Phenotyping by persistent inflammation in systemic sclerosisassociated interstitial lung disease: a EUSTAR database analysis.
Sabina A GulerAdela-Cristina SarbuOdile StalderYannick AllanoreVera BernardinoJoerg DistlerArmando GabrielliAnna-Maria Hoffmann-VoldMarco Matucci-CerinicUlf Müller-LadnerVera Ortiz-SantamariaSimona RednicValeria RiccieriVanessa SmithSusanne UllmanUlrich A WalkerThomas K GeiserOliver DistlerBritta MaurerFlorian KollertPublished in: Thorax (2023)
Phenotyping by persistent inflammation provides valuable prognostic information, independent of demographics, disease duration, cutaneous subtype, treatment and SSc-ILD severity. The findings from this study support early immunosuppressive treatment in patients with SSc-ILD with persistent inflammation.