Prognostic factors in IgG4-related disease: a long-term monocentric Chinese cohort study.
Ji ZongfeiMa LingyingZhang LijuanSun YingChen RongyiLiu DongmeiKong XiufangDai XiaominMa LiliChen HuiyongZongfei JiPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2020)
High serum levels of sIL-2R and TNF-α may be informative risk factors for refractory and relapsed IgG4-RD. Our data suggest that a combination treatment of GC along with IM may be protective against refractory and relapsed IgG4-RD. Key Points • High sIL-2R and TNF-α levels are informative risk factors for refractory and relapsed IgG4-related disease. • Combination treatment of GC with IM protects against refractory and relapsed IgG4-related disease.