a single study each and showed a positive trend. Dimethyl sulfoxide was associated with significant local toxicity. CONCLUSIONS A range of non-surgical, local treatments for SSc-DUs have been explored and showed efficacy to some extent. We have identified methodological flaws that should be avoided in the design of future studies to explore locally-acting treatments for SSc-DUs.
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- Corrado Campochiaro
- Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR), IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University.
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- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester
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- Directorate of Research Policy (formerly Walaeus Library), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Stanford University School of Medicine and Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- University of Utah, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila and Internal Medicine and Nephrology Unit and Department of Medicine, ASL Avezzano-Sulmona-L'Aquila, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy
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Ross L, Maltez N, Hughes M, Schoones JW, Baron M, Chung L, Giuggioli D, Moinzadeh P, Suliman YA, Campochiaro C, Allanore Y, Denton CP, Distler O, Frech T, Furst DE, Khanna D, Krieg T, Kuwana M, Matucci-Cerinic M, Pope J, Alunno A. Systemic pharmacological treatment of digital ulcers in systemic sclerosis: a systematic literature review. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2023; 62:3785-3800. [PMID: 37335850 PMCID: PMC10691932 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kead289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the evidence concerning systemic pharmacological treatments for SSc digital ulcers (DUs) to inform the development of evidence-based treatment guidelines. METHODS A systematic literature review of seven databases was performed to identify all original research studies of adult patients with SSc DUs. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and prospective longitudinal observational studies (OBSs) were eligible for inclusion. Data were extracted, applying the patient, intervention, comparison, outcome framework, and risk of bias (RoB) was assessed. Due to study heterogeneity, narrative summaries were used to present data. RESULTS Forty-seven studies that evaluated the treatment efficacy or safety of pharmacological therapies were identified among 4250 references. Data from 18 RCTs of 1927 patients and 29 OBSs of 661 patients, at various RoB (total 2588 patients) showed that i.v. iloprost, phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors and atorvastatin are effective for the treatment of active DUs. Bosentan reduced the rate of future DUs in two RCTs (moderate RoB) and eight OBSs at low to high RoB. Two small studies (moderate RoB) indicate that Janus kinase inhibitors may be effective for the treatment of active DUs, otherwise there are no data to support the use of immunosuppression or anti-platelet agents in the management of DUs. CONCLUSION There are several systemic treatments, across four medication classes, that are effective therapies for the management of SSc DUs. However, a lack of robust data means it is not possible to define the optimal treatment regimen for SSc DUs. The relatively low quality of evidence available has highlighted further areas of research need.
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- Laura Ross
- Department of Medicine and Rheumatology, University of Melbourne at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Rheumatology, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford Care Organisation, Salford, UK
- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Directorate of Research Policy (formerly Walaeus Library), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Rheumatology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine and Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute San Raffaele Università, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
- UCL Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology and Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
- Internal Medicine and Nephrology Division, ASL1 Avezzano-Sulmona-L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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Suliman YA, Campochiaro C, Hughes M, Schoones JW, Giuggioli D, Moinzadeh P, Baron M, Chung L, Ross L, Maltez N, Allanore Y, Denton CP, Distler O, Frech T, Furst DE, Khanna D, Krieg T, Kuwana M, Matucci-Cerinic M, Pope J, Alunno A. Surgical management of digital ulcers in systemic sclerosis: A systematic literature review. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2023; 63:152266. [PMID: 37826898 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND There is a strong rationale to develop locally-acting surgical treatments for digital ulcers (DUs) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Our aim was to examine the safety and efficacy of local surgical management for SSc-DU. METHODS A systematic literature review was carried out until to August 2022 using 7 different databases. Original research studies concerning adult patients with SSc-DUs, and local surgical treatments were analysed using the PICO framework. We included randomized controlled trials, prospective/retrospective studies, and case series (minimum of 3 patients) References were independently screened by two reviewers including assessment of the risk of bias using validated tools. RESULTS Out of 899, 13eligible articles were included. Autologous fat (adipose tissue AT) grafting was the surgical modality most identified (7 studies, 1 randomized controlled double blinded trial and 6 prospective open-label single arm studies). The healing rate (HR) with autologous fat grafting (4 studies) was 66-100 %. Three studies reported autologous adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction grafting: HR of 32-60 %. Bone marrow derived cell transplantation in a single study showed 100 % healing rate over 4-24 weeks. Surgical sympathectomy was examined in 3 studies, prospective without comparator with a median healing rate of 81 %. Two surgical studies (of direct microsurgical revascularisation and microsurgical arteriolysis) showed 100 % healing of ulcers, with no complications. CONCLUSION Several surgical approaches for SSc-DUs have demonstrated some degree of safety and effectiveness for DU healing. However, there are significant methodological issues. Future studies are warranted to rigorously investigate surgical interventions for SSc-DUs.
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- Yossra A Suliman
- Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Dept, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
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- IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute San Raffaele Università, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford Care alliance, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Directorate of Research Policy (formerly Walaeus Library), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany
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- Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Stanford University School of Medicine and Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- University of Utah, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila and Internal Medicine and Nephrology Unit and Department of Medicine, ASL Avezzano-Sulmona-L'Aquila, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy
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Nailfold capillaroscopy is a safe and well-established method for the assessment of structural alterations of the microcirculation. It is a crucial tool in the investigation and monitoring of patients presenting with Raynaud's phenomenon. Detection of the characteristic "scleroderma pattern" on capillaroscopy may indicate an underlying rheumatic disease, particularly systemic sclerosis (SSc). Herein, we highlight the practical aspects of videocapillaroscopy, including image acquisition and analysis, with mention of dermoscopy. Special emphasis is placed on standardized use of terminology to describe capillary characteristics. Systematic evaluation of images in discerning the normal from the abnormal using the validated European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) Study Group consensus reporting framework is paramount. In addition to the relevance of capillaroscopy in the (very) early diagnosis of SSc, its emerging predictive value (especially capillary loss) for new organ involvement and disease progression is underscored. We further provide capillaroscopic findings in selected other rheumatic diseases.
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- Vanessa Smith
- Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Unit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB Inflammation Research Center (IRC), Ghent, Belgium.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy - IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Nashville, TN, USA
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- Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy - IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic, Genoa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy - IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic, Genoa, Italy
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Chew E, Barnado A, Ikizler TA, Zent R, Frech T. Evaluation of hypertension in systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus overlap. J Scleroderma Relat Disord 2023; 8:14-19. [PMID: 36743818 PMCID: PMC9896192 DOI: 10.1177/23971983221122673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Patients with systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus serologies present a unique challenge to the clinician when hypertension is detected in the outpatient setting. Treatment choices for non-renal crisis hypertension are different for systemic sclerosis versus systemic lupus erythematosus. Urgent laboratory studies and, in the presence of certain symptoms, imaging assessment are indicated in systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus overlap patients with systemic hypertension. Long-term assessment of systemic hypertension may be enhanced by advances in non-contrast imaging that serve as valuable biomarkers for progressive vasculopathy. In this review, the diagnostic approach to systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus overlap patients presenting with hypertension is discussed.
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- Erin Chew
- Division of Rheumatology and
Immunology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville,
TN, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and
Immunology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville,
TN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and
Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center,
Nashville, TN, USA
- Veterans Affair Medical Center,
Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and
Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center,
Nashville, TN, USA
- Veterans Affair Medical Center,
Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and
Immunology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville,
TN, USA
- Veterans Affair Medical Center,
Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA
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Hughes M, Allanore Y, Baron M, Del Galdo F, Denton CP, Frech T, Furst DE, Galetti I, Dagna L, Herrick AL, Kuwana M, Matucci-Cerinic P, McMahan ZH, Murray CD, Proudman S, Matucci-Cerinic M. Proton pump inhibitors in systemic sclerosis: a reappraisal to optimise treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Lancet Rheumatol 2022; 4:e795-e803. [PMID: 37936680 PMCID: PMC10628971 DOI: 10.1016/s2665-9913(22)00183-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
Abstract
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is associated with significant morbidity in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Although the introduction of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) into clinical care have represented a major achievement in the management of oesophago-gastric problems in SSc, PPIs are seldom fully effective in SSc patients, and the utilization of maximum PPI dosages is a very frequent clinical practice. However, currently there is little evidence currently to support the empiric use of PPIs in SSc which is especially relevant in regard to safety concerns of long-term exposure with have been raised in the general population. The purpose of this viewpoint is to highlight the significant beneficial impact of PPIs on GERD in SSc, while considering the potential adverse effects in this patient population. Furthermore, we highlight the unmet needs of SSc patients with GERD, and also propose an agenda for future research to optimise the safe and effective use of PPIs in SSc.
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- Michael Hughes
- Tameside Hospital, Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom
- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Cochin, APHP, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Rheumatology, Royal Free Campus, University College London, United Kingdom
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence & Department of Geriatric Medicine, Division of Rheumatology AOUC, Florence, Italy
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- FESCA, Federation of European Scleroderma Associations, Belgium
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- Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare diseases (UnIRAR), IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital & Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- University Hospital, Santa Maria della Misericordia, Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University of Udine, Italy
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD
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- Jewish General Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital and Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000
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- Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare diseases (UnIRAR), IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital & Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Dept. Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Division of Rheumatology AOUC, Florence, Italy
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Melsens K, Cutolo M, Schonenberg-Meinema D, Foeldvari I, Leone MC, Mostmans Y, Badot V, Cimaz R, Dehoorne J, Deschepper E, Frech T, Hernandez-Zapata J, Ingegnoli F, Khan A, Krasowska D, Lehmann H, Makol A, Mesa-Navas MA, Michalska-Jakubus M, Müller-Ladner U, Nuño-Nuño L, Overbury R, Pizzorni C, Radic M, Ramadoss D, Ravelli A, Rosina S, Udaondo C, van den Berg MJ, Herrick AL, Sulli A, Smith V. Standardised nailfold capillaroscopy in children with rheumatic diseases: a worldwide study. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2022; 62:1605-1615. [PMID: 36005889 PMCID: PMC10070071 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To standardly assess and describe nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) assessment in children and adolescents with juvenile rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (jRMD) versus healthy controls (HC). METHODS In consecutive jRMD children and matched HC from 13 centres worldwide, 16 NVC images per patient were acquired locally and read centrally per international consensus standard evaluation of the EULAR Study Group on Microcirculation in Rheumatic Diseases. 95 patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), 22 with dermatomyositis (JDM), 20 with systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), 13 with systemic sclerosis (jSSc), 21 with localized scleroderma (lSc), 18 with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) and 20 with primary Raynaud's phenomenon (PRP) were included. NVC differences between juvenile subgroups and HC were calculated through multivariable regression analysis. RESULTS A total number of 6474 images were assessed from 413 subjects (mean age 12.1-years, 70.9% female). The quantitative NVC-characteristics were significantly lower (↓) or higher (↑) in the following subgroups compared to HC: For density: ↓ in jSSc, JDM, MCTD, cSLE and lSc; For dilations: ↑ in jSSc, MCTD and JDM; For abnormal shapes: ↑ JDM and MCTD; For haemorrhages: ↑ in jSSc, MCTD, JDM and cSLE. The qualitative NVC-assessment of JIA, lSc and PRP did not differ from HC, whereas the cSLE and jSSc, MCTD, JDM, cSLE subgroups showed more non-specific and scleroderma patterns respectively. CONCLUSION This analysis resulted from a pioneering registry of NVC in jRMD. The NVC-assessment in jRMD differed significantly from HC. Future prospective follow up will further elucidate the role of NVC in jRMD.
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- Karin Melsens
- Dpt of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital; Dpt of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Dpt of Internal Medicine, University of Genova; IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic, Genoa, Italy
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- Dpt of Pediatric Immunology, Rheumatology and Infectious diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Centre for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, An der Schön Klinik, Hamburg, Germany
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- Dpt of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Medical and rheumatological clinic, S. Maria Hospital, Terni, Italy
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- Dpt of Immunology-Allergology, CHU Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB); Dpt of Dermatology, CHU Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Dpt of Rheumatology, CHU Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Dpt of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Research Centre for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dpt of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Dpt of Public Health and Primary Care, Biostatistics Unit, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- University of Utah, Dpt of Internal Medicine, Div of Rheumatology; Salt Lake Veterans Affair Medical Centre, Utah Vascular Research Laboratory, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Clinical Rheumatology Unit, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Dpt of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Research Centre for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dpt of Pediatric Rheumatology, SRCC Children's Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Dpt of Dermatology, Venereology and Pediatric Dermatology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Dpt of Pediatrics, University Medicine Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Div of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Rheumatology Section, Clínica Universitaria Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
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- Dpt of Rheumatology and clinical immunology, Campus Kerckhoff, Justus-Liebig University, Gießen; Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- University of Utah, Dpt of Internal Medicine, Div of Rheumatology; University of Utah, Dpt of Pediatrics, Div of Pediatric Rheumatology, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Dpt of Internal Medicine, University of Genova; IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic, Genoa, Italy
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- University of Utah, Dpt of Internal Medicine, Div of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; University Hospital Split, Split, Croatia
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- Dpt of Pediatric Rheumatology, SRCC Children's Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini; University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Pediatric Rheumatology Dept., La Paz Children's Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Dpt of Pediatric Immunology, Rheumatology and Infectious diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester; Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Dpt of Internal Medicine, University of Genova; IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic, Genoa, Italy
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- Dpt of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital; Dpt of Internal Medicine, Ghent University; Unit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, Inflammation Research Centre, VIB-Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Campochiaro C, Suliman YA, Hughes M, Schoones J, Giuggioli D, Moinzadeh P, Maltez N, Ross L, Baron M, Chung L, Allanore Y, Denton CP, Distler O, Frech T, Furst D, Khanna D, Krieg T, Kuwana M, Matucci-Cerinic M, Pope J, Alunno A. POS0888 NON-SURGICAL LOCAL TREATMENTS FOR DIGITAL ULCERS IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.3098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundDigital ulcers(DUs) in systemic sclerosis(SSc) represent a major clinical challenge. There are no recommendations for the local management of SSc-DUs. Systemic therapy is considered the standard of care. However, there is a strong rationale for local approaches to DU by avoiding side effects from systemic therapies. The World Scleroderma Foundation DU Working Group intends to develop evidence-based recommendations for DU management including local, non-surgical treatment(ln-sT).ObjectivesTo summarise the literature on the safety and efficacy of ln-sT for SSc-DUs.MethodsA systematic literature review(SLR) of papers describing the use of ln-sT for DU in SSc was performed up to May 2021 according to the PICO framework. References were independently screened by two reviewers who independently assessed the full text of eligible articles and extracted data.ResultsAmong 790 retrieved references, 12 were included. Median(range) number of patients per study was 9(7–84), mean age ranging from 37 to 62.5 years. In 5(41%) studies a control group was included. Background systemic therapies are summarized in Table 1. The most studied treatment was botulin toxin A(BTA). It was used as hand injection in 3 studies (median dose ranging from 90 to 150 U) and as 50 U single finger injection in 1 study. Healing rate after a median time of 8-49 weeks ranged from 71% to 100%. In 2 studies a reduction in VAS pain was observed from 20% to 100%. Transient muscle weakness was the most common side effect in 10% of patients. Amniotic(Am) and hydrocolloid membranes(HyM) were used in 1 study each. They were associated with a good healing rate, statistically significant for the HyM. Tadalafil 2% cream was studied in 1 study and was associated with a reduction in the median DU number from 1.6 to 1 per patient after a median time of 4 weeks and a reduction by 1.4 point in the 10-mm VAS scale. Vitamin E gel was shown to be associated with a statistically significant reduction in the healing time compared to SoC alone in 1 RCT(13.2 ± 2.7 versus 20.9 ± 3.6 weeks, P=<0.001). Low-level light therapy, hydrodissection and corticosteroid injection and extracorporeal shock wave(ESW) were evaluated in 1 study each. They were all associated with positive outcomes which was statistically significant only for the ESW. The only negative trial examined dimethyl sulfoxide and was associated with local toxicity.Table 1.Characteristics of the studies.TreatmentType of studyPatientsBaseline DUBackground therapy (%) ETA CCB APA PG ARB ACE-I PDE-5i ISFollow-up (weeks)Healing rate(%)*Pain Reduction (VAS/10)ComparatorHydrodissection and corticosteroid injectionP1202334.4Rheumatoid ArthritisTadalafil 2% Vitamin E gelRRCT15131.6(1)3.5±2.30462700130704 241(1)Reduced time to heal**1.4SoCAmHyMRP67310001002800002817033143810090**SoCBTAMedian 90 U per handHigh-concentration hand100 U non-dominant handSingle finger 50 URRPP772010314571140718558551008514201001414718 4981277717510020%100%Untreated CHLow-level light therapyP8102537025378100ESWP9493355661144441**1.31Dimethyl sulfoxideDBRCT84No change, skin toxicity with 70% formulation*Unless otherwise stated. **Statistically significant. ARB= angiotensin receptor antagonist. ACEi= ACE inhibitors. APA= anti-platelet agents. CCB= calcium channel blockers. CH= contralateral hand. DBRCT= double blind randomized-controlled trial. ETA = endothelin antagonist. IS= immunosuppression. PG= prostaglandins. PDE-5i= Phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitors. P = prospective. R = retrospective. SoC= standard of care (as per local protocol).ConclusionOur SLR supports interest to develop ln-sTs for SSc-DUs. The number of studies is limited and mainly case reports and small single studies are present. Treatments were well tolerated and there was evidence of efficacy for BTA, vitamin E, ESW and HyM in refractory DUs. The evidence is not robust and confounding factors (vasodilators background therapies) could impact on the findings. Future research is indicated to conduct larger, well-designed studies.Disclosure of InterestsCorrado Campochiaro: None declared, Yossra A. Suliman: None declared, Michael Hughes Speakers bureau: Actelion pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, and Pfizer, outside of the submitted work., Jan Schoones: None declared, Dilia Giuggioli: None declared, Pia Moinzadeh Speakers bureau: speaking fees from Actelion pharmaceuticals and Boehringer Ingelheim, Nancy Maltez: None declared, Laura Ross: None declared, Murray Baron: None declared, Lorinda Chung: None declared, Yannick Allanore: None declared, Christopher P Denton: None declared, Oliver Distler Speakers bureau: Abbvie, Acceleron, Alcimed, Amgen, AnaMar, Arxx, AstraZeneca, Baecon, Blade, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus, CSL Behring, Galapagos, Glenmark, Horizon, Inventiva, Kymera, Lupin, Medscape, Miltenyi Biotec, Mitsubishi Tanabe, MSD, Novartis, Prometheus, Roivant, Sanofi and Topadur, Tracy Frech: None declared, Daniel Furst: None declared, Dinesh Khanna Speakers bureau: Janssen and Eicos Sciences, Inc., Thomas Krieg: None declared, Masataka Kuwana Speakers bureau: Speakers fees from AbbVie, Asahi Kasei Pharma, Astellas, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chugai, Eisai, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Nippon Shinyaku, Ono Pharmaceuticals, Tanabe-Mitsubishi, and Consultant fees from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus, Kissei, Mochida, outside of the submitted work., Marco Matucci-Cerinic: None declared, Janet Pope: None declared, Alessia Alunno: None declared
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Suliman YA, Campochiaro C, Hughes M, Schoones J, Giuggioli D, Maltez N, Moinzadeh P, Ross L, Chung L, Allanore Y, Baron M, Denton CP, Distler O, Frech T, Furst D, Khanna D, Krieg T, Kuwana M, Matucci-Cerinic M, Pope J, Alunno A. POS0898 SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL ULCERS IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.3442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundManagement of digital ulcers (DUs) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a major clinical challenge. To date, systemic therapy is generally considered as the ‘standard of care’ for significant SSc-DUs. However, there is a strong rationale to develop local approaches to DUs, to avoid side effects from systemic therapies. World Scleroderma Foundation DU Working Group intends to develop practical, evidence-based recommendations for DU management including local, Surgical Treatment (L-ST).ObjectivesTo summarize the literature on the safety and efficacy of L-ST for SSc-DUs.MethodsA systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted up to May 2021. According to the PICO framework, eligibility criteria were defined and original research articles about surgical treatment of SSc DUs in adult patients were included. References were independently screened by 2 reviewers who assessed the full text of eligible articles and extracted data.ResultsThirteen eligible articles out of 790 total publications were identified (Table 1). Due to the paucity of randomized controlled trials of surgical treatments for SSc-DU, we included retrospective studies and case series with at least 4 patients. Autologous fat (adipose tissue AT) grafting was the surgical modality mostly identified (7 studies of which 1 RCT and 6 prospective open label single arm). The healing rate (HR) with autologous fat grafting (4 studies) ranged from 66-100 %. In the RCT, two age and sex matched groups were included, adipose tissue (AT)group (n=25 pts) and sham procedure (SP) group (n=13), DU healing was reported in 23/25 in AT group versus 1/13 in the SP group in 8 wks, (p<0.0001), 12 pts in the SP group, received rescue AT injection, all of them healed after 8 wks. Three studies reported autologous adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction(SVF) grafting and the HR ranged from 32-60%, followed up to 12 months. Transient edema and paresthesia were reported in 2 studies, and amputation in 2 ulcers in 1 study, and no complications were reported in other studies. Surgical sympathectomy was reported in 3 studies, with a median healing rate of 81%. Bone marrow derived cell transplantation in a single study showed 87% healing rate over (4-24 wks). Two surgical studies (of direct microsurgical revascularization N=4, and microsurgical arteriolysis, N=6), showed 100% healing of ulcers, no complications reported.Table 1.Characteristics of the extracted studies.StudydesignPatients (n)Baseline DU (n)Background therapy (%)Follow-upOutcomeHealed ulcers(%) Adipose tissue graftAutologous fat graftp9.15PG, CCB—100ETA 26PDE-5i 138-12 wks66Adipose tissue graftingRCT25 case13- Ctr25-case13- CtrPG- 100CCB 1008 wks92-case7-CtrAdipose tissue implantp1515no therapy7 wks100Adipose tissue graftp129PG,CCB-100ETA6 month88adipose derived SVFp1215PDE-5i, ccb, PG allowed22m6Adipose derived SVFp1215CCB 50ETA166 m63 Adipose derived SVFp1819CCB 50PG 27ETA 5IS 7124 wks32SympathectomySympathectomyR611CCB-10020 m81SympathectomyR1335PGCCBAPA35Sympathectomy, vascular bypass (+vein graftR1726Ccb 35APA 47PDE-i5 589 m100Bone marrow derived cells transplantation)p88PG-6236 m87Direct microsurgical revascularizationR44m100Limited microsurgical arteriolysisR61712 m100SVF =stromal vascular fraction P = prospective. R = retrospective. RCT= double blind randomized-controlled trial. ETA = endothelin antagonist. CCB= calcium channel blockers. APA= anti-platelet agents. PG= prostaglandins. ARB= angiotensin receptor antagonist. ACEi= ACE inhibitors. PDE-5i= PDE-5 inhibitors. IS= immunosuppression. M=median. SoC= standard of care. HR= healing rateConclusionOur SLR has identified several surgical modalities for SSc-DUs. L-STseemed generally effective and safe for DU healing, thus Significant methodological issues emerged including small numbers of pts, lack of comparator, failure to report confounders such as background therapies and variable follow up. Future research is warranted to rigorously investigate surgical interventions for Dus.Disclosure of InterestsYossra A. Suliman: None declared, Corrado Campochiaro: None declared, Michael Hughes Speakers bureau: speaking fees from Actelion pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, and Pfizer, outside of the submitted work, Jan Schoones: None declared, Dilia Giuggioli: None declared, Nancy Maltez: None declared, Pia Moinzadeh Speakers bureau:: speaking fees from Actelion pharmaceuticals and Boehringer Ingelheim, Laura Ross: None declared, Lorinda Chung: None declared, Yannick Allanore: None declared, Murray Baron: None declared, Christopher P Denton: None declared, Oliver Distler Shareholder of: Consultancy relationship with and/or has received research funding from and/or has served as a speaker for the following companies in the area of potential treatments for systemic sclerosis and its complications in the last three calendar years: Abbvie, Acceleron, Alcimed, Amgen, AnaMar, Arxx, AstraZeneca, Baecon, Blade, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus, CSL Behring, Galapagos, Glenmark, Horizon, Inventiva, Kymera, Lupin, Medscape, Miltenyi Biotec, Mitsubishi Tanabe, MSD, Novartis, Prometheus, Roivant, Sanofi and Topadur. Patent issued “mir-29 for the treatment of systemic sclerosis” (US8247389, EP2331143)., Speakers bureau: Consultancy relationship with and/or has received research funding from and/or has served as a speaker for the following companies in the area of potential treatments for systemic sclerosis and its complications in the last three calendar years: Abbvie, Acceleron, Alcimed, Amgen, AnaMar, Arxx, AstraZeneca, Baecon, Blade, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus, CSL Behring, Galapagos, Glenmark, Horizon, Inventiva, Kymera, Lupin, Medscape, Miltenyi Biotec, Mitsubishi Tanabe, MSD, Novartis, Prometheus, Roivant, Sanofi and Topadur. Patent issued “mir-29 for the treatment of systemic sclerosis” (US8247389, EP2331143)., Consultant of: Consultancy relationship with and/or has received research funding from and/or has served as a speaker for the following companies in the area of potential treatments for systemic sclerosis and its complications in the last three calendar years: Abbvie, Acceleron, Alcimed, Amgen, AnaMar, Arxx, AstraZeneca, Baecon, Blade, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus, CSL Behring, Galapagos, Glenmark, Horizon, Inventiva, Kymera, Lupin, Medscape, Miltenyi Biotec, Mitsubishi Tanabe, MSD, Novartis, Prometheus, Roivant, Sanofi and Topadur. Patent issued “mir-29 for the treatment of systemic sclerosis” (US8247389, EP2331143)., Grant/research support from: Consultancy relationship with and/or has received research funding from and/or has served as a speaker for the following companies in the area of potential treatments for systemic sclerosis and its complications in the last three calendar years: Abbvie, Acceleron, Alcimed, Amgen, AnaMar, Arxx, AstraZeneca, Baecon, Blade, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus, CSL Behring, Galapagos, Glenmark, Horizon, Inventiva, Kymera, Lupin, Medscape, Miltenyi Biotec, Mitsubishi Tanabe, MSD, Novartis, Prometheus, Roivant, Sanofi and Topadur. Patent issued “mir-29 for the treatment of systemic sclerosis” (US8247389, EP2331143)., Tracy Frech: None declared, Daniel Furst: None declared, Dinesh Khanna Speakers bureau: Janssen and Eicos Sciences, Inc., Paid instructor for: Janssen and Eicos Sciences, Inc., Consultant of: Janssen and Eicos Sciences, Inc., Thomas Krieg: None declared, Masataka KUWANA Speakers bureau: Speakers fees from AbbVie, Asahi Kasei Pharma, Astellas, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chugai, Eisai, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Nippon Shinyaku, Ono Pharmaceuticals, Tanabe-Mitsubishi, and Consultant fees from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus, Kissei, Mochida, outside of the submitted work., Paid instructor for: Speakers fees from AbbVie, Asahi Kasei Pharma, Astellas, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chugai, Eisai, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Nippon Shinyaku, Ono Pharmaceuticals, Tanabe-Mitsubishi, and Consultant fees from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus, Kissei, Mochida, outside of the submitted work., Consultant of: Speakers fees from AbbVie, Asahi Kasei Pharma, Astellas, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chugai, Eisai, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Nippon Shinyaku, Ono Pharmaceuticals, Tanabe-Mitsubishi, and Consultant fees from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus, Kissei, Mochida, outside of the submitted work., Marco Matucci-Cerinic: None declared, Janet Pope: None declared, Alessia Alunno: None declared
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Maltez N, Ross L, Hughes M, Schoones J, Baron M, Chung L, Campochiaro C, Suliman YA, Giuggioli D, Moinzadeh P, Allanore Y, Denton CP, Distler O, Frech T, Furst D, Khanna D, Krieg T, Kuwana M, Matucci-Cerinic M, Pope J, Alunno A. POS0900 SYSTEMIC PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF DIGITAL ULCERS IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.3592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundDigital ulcers (DU) are common in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and associated with reduced survival, high morbidity and poor quality of life. Recommendations have previously been proposed for DU management yet there remains significant unmet patient need. Therefore the World Scleroderma Foundation DU Working Group intends to develop practical evidence based recommendations for DU management.ObjectivesTo summarise data on efficacy and safety of systemic treatments for SSc DU.MethodsA systematic literature review to May 2021 was performed. PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Emcare (OVID) and Academic Search Premier databases were searched for original studies on adult patients with SSc DU treated with systemic pharmacological treatment. Based on the PICO framework, eligibility criteria were defined and references were independently screened by two reviewers. Reviewers independently assessed the full text of eligible articles. Owing to interstudy heterogeneity narrative summaries were used to present data.ResultsThe search strategy identified 1271 references of which 45 eligible articles were included. Seventeen studies were randomised placebo controlled trials (RCT) pertaining to PDE5 antagonists (PDE5i) (n=3), endothelin receptor antagonists (ERA) (n=3), prostanoids (n=7), antiplatelet agents (n=1) and other (n=3) (Table 1). No head to head RCT was retrieved. All other studies were observational studies (OBS). Studies were highly heterogeneous with application of differing definition of DU, variable study eligibility criteria, clinical endpoints and follow up periods. This limited the calculation of effect size and comparison across studies.Table 1.Characteristics of placebo controlled randomised controlled trialsAuthor YearInterventionnFollow upOutcomeFavours interventionHachulla 2016Sildenafil8312 weeksTime to DU healing-Andrigueti 2017Sildenafil4112 weeksDU healing+Shenoy 2010Tadalafil246 weeksNew DU+Khanna 2016Macitentan55416 weeksNew DU-Matucci-Cerinic 2011Bosentan18832 weeksNew DU Time to healing of DU+-Korn 2004Bosentan12212 weeksNew DU+Kawald 2008IV iloprost5012 monthsDU healing-Wigley 1992IV iloprost3510 weeksDU healing+Wigley 1994IV iloprost739 weeks50% reduction in DU score-Seibold 2017Treprostinil14820 weeksNet DU burden-Vayssairat 1999Beraprost10725 weeks% patients with new DU-Denton 2017Selexipag7412 weeksNumber of new DU DU healing-Lau 1993Cicaprost334 weeksNumber of DU-Abou-Raya 2008Atorvastatin844 monthsNumber of DU+Au 2010Cyclophosphamide15812 monthsNumber of patients with DU-Beckett 1984Dipyridamole / aspirin412 yearsChange in general SSc-Nagaraja 2019Riociguat1732 weeksNet DU burden-+ significantly superior to comparator- non significantly different from comparatorDU: digital ulcers IV: intravenous SSc: systemic sclerosisSeveral RCT found improved DU healing with treatment: two with PDE5i, one with iloprost and one showed improved DU healing and prevention with atorvastatin. Two RCT demonstrated effective prevention of new DU with bosentan. OBS studies with a total of 621 patients showed variable improvements in the healing of DU with CCB, PDE5i, ERA, statins, N-acetylcysteine, prostanoids and ketanserin and prevention of new DU with ERA.Regarding safety, all treatments were generally tolerated with few serious adverse events. Treatment was ceased in 6.25-17.5% of patients in RCT due to treatment related side effects.ConclusionDespite several studies assessing the efficacy and safety of systemic pharmacological treatment of SSc DU, it is not possible to draw solid conclusions due to study heterogeneity. Small RCT have shown treatment benefit with PDE5i, iloprost and atorvastatin. Large studies demonstrated effective prevention of new DU with bosentan. Our results highlight the urgent need for improved clinical trial design to generate more robust evidence and novel therapies to guide the management SSc DU.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by the World Scleroderma Foundation.Disclosure of InterestsNancy Maltez: None declared, Laura Ross: None declared, Michael Hughes Speakers bureau: Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Pfizer outside of the submitted work., Jan Schoones: None declared, Murray Baron: None declared, Lorinda Chung Consultant of: Eicos, Corrado Campochiaro: None declared, Yossra A. Suliman: None declared, Dilia Giuggioli: None declared, Pia Moinzadeh Speakers bureau: Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim, Yannick Allanore: None declared, Christopher P Denton: None declared, Oliver Distler Speakers bureau: Abbvie, Acceleron, Alcimed, Amgen, AnaMar, Arxx, AstraZeneca, Baecon, Blade, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus, CSL Behring, Galapagos, Glenmark, Horizon, Inventiva, Kymera, Lupin, Medscape, Miltenyi Biotec, Mitsubishi Tanabe, MSD, Novartis, Prometheus, Roivant, Sanofi and Topadur., Consultant of: Abbvie, Acceleron, Alcimed, Amgen, AnaMar, Arxx, AstraZeneca, Baecon, Blade, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus, CSL Behring, Galapagos, Glenmark, Horizon, Inventiva, Kymera, Lupin, Medscape, Miltenyi Biotec, Mitsubishi Tanabe, MSD, Novartis, Prometheus, Roivant, Sanofi and Topadur., Grant/research support from: Patent issued “mir-29 for the treatment of systemic sclerosis” (US8247389, EP2331143), Abbvie, Acceleron, Alcimed, Amgen, AnaMar, Arxx, AstraZeneca, Baecon, Blade, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus, CSL Behring, Galapagos, Glenmark, Horizon, Inventiva, Kymera, Lupin, Medscape, Miltenyi Biotec, Mitsubishi Tanabe, MSD, Novartis, Prometheus, Roivant, Sanofi and Topadur., Tracy Frech: None declared, Daniel Furst: None declared, Dinesh Khanna Consultant of: Eicos Sciences Inc, Janssen, Thomas Krieg: None declared, Masataka Kuwana Speakers bureau: Speaker fees from AbbVie, Asahi Kasei Pharma, Astellas, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chugai, Eisai, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Nippon Shinyaku, Ono Pharmaceuticals, Tanabe-Mitsubishi, and consultancy fees from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus, Kissei, Mochida outside of the submitted work., Marco Matucci-Cerinic: None declared, Janet Pope: None declared, Alessia Alunno: None declared
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Kwakkenbos L, Østbø N, Carrier ME, Nielson WR, Fedoruk C, Levis B, Henry RS, Pope J, Frech T, Gholizadeh S, Johnson SR, Piotrowski P, Jewett LR, Gordon J, Chung L, Bilsker D, Tao L, Turner KA, Cumin J, Welling J, Fortuné C, Leite C, Gottesman K, Sauvé M, Reyna TSR, Hudson M, Larche M, van Breda W, Suarez-Almazor ME, Bartlett SJ, Malcarne VL, Mayes MD, Boutron I, Mouthon L, Benedetti A, Thombs BD. Randomized feasibility trial of the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Self-Management (SPIN-SELF) Program. Pilot Feasibility Stud 2022; 8:45. [PMID: 35219340 PMCID: PMC8881754 DOI: 10.1186/s40814-022-00994-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) developed an online self-management program (SPIN-SELF) designed to improve disease-management self-efficacy in people with systemic sclerosis (SSc, or scleroderma). The aim of this study was to evaluate feasibility aspects for conducting a full-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the SPIN-SELF Program. METHODS This feasibility trial was embedded in the SPIN Cohort and utilized the cohort multiple RCT design. In this design, at the time of cohort enrollment, cohort participants consent to be assessed for trial eligibility and randomized prior to being informed about the trial. Participants in the intervention arm are informed and provide consent, but not the control group. Forty English-speaking SPIN Cohort participants from Canada, the USA, or the UK with low disease-management self-efficacy (Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease Scale [SEMCD] score ≤ 7) who were interested in using an online self-management program were randomized (3:2 ratio) to be offered the SPIN-SELF Program or usual care for 3 months. Program usage was examined via automated usage logs. User satisfaction was assessed with semi-structured interviews. Trial personnel time requirements and implementation challenges were logged. RESULTS Of 40 SPIN Cohort participants randomized, 26 were allocated to SPIN-SELF and 14 to usual care. Automated eligibility and randomization procedures via the SPIN Cohort platform functioned properly, except that two participants with SEMCD scores > 7 (scores of 7.2 and 7.3, respectively) were included, which was caused by a system programming error that rounded SEMCD scores. Of 26 SPIN Cohort participants offered the SPIN-SELF Program, only 9 (35%) consented to use the program. Usage logs showed that use of the SPIN-SELF Program was low: 2 of 9 users (22%) logged into the program only once (median = 3), and 4 of 9 (44%) accessed none or only 1 of the 9 program's modules (median = 2). CONCLUSIONS The results of this study will lead to substantial changes for the planned full-scale RCT of the SPIN-SELF Program that we will incorporate into a planned additional feasibility trial with progression to a full-scale trial. These changes include transitioning to a conventional RCT design with pre-randomization consent and supplementing the online self-help with peer-facilitated videoconference-based groups to enhance engagement. TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov , NCT03914781 . Registered 16 April 2019.
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- Linda Kwakkenbos
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Radboud University, Montessorilaan 3, 6525, HR, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Centre for Prognosis Research, School of Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- California School of Professional Psychology/Alliant, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Toronto Scleroderma Program, Mount Sinai Hospital & Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,Department of Medicine Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- NVLE Dutch patient organization for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Scleroderma Canada, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.,Scleroderma Society of Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University and St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.,Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas McGovern School of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Université de Paris, Centre of Research Epidemiology and Statistics (CRESS), Inserm, INRA, Paris, France.,Centre d'Épidémiologie Clinique, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Hôtel Dieu, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence Maladies Autoimmunes Systémiques Rares d'Ile de France, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France.,APHP-CUP, Hôpital Cochin, Université de Paris, F-75014, Paris, France
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Biomedical Ethics Unit, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Saketkoo LA, Escorpizo R, Varga J, Keen KJ, Fligelstone K, Birring SS, Alexanderson H, Pettersson H, Chaudhry HA, Poole JL, Regardt M, LeSage D, Sarver C, Lanario J, Renzoni E, Scholand MB, Lammi MR, Kowal-Bielecka O, Distler O, Frech T, Shapiro L, Varju C, Volkmann ER, Bernstein EJ, Drent M, Obi ON, Patterson KC, Russell AM. World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Set Development for Interstitial Lung Disease. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:979788. [PMID: 36313333 PMCID: PMC9615472 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.979788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) as a scientific method of disability data collection comprised of >1,200 categories describing the spectrum of impairment types (functional, symptoms-based and anatomical) under the bio-psycho-social model with consideration of environmental and personal factors (pf). ICF Core Sets and ICF Checklists are streamlined disease-specific resources for clinical use, service provision, and for use in health economics and health policy. ICF can disclose strengths and weaknesses across multiple patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and help consolidate best-fitting question-items from multiple PROMs. Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), are generally progressive, with restrictive physiology sometimes occurring in the context of multi-organ autoimmunity/inflammatory conditions such as connective tissue diseases (CTDs). In spite of significant associated morbidity and potential disability, ILD has yet to be linked to the ICF. Methods: Each instrument and their question-items within the consensus-recommended core sets for clinical trials in ILD were deconstructed to single concept units, and then linked per updated ICF linkage rules. Inter-linker agreement was established. Three additional subsequently validated measures were also included. Results: One-hundred-eleven ICF categories were identified for ten PROMs and three traditional objective measures that were amenable to ICF linkage. The proportion of agreement ranged from 0.79 (95% CI: 0.62, 0.91) to 0.93 (0.76, 0.99) with the overall proportion of inter-linker agreement being very high 0.86 (0.82, 0.89) for the initial instruments, with 94-100% for the three additional PROMs. Thirty-four new 'Personal Factors' emerged to capture disease-specific qualities not elsewhere described in ICF, e.g. 'pf_embarrassed by cough' or 'pf_panic/afraid when can't get a breath'. Conclusion: This first known effort in ICF linkage of ILD has provided important revelations on the current utility of the ICF in lung disease. Results have indicated areas for meaningful assessment of ICF descriptors for lung impairment. The mapping across PROMs provides insight into possibilities of developing more streamline and precise instrumentation. Finally, familiarity with the ICF in ILD may enable clinicians to experience a smoother transition with the imminent harmonization of ICD and ICF, ICD-11.
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- Lesley Ann Saketkoo
- New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans, LA, United States
- University Medical Center—Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center & Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic Programs, New Orleans, LA, United States
- Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Division of Pulmonary Medicine—New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, United States
- *Correspondence: Lesley Ann Saketkoo, ; Anne-Marie Russell,
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science, The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics and Health Research Institute, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia & Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Patient Research Partner Scleroderma & Raynaud Society, UK (SRUK) and Federation of European Scleroderma Associations, London, United Kingdom
- Royal Free Hospital Scleroderma Unit, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Women’s Health and Allied Health Professionals, Medical Unit Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicin, Division of Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Women’s Health and Allied Health Professionals, Medical Unit Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicin, Division of Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans, LA, United States
- University Medical Center—Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center & Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic Programs, New Orleans, LA, United States
- Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- Occupational Therapy Graduate Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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- Women’s Health and Allied Health Professionals, Medical Unit Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicin, Division of Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Patient Research Partner, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- Research Fellow in Respiratory Health—Exeter Respiratory Institute Royal Devon University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Pulmonary Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans, LA, United States
- University Medical Center—Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center & Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic Programs, New Orleans, LA, United States
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Division of Pulmonary Medicine—New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Rheumatology Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States
- Pulmonary Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Division of Rheumatology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, United States
- Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Albany, NY, United States
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Scleroderma Program and UCLA CTD-ILD Program, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University/New York-Presbyterian Scleroderma Program, Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University College of Physician2s and Surgeons, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Pulmonology, Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) Center of Excellence, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States
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- Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Falmer, United Kingdom
- Division Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Respiratory Institute to Exeter Respiratory Innovation Center, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
- Respiratory Medicine, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Lesley Ann Saketkoo, ; Anne-Marie Russell,
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Overbury RS, Huynh K, Bohnsack J, Frech T, Hersh A. A novel transition clinic structure for adolescent and young adult patients with childhood onset rheumatic disease improves transition outcomes. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2021; 19:164. [PMID: 34852832 PMCID: PMC8638174 DOI: 10.1186/s12969-021-00651-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The transition of health care from Pediatric to Adult providers for adolescents and young adults with chronic disease is associated with poor outcomes. Despite the importance of this transition, over 80% of these patients do not receive the services necessary to transition to Adult health care. In 2018, we initiated a transition clinic structure, integrating an Internal Medicine - Pediatrics trained Adult Rheumatologist in a Pediatric Rheumatology clinic to guide this transition. Our goal was to improve transition outcomes. We report the methods of this clinic and its preliminary outcomes. METHODS For patients referred to the transition clinic, the Adult Rheumatologist assumed medical management and implemented a six-part modular transition curriculum. This curriculum included a Transition Policy, Transition Readiness Assessment, medication review and education, diagnosis review and education, and counseling on differences between Pediatric and Adult-oriented care. Eligible patients and their families were enrolled in a prospective observational outcomes research registry. Initial data from this transition clinic is reported including adherence with certain aspects of the transition curriculum and clinic utilization. RESULTS The transition clinic Adult Rheumatologist saw 177 patients in 2 years, and 57 patients were eligible for, approached, and successfully enrolled in the registry. From this registry, all patients reviewed the Transition Policy with the Adult Rheumatologist and 45 (78.9%) completed at least one Transition Readiness Assessment. Of the 22 patients for whom transition was indicated, all were successfully transitioned to an Adult Rheumatologist. 17 (77.3%) continued care post-transition with the transition clinic Adult Rheumatologist, and 5 (22.7%) continued care post-transition with a different Adult Rheumatologist. The median time between the last transition clinic visit and first Adult clinic visit was 5.1 months. CONCLUSIONS Our experience demonstrated the success of our clinic model regarding participation in the transition curriculum and improved clinic utilization data. Our results are an improvement over transition rates reported elsewhere that did not implement our model. We believe that this structure could be applied to other primary care and subspecialty clinics. TRIAL REGISTRATION This research was approved by the University of Utah Institutional Review Board (IRB) in January 2019 (IRB_00115964). Patients were retrospectively registered if involved prior to this date.
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- Rebecca S Overbury
- Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Utah, 30N 1900E 4B200, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA.
- Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah, 30N 1900E 4B200, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA.
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- Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Utah, 30N 1900E 4B200, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah, 30N 1900E 4B200, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Utah, 30N 1900E 4B200, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA
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Nordlund J, Henry RS, Kwakkenbos L, Carrier ME, Levis B, Nielson WR, Bartlett SJ, Dyas L, Tao L, Fedoruk C, Nielsen K, Hudson M, Pope J, Frech T, Gholizadeh S, Johnson SR, Piotrowski P, Jewett LR, Gordon J, Chung L, Bilsker D, Levis AW, Turner KA, Cumin J, Welling J, Fortuné C, Leite C, Gottesman K, Sauve M, Rodríguez-Reyna TS, Larche M, van Breda W, Suarez-Almazor ME, Wurz A, Culos-Reed N, Malcarne VL, Mayes MD, Boutron I, Mouthon L, Benedetti A, Thombs BD. The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Self-Management (SPIN-SELF) Program: protocol for a two-arm parallel partially nested randomized controlled feasibility trial with progression to full-scale trial. Trials 2021; 22:856. [PMID: 34838105 PMCID: PMC8626736 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-021-05827-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma; SSc) is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disease. We completed an initial feasibility trial of an online self-administered version of the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Self-Management (SPIN-SELF) Program using the cohort multiple randomized controlled trial (RCT) design. Due to low intervention offer uptake, we will conduct a new feasibility trial with progression to full-scale trial, using a two-arm parallel, partially nested RCT design. The SPIN-SELF Program has also been revised to include facilitator-led videoconference group sessions in addition to online material. We will test the group-based intervention delivery format, then evaluate the effect of the SPIN-SELF Program on disease management self-efficacy (primary) and patient activation, social appearance anxiety, and functional health outcomes (secondary). METHODS This study is a feasibility trial with progression to full-scale RCT, pending meeting pre-defined criteria, of the SPIN-SELF Program. Participants will be recruited from the ongoing SPIN Cohort ( http://www.spinsclero.com/en/cohort ) and via social media and partner patient organizations. Eligible participants must have SSc and low to moderate disease management self-efficacy (Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease (SEMCD) Scale score ≤ 7.0). Participants will be randomized (1:1 allocation) to the group-based SPIN-SELF Program or usual care for 3 months. The primary outcome in the full-scale trial will be disease management self-efficacy based on SEMCD Scale scores at 3 months post-randomization. Secondary outcomes include SEMCD scores 6 months post-randomization plus patient activation, social appearance anxiety, and functional health outcomes at 3 and 6 months post-randomization. We will include 40 participants to assess feasibility. At the end of the feasibility portion, stoppage criteria will be used to determine if the trial procedures or SPIN-SELF Program need important modifications, thereby requiring a re-set for the full-scale trial. Otherwise, the full-scale RCT will proceed, and outcome data from the feasibility portion will be utilized in the full-scale trial. In the full-scale RCT, 524 participants will be recruited. DISCUSSION The SPIN-SELF Program may improve disease management self-efficacy, patient activation, social appearance anxiety, and functional health outcomes in people with SSc. SPIN works with partner patient organizations around the world to disseminate its programs free-of-charge. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04246528 . Registered on 27 January 2020.
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- Julia Nordlund
- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2 Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2 Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2 Canada
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- Centre for Prognosis Research, School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire UK
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
- Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec Canada
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- Scleroderma Foundation, Michigan Chapter, Southfield, MI USA
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2 Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2 Canada
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- Scleroderma Society of Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2 Canada
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT USA
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- California School of Professional Psychology/Alliant, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Toronto Scleroderma Program, Mount Sinai Hospital & Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA USA
- Department of Medicine, Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA USA
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2 Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2 Canada
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- NVLE Dutch patient organization for systemic autoimmune diseases, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Scleroderma Society of Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Scleroderma Canada, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- School of Kinesiology, University of the Fraser Valley, Chilliwack, British Columbia Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Canada
- Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Canada
- Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta Canada
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA USA
- Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas McGovern School of Medicine, Houston, TX USA
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- Université de Paris, Centre of Research Epidemiology and Statistics (CRESS), Inserm, INRA, Paris, France
- Centre d’Épidémiologie Clinique, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Hôtel Dieu, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence Maladies Autoimmunes Systémiques Rares d’Ile de France, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
- APHP-CUP, Hôpital Cochin, Université de Paris, F-75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
- Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2 Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
- Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec Canada
- Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
- Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
- Biomedical Ethics Unit, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
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Saketkoo LA, Frech T, Varjú C, Domsic R, Farrell J, Gordon JK, Mihai C, Sandorfi N, Shapiro L, Poole J, Volkmann ER, Lammi M, McAnally K, Alexanderson H, Pettersson H, Hant F, Kuwana M, Shah AA, Smith V, Hsu V, Kowal-Bielecka O, Assassi S, Cutolo M, Kayser C, Shanmugam VK, Vonk MC, Fligelstone K, Baldwin N, Connolly K, Ronnow A, Toth B, Suave M, Farrington S, Bernstein EJ, Crofford LJ, Czirják L, Jensen K, Hinchclif M, Hudson M, Lammi MR, Mansour J, Morgan ND, Mendoza F, Nikpour M, Pauling J, Riemekasten G, Russell AM, Scholand MB, Seigart E, Rodriguez-Reyna TS, Hummers L, Walker U, Steen V. A comprehensive framework for navigating patient care in systemic sclerosis: A global response to the need for improving the practice of diagnostic and preventive strategies in SSc. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2021; 35:101707. [PMID: 34538573 PMCID: PMC8670736 DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2021.101707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc), the most lethal of rheumatologic conditions, is the cause of death in >50% of SSc cases, led by pulmonary fibrosis followed by pulmonary hypertension and then scleroderma renal crisis (SRC). Multiple other preventable and treatable SSc-related vascular, cardiac, gastrointestinal, nutritional and musculoskeletal complications can lead to disability and death. Vascular injury with subsequent inflammation transforming to irreversible fibrosis and permanent damage characterizes SSc. Organ involvement is often present early in the disease course of SSc, but requires careful history-taking and vigilance in screening to detect. Inflammation is potentially reversible provided that treatment intensity quells inflammation and other immune mechanisms. In any SSc phenotype, opportunities for early treatment are prone to be under-utilized, especially in slowly progressive phenotypes that, in contrast to severe progressive ILD, indolently accrue irreversible organ damage resulting in later-stage life-limiting complications such as pulmonary hypertension, cardiac involvement, and malnutrition. A single SSc patient visit often requires much more physician and staff time, organization, vigilance, and direct management for multiple organ systems compared to other rheumatic or pulmonary diseases. Efficiency and efficacy of comprehensive SSc care enlists trending of symptoms and bio-data. Financial sustainability of SSc care benefits from understanding insurance reimbursement and health system allocation policies for complex patients. Sharing care between recognised SSc centers and local cardiology/pulmonary/rheumatology/gastroenterology colleagues may prevent complications and poor outcomes, while providing support to local specialists. As scleroderma specialists, we offer a practical framework with tools to facilitate an optimal, comprehensive and sustainable approach to SSc care. Improved health outcomes in SSc relies upon recogntion, management and, to the extent possible, prevention of SSc and treatment-related complications.
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- Lesley Ann Saketkoo
- New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans, USA; Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA; Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, New Orleans, USA; University Medical Center - Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center and Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic Programs, New Orleans, USA.
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY, USA; Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology at Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Albany, NY, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA
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- Occupational Therapy Graduate Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- University of California, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Scleroderma Program and UCLA CTD-ILD Program, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Centre, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Function Allied Health Professionals, Medical Unit Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medicin, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Function Allied Health Professionals, Medical Unit Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medicin, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of South Caroline, SC, USA
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- Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, and Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Rutgers- RWJ Scleroderma Program, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Polyclinic San Martino Hospital, Genova, Italy
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- Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Rheumatology, George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of the rheumatic diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Patient Research Partner, Scleroderma & Raynaud Society UK (SRUK), London, UK; Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- Patient Research Partner, Scleroderma Foundation, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Federation of European Scleroderma Associations, Copenhagen, Denmark; Federation of European Scleroderma Associations, Budapest, Hungary; Federation of European Scleroderma Associations, London, UK
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- Federation of European Scleroderma Associations, Copenhagen, Denmark; Federation of European Scleroderma Associations, Budapest, Hungary; Federation of European Scleroderma Associations, London, UK
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- Patient Research Partner, Scleroderma & Raynaud Society UK (SRUK), London, UK; Federation of European Scleroderma Associations, Copenhagen, Denmark; Federation of European Scleroderma Associations, Budapest, Hungary; Federation of European Scleroderma Associations, London, UK
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- Columbia University/New York-Presbyterian Scleroderma Program, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA; Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Yale School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, USA
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- Division of heumatology and Department of Medicine, Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans, USA; Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, New Orleans, USA; University Medical Center - Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center and Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic Programs, New Orleans, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine and Scleroderma Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of Melbourne, Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, UK; University of Lübeck, University Clinic of Schleswig-Holstein, Dept Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Lübeck, Germany
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- University of Utah, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Pulmonary Fibrosis Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Dept. of Rheumatology, Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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Pettersson H, Alexanderson H, Poole JL, Varga J, Regardt M, Russell AM, Salam Y, Jensen K, Mansour J, Frech T, Feghali-Bostwick C, Varjú C, Baldwin N, Heenan M, Fligelstone K, Holmner M, Lammi MR, Scholand MB, Shapiro L, Volkmann ER, Saketkoo LA. Exercise as a multi-modal disease-modifying medicine in systemic sclerosis: An introduction by The Global Fellowship on Rehabilitation and Exercise in Systemic Sclerosis (G-FoRSS). Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2021; 35:101695. [PMID: 34217607 PMCID: PMC8478716 DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2021.101695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a heterogeneous multisystem autoimmune disease whereby its main pathological drivers of disability and damage are vascular injury, inflammatory cell infiltration, and fibrosis. These mechanisms result in diffuse and diverse impairments arising from ischemic circulatory dysfunction leading to painful skin ulceration and calcinosis, neurovascular aberrations hindering gastrointestinal (GI) motility, progressive painful, incapacitating or immobilizing effects of inflammatory and fibrotic effects on the lungs, skin, articular and periarticular structures, and muscle. SSc-related impairments impede routine activities of daily living (ADLs) and disrupt three critical life areas: work, family, social/leisure, and also impact on psychological well-being. Physical activity and exercise are globally recommended; however, for connective tissue diseases, this guidance carries greater impact on inflammatory disease manifestations, recovery, and cardiovascular health. Exercise, through myogenic and vascular phenomena, naturally targets key pathogenic drivers by downregulating multiple inflammatory and fibrotic pathways in serum and tissue, while increasing circulation and vascular repair. G-FoRSS, The Global Fellowship on Rehabilitation and Exercise in Systemic Sclerosis recognizes the scientific basis of and advocates for education and research of exercise as a systemic and targeted SSc disease-modifying treatment. An overview of biophysiological mechanisms of physical activity and exercise are herein imparted for patients, clinicians, and researchers, and applied to SSc disease mechanisms, manifestations, and impairment. A preliminary guidance on exercise in SSc, a research agenda, and the current state of research and outcome measures are set forth.
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- Henrik Pettersson
- Women's Health and Allied Health Professionals, Medical Unit Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicin, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Women's Health and Allied Health Professionals, Medical Unit Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicin, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Occupational Therapy Graduate Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Women's Health and Allied Health Professionals, Medical Unit Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- University of Exeter, College of Medicine and Health, Exeter, UK; National Institute of Health Research, Senior Nurse Research Leader, London, UK
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA; New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans, USA; Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA
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- New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans, USA; Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA
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- Vanderbilt University, Division of Rheumatology, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Pécs Clinical Center, Pecs, Hungary
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- Scleroderma Foundation/Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Scleroderma & Raynaud Society UK (SRUK), London, UK; Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- The Swedish Rheumatism Association National Association for Systemic Sclerosis, Sweden
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- New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans, USA; University Medical Center - Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center and Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic Programs, New Orleans, USA; Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, New Orleans, USA
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- University of Utah, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Pulmonary Fibrosis Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA; Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Albany, NY, USA
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- University of California, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Scleroderma Program and UCLA CTD-ILD Program, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans, USA; Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA; University Medical Center - Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center and Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic Programs, New Orleans, USA; Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, New Orleans, USA.
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Jaafar S, Lescoat A, Huang S, Gordon J, Hinchcliff M, Shah AA, Assassi S, Domsic R, Bernstein EJ, Steen V, Elliott S, Hant F, Castelino FV, Shanmugam VK, Correia C, Varga J, Nagaraja V, Roofeh D, Frech T, Khanna D. Clinical characteristics, visceral involvement, and mortality in at-risk or early diffuse systemic sclerosis: a longitudinal analysis of an observational prospective multicenter US cohort. Arthritis Res Ther 2021; 23:170. [PMID: 34127049 PMCID: PMC8201684 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-021-02548-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) has the highest case fatality among rheumatic diseases. We report baseline characteristics, current immunosuppressive therapies, progression of skin and internal organ involvement, and mortality in a multicenter prospective cohort from the United States (US) of America. METHODS We performed a longitudinal analysis of participants from 12 US centers, from April 2012 to July 2020. All participants had early dcSSc or were at-risk for dcSSc, with ≤2 years since the first non-Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) symptom. RESULTS Three hundred one patients were included with a baseline median disease duration of 1.2 years since RP and a mean modified skin score of 21.1 units. At baseline, 263 (87.3%) had definite dcSSc and 38 (12.7%) were classified as at-risk; 112 (49.6%) patients were positive for anti-RNA polymerase III antibodies. The median follow-up duration was 24.5 months (IQR = 10.3-40.7 months). One hundred ninety (63.1%) participants were treated with an immunosuppressive therapy, of which mycophenolate mofetil was most used at baseline and follow-up. Of 38 who were classified as at-risk at baseline, 27 (71%) went on to develop dcSSc; these patients were characterized by higher baseline mean HAQ-DI (0.8 versus 0.4, p = 0.05) and higher baseline mRSS (8.8 versus 4.4, p < 0.01) in comparison with those who remained as limited cutaneous SSc. In the overall cohort, 48 participants (21.1%) had clinically significant worsening of skin fibrosis, mainly occurring in the first year of follow-up; 41 (23.3%) had an absolute forced vital capacity decline of ≥10%. Twenty participants (6.6%) died, of which 18 died in the first 3 years of follow-up. Cardiac involvement (33.3%), gastrointestinal dysmotility (22.2%), and progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD) (16.7%) were the main causes of death. CONCLUSION This US cohort highlights the management of early SSc in the current era, demonstrating progression of skin and lung involvement despite immunosuppressive therapy and high mortality due to cardiac involvement.
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- Sara Jaafar
- Division of Rheumatology and Scleroderma Program, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Suite 7C27 300 North Ingalls Street, SPC 5422, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Scleroderma Program, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Suite 7C27 300 North Ingalls Street, SPC 5422, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, CHU Rennes, Univ Rennes, Rennes, France
- University of Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail, Rennes, France
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- School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Scleroderma Program, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Suite 7C27 300 North Ingalls Street, SPC 5422, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Scleroderma Program, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Suite 7C27 300 North Ingalls Street, SPC 5422, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Scleroderma Program, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Suite 7C27 300 North Ingalls Street, SPC 5422, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Scleroderma Program, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Suite 7C27 300 North Ingalls Street, SPC 5422, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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Spiera R, Kuwana M, Khanna D, Hummers L, Frech T, Stevens W, Gordon J, Kafaja S, Matucci-Cerinic M, Distler O, Lee EB, Levy Y, Jun JB, Constantine S, Dgetluck N, White B, Furst D, Denton C. OP0171 PHASE 3 TRIAL OF LENABASUM, A CB2 AGONIST, FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS (DCSSC). Ann Rheum Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.1795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:Lenabasum is an oral CB2 agonist that attenuates inflammation and fibrosis in SSc animal models and showed clinical benefit with acceptable safety in a Phase 2 trial in dcSSc.Objectives:Test efficacy and safety of lenabasum in a Phase 3 trial in dcSSc.Methods:Subjects ≥18 years old with disease duration ≤ 6 years were randomized 1:1:1 to lenabasum 5 mg, 20 mg, or placebo (PBO), all BID, with stable background immunosuppressant therapy (IST) allowed. The primary efficacy endpoint was ACR CRISS score, and secondary endpoints were ΔmRSS, ΔHAQ-DI, and ΔFVC, all at Week 52 for lenabasum 20 mg vs PBO.Results:363 adults were dosed; 37 (10%) stopped study drug early, with only 1 subject (PBO cohort) stopping due to adverse event (AE). Baseline demographics were similar among groups. Disease duration was ≤ 3 years in 60% and 66%, mean mRSS score was 22.0 and 23.3, and background IST was used by 89% and 84% of lenabasum 20 mg and PBO groups, respectively.Safety results showed serious AEs and severe AEs occurred in 9.2% and 5.8% vs 14.6% and 13.0%, respectively, of lenabasum 20 mg and PBO groups.Efficacy results (Table) demonstrated:Table 1.Primary and secondary efficacy endpoints and post-hoc analyses, Week 52Group, by IST treatmentCohortNΔmRSS, mean (SD)ΔFVC% mean (SD)ΔFVC, mL mean (SD)ΔHAQ-DI mean (SD)ACR CRISS medianmITT population, MMRM primary analysis methodAllPlacebo123-8.1 (7.72)-1.0 (8.68)-51 (317)-0.13 (0.468)0.887Lenabasum 20 mg120-6.7 (6.59)-1.6 (6.91)-78 (265)-0.13 (0.436)0.888Placebo subjects, per protocol completers, LOCFNo ISTPlacebo16-2.3 (9.4)-2.8 (7.4)-97 (244)0.12 (0.34)0.417All ISTPlacebo97-8.9 (7.07)-1.0 (9.2)-43 (330)-0.17 (0.474)0.936MMF, no other ISTPlacebo29-10.7 (8.1)-0.58 (7.1)-37 (235)-0.12 (0.456)0.935MMF ≤ 2 years, no other ISTPlacebo23-11.7 (8.1)-0.3 (6.0)-41 (197)-0.13 (0.495)0.935Non-MMF ≤ 2 yearsPlacebo24-6.7 (6.2)-1.4 (7.87)-52 (281)-0.15 (0.357)0.931Post-hoc comparisons, per protocol completers, LOCFNo ISTPlacebo16-2.3 (9.4)-2.8 (7.4)-97 (244)0.12 (0.34)0.417Lenabasum 20 mg10-6.3 (6.02)-2.3 (5.58)-99 (209)-0.06 (0.498)0.811Established IST1Placebo26-6.1 (5.35)-4.6 (10.11)-170 (350)-0.17 (0.445)0.619Lenabasum 20 mg38-7.4 (5.08)-0.4 (5.70)2-21 (233)3-0.07 (0.357)0.941Established IST, subjects with ILDPlacebo22-5.9 (5.28)-3.7 (5.43)-133 (206)-0.10 (0.372)0.553Lenabasum 20 mg33-7.2 (5.70)-1.0 (10.5)-47 (365)-0.06 (0.391)0.8192 P = 0.0386 two-sample t-test; 3 P = 0.0481 two-sample t-test; other comparisons were not significant• No significant differences were seen in primary and secondary efficacy endpoints. Primary MMRM analyses with treatment-by-time-by-subgroup interactions showed that background mycophenolate (MMF) significantly influenced the outcome•oSubjects on no IST with disease duration ≤3 years were only 7% of PBO subjects and showed little improvement on PBO, in line with other dcSSc trials in which IST was restricted. Post-hoc subgroup analyses of these subjects on no IST suggested improvement in ΔmRSS and ΔHAQ-DI, for lenabasum 20 mg vs PBO•uUnexpectedly high improvement occurred in PBO subjects receiving IST, notably those on MMF started within 2 years of baseline•nPost-hoc analyses of subjects on established IST (MMF or, if no MMF, ≥ 1 non-MMF IST started > 2 years before baseline) suggested improvement in ΔFVC% (nominal P = 0.0386) and ΔFVC mL (nominal P = 0.0481) for lenabasum 20 mg vs PBO. Improvement in FVC was also seen in subjects on established IST who had ILD at baseline, lenabasum 20 mg vs PBO•mACR CRISS score demonstrated a ceiling effect and correlated most highly with ΔmRSS (r = -0.739) and moderately with MDGA (-0.432), HAQ-DI (-0.362), FVC% (0.366), and PtGA (-0.288)Conclusion:Lenabasum was safely used in this study. Unexpectedly high improvement on background IST, especially MMF, has not been previously reported at this level. The primary endpoint was not met. Post-hoc analyses showed greater improvement in lenabasum- vs PBO-treated subjects who were not on background IST and those on established IST, including subjects with ILD.Disclosure of Interests:Robert Spiera Consultant of: Abbvie, Roche-Genetech, GSK, CSL Behring, Sanofi, Janssen, Chemocentryx, Formation Biologics, Mitsubishi Tanabe, Grant/research support from: Roche-Genetech, GSK, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chemocentryx, Corbus, Formation Biologics, Sanofi, Inflarx, Astra Zeneca, Kadmon, Masataka Kuwana Speakers bureau: Boehringer-Ingelheim, Chugai, Janssen, Consultant of: Boehringer-Ingelheim, Chugai, Corbus, Grant/research support from: Boehringer-Ingelheim, Chugai, MBL, Ono Pharmaceuticals, Tanabe-Mitsubishi, Dinesh Khanna Shareholder of: Eicos Sciences, Inc (less than 5%). Leadership/Equity position – Chief Medical Officer, CiviBioPharma/Eicos Sciences, Inc, Consultant of: Acceleron, Actelion, Abbvie, Amgen, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, CSL Behring, Corbus, Gilead, Galapagos, Genentech/Roche, GSK, Horizon, Merck, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Sanofi-Aventis, and United Therapeutics, Grant/research support from: NIH, Immune Tolerance Network, Bayer, BMS, Horizon, Pfizer, Laura Hummers Consultant of: CSL Behring, Boehringer Ingelheim, Grant/research support from: Investigator for study sponsored by Corbus Pharmaceuticals. Corbus, Boehringer Ingelheim, Medpace, Kadmon, Cumberland, CSL Behring, Tracy Frech Grant/research support from: Investigator for study sponsored by Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Wendy Stevens Grant/research support from: Investigator for study sponsored by Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Jessica Gordon Grant/research support from: Investigator for study sponsored by Corbus Pharmaceuticals. Research funding for EICOS Pharmaceuticals and Cumberland Pharmaceuticals., Suzanne Kafaja Grant/research support from: Investigator for study sponsored by Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Marco Matucci-Cerinic Consultant of: Actelion, Janssen, Inventiva, Bayer, Biogen, Boehringer, CSL Behring, Corbus, Galapagos, Mitsubishi, Samsung, Regeneron, Acceleron, MSD, Chemomab, Lilly, Pfizer, Roche, Grant/research support from: Investigator for study sponsored by Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Oliver Distler Consultant of: Consultancy relationship and/or has received research funding in the area of potential treatments for systemic sclerosis and its complications from (last three years): Abbvie, Acceleron Pharma, Amgen, AnaMar, Arxx Therapeutics, Baecon Discovery, Blade Therapeutics, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, ChemomAb, Corbus Pharmaceuticals, CSL Behring, Galapagos NV, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, GSK, Horizon (Curzion) Pharmaceuticals, Inventiva, iQvia, Italfarmaco, iQone, Kymera Therapeutics, Lilly, Medac, Medscape, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, Serodapharm, Topadur, Target Bioscience and UCB., Eun Bong Lee Grant/research support from: Investigator for study sponsored by Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Yair Levy Grant/research support from: Investigator for study sponsored by Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Jae-Bum Jun Consultant of: Consultant to Boehringer Ingelheim Korea, Jeil Pharma, Dae Woong Pharma, Kwangdong Pharma, and Sama Pharma., Grant/research support from: Investigator for study sponsored by Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Scott Constantine Employee of: Employee of Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Nancy Dgetluck Employee of: Employee of Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Barbara White Employee of: Employee and stockholder of Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Daniel Furst Consultant of: Corbus, Galapagos, Pfizer, CSL Behring, Mitsubishi Tanabi, Actelion, Amgen, Novartis, Roche/Genentech, Gilead, Talaris, and Boehringer Ingelheim., Grant/research support from: grants from Corbus, Galapagos, GSK, Pfizer, Talaris, CSL Behring, Mitsubishi Tanabi, Christopher Denton Consultant of: Consultancy fees and/or honoraria from Corbus, Actelion, GlaxoSmithKline, Bayer, Sanofi, Galapagos, Inventiva, Boehringer Ingelheim, Roche, CSL Behring, Acceleron, Horizon, Arxx Therapeutics
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Assassi S, Li N, Volkmann ER, Mayes MD, Rünger D, Ying J, Roth MD, Hinchcliff M, Khanna D, Frech T, Clements PJ, Furst DE, Goldin J, Bernstein EJ, Castelino FV, Domsic RT, Gordon JK, Hant FN, Shah AA, Shanmugam VK, Steen VD, Elashoff RM, Tashkin DP. Predictive Significance of Serum Interferon-Inducible Protein Score for Response to Treatment in Systemic Sclerosis-Related Interstitial Lung Disease. Arthritis Rheumatol 2021; 73:1005-1013. [PMID: 33350170 DOI: 10.1002/art.41627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Response to immunosuppression is highly variable in systemic sclerosis (SSc)-related interstitial lung disease (ILD). This study was undertaken to determine whether a composite serum interferon (IFN)-inducible protein score exhibits predictive significance for the response to immunosuppression in SSc-ILD. METHODS Serum samples collected in the Scleroderma Lung Study II, a randomized controlled trial of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) versus cyclophosphamide (CYC), were examined. Results were validated in an independent observational cohort receiving active treatment. A composite score of 6 IFN-inducible proteins IFNγ-inducible 10-kd protein, monokine induced by IFNγ, monocyte chemotactic protein 2, β2 -microglobulin, tumor necrosis factor receptor type II, and macrophage inflammatory protein 3β) was calculated, and its predictive significance for longitudinal forced vital capacity percent predicted measurements was evaluated. RESULTS Higher baseline IFN-inducible protein score predicted better response over 3 to 12 months in the MMF arm (point estimate = 0.41, P = 0.001) and CYC arm (point estimate = 0.91, P = 0.009). In contrast, higher baseline C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were predictive of a worse ILD course in both treatment arms. The predictive significance of the IFN-inducible protein score and CRP levels remained after adjustment for baseline demographic and clinical predictors. During the second year of treatment, in which patients in the CYC arm were switched to placebo, a higher IFN-inducible protein score at 12 months showed a trend toward predicting a worse ILD course (point estimate = -0.61, P = 0.068), while it remained predictive of better response to active immunosuppression in the MMF arm (point estimate = 0.28, P = 0.029). The predictive significance of baseline IFN-inducible protein score was replicated in the independent cohort (rs = 0.43, P = 0.028). CONCLUSION A higher IFN-inducible protein score in SSc-ILD is predictive of better response to immunosuppression and could potentially be used to identify patients who may derive the most benefit from MMF or CYC.
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- University of California, Los Angeles
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Radic M, Thomas J, McMillan S, Frech T. Does sublingual microscopy correlate with nailfold videocapillaroscopy in systemic sclerosis? Clin Rheumatol 2021; 40:2263-2266. [PMID: 33415452 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-020-05495-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In this study, we examine sublingual videomicroscopy and nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) features in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients presenting for routine care. Consented participants met classification criteria for SSc. Sublingual videomicroscopy testing was performed in each subject, followed by a NVC assessment. Sublingual assessment provided a density measurement, red blood cell fraction (RBC fract), and perfused boundary region (PBR) score. NVC evaluator defined nailfold findings as normal; specific changes for "early," "active," and "late" scleroderma pattern; or "non-specific" changes. Microangiopathy evolution score was calculated for each participant. Statistical evaluation was performed by non-parametric tests to assess the correlation of the two tools. Thirty-nine SSc patients with limited cutaneous disease participated in this study. Most participants had late pattern NVC. There was a highly significant association between the total sublingual microvascular density and number of capillaries measured by NVC (r = 0.569, P = 0.0002), and statistically significant negative correlation between sublingual total microvascular density and microangiopathy evolution score (r = 0.532, P = 0.0006). There was significant, negative correlation between the total sublingual microvascular density and disorganization of vascular array and capillary ramification (r = 0.461, P = 0.003) and degree of giant capillaries (r = 0.387, P = 0.01). There was no correlation between RBC fract and PBR with NVC parameters. This study showed a significant correlation between sublingual videomicroscopy and NVC in terms of sublingual total microvascular density and microangiopathy evolution score. These preliminary results further support the serial use of a non-invasive and automated sublingual microvascular function testing and glycocalyx measurement in the clinical setting. KEY POINTS: • Tools that longitudinally assess microvascular function and morphologic features are important for monitoring SSc vasculopathy. • Nailfold and sublingual microscopy can identify a loss of capillary density in SSc patients.
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- Mislav Radic
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah, 1900 E 30N, SOM 4b200, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA.,Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Centre of excellence for Systemic Sclerosis in Croatia, University Hospital Split and University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah, 1900 E 30N, SOM 4b200, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah, 1900 E 30N, SOM 4b200, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah, 1900 E 30N, SOM 4b200, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA. .,Utah Vascular Research Laboratory, Salt Lake Veterans Affair Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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Spiera R, Chung L, Frech T, Domsic R, Hsu V, Furst DE, Simms R, Mayes M, Martyanov V, Whitfield ML, Dgetluck N, Dinh Q, White B. Reply. Arthritis Rheumatol 2020; 73:716-717. [PMID: 33164325 DOI: 10.1002/art.41579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Stanford University School of MedicineStanford, CA and Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
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- University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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Aranow C, Cush J, Bolster MB, Striebich CC, Dall'era M, Mackay M, Olech E, Frech T, Box J, Keating R, Wasko MC, St Clair W, Kivitz A, Huang W, Ricketts P, Welch B, Callahan S, Spychala M, Boyle K, York K, Keyes-Elstein L, Goldmuntz E, Diamond B, Davidson A. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II, randomized study of lovastatin therapy in the treatment of mildly active rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020; 59:1505-1513. [PMID: 31628482 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme-A (HMG Co-A) reductase inhibitors (statins) are standard treatment for hyperlipidaemia. In addition to lipid-lowering abilities, statins exhibit multiple anti-inflammatory effects. The objectives of this study were to determine whether treatment of patients with RA with lovastatin decreased CRP or reduced disease activity. METHODS We conducted a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled 12 week trial of lovastatin vs placebo in 64 RA patients with mild clinical disease activity but an elevated CRP. The primary efficacy end point was the reduction in mean log CRP. Secondary end points included disease activity, RF and anti-CCP antibody titres. Mechanistic end points included levels of serum cytokines. Safety was assessed; hepatic and muscle toxicities were of particular interest. RESULTS Baseline features were similar between groups. No significant difference in mean log CRP reduction between the two groups was observed, and disease activity did not change from baseline in either treatment group. Mechanistic analyses did not reveal significant changes in any biomarkers. A post hoc analysis of subjects not using biologic therapy demonstrated a significantly greater proportion achieving ⩾20% reduction in CRP from baseline in the lovastatin group compared with placebo (P-value = 0.007). No difference was observed in subjects receiving biologics. Lovastatin was well tolerated with no serious safety concerns. CONCLUSION This study showed no anti-inflammatory or clinical effects on RA disease activity after 12 weeks of treatment with lovastatin. Lovastatin had a modest effect on CRP in subjects not using biologics, suggesting statins may be anti-inflammatory in selected patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, http://clinicaltrials.gov, NCT00302952.
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- Cynthia Aranow
- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Internal Medicine, Salt Lake City, USA
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- Box Arthritis & Rheumatology of the Carolinas, Charlotte, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Scripps Green Hospital, La Jolla, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA
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- Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, USA
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, USA
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, USA
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- Rho Federal Systems Division, Chapel Hill, USA
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- Rho Federal Systems Division, Chapel Hill, USA
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, USA
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Makinde HM, Dominguez ST, Cuda CM, Gadhvi G, Aren K, Zeng C, Eickelberg GJ, Khanna D, Assassi S, Frech T, Winter DR, Perlman H, Hinchcliff M. Circulating classical monocytes share a common transcriptional signature with skin macrophages in Systemic Sclerosis. The Journal of Immunology 2020. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.204.supp.152.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The etiology and pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) are poorly understood. Circulating monocytes likely play a critical role in SSc progression through secretion of proinflammatory molecules and as precursors of macrophages that can reorganize the extracellular matrix, thereby leading to development of end-organ fibrosis. Here, we evaluate the transcriptional similarities between circulating classical monocytes (CMo) and skin macrophages of SSc patients. Bulk RNA-seq was performed on sorted CMo from SSc blood obtained through the Prospective Registry of Early Systemic Sclerosis (PRESS) cohort, and transcriptional profiles were analyzed along with profiles from matched control samples. Additionally, sorted CD45+ cells from skin biopsies of one SSc patient and one control patient were prepared for single-cell RNA-seq. There was a numerical expansion of skin macrophages from the control to the SSc sample, but no significant difference in the quantity of circulating CMo between control and SSc patients. Of the 152 significantly upregulated genes (DESeq2, p<0.05, fold change>2) observed in circulating CMo population and the 290 upregulated genes (fold change>2) in the skin macrophage cluster compared to their respective controls, we found 23 genes in common (p<1.23×10−8, hypergeometric distribution test). These shared genes were involved in various immune and inflammatory regulation processes. These data indicate that a common transcriptional signature may exist between circulating CMo and macrophages present in the skin of SSc patients, potentially suggesting that macrophage-specific pathways at the site of fibrosis can be detected in a circulating precursor population.
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- 1Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
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- 1Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
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- 1Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
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- 1Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
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- 2Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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Carrier ME, Kwakkenbos L, Nielson WR, Fedoruk C, Nielsen K, Milette K, Pope J, Frech T, Gholizadeh S, Hummers L, Johnson SR, Piotrowski P, Jewett L, Gordon J, Chung L, Bilsker D, Turner KA, Cumin J, Welling J, Fortune C, Leite C, Gottesman K, Sauve M, Rodríguez-Reyna TS, Hudson M, Larche M, van Breda W, Suarez-Almazor ME, Bartlett SJ, Malcarne VL, Mayes MD, Boutron I, Mouthon L, Wigley F, Thombs BD. The Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Self-Management Program: Protocol for a Randomized Feasibility Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2020; 9:e16799. [PMID: 32329747 PMCID: PMC7210498 DOI: 10.2196/16799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma, is a rare disease that often results in significant disruptions to activities of daily living and can negatively affect physical and psychological well-being. Because there is no known cure, SSc treatment focuses on reducing symptoms and disability and improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Self-management programs are known to increase self-efficacy for disease management in many chronic diseases. The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) developed a Web-based self-management program (SPIN self-management; SPIN-SELF) to increase self-efficacy for disease management and to improve HRQoL for patients with SSc. OBJECTIVE The proposed study aims to assess the feasibility of conducting a full-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the SPIN-SELF program by evaluating the trial implementation processes, required resources and management, scientific aspects, and participant acceptability and usage of the SPIN-SELF program. METHODS The SPIN-SELF feasibility trial will be conducted via the SPIN Cohort. The SPIN Cohort was developed as a framework for embedded pragmatic trials using the cohort multiple RCT design. In total, 40 English-speaking SPIN Cohort participants with low disease management self-efficacy (Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease Scale score ≤7), who have indicated interest in using a Web-based self-management program, will be randomized with a 3:2 ratio into the SPIN-SELF program or usual care for 3 months. Feasibility outcomes include trial implementation processes, required resources and management, scientific aspects, and patient acceptability and usage of the SPIN-SELF program. RESULTS Enrollment of the 40 participants occurred between July 5, 2019, and July 27, 2019. By November 25, 2019, data collection of trial outcomes was completed. Data analysis is underway, and results are expected to be published in 2020. CONCLUSIONS The SPIN-SELF program is a self-help tool that may improve disease-management self-efficacy and improve HRQoL in patients with SSc. The SPIN-SELF feasibility trial will ensure that trial methodology is robust, feasible, and consistent with trial participant expectations. The results will guide adjustments that need to be implemented before undertaking a full-scale RCT of the SPIN-SELF program. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/16799.
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- Marie-Eve Carrier
- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Behavioural Science Institute, Clinical Psychology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Scleroderma Society of Ontario, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- California School of Professional Psychology/Alliant, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Toronto Scleroderma Program, Mount Sinai Hospital & Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Biomedical Data Science, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- NVLE Dutch patient organization for systemic autoimmune diseases, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Scleroderma Society of Ontario, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Scleroderma Canada, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije University, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- University of Texas McGovern School of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.,Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.,Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Smith V, Herrick AL, Ingegnoli F, Damjanov N, De Angelis R, Denton CP, Distler O, Espejo K, Foeldvari I, Frech T, Garro B, Gutierrez M, Gyger G, Hachulla E, Hesselstrand R, Iagnocco A, Kayser C, Melsens K, Müller-Ladner U, Paolino S, Pizzorni C, Radic M, Riccieri V, Snow M, Stevens W, Sulli A, van Laar JM, Vonk MC, Vanhaecke A, Cutolo M. Standardisation of nailfold capillaroscopy for the assessment of patients with Raynaud's phenomenon and systemic sclerosis. Autoimmun Rev 2020; 19:102458. [DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2020.102458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Morrisroe K, Baron M, Frech T, Nikpour M. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in systemic sclerosis. J Scleroderma Relat Disord 2020; 5:33-39. [PMID: 35382403 PMCID: PMC8922590 DOI: 10.1177/2397198319863953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Systemic sclerosis is a multi-organ autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and fibrosis, and it is arguably the most devastating of the rheumatological diseases. The gastrointestinal tract is the most commonly involved internal organ in systemic sclerosis. Gastrointestinal tract involvement is reported in up to 90% of SSc patients, is the leading cause of morbidity, and is the third most common cause of mortality in this disease. Among all gastrointestinal tract manifestations, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is one manifestation that may be ameliorated and even eradicated with appropriate treatment, if recognized early. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth occurs with a prevalence of approximately 39% in systemic sclerosis and presents with a range of non-specific gastrointestinal tract symptoms, including diarrhea, flatulence, abdominal pain, bloating, and early satiety. These manifestations occur due to an alteration and overgrowth of small intestinal bacteria occurring in the setting of gastrointestinal tract dysmotility and slow transit time. The clinical diagnosis of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is commonly based on the presence of characteristic clinical symptoms together with a positive hydrogen breath test and response to a therapeutic trial of oral antibiotics used sequentially. Almost two-thirds of systemic sclerosis patients with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth have an improvement in their gastrointestinal tract symptoms with rotating antibiotics. Untreated small intestinal bacterial overgrowth can lead to malnutrition, and thus an important aspect of treatment is the identification and treatment of any associated vitamin and mineral deficiencies. This article focuses on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, an important and understudied area in systemic sclerosis that remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for both patients and clinicians alike.
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- Kathleen Morrisroe
- Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
- Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Rheumatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
- Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
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Nagaraja V, Spino C, Bush E, Tsou PS, Domsic RT, Lafyatis R, Frech T, Gordon JK, Steen VD, Khanna D. A multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study to assess the efficacy and safety of riociguat in systemic sclerosis-associated digital ulcers. Arthritis Res Ther 2019; 21:202. [PMID: 31481106 PMCID: PMC6724329 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-019-1979-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background To determine the effect of riociguat, an oral, selective soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator, on the net digital ulcer (DU) burden in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods Participants with SSc-related active or painful indeterminate DUs were recruited in a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept trial. Eligible participants were required to have at least one visible, active ischemic DU or painful indeterminate DU at screening, located at or distal to the proximal interphalangeal joint and that developed or worsened within 8 weeks prior to screening. Participants were randomized 1:1 to placebo or riociguat in individualized doses (maximum of 2.5 mg three times daily) during an 8-week titration period, followed by an 8-week stable dosing period. This was followed by an optional 16-week open-label extension phase for participants with active DU/reoccurrence of DUs within 1 month of the end of the main treatment phase. The primary endpoint was the change from baseline to week 16 in net ulcer burden (NUB), analyzed using ANCOVA. Other endpoints included plasma biomarkers and proportion of participants with treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs). Results Seventeen participants (eight placebo, nine riociguat) were randomized at five centers. Six participants in each group transitioned to the open-label extension. Baseline characteristics were comparable between the treatment groups, except participants randomized to placebo were older and had longer disease duration (p < 0.05). At baseline, the mean (SD) NUB was 2.5 (2.0) in the placebo and 2.4 (1.4) in the riociguat. No significant treatment difference was observed in the change from baseline to 16 weeks in NUB (adjusted mean treatment difference − 0.24, 95% CI (− 1.46, 0.99), p = 0.70). Four participants experienced five serious AE (four in riociguat and one in placebo); none was considered related to study medication. Statistically significant elevation of cGMP was observed at 16 weeks in the riociguat group (p = 0.05); no other biomarkers showed significant changes. In the open-label extension, participants in the riociguat-riociguat arm had complete healing of their DUs. Conclusion In participants with SSc-DU, treatment with riociguat did not reduce the number of DU net burden compared with placebo at 16 weeks. Open-label extension suggests that longer duration is needed to promote DU healing, which needs to be confirmed in a new trial. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02915835. Registered on September 27, 2016. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13075-019-1979-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Vivek Nagaraja
- Division of Rheumatology/Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, Suite 7C27, 300 North Ingalls Street, SPC 5422, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology/Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, Suite 7C27, 300 North Ingalls Street, SPC 5422, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology/Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, Suite 7C27, 300 North Ingalls Street, SPC 5422, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Hospital of Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology/Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, Suite 7C27, 300 North Ingalls Street, SPC 5422, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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Butler EA, Baron M, Fogo AB, Frech T, Ghossein C, Hachulla E, Hoa S, Johnson SR, Khanna D, Mouthon L, Nikpour M, Proudman S, Steen V, Stern E, Varga J, Denton C, Hudson M. Generation of a Core Set of Items to Develop Classification Criteria for Scleroderma Renal Crisis Using Consensus Methodology. Arthritis Rheumatol 2019; 71:964-971. [PMID: 30614663 DOI: 10.1002/art.40809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To generate a core set of items to develop classification criteria for scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) using consensus methodology. METHODS An international, multidisciplinary panel of experts was invited to participate in a 3-round Delphi exercise developed using a survey based on items identified by a scoping review. In round 1, participants were asked to identify omissions and clarify ambiguities regarding the items in the survey. In round 2, participants were asked to rate the validity and feasibility of the items using Likert-type scales ranging from 1 to 9 (where 1 = very invalid/unfeasible, 5 = uncertain, and 9 = very valid/feasible). In round 3, participants reviewed the results and comments from round 2 and were asked to provide final ratings. Items rated as highly valid and feasible (median scores ≥7 for each) in round 3 were selected as the provisional core set of items. A consensus meeting using a nominal group technique was conducted to further reduce the core set of items. RESULTS Ninety-nine experts from 16 countries participated in the Delphi exercise. Of the 31 items in the survey, consensus was achieved on 13, in the categories hypertension, renal insufficiency, proteinuria, and hemolysis. Eleven experts took part in the nominal group technique discussion, where consensus was achieved in 5 domains: blood pressure, acute kidney injury, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, target organ dysfunction, and renal histopathology. CONCLUSION A core set of items that characterize SRC was identified using consensus methodology. This core set will be used in future data-driven phases of this project to develop classification criteria for SRC.
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- Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- University of Lille and Hôpital Claude Huriez, Lille, France
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- McGill University and Lady Davis Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Toronto Western Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Cochin Hospital, Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France
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- University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Jewish General Hospital, McGill University and Lady Davis Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Pauling JD, Reilly E, Smith T, Frech T. E078 Influence of season on patient-reported assessment of Raynaud’s severity in patients with systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez110.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- John D Pauling
- Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases (at Royal United Hospitals), Bath, UNITED KINGDOM
- Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases (at Royal United Hospitals), Bath, UNITED KINGDOM
- Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Rheumatology, University of Utah and Salt Lake Regional Veterans Affair Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
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Purpose of review The goal of this manuscript is to discuss the new diagnostic and potential treatment options for gut disease in systemic sclerosis (SSc). The concepts of quantification of gut perfusion and motility is reviewed. The risks of empiric therapeutics and challenges of studying the microbiome in SSc is discussed. Recent findings There are diagnostics that can provide information on gut perfusion and function that are of value in SSc. Easily implemented diagnostic tests are critical to avoid complications of empiric therapy. The role of the microbiome and drugs that target dysmotility are areas of active research. Summary SSc-related gastrointestinal tract involvement can be heterogeneous in clinical presentation and disease course. Noninvasive gastrointestinal measurement techniques that quantify neural communications with microvasculature in SSc can potentially guide the proper addition and discontinuation of therapeutics. The role of the microbiome and the role of nitric oxide on gut function are important areas of research for understanding gut dysfunction in SSc.
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- Jessica Zhu
- School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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McMahan ZH, Frech T, Berrocal V, Lim D, Bruni C, Matucci-Cerinic M, Smith V, Melsens K, Proudman S, Zhang J, Mendoza F, Woods M, Khanna D. Longitudinal Assessment of Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease — Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium. J Rheumatol 2018; 46:78-84. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.180004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Objective.Validated gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms scales are used in clinical practice to assess patient-reported GI involvement. We sought to determine whether University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) GI Tract Questionnaire (GIT) 2.0 Reflux scale, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Reflux scale, and the Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia questionnaire (QOLRAD) are sensitive to identifying changes in GI symptoms following therapeutic intervention in participants with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).Methods.Participants with active GERD were recruited during clinical visits at 6 international SSc centers. Patient-reported outcome surveys and the GI self-reported questionnaire were completed at baseline and again at 4 weeks following a single intervention, and patients were classified as “improved” or “not improved.” Effect size (ES) was calculated to assess the sensitivity to change. ES was interpreted as 0.50–0.79 as moderate effect and ≥ 0.80 as large effect.Results.There were 116 participants with SSc and active GERD who enrolled. The average age was 53.8 years and mean disease duration was 12.0 years. The UCLA GIT 2.0 Reflux scale and PROMIS Reflux scale had a significant correlation at baseline (0.61, p < 0.0001), and both instruments correlated with the QOLRAD domains (−0.56 to −0.71). In participants who had the UCLA GIT 2.0, PROMIS Reflux scale, and QOLRAD administered over 2 timepoints (n = 57) and were classified as improved, the ES was large for the UCLA GIT 2.0 and PROMIS Reflux scale, and moderate to large across all QOLRAD domains.Conclusion.The UCLA GIT 2.0 Reflux scale, PROMIS Reflux scale, and QOLRAD are sensitive to change and can be included in future clinical trials.
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Fox RS, Kwakkenbos L, Carrier M, Mills SD, Gholizadeh S, Jewett LR, Roesch SC, Merz EL, Assassi S, Furst DE, Gottesman K, Mayes MD, Thombs BD, Malcarne VL, Baron M, Bartlett SJ, Ells C, Hudson M, Jang Y, Körner A, Kafaja S, Hoogen F, Mouthon L, Nielson WR, Riggs R, Nielsen K, Wigley F, Boutron I, Maia AC, Leite C, El‐Baalbaki G, Ende C, Fligelstone K, Frech T, Godard D, Harel D, Impens A, Johnson SR, Kennedy AT, Khalidi N, Marra C, Pope J, Portales A, Luna D, Schouffoer AA, Levis B, Suarez‐Almazor ME, Welling J, Wong‐Rieger D, Agard C, Ikic A, Smets P, Roux S, Terrier B, Hij A, Berthier S, Rodriguez E, Chung L, Gill A, Domsic R, Wilcox P, Fortin PR, Spiera R, Granel‐Rey B, Grange C, Sobanski V, Herrick AL, Varga J, Jones N, Manning J, Martin T, Maurier F, Rivière S, Robinson D, Smith D, Steen V, Sutton E, Thorne C, Turner K. Reliability and Validity of Three Versions of the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient‐Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2018; 70:1646-1652. [DOI: 10.1002/acr.23532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Rina S. Fox
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois and San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology San Diego
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Radboud University Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research Jewish General Hospital Montreal Quebec Canada
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- San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology San Diego
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- San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology San Diego
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital and McGill University Montreal Quebec Canada
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- San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology and San Diego State University San Diego
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- California State University Dominguez Hills Carson
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- Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital and McGill UniversityMontreal Quebec Canada
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- San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology and San Diego State University San Diego
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Bruni C, Frech T, Manetti M, Rossi FW, Furst DE, De Paulis A, Rivellese F, Guiducci S, Matucci-Cerinic M, Bellando-Randone S. Vascular Leaking, a Pivotal and Early Pathogenetic Event in Systemic Sclerosis: Should the Door Be Closed? Front Immunol 2018; 9:2045. [PMID: 30245695 PMCID: PMC6137210 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The early phase of systemic sclerosis (SSc) presents edema as one of the main features: this is clinically evident in the digital swelling (puffy fingers) as well as in the edematous skin infiltration of the early active diffuse subset. Other organs could be affected by this same disease process, such as the lung (with the appearance of ground glass opacities) and the heart (with edematous changes on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging). The genesis of tissue edema is tightly linked to pathological changes in the endothelium: various reports demonstrated the effect of transforming growth factor β, vascular endothelial growth factor and hypoxia-reperfusion damage with reactive oxygen species generation in altering vascular permeability and extravasation, in particular in SSc. This condition has an alteration in the glycocalyx thickness, reducing the protection of the vessel wall and causing non-fibrotic interstitial edema, a marker of vascular leak. Moreover, changes in the junctional adhesion molecule family and other adhesion molecules, such as ICAM and VCAM, are associated with an increased myeloid cells' extravasation in the skin and increased myofibroblasts transformation with further vascular leak and cellular migration. This mini-review examines current knowledge on determinants of vascular leak in SSc, shedding light on the role of vascular protection. This could enhance further studies in the light of drug development for early treatment, suggesting that the control of vascular leakage should be considered in the same way that vasodilation and inflammation reduction, as potential therapeutic targets.
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- Cosimo Bruni
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Salt Lake Veterans Affair Medical Centre, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Section of Anatomy and Histology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), WAO Center of Excellence, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), WAO Center of Excellence, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), WAO Center of Excellence, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Division of Rheumatology and Scleroderma Unit, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Division of Rheumatology and Scleroderma Unit, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Division of Rheumatology and Scleroderma Unit, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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Dougherty DH, Kwakkenbos L, Carrier ME, Salazar G, Assassi S, Baron M, Bartlett SJ, Furst DE, Gottesman K, van den Hoogen F, Malcarne VL, Mouthon L, Nielson WR, Poiraudeau S, Sauvé M, Boire G, Bruns A, Chung L, Denton C, Dunne JV, Fortin P, Frech T, Gill A, Gordon J, Herrick AL, Hinchcliff M, Hudson M, Johnson SR, Jones N, Kafaja S, Larché M, Manning J, Pope J, Spiera R, Steen V, Sutton E, Thorne C, Wilcox P, Thombs BD, Mayes MD. The Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Cohort: baseline clinical features and comparison with other large scleroderma cohorts. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018; 57:1623-1631. [PMID: 29868924 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/key139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Objectives The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort is a web-based cohort designed to collect patient-reported outcomes at regular intervals as a framework for conducting trials of psychosocial, educational, self-management and rehabilitation interventions for patients with SSc. The aim of this study was to present baseline demographic, medical and patient-reported outcome data of the SPIN Cohort and to compare it with other large SSc cohorts. Methods Descriptive statistics were used to summarize SPIN Cohort characteristics; these were compared with published data of the European Scleroderma Trials and Research (EUSTAR) and Canadian Scleroderma Research Group (CSRG) cohorts. Results Demographic, organ involvement and antibody profile data for SPIN (N = 1125) were generally comparable with that of the EUSTAR (N = 7319) and CSRG (N = 1390) cohorts. There was a high proportion of women and White patients in all cohorts, though relative proportions differed. Scl70 antibody frequency was highest in EUSTAR, somewhat lower in SPIN, and lowest in CSRG, consistent with the higher proportion of interstitial lung disease among dcSSc patients in SPIN compared with in CSRG (48.5 vs 40.3%). RNA polymerase III antibody frequency was highest in SPIN and remarkably lower in EUSTAR (21.1 vs 2.4%), in line with the higher prevalence of SSc renal crisis (4.5 vs 2.1%) in SPIN. Conclusion Although there are some differences, the SPIN Cohort is broadly comparable with other large prevalent SSc cohorts, increasing confidence that insights gained from the SPIN Cohort should be generalizable, although it should be noted that all three cohorts include primarily White participants.
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- Dane H Dougherty
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Behavioural Science Institute, Clinical Psychology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,McGill University Health Center, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.,San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Médecine interne, Université Paris Descartes, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, France.,Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence Maladies Systémiques Autoimmunes Rares, vascularites nécrosantes et sclérodermie systémique, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
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- Beryl & Richard Ivey Rheumatology Day Programs, St Joseph's Health Care, London, ON, Canada.,Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
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- Médecine interne, Université Paris Descartes, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, France.,Service de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation, Hôpital Cochin, France.,IFR Handicap INSERM, Paris, France
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- Scleroderma Society of Ontario, Hamilton.,Scleroderma Society of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Département de médecine, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département de médecine, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Medicine - Med/Immunology & Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Rheumatology, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Département de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Rheumatology, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY, USA
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- Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences, University of Manchester, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Toronto Scleroderma Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Clinical and Research Vascular Laboratories, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- Bone & Joint Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Département de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.,School of Nursing, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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Baron M, Kahaleh B, Bernstein EJ, Chung L, Clements PJ, Denton C, Domsic RT, Ferdowsi N, Foeldvari I, Frech T, Gordon JK, Hudson M, Johnson SR, Khanna D, McMahan Z, Merkel PA, Narain S, Nikpour M, Pauling JD, Ross L, Valenzuela Vergara AM, Vacca A. An Interim Report of the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Working Groups. J Scleroderma Relat Disord 2018; 4:17-27. [PMID: 30906878 DOI: 10.1177/2397198318783926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium (SCTC) represents many of the clinical researchers in the world who are interested in improving the efficiency of clinical trials in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). The SCTC has established 11 working groups (WGs) to develop and validate better ways of measuring and recording multiple aspects of this heterogeneous disease. These include groups working on arthritis, disease damage, disease activity, cardiac disease, juvenile SSc, the gastrointestinal tract, vascular component, calcinosis, scleroderma renal crisis, interstitial lung disease, and skin measurement. Members of the SCTC may join any one or more of these groups. Some of the WGs have only recently started their work, some are nearing completion of their mandated tasks and others are in the midst of their projects. All these projects, which are described in this paper, will help to improve clinical trials and observational studies by improving or developing better, more sensitive ways of measuring various aspects of the disease. As Lord Kelvin stated, "To measure is to know. If you cannot measure it you cannot improve it." The SCTC is dedicated to improving the lives of patients with SSc and it is our hope that the contributions of the WGs will be one important step in this process.
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- Murray Baron
- Division of Rheumatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Faculty of Rheumatology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Insitute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Arthritis and Autoimmunity Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Hamburg Centre for Pediatric Rheumatology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, University of Utah, UT, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hosfra Northwell School of Medicine
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- Division of Rheumatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases University of Bath
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- Division of Rheumatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Johnson SR, Soowamber ML, Fransen J, Khanna D, Van Den Hoogen F, Baron M, Matucci-Cerinic M, Denton CP, Medsger TA, Carreira PE, Riemekasten G, Distler J, Gabrielli A, Steen V, Chung L, Silver R, Varga J, Müller-Ladner U, Vonk MC, Walker UA, Wollheim FA, Herrick A, Furst DE, Czirjak L, Kowal-Bielecka O, Del Galdo F, Cutolo M, Hunzelmann N, Murray CD, Foeldvari I, Mouthon L, Damjanov N, Kahaleh B, Frech T, Assassi S, Saketkoo LA, Pope JE. There is a need for new systemic sclerosis subset criteria. A content analytic approach. Scand J Rheumatol 2017; 47:62-70. [DOI: 10.1080/03009742.2017.1299793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- SR Johnson
- Toronto Scleroderma Program, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Toronto Scleroderma Program, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- The Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- The Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Rheumatology AVC, Department of BioMedicine, Division of Rheumatology AOUC, Department of Medicine and Denothe Centre, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, University of Lübeck, Lung Research Center Borstel, a Leibniz institute, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Sciences, Clinical Medicine, University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Dermatology, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatic Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Pécs, Clinical Center, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Scleroderma Programme, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, LMBRU, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, University of Genova, IRCCS AOU S Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Hamburg Center for Paediatric Rheumatology, Eilbek Clinic, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Paris Descartes University, the Public Hospitals of Paris, Paris, France
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- Institute of Rheumatology, University of Belgrade School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, Tulane University Lung Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, St Joseph Health Care, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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Riehm KE, Kwakkenbos L, Carrier ME, Bartlett SJ, Malcarne VL, Mouthon L, Nielson WR, Poiraudeau S, Nielsen K, Baron M, Frech T, Hudson M, Pope J, Sauve M, Suarez-Almazor ME, Wigley FM, Thombs BD. Validation of the Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease Scale: A Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2017; 68:1195-200. [PMID: 26619042 DOI: 10.1002/acr.22807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Revised: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Self-management programs for patients with chronic illnesses, including rheumatic diseases, seek to enhance self-efficacy for performing health management behaviors. No measure of self-efficacy has been validated for patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma). The objective of this study was to assess the validity and internal consistency reliability of the Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease (SEMCD) scale in SSc. METHODS English-speaking SSc patients enrolled in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Cohort who completed the SEMCD scale at their baseline assessment between March 2014 and June 2015 were included. Patients were enrolled from 21 sites in Canada, the US, and the UK. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to evaluate the factor structure of the SEMCD scale. Cronbach's alpha was calculated to assess internal consistency reliability. Hypotheses on the direction and magnitude of Pearson's correlations with psychological and physical outcome measures were formulated and tested to examine convergent validity. RESULTS A total of 553 patients were included. CFA supported the single-factor structure of the SEMCD scale (Tucker Lewis Index = 0.99, comparative fit index = 0.99, root mean square error of approximation = 0.10). Internal consistency was high (α = 0.93), and correlations with measures of psychological and physical functioning were moderate to large (|r| = 0.48-0.67, P < 0.001), confirming study hypotheses. CONCLUSION Scores from the SEMCD scale are valid for measuring self-efficacy in patients with SSc, and results support using the scale as an outcome measure to evaluate the effectiveness of self-management programs in SSc.
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- Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Université Paris Descartes, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, and Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
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- St. Joseph's Health Care and the Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Université Paris Descartes, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Cochin, and IFR Handicap INSERM, Paris, France
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- Scleroderma Society of Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Jewish General Hospital, and McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Jewish General Hospital, and McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- University of Western Ontario and St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Scleroderma Society of Ontario, Hamilton, and Scleroderma Society of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Jewish General Hospital, and McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Pilat C, Krüger K, Frech T, Mooren FC. Exercise-induced cytokine changes in antigen stimulated whole-blood cultures compared to serum. J Immunol Methods 2016; 440:58-66. [PMID: 27876507 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2016.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Strenuous exercise is followed by an elevation of many cytokines with inflammation regulating properties. Since most cytokines act at pico- or nanomolar concentrations many investigations failed to detect their concentrations in vivo. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of cytokine measurements (IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-1ra, IL-6, CCL2 and CXCL8) in a stimulated whole-blood culture (sWBC) compared to serum with respect to their exercise-induced kinetics and detection rates. 40 male volunteers (age: 25,5±4,3years, BMI: 24,00±2,24, VO2peak: 46,9±4,1mL/kg×min) performed 60min of intensive bicycle exercise (80% VO2peak). Blood samples were taken before and for up to 24h after exercise. All cytokines were determined by a multiplex ELISA. There were weak to moderate correlations between cytokines in sWBC and serum. While exercise did not affect pro-inflammatory cytokines in serum, in sWBC only IL-1β was increased 1.2-fold at 3h (p<0,05). All other cytokines increased both in sWBC and serum. The detection rate was superior in sWBC vs serum for most cytokines. Exercise-induced cytokine kinetics in sWBC do not reflect systemic changes. Both approaches provide a synergistic insight into inflammatory processes on the cytokine level.
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Kugelberg 62, 35394 Gießen, Germany.
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Kugelberg 62, 35394 Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Kugelberg 62, 35394 Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Kugelberg 62, 35394 Gießen, Germany
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Tashkin DP, Roth MD, Clements PJ, Furst DE, Khanna D, Kleerup EC, Goldin J, Arriola E, Volkmann ER, Kafaja S, Silver R, Steen V, Strange C, Wise R, Wigley F, Mayes M, Riley DJ, Hussain S, Assassi S, Hsu VM, Patel B, Phillips K, Martinez F, Golden J, Connolly MK, Varga J, Dematte J, Hinchcliff ME, Fischer A, Swigris J, Meehan R, Theodore A, Simms R, Volkov S, Schraufnagel DE, Scholand MB, Frech T, Molitor JA, Highland K, Read CA, Fritzler MJ, Kim GHJ, Tseng CH, Elashoff RM. Mycophenolate mofetil versus oral cyclophosphamide in scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease (SLS II): a randomised controlled, double-blind, parallel group trial. Lancet Respir Med 2016; 4:708-719. [PMID: 27469583 PMCID: PMC5014629 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(16)30152-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 619] [Impact Index Per Article: 77.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND 12 months of oral cyclophosphamide has been shown to alter the progression of scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease when compared with placebo. However, toxicity was a concern and without continued treatment the efficacy disappeared by 24 months. We hypothesised that a 2 year course of mycophenolate mofetil would be safer, better tolerated, and produce longer lasting improvements than cyclophosphamide. METHODS This randomised, double-blind, parallel group trial enrolled patients from 14 US medical centres with scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease meeting defined dyspnoea, pulmonary function, and high-resolution CT (HRCT) criteria. The data coordinating centre at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA, CA, USA), randomly assigned patients using a double-blind, double-dummy, centre-blocked design to receive either mycophenolate mofetil (target dose 1500 mg twice daily) for 24 months or oral cyclophosphamide (target dose 2·0 mg/kg per day) for 12 months followed by placebo for 12 months. Drugs were given in matching 250 mg gel capsules. The primary endpoint, change in forced vital capacity as a percentage of the predicted normal value (FVC %) over the course of 24 months, was assessed in a modified intention-to-treat analysis using an inferential joint model combining a mixed-effects model for longitudinal outcomes and a survival model to handle non-ignorable missing data. The study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00883129. FINDINGS Between Sept 28, 2009, and Jan 14, 2013, 142 patients were randomly assigned to either mycophenolate mofetil (n=69) or cyclophosphamide (n=73). 126 patients (mycophenolate mofetil [n=63] and cyclophosphamide [n=63]) with acceptable baseline HRCT studies and at least one outcome measure were included in the primary analysis. The adjusted % predicted FVC improved from baseline to 24 months by 2·19 in the mycophenolate mofetil group (95% CI 0·53-3·84) and 2·88 in the cyclophosphamide group (1·19-4·58). The course of the % FVC did not differ significantly between the two treatment groups based on the prespecified primary analysis using a joint model (p=0·24), indicating that the trial was negative for the primary endpoint. However, in a post-hoc analysis of the primary endpoint, the within-treatment change from baseline to 24 months derived from the joint model showed that the % FVC improved significantly in both the mycophenolate mofetil and cyclophosphamide groups. 16 (11%) patients died (five [7%] mycophenolate mofetil and 11 [15%] cyclophosphamide), with most due to progressive interstitial lung disease. Leucopenia (30 patients vs four patients) and thrombocytopenia (four vs zero) occurred more often in patients given cyclophosphamide than mycophenolate mofetil. Fewer patients on mycophenolate mofetil than on cyclophosphamide prematurely withdrew from study drug (20 vs 32) or met prespecified criteria for treatment failure (zero vs two). The time to stopping treatment was shorter in the cyclophosphamide group (p=0·019). INTERPRETATION Treatment of scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease with mycophenolate mofetil for 2 years or cyclophosphamide for 1 year both resulted in significant improvements in prespecified measures of lung function over the 2 year course of the study. Although mycophenolate mofetil was better tolerated and associated with less toxicity, the hypothesis that it would have greater efficacy at 24 months than cyclophosphamide was not confirmed. These findings support the potential clinical effectiveness of both cyclophosphamide and mycophenolate mofetil for progressive scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease, and the present preference for mycophenolate mofetil because of its better tolerability and toxicity profile. FUNDING National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health; with drug supply provided by Hoffmann-La Roche and Genentech.
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- Donald P Tashkin
- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Services, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biomathematics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Shah AA, Schiopu E, Chatterjee S, Csuka ME, Frech T, Goldberg A, Spiera R, Peng SL, McBride RJ, Cleveland JM, Steen V. The Recurrence of Digital Ulcers in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis after Discontinuation of Oral Treprostinil. J Rheumatol 2016; 43:1665-71. [PMID: 27307535 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.151437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Prior studies investigating the efficacy of oral treprostinil to treat digital ulcers (DU) in systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated Raynaud phenomenon have yielded conflicting results. In this investigation, we examined whether DU burden increased after patients withdrew from oral treprostinil that was administered during an open-label extension study. METHODS A multicenter, retrospective study was conducted to determine DU burden in the year after withdrawal from oral treprostinil. DU burden 3-6 months (Time A) and > 6-12 months (Time B) after drug withdrawal was compared with DU burden at baseline, defined as the last day receiving drug in the open-label extension study, by a paired Student t test. Changes in DU burden while receiving drug in the open-label study were compared with changes in DU burden at Time B by a paired Student t test. RESULTS Fifty-one patients from 9 clinical sites were included for analysis. DU burden increased significantly from baseline (mean 0.47) to Time A (mean 2.1, p = 0.002, n = 23) and Time B (mean 1.45, p = 0.013, n = 30). Total DU burden decreased during oral treprostinil exposure (mean change -0.6) and then increased by Time B (mean change 1.05, p = 0.0027 for comparison, n = 30). In the year after drug withdrawal, many patients required vasodilator therapy and pain medications. Three patients were hospitalized for complications from DU, and 4 patients required surgery for DU. CONCLUSION Total DU burden increased significantly after discontinuation of oral treprostinil. These data provide supportive evidence of a beneficial effect of oral treprostinil for the vascular complications of SSc and suggest that further study is warranted.
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- Ami A Shah
- From the Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center, Lake Success; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill; United Therapeutics Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.A.A. Shah, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; E. Schiopu, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; S. Chatterjee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; M.E. Csuka, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; T. Frech, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Utah; A. Goldberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center; R. Spiera, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.L. Peng, MD, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Development, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason; R.J. McBride, DrPH, Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.M. Cleveland, MS, Director, Biostatistics, United Therapeutics Corp.; V. Steen, MD, Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University.
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center, Lake Success; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill; United Therapeutics Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.A.A. Shah, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; E. Schiopu, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; S. Chatterjee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; M.E. Csuka, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; T. Frech, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Utah; A. Goldberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center; R. Spiera, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.L. Peng, MD, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Development, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason; R.J. McBride, DrPH, Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.M. Cleveland, MS, Director, Biostatistics, United Therapeutics Corp.; V. Steen, MD, Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center, Lake Success; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill; United Therapeutics Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.A.A. Shah, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; E. Schiopu, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; S. Chatterjee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; M.E. Csuka, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; T. Frech, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Utah; A. Goldberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center; R. Spiera, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.L. Peng, MD, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Development, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason; R.J. McBride, DrPH, Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.M. Cleveland, MS, Director, Biostatistics, United Therapeutics Corp.; V. Steen, MD, Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center, Lake Success; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill; United Therapeutics Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.A.A. Shah, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; E. Schiopu, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; S. Chatterjee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; M.E. Csuka, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; T. Frech, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Utah; A. Goldberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center; R. Spiera, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.L. Peng, MD, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Development, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason; R.J. McBride, DrPH, Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.M. Cleveland, MS, Director, Biostatistics, United Therapeutics Corp.; V. Steen, MD, Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center, Lake Success; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill; United Therapeutics Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.A.A. Shah, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; E. Schiopu, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; S. Chatterjee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; M.E. Csuka, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; T. Frech, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Utah; A. Goldberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center; R. Spiera, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.L. Peng, MD, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Development, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason; R.J. McBride, DrPH, Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.M. Cleveland, MS, Director, Biostatistics, United Therapeutics Corp.; V. Steen, MD, Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center, Lake Success; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill; United Therapeutics Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.A.A. Shah, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; E. Schiopu, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; S. Chatterjee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; M.E. Csuka, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; T. Frech, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Utah; A. Goldberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center; R. Spiera, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.L. Peng, MD, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Development, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason; R.J. McBride, DrPH, Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.M. Cleveland, MS, Director, Biostatistics, United Therapeutics Corp.; V. Steen, MD, Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center, Lake Success; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill; United Therapeutics Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.A.A. Shah, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; E. Schiopu, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; S. Chatterjee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; M.E. Csuka, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; T. Frech, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Utah; A. Goldberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center; R. Spiera, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.L. Peng, MD, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Development, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason; R.J. McBride, DrPH, Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.M. Cleveland, MS, Director, Biostatistics, United Therapeutics Corp.; V. Steen, MD, Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center, Lake Success; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill; United Therapeutics Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.A.A. Shah, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; E. Schiopu, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; S. Chatterjee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; M.E. Csuka, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; T. Frech, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Utah; A. Goldberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center; R. Spiera, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.L. Peng, MD, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Development, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason; R.J. McBride, DrPH, Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.M. Cleveland, MS, Director, Biostatistics, United Therapeutics Corp.; V. Steen, MD, Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center, Lake Success; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill; United Therapeutics Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.A.A. Shah, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; E. Schiopu, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; S. Chatterjee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; M.E. Csuka, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; T. Frech, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Utah; A. Goldberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center; R. Spiera, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.L. Peng, MD, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Development, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason; R.J. McBride, DrPH, Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.M. Cleveland, MS, Director, Biostatistics, United Therapeutics Corp.; V. Steen, MD, Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center, Lake Success; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill; United Therapeutics Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.A.A. Shah, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; E. Schiopu, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; S. Chatterjee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; M.E. Csuka, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; T. Frech, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Utah; A. Goldberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center; R. Spiera, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.L. Peng, MD, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Development, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason; R.J. McBride, DrPH, Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.M. Cleveland, MS, Director, Biostatistics, United Therapeutics Corp.; V. Steen, MD, Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center, Lake Success; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill; United Therapeutics Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.A.A. Shah, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; E. Schiopu, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; S. Chatterjee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; M.E. Csuka, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; T. Frech, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Utah; A. Goldberg, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center; R. Spiera, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.L. Peng, MD, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Development, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason; R.J. McBride, DrPH, Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.M. Cleveland, MS, Director, Biostatistics, United Therapeutics Corp.; V. Steen, MD, Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
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Khanna D, Produman S, Frech T, Nihtyanova S, Domsic R, Berrocal V, Stevens W, Nikpour M, Denton C. FRI0271 Performance of Modified Rodnan Skin Score in Early Diffuse Cutaneous Scleroderma–Analysis from 4 Cohorts: Table 1. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.3781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Miller K, Frech T, Greene T, Ma KN, McFadden M, Tom-Orme L, Slattery ML, Murtaugh MA. Bone Mineral Density in Navajo Men and Women and Comparison to Non-Hispanic Whites from NHANES (2005-2008). J Health Care Poor Underserved 2016; 27:644-62. [PMID: 27180701 DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2016.0085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe bone mineral density (BMD) at the hip and spine and prevalence of low bone mass and osteoporosis in Navajo men and women across age, gender, and body mass index (BMI) compared with non-Hispanic (NH) Whites from NHANES (2005-2008). METHODS Cross-sectional dual energy x-ray absorptiometry measurements at the hip and spine in 1,097 participants from the Education and Research Towards Health study. RESULTS Bone mineral density was lower among younger Navajo than NH-Whites at lower BMI, and in overweight, younger men at lumbar spine and total hip. Spine BMD was lower in Navajo women, across BMI. Prevalence of low bone mass and osteoporosis in Navajo was higher than NH-Whites, particularly among women. CONCLUSIONS Further research is needed to understand if lower BMD among younger Navajo signals a risk for future fracture, and fracture risk relative to BMD, given the challenges in health care access and fracture morbidity among minorities.
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Autoimmune connective tissue diseases (CTDs) have a propensity to affect multiple organ systems as well as physical function, quality of life, and survival. Their clinical heterogeneity, multisystem involvement, and low worldwide prevalence present challenges for researchers to establish a study design to help better understand the course and outcomes of CTDs. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a notable example of a CTD, wherein longitudinal cohort studies (LCS) have enabled us to elucidate disease manifestations, disease course, and risk and prognostic factors for clinically important outcomes, by embedding research in clinical practice. Nevertheless, further efforts are needed to better understand SSc especially with regard to recognizing organ involvement early, developing new therapies, optimizing the use of existing therapies, and defining treatment targets. The heterogeneous multi-organ nature of SSc would lend itself well to a structured model of care, wherein step-up treatment algorithms are used with the goal of attaining a prespecified treatment target. In this chapter, we discuss the rationale for a structured treatment approach in SSc and propose possible treatment algorithms for three of the more common disease manifestations, namely skin involvement, digital ulcers and gastrointestinal tract involvement. We discuss possible strategies for evaluating and implementing these algorithms in the setting of LCS. We conclude by presenting a research agenda for the development of structured models of care in SSc.
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- Kathleen Morrisroe
- Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Salt Lake Regional Veterans Affair Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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Frech T, Scholand M. Management of Connective Tissue Interstitial Lung Disease. CRMR 2015. [DOI: 10.2174/1573398x11666150619183704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Johnson S, Fransen J, Khanna D, van den Hoogen F, Baron M, Matucci-Cerinic M, Denton C, Medsger T, Carreira P, Riemekasten G, Distler J, Gabrielli A, Steen V, Chung L, Silver R, Varga J, Muller-Ladner U, Vonk M, Walker U, Wollheim F, Herrick A, Furst D, Czirjak L, Kowal-Bielecka O, DelGaldo F, Cutolo M, Hunzelmann N, Murray C, Foeldvari I, Mouthon L, Damjanov N, Kahaleh B, Frech T, Assassi S, Saketkoo L, Pope J. AB0727 There is a Need for New Systemic Sclerosis Subset Criteria. A Content Analytic Approach. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.2277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Jaeger V, Aubin A, Baldwin N, Fligelstone K, Sims R, Welling J, Burrill R, Connolly K, Gordon J, Frech T, Ngcozana T, Kowalczyk M, Lammi M, Lasky J, Walker U, Saketkoo L. AB0711 Optimizing Scleroderma Centers of Excellence: Perspectives From Patients and Systemic Sclerosis (SSC) Experts. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.2528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Christensen A, Khalique S, Cenac S, Fligelstone K, Jaeger V, Mawdsley A, Kaufman R, Frech T, Gordon J, Steen V, Aubin A, Baron M, Busman E, Saketkoo L. FRI0475 Systemic Sclerosis (SSC) Related Calcinosis: Patients Provide what Specialists Want to Learn – Development of a Calcinosis Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM). Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.2569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Hillebrecht A, Frech T, Linnenweber S, Bauer P, Hellmann S, Wyss D, Eberhard J, Krüger K, Walscheid R, Mooren FC, Zeißler S. Untersuchung der optimalen Bewegungsintervention für Pat. mit Typ2 Diabetes mellitus anhand von drei Bewegungsinterventionsstudien. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1549662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Frech T, Walker AE, Barrett-O'Keefe Z, Hopkins PN, Richardson RS, Wray DW, Donato AJ. Systemic sclerosis induces pronounced peripheral vascular dysfunction characterized by blunted peripheral vasoreactivity and endothelial dysfunction. Clin Rheumatol 2014; 34:905-13. [PMID: 25511849 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-014-2834-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Revised: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) vasculopathy can result in a digital ulcer (DU) and/or pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We hypothesized that bedside brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) testing with duplex ultrasound could be used in SSc patients to identify features of patients at risk for DU or PAH. Thirty-eight SSc patients were compared to 52 age-matched healthy controls from the VAMC Utah Vascular Research Laboratory. Peripheral hemodynamics, arterial structure, and endothelial function were assessed by duplex ultrasound. A blood pressure cuff was applied to the forearm and 5-min ischemia was induced. Post-occlusion, brachial artery vascular reactivity (peak hyperemia/area under the curve [AUC]), shear rate, and endothelial function (FMD) were measured. SSc patients had smaller brachial artery diameters (p < 0.001) and less reactive hyperemia (p < 0.001), peak shear rate (p = 0.03), and brachial artery FMD (p < 0.001) compared with healthy controls. Brachial artery FMD was lower (p < 0.05) in SSc patients with DU. Tertile analysis suggested the 2 lower FMD tertiles (<5.40 %) had a 40-50 % chance of presenting with DU while the SSc patients with highest FMD tertile (>5.40 %) had less than 15 % chance of DU. All brachial artery FMD measurements were similar between SSc patients with and without PAH (all p > 0.05). Compared to healthy controls, SSc patients had significantly smaller brachial artery diameter and blunted peripheral vascular reactivity and endothelial function. SSc patients with DU have even greater impairments in endothelial function compared to those without DU. FMD testing has clinical utility to identify SSc patients at risk for DU.
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- Tracy Frech
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Veterans Affair Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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