Pubblicazioni

  1. Talarico, R, Aguilera, S, Alexander, T, Amoura, Z, Antunes, AM, Arnaud, L et al.. The impact of COVID-19 on rare and complex connective tissue diseases: the experience of ERN ReCONNET. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2021; :. doi: 10.1038/s41584-020-00565-z. PubMed PMID:33408338 PubMed Central PMC7786339.
  2. Bruni, C, Matucci-Cerinic, M. Response to: 'Correspondence on 'Systemic sclerosis and the COVID-19 pandemic: World Scleroderma Foundation preliminary advice for patient management'' by Snarskaya and Vasileva. Ann Rheum Dis. 2021; :. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219533. PubMed PMID:33408075 .
  3. Rosa, I, Faussone-Pellegrini, MS, Romano, E, Ibba-Manneschi, L, Matucci-Cerinic, M, Manetti, M et al.. Impairment in the telocyte/CD34+ stromal cell network in human rheumatoid arthritis synovium. J Cell Mol Med. 2020; :. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.16225. PubMed PMID:33350073 .
  4. Orlandi, M, Landini, N, Bruni, C, Sambataro, G, Nardi, C, Bargagli, E et al.. Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis in rheumatic autoimmune diseases: a systematic literature review. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020;59 (12):3645-3656. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa451. PubMed PMID:33313932 .
  5. Orlandi, M, Landini, N, Bruni, C, Colagrande, S, Matucci-Cerinic, M, Kuwana, M et al.. Infection or Autoimmunity? The Clinical Challenge of Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Rheumatol. 2020; :. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.200832. PubMed PMID:33262297 .
  6. Johnson, SR, van den Hoogen, F, Devakandan, K, Matucci-Cerinic, M, Pope, JE. Systemic sclerosis: To subset or not to subset, that is the question. Eur J Rheumatol. 2020;7 (Suppl 3):S222-S227. doi: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2020.19116. PubMed PMID:33164736 PubMed Central PMC7647684.
  7. Del Galdo, F, Matucci-Cerinic, M. A special European Journal of Rheumatology issue on systemic sclerosis: What and why?. Eur J Rheumatol. 2020;7 (Suppl 3):S137-S138. doi: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2020.090121. PubMed PMID:33164730 PubMed Central PMC7647686.
  8. Gargani, L, Bruni, C, De Marchi, D, Romei, C, Guiducci, S, Bellando-Randone, S et al.. Lung magnetic resonance imaging in systemic sclerosis: a new promising approach to evaluate pulmonary involvement and progression. Clin Rheumatol. 2020; :. doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05491-9. PubMed PMID:33161470 .
  9. Bruni, C, Gentileschi, S, Pacini, G, Baldi, C, Capassoni, M, Tofani, L et al.. The switch from etanercept originator to SB4: data from a real-life experience on tolerability and persistence on treatment in joint inflammatory diseases. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2020;12 :1759720X20964031. doi: 10.1177/1759720X20964031. PubMed PMID:33133246 PubMed Central PMC7576915.
  10. Benvenuti, F, Zanatta, E, Avouac, J, Müller-Ladner, U, Cozzi, F, Hoffmann-Vold, AM et al.. The power of the EUSTAR cohort: key findings to date and implications for management of systemic sclerosis patients. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2020;16 (11):1065-1074. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2021.1836962. PubMed PMID:33076716 .
  11. Maraghelli, D, Brandi, ML, Matucci Cerinic, M, Peired, AJ, Colagrande, S. Edema-like marrow signal intensity: a narrative review with a pictorial essay. Skeletal Radiol. 2020; :. doi: 10.1007/s00256-020-03632-4. PubMed PMID:33029648 .
  12. Khanna, D, Lin, CJF, Furst, DE, Goldin, J, Kim, G, Kuwana, M et al.. Tocilizumab in systemic sclerosis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2020;8 (10):963-974. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30318-0. PubMed PMID:32866440 .
  13. Bruni, C, Tashkin, DP, Steen, V, Allanore, Y, Distler, O, Grotts, J et al.. Intravenous versus oral cyclophosphamide for lung and/or skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis: an indirect comparison from EUSTAR and randomised controlled trials. Clin Exp Rheumatol. ;38 Suppl 125 (3):161-168. . PubMed PMID:32865169 .
  14. Romano, E, Rosa, I, Fioretto, BS, Lucattelli, E, Innocenti, M, Ibba-Manneschi, L et al.. A Two-Step Immunomagnetic Microbead-Based Method for the Isolation of Human Primary Skin Telocytes/CD34+ Stromal Cells. Int J Mol Sci. 2020;21 (16):. doi: 10.3390/ijms21165877. PubMed PMID:32824287 PubMed Central PMC7461544.
  15. Vannucchi, AM, Sordi, B, Morettini, A, Nozzoli, C, Poggesi, L, Pieralli, F et al.. Compassionate use of JAK1/2 inhibitor ruxolitinib for severe COVID-19: a prospective observational study. Leukemia. 2020; :. doi: 10.1038/s41375-020-01018-y. PubMed PMID:32814839 PubMed Central PMC7437386.
  16. Wang, Y, Du, G, Zhang, G, Matucci-Cerinic, M, Furst, DE. Similarities and differences between severe COVID-19 pneumonia and anti-MDA-5-positive dermatomyositis-associated rapidly progressive interstitial lung diseases: a challenge for the future. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020; :. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218594. PubMed PMID:32759260 .
  17. Burmester, GR, Buttgereit, F, Bernasconi, C, Álvaro-Gracia, JM, Castro, N, Dougados, M et al.. Continuing versus tapering glucocorticoids after achievement of low disease activity or remission in rheumatoid arthritis (SEMIRA): a double-blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2020;396 (10246):267-276. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30636-X. PubMed PMID:32711802 .
  18. Avanoǧlu Güler, A, Rossi, FW, Bellando-Randone, S, Prevete, N, Tufan, A, Manetti, M et al.. The Role of Endogenous Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid-Derived Resolvins in Systemic Sclerosis. Front Immunol. 2020;11 :1249. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01249. PubMed PMID:32636845 PubMed Central PMC7318896.
  19. Occhipinti, M, Bruni, C, Camiciottoli, G, Bartolucci, M, Bellando-Randone, S, Bassetto, A et al.. Quantitative analysis of pulmonary vasculature in systemic sclerosis at spirometry-gated chest CT. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020;79 (9):1210-1217. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217359. PubMed PMID:32606043 .
  20. Bruni, C, De Luca, G, Lazzaroni, MG, Zanatta, E, Lepri, G, Airò, P et al.. Screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis: A systematic literature review. Eur J Intern Med. 2020;78 :17-25. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.05.042. PubMed PMID:32540411 .
  21. Saveria Fioretto, B, Rosa, I, Romano, E, Wang, Y, Guiducci, S, Zhang, G et al.. The contribution of epigenetics to the pathogenesis and gender dimorphism of systemic sclerosis: a comprehensive overview. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2020;12 :1759720X20918456. doi: 10.1177/1759720X20918456. PubMed PMID:32523636 PubMed Central PMC7236401.
  22. Bruni, C, Bitti, R, Nacci, F, Cometi, L, Tofani, L, Bartoli, F et al.. Efficacy and safety of switching from reference adalimumab to SB5 in a real-life cohort of inflammatory rheumatic joint diseases. Clin Rheumatol. 2021;40 (1):85-91. doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05199-w. PubMed PMID:32514676 .
  23. Orlandi, M, Lepri, G, Bruni, C, Wang, Y, Bartoloni, A, Zammarchi, L et al.. The systemic sclerosis patient in the COVID-19 era: the challenging crossroad between immunosuppression, differential diagnosis and long-term psychological distress. Clin Rheumatol. 2020;39 (7):2043-2047. doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05193-2. PubMed PMID:32514674 PubMed Central PMC7276334.
  24. Varjú, C, Kumánovics, G, Czirják, L, Matucci-Cerinic, M, Minier, T. Sclerodermalike syndromes: Great imitators. Clin Dermatol. ;38 (2):235-249. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.10.010. PubMed PMID:32513403 .
  25. Avouac, J, Airó, P, Carlier, N, Matucci-Cerinic, M, Allanore, Y. Severe COVID-19-associated pneumonia in 3 patients with systemic sclerosis treated with rituximab. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020; :. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217864. PubMed PMID:32503849 .
  26. Hughes, M, Rogers, S, Lepri, G, Bruni, C, Matucci-Cerinic, M. Further evidence that chilblains are a cutaneous manifestation of COVID-19 infection. Br J Dermatol. 2020;183 (3):596-598. doi: 10.1111/bjd.19243. PubMed PMID:32460349 PubMed Central PMC7283762.
  27. Campochiaro, C, De Luca, G, Lazzaroni, MG, Zanatta, E, Bosello, SL, De Santis, M et al.. Safety and efficacy of rituximab biosimilar (CT-P10) in systemic sclerosis: an Italian multicentre study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020;59 (12):3731-3736. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa136. PubMed PMID:32413118 .
  28. Lepri, G, Orlandi, M, Lazzeri, C, Bruni, C, Hughes, M, Bonizzoli, M et al.. The emerging role of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 pneumonia. Eur J Rheumatol. 2020;7 (Suppl 2):S129-S133. doi: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2020.2063. PubMed PMID:32392461 PubMed Central PMC7431334.
  29. Lagi, F, Piccica, M, Graziani, L, Vellere, I, Botta, A, Tilli, M et al.. Early experience of an infectious and tropical diseases unit during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Florence, Italy, February to March 2020. Euro Surveill. 2020;25 (17):. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.17.2000556. PubMed PMID:32372754 PubMed Central PMC7201949.
  30. Cometi, L, Bruni, C, Chiti, N, Tofani, L, Nacci, F, Bartoli, F et al.. Effect of Dysmetabolisms and Comorbidities on the Efficacy and Safety of Biological Therapy in Chronic Inflammatory Joint Diseases. J Clin Med. 2020;9 (5):. doi: 10.3390/jcm9051310. PubMed PMID:32370139 PubMed Central PMC7290363.
  31. Gargani, L, Bruni, C, Romei, C, Frumento, P, Moreo, A, Agoston, G et al.. Prognostic Value of Lung Ultrasound B-Lines in Systemic Sclerosis. Chest. 2020;158 (4):1515-1525. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.03.075. PubMed PMID:32360727 .
  32. Matucci-Cerinic, M, Bruni, C, Allanore, Y, Clementi, M, Dagna, L, Damjanov, NS et al.. Systemic sclerosis and the COVID-19 pandemic: World Scleroderma Foundation preliminary advice for patient management. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020;79 (6):724-726. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217407. PubMed PMID:32349982 .
  33. Ferri, C, Giuggioli, D, Guiducci, S, Lumetti, F, Bajocchi, G, Magnani, L et al.. Systemic sclerosis Progression INvestiGation (SPRING) Italian registry: demographic and clinico-serological features of the scleroderma spectrum. Clin Exp Rheumatol. ;38 Suppl 125 (3):40-47. . PubMed PMID:32301427 .
  34. Khanna, D, Allanore, Y, Denton, CP, Kuwana, M, Matucci-Cerinic, M, Pope, JE et al.. Riociguat in patients with early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (RISE-SSc): randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicentre trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020;79 (5):618-625. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-216823. PubMed PMID:32299845 PubMed Central PMC7213318.
  35. Tufan, A, Avanoğlu Güler, A, Matucci-Cerinic, M. COVID-19, immune system response, hyperinflammation and repurposing antirheumatic drugs. Turk J Med Sci. 2020;50 (SI-1):620-632. doi: 10.3906/sag-2004-168. PubMed PMID:32299202 PubMed Central PMC7195984.
  36. Gigante, A, Bruni, C, Lepri, G, Tesei, G, Maestripieri, V, Guiducci, S et al.. The Renal Resistive Index: A New Biomarker for the Follow-up of Vascular Modifications in Systemic Sclerosis. J Rheumatol. 2020; :. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.191101. PubMed PMID:32238514 .
  37. Hughes, M, Heal, C, Siegert, E, Hachulla, E, Airó, P, Riccardi, A et al.. Significant weight loss in systemic sclerosis: a study from the EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research (EUSTAR) database. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020;79 (8):1123-1125. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217035. PubMed PMID:32213494 .
  38. Blaja, E, Jordan, S, Mihai, CM, Dobrota, R, Becker, MO, Maurer, B et al.. The Challenge of Very Early Systemic Sclerosis: A Combination of Mild and Early Disease?. J Rheumatol. 2021;48 (1):82-86. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.190976. PubMed PMID:32173655 .
  39. Castellví, I, Elhai, M, Bruni, C, Airò, P, Jordan, S, Beretta, L et al.. Safety and effectiveness of abatacept in systemic sclerosis: The EUSTAR experience. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2020;50 (6):1489-1493. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2019.12.004. PubMed PMID:32165035 .
  40. Bellando-Randone, S, Matucci-Cerinic, M. The race against time to disclose lung inflammation in interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis: is PET scan the winning solution?. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020;59 (6):1198-1199. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa077. PubMed PMID:32159796 .
  41. Nagaraja, V, Matucci-Cerinic, M, Furst, DE, Kuwana, M, Allanore, Y, Denton, CP et al.. Current and Future Outlook on Disease Modification and Defining Low Disease Activity in Systemic Sclerosis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020;72 (7):1049-1058. doi: 10.1002/art.41246. PubMed PMID:32134199 PubMed Central PMC7329619.
  42. Hughes, M, Allanore, Y, Chung, L, Pauling, JD, Denton, CP, Matucci-Cerinic, M et al.. Raynaud phenomenon and digital ulcers in systemic sclerosis. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2020;16 (4):208-221. doi: 10.1038/s41584-020-0386-4. PubMed PMID:32099191 .
  43. Hughes, M, Pauling, JD, Jones, J, Denton, CP, Domsic, RT, Frech, TM et al.. Patient experiences of digital ulcer development and evolution in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020;59 (8):2156-2158. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa037. PubMed PMID:32031630 .
  44. Hughes, M, Alcacer-Pitarch, B, Gheorghiu, AM, Praino, E, Sandler, RD, Tavor, Y et al.. Digital ulcer debridement in systemic sclerosis: a systematic literature review. Clin Rheumatol. 2020;39 (3):805-811. doi: 10.1007/s10067-019-04924-4. PubMed PMID:31955323 .
  45. Quartuccio, L, Bond, M, Isola, M, Monti, S, Felicetti, M, Furini, F et al.. Alveolar haemorrhage in ANCA-associated vasculitis: Long-term outcome and mortality predictors. J Autoimmun. 2020;108 :102397. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2019.102397. PubMed PMID:31926833 .
  46. Wang, Y, Chen, S, Chen, J, Xie, X, Gao, S, Zhang, C et al.. Germline genetic patterns underlying familial rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and primary Sjögren's syndrome highlight T cell-initiated autoimmunity. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020;79 (2):268-275. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215533. PubMed PMID:31848144 .
  47. Sambataro, G, Ferro, F, Orlandi, M, Sambataro, D, Torrisi, SE, Quartuccio, L et al.. Clinical, morphological features and prognostic factors associated with interstitial lung disease in primary Sjӧgren's syndrome: A systematic review from the Italian Society of Rheumatology. Autoimmun Rev. 2020;19 (2):102447. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2019.102447. PubMed PMID:31843713 .
  48. Hughes, M, Pauling, JD, Jones, J, Denton, CP, Domsic, RT, Frech, TM et al.. Multicenter Qualitative Study Exploring the Patient Experience of Digital Ulcers in Systemic Sclerosis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020;72 (5):723-733. doi: 10.1002/acr.24127. PubMed PMID:31841265 .
  49. Frantz, C, Huscher, D, Avouac, J, Hachulla, E, Balbir-Gurman, A, Riemekasten, G et al.. Outcomes of limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis patients: Results on more than 12,000 patients from the EUSTAR database. Autoimmun Rev. 2020;19 (2):102452. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2019.102452. PubMed PMID:31838157 .
  50. Manetti, M, Romano, E, Rosa, I, Fioretto, BS, Guiducci, S, Bellando-Randone, S et al.. Systemic Sclerosis Serum Significantly Impairs the Multi-Step Lymphangiogenic Process: in Vitro Evidence. Int J Mol Sci. 2019;20 (24):. doi: 10.3390/ijms20246189. PubMed PMID:31817940 PubMed Central PMC6940874.
  51. Sandler, RD, Matucci-Cerinic, M, Hughes, M. Musculoskeletal hand involvement in systemic sclerosis. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2020;50 (2):329-334. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2019.11.003. PubMed PMID:31812353 .
  52. Bellando-Randone, S, Matucci-Cerinic, M. Very early systemic sclerosis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2019;33 (4):101428. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2019.101428. PubMed PMID:31810547 .
  53. Wang, Y, Chen, S, Lin, J, Xie, X, Hu, S, Lin, Q et al.. Lung ultrasound B-lines and serum KL-6 correlate with the severity of idiopathic inflammatory myositis-associated interstitial lung disease. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020;59 (8):2024-2029. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez571. PubMed PMID:31794028 PubMed Central PMC7382590.
  54. Mihai, C, Distler, O, Gheorghiu, AM, Constantin, PI, Dobrota, R, Jordan, S et al.. Incidence and risk factors for gangrene in patients with systemic sclerosis from the EUSTAR cohort. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020;59 (8):2016-2023. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez558. PubMed PMID:31790136 .
  55. Mavrogeni, S, Gargani, L, Pepe, A, Monti, L, Markousis-Mavrogenis, G, De Santis, M et al.. Cardiac magnetic resonance predicts ventricular arrhythmias in scleroderma: the Scleroderma Arrhythmia Clinical Utility Study (SAnCtUS). Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020;59 (8):1938-1948. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez494. PubMed PMID:31764972 PubMed Central PMC7382593.
  56. Cavagna, L, Trallero-Araguás, E, Meloni, F, Cavazzana, I, Rojas-Serrano, J, Feist, E et al.. Influence of Antisynthetase Antibodies Specificities on Antisynthetase Syndrome Clinical Spectrum Time Course. J Clin Med. 2019;8 (11):. doi: 10.3390/jcm8112013. PubMed PMID:31752231 PubMed Central PMC6912490.
  57. Favalli, EG, Matucci-Cerinic, M, Szekanecz, Z. The Giants (biologicals) against the Pigmies (small molecules), pros and cons of two different approaches to the disease modifying treatment in rheumatoid arthritis. Autoimmun Rev. 2020;19 (1):102421. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2019.102421. PubMed PMID:31733368 .
  58. Jaeger, VK, Tikly, M, Xu, D, Siegert, E, Hachulla, E, Airò, P et al.. Racial differences in systemic sclerosis disease presentation: a European Scleroderma Trials and Research group study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020;59 (7):1684-1694. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez486. PubMed PMID:31680161 .
  59. Naredo, E, Pascau, J, Damjanov, N, Lepri, G, Gordaliza, PM, Janta, I et al.. Performance of ultra-high-frequency ultrasound in the evaluation of skin involvement in systemic sclerosis: a preliminary report. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020;59 (7):1671-1678. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez439. PubMed PMID:31665474 .
  60. Blagojevic, J, Legendre, P, Matucci-Cerinic, M, Mouthon, L. Is there today a place for corticosteroids in the treatment of scleroderma?. Autoimmun Rev. 2019;18 (12):102403. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2019.102403. PubMed PMID:31639515 .
  61. Matei, AE, Distler, JHW. Possible adaptations of vascularised human skin equivalents to include rare cell populations and study fibroblast heterogeneity. Response to: 'In search for the ideal anatomical composition of vascularised human skin equivalents for systemic sclerosis translational research: should we recruit the telocytes?' by Manetti and Matucci-Cerinic. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019; :. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-216393. PubMed PMID:31615754 .
  62. Manetti, M, Matucci-Cerinic, M. In search for the ideal anatomical composition of vascularised human skin equivalents for systemic sclerosis translational research: should we recruit the telocytes?. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019; :. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-216371. PubMed PMID:31582376 .
  63. Bruni, C, Rosato, E, Maestripieri, V, Gigante, A, Tesei, G, Bellando-Randone, S et al.. The Renal Resistive Index in systemic sclerosis: Determinants, prognostic implication and proposal for specific age-adjusted cut-offs. Eur J Intern Med. 2019;70 :43-49. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2019.09.001. PubMed PMID:31540806 .
  64. Blagojevic, J, AlOdhaibi, KA, Aly, AM, Bellando-Randone, S, Lepri, G, Bruni, C et al.. Pregnancy in Systemic Sclerosis: Results of a Systematic Review and Metaanalysis. J Rheumatol. 2020;47 (6):881-887. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.181460. PubMed PMID:31474594 .
  65. Manetti, M, Romano, E, Rosa, I, Fioretto, BS, Praino, E, Guiducci, S et al.. Systemic Sclerosis Serum Steers the Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Toward Profibrotic Myofibroblasts: Pathophysiologic Implications. J Clin Med. 2019;8 (8):. doi: 10.3390/jcm8081256. PubMed PMID:31430950 PubMed Central PMC6723717.
  66. Terenzi, R, Karalilova, R, Lepri, G, Bruni, C, Bellando-Randone, S, Manetti, M et al.. Enthesopathy and involvement of synovio-entheseal complex in systemic sclerosis: an ultrasound pilot study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020;59 (3):580-585. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez322. PubMed PMID:31410485 .
  67. Valentini, G, Huscher, D, Riccardi, A, Fasano, S, Irace, R, Messiniti, V et al.. Vasodilators and low-dose acetylsalicylic acid are associated with a lower incidence of distinct primary myocardial disease manifestations in systemic sclerosis: results of the DeSScipher inception cohort study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019;78 (11):1576-1582. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215486. PubMed PMID:31391176 .
  68. Khanna, D, Spino, C, Johnson, S, Chung, L, Whitfield, ML, Denton, CP et al.. Abatacept in Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: Results of a Phase II Investigator-Initiated, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020;72 (1):125-136. doi: 10.1002/art.41055. PubMed PMID:31342624 PubMed Central PMC6935399.
  69. Manetti, M, Linari, S, Romano, E, Rosa, I, Carulli, C, Innocenti, M et al.. TNF-α/TNF-R System May Represent a Crucial Mediator of Proliferative Synovitis in Hemophilia A. J Clin Med. 2019;8 (7):. doi: 10.3390/jcm8070939. PubMed PMID:31261789 PubMed Central PMC6678637.
  70. Becker, M, Graf, N, Sauter, R, Allanore, Y, Curram, J, Denton, CP et al.. Predictors of disease worsening defined by progression of organ damage in diffuse systemic sclerosis: a European Scleroderma Trials and Research (EUSTAR) analysis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019;78 (9):1242-1248. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215145. PubMed PMID:31227488 PubMed Central PMC6788922.
  71. Jaworski, J, Matucci-Cerinic, M, Schulze-Koops, H, Buch, MH, Kucharz, EJ, Allanore, Y et al.. Switch from reference etanercept to SDZ ETN, an etanercept biosimilar, does not impact efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of etanercept in patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis: 48-week results from the phase III, randomized, double-blind EQUIRA study. Arthritis Res Ther. 2019;21 (1):130. doi: 10.1186/s13075-019-1907-x. PubMed PMID:31138316 PubMed Central PMC6540397.
  72. Mor, A, Segal Salto, M, Katav, A, Barashi, N, Edelshtein, V, Manetti, M et al.. Blockade of CCL24 with a monoclonal antibody ameliorates experimental dermal and pulmonary fibrosis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019;78 (9):1260-1268. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215119. PubMed PMID:31129606 PubMed Central PMC6788878.
  73. Blagojevic, J, Abignano, G, Avouac, J, Cometi, L, Frerix, M, Bellando-Randone, S et al.. Use of vasoactive/vasodilating drugs for systemic sclerosis (SSc)-related digital ulcers (DUs) in expert tertiary centres: results from the analysis of the observational real-life DeSScipher study. Clin Rheumatol. 2020;39 (1):27-36. doi: 10.1007/s10067-019-04564-8. PubMed PMID:31111363 .
  74. de Vries-Bouwstra, JK, Allanore, Y, Matucci-Cerinic, M, Balbir-Gurman, A. Worldwide Expert Agreement on Updated Recommendations for the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis. J Rheumatol. 2020;47 (2):249-254. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.181173. PubMed PMID:31043545 .
  75. Romano, E, Rosa, I, Fioretto, BS, Guiducci, S, Manetti, M, Matucci-Cerinic, M et al.. A new avenue in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis: the molecular interface between the endothelial and the nervous systems. Clin Exp Rheumatol. ;37 Suppl 119 (4):133-140. . PubMed PMID:31025932 .
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