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Find coverage of the latest original articles on Lupus, focusing on those with data on therapeutic interventions and those that have clinical impact.
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CD19 CAR T-Cell therapy in autoimmune disease - A case series with follow-up
N Engl J Med 2024;390(8):687–700 DOI 10.1056/NEJMoa2308917
In this case series by Müller, et al., eight patients who received a CD19 CAR T-cell infusion achieved Definition of Remission in SLE (DORIS) remission, Lupus Low Disease Activity State and a SLEDAI 2K score of 0 at 6 months post-infusion. Long-term follow-up through 24 months showed that SLE disease activity remained absent
in all eight patients.
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Does Remission in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus According to the 2021 DORIS Definition Match the Treating Rheumatologist’s Judgment?
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2023;63(1):72–8 doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kead159
Assessment on agreement between the 2021 DORIS and physician-judged lupus activity finds the 2021 DORIS remission to be an achievable target in clinical practice, with substantial agreement between the DORIS definition and physician-judged remission.
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Relationship Between the EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria and Organ Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lupus. 2023. doi: 10.1177/09612033231153791
Ambispective cohort study concludes that, in addition to disease classification, the EULAR/ACR SLE criteria may have value in predicting prognosis.
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2019-EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria Domains at Diagnosis: Predictive Factors of Long-Term Damage In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clin Rheumatol. 2021. Epub ahead of print
Single-centre, retrospective analysis identifying that specific domains in the 2019-EULAR/ACR criteria at diagnosis are associated with long-term organ-specific damage, particularly renal and neuropsychiatric harm.