Systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease - individualized immunosuppressive therapy and course of lung function: Results of the EUSTAR group

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Adler, Sabine ^a   Huscher, Dörte ^b,c   Siegert, Elise ^c   Allanore, Yannick ^d   Czirják, László ^e   DelGaldo, Francesco ^f   Denton, Christopher P ^g   Distler, Oliver ^h   Frerix, Marc ⁱ   Matucci Cerinic, Marco ^j   Mueller Ladner, Ulf ⁱ   Tarner, Ingo Helmut ⁱ   Valentini, Gabriele ^k   Walker, Ulrich A ^l   Villiger, Peter M ^a   Riemekasten, Gabriela ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b A Leibniz Institute   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

ⁱ JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^k SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^m UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Follow up; Immunosuppressants; Interstitial lung disease; Lung function; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMATINIB; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL; PENICILLAMINE; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RHEUMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; AGED; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECT; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PRECISION MEDICINE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 85041370259     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13075-018-1517-z     Document Type: Article

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