Predictive Significance of Serum Interferon‐Inducible Protein Score for Response to Treatment in Systemic Sclerosis–Related Interstitial Lung Disease
Assassi S, Li N, Volkmann ER, Mayes MD, Rünger D, Ying J, Roth MD, Hinchcliff M, Khanna D, Frech T, Clements PJ, Furst DE, Goldin J, Bernstein EJ, Castelino FV, Domsic RT, Gordon JK, Hant FN, Shah AA, Shanmugam VK, Steen VD, Elashoff RM, Tashkin DP. Predictive Significance of Serum Interferon‐Inducible Protein Score for Response to Treatment in Systemic Sclerosis–Related Interstitial Lung Disease. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2021, 73: 1005-1013. PMID: 33350170, PMCID: PMC8169525, DOI: 10.1002/art.41627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBeta 2-MicroglobulinChemokine CCL19Chemokine CCL8Chemokine CXCL10Chemokine CXCL9CyclophosphamideFemaleHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsLung Diseases, InterstitialMaleMethotrexateMiddle AgedMycophenolic AcidObservational Studies as TopicPrognosisRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IIScleroderma, SystemicVital CapacityConceptsInterstitial lung diseaseMycophenolate mofetilPredictive significanceCYC armILD courseMMF armSSc-ILDSystemic sclerosisLung diseaseHigh baseline C-reactive protein levelsTumor necrosis factor receptor type IIBaseline C-reactive protein levelsScleroderma Lung Study IIC-reactive protein levelsGood responseVital capacity percentChemotactic protein-2Receptor type IIActive immunosuppressionClinical predictorsCRP levelsObservational cohortProtein scoreActive treatmentTreatment arms