Background/purpose Social media (SM) has become an indispensable tool in healthcare, providing platforms for networking and ...

Objective Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (PCa) induces bone loss and increases fracture risk, yet baseline bone mineral density (BMD) assessment is rarely performed.

Objective To study the pathophysiological differences of EGPA and IgG 4-related disease (RD) by clarifying their clinical, pathological and immunological features. Methods Clinical and pathological ...

Objective This multicentre randomised controlled trial aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of iguratimod (IGU) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in patients with active primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS ...

Background Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi), like baricitinib, are used as monotherapy (MONO) and in combination with methotrexate (MTX) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. This study aimed to ...

Background Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) MRI is commonly used in diagnosing spondyloarthritis (SpA). Current Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) recommendations on reporting SIJ MRIs ...

Objectives To compare the efficacy of ozoralizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with or without large joint involvement (LJI). Methods A post hoc analysis was conducted for Japanese ...

Objective To characterise phenotype and functional profibrotic M2 markers in circulating monocytes and cultured monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) from systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients (pts) with ...

Previous studies of stroke in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have had limited statistical power, combined stroke subtypes into composite outcomes, and lacked a reference population estimate.

Objectives To identify in a genetically susceptible population individuals at higher risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using a classification approach combining known epidemiological risk ...

Objective To investigate complement system activation and complement protein levels in relation to radiographic progression in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) within a longitudinal randomised ...

Objective We explored associations between endogenous oestrogens, coronary atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We interrogated whether these relationships varied by ...