Objectives To develop a consensual definition for the term ‘early axial spondyloarthritis—axSpA’—and ‘early peripheral spondyloarthritis—pSpA’. Methods The ASAS (Assessment of SpondyloArthritis ...

Objectives In this study, we employ a multiomic approach to identify major cell types and subsets, and their transcriptomic profiles within the infrapatellar fat pad (IFP), and to determine ...

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 ...

Correspondence to Dr Meredyth G Ll Wilkinson, Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Research and Teaching Department, UCL, London, WC1N1EH, UK; meredyth.wilkinson.14{at}ucl.ac.uk; Dr Elizabeth C Rosser ...

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 ...

7 Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China 8 Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Health Management Center, ...

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 ...

1 Aalborg University Hospital, Center of Rheumatic Research Aalborg (CERRA), Department of Rheumatology, Aalborg, Denmark 2 Aalborg University Hospital, Clinical Cancer Research Unit, Aalborg, Denmark ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...