Background: Avacopan, a first-in-class oral C5aR antagonist, was shown to be superior to a prednisone taper in sustaining remission, and was associated with improved estimated glomerular filtration ...
Background Methotrexate is the anchor drug used most widely as monotherapy or combination therapy with other DMARDS & biologics in treatment of RA. It is widely perceived by clinicians to have ...
Background Since the publication of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) in 2009, several relevant randomised clinical ...
Objectives The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) aimed to develop a set of quality standards (QS) to help improve the quality of healthcare provided to adult patients ...
Correspondence to Professor Chunde Bao, Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; baochunde_1678{at}126.com; Professor Liangjing Lu ...
2 Department of Pathology, Shandong University Medical School, Jinan, China Correspondence to Dr Lin Wang, Key Laboratory for Rare and Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Research Center for ...
Objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) share many clinical manifestations and serological features. The aim of this study was to ...
A clinical guideline is a document with the aim of guiding decisions based on evidence regarding diagnosis, management and treatment in specific areas of healthcare. Specific to rheumatic and ...
Objectives To develop a score for assessment of patients' symptoms in primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS): the EULAR SS Patient Reported Index (ESSPRI). Methods Dryness, pain, somatic and mental fatigue ...
Background Since the publication of the EULAR recommendations for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) in 2016, several randomised clinical trials ...
Correspondence to Ping-Hsuan Hsieh, Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, University of Glasgow Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Glasgow G12 8RZ, UK; p.hsieh.1{at}research.gla.ac.uk ...