Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of the type I interferon receptor antibody, anifrolumab, in patients with active, biopsy-proven, Class III/IV lupus nephritis. Methods This phase II ...

Objectives To provide an update of the EULAR rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management recommendations addressing the most recent developments in the field. Methods An international task force was formed ...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether continued methotrexate treatment increases the risk of postoperative infections or of surgical complications in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) within one year ...

2 Tianjin Clinical Research Center for Rheumatic and Immune Diseases, Tianjin, China Correspondence to Dr Wei Wei, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Tianjin Medical University General ...

When a year closes and gives way to its successor, it is good to pause for breath to reflect on the achievements of the past and contemplate the prospects for the incoming year. So when looking back ...

Background NeceSSity stands for “New Clinical Endpoints in primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: an Interventional Trial based on stratifYing patients”. International consortium involving 25 partners (20 ...

Objectives To investigate how individual rheumatoid arthritis (RA) autoantibodies associate with individual signs and symptoms at the time of RA diagnosis. Methods IgA, IgG, IgM rheumatoid factor (RF) ...

Objectives To identify the arthritogenic B cell epitopes of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) and their association with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods IgG response towards a library of GPI ...

Background: Assessment of serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels is of great interest in rheumatology in the diagnosis of infections, including infectious complications during active immunosuppressive ...

Background Attempts to stop glucocorticoids (GC) among lupus patients in long term remission have been successful. Continuing other immunosuppressive (IS) agents indefinitely is currently the norm and ...

1 Hospital for Special Surgery, Rheumatology, New York, United States of America 2 Weill Cornell Medicine, Internal Medicine, New York, United States of America 3 Montefiore Medical Center, Internal ...

Background There is considerable practice variation in labelling, diagnosis and treatment of adults with sterile bone inflammation. We developed a expert consensus recommendations on the disease ...