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Abstract Number: 1448 • ACR Convergence 2025
Influence of Sex on the Therapeutic Persistence of Guselkumab in Psoriatic Disease: a Retrospective National Cohort Study
Laure Gossec¹, Pascal Claudepierre², Arnaud Constantin³, Denis Jullien⁴, Samira Chaalal⁵, Julie Baraut⁵, Laure Cipiere⁵, Laurène Gautier⁶, Pierre Lemire⁷ and Thierry Passeron⁸, ¹Sorbonne Universite and Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France, ²Department of Rheumatology, CHU Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France, Creteil, France, ³Department of Rheumatology, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse University and INSERM U¹²⁹¹, France, Toulouse, France, ⁴Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital E. Herriot Department of Dermatologie, Lyon F-⁶⁹⁰⁰³ ; CIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Team EIA : Epidermal immunity & Allergy, INSERM, U¹¹¹¹; Univ Lyon; Université de Lyon ¹; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon; CNRS, UMR ⁵³⁰⁸, Lyon, France., Lyon, France, ⁵Johnson & Johnson, Issy les moulineaux, France, ⁶Johnson & Johson, Issy les Moulineaux, France, ⁷IQVIA, Real World Solutions, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁸Johnson & Johnson, Nice, France
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic disease, including psoriasis (Pso) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), seems to affect male and female patients differently in clinical presentation, disease progression and advanced…
Abstract Number: 1386 • ACR Convergence 2025
Characterization and Progression of Localized Amyloidosis in Sjogren’s Syndrome: Evidence Long-Term (1995-2025) Follow-Up of a Cohort compared to Literature Review.
Hoang Nguyen¹, Philip Moresco², Antoine Chiu², Asha Patnaik³ and Peter Gorevic⁴, ¹Stony Brook University-Renaissance School of Medicine- Department of Rheumatology, Jamaica, NY, ²Stony Brook University -Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, ³Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, ⁴Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Background/Purpose: -Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder, defined by keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), specific serologies, and a significant risk of extra-exocrine disease manifestations and…
Abstract Number: 1325 • ACR Convergence 2025
Plasma Matrix Metalloproteinases and Heart Failure Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tate Johnson¹, Michael Duryee¹, Punyasha Roul², Grant Cannon³, Gary Kunkel⁴, Beth Wallace⁵, Isaac Smith⁶, John Richards⁷, Katherine Wysham⁸, Gail Kerr⁹, Andreas Reimold¹⁰, Pascale Schwab¹¹, Daniel Anderson¹², Joshua Baker¹³, Geoffrey Thiele¹, Ted Mikuls¹ and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²UNMC, Omaha, NE, ³University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴University of Utah and George E Wahlen VAMC, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁷Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁸VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA, ⁹Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ¹⁰Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹¹VA Portland and Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ^120587964, Durham, NC, ¹³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: The mechanisms of heart failure (HF) risk in RA remain incompletely understood. HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is over-represented in RA, which may…
Abstract Number: 1358 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-World Evidence for the Superiority of Subcutaneous Methotrexate in RA: A Comparative Observational Study with Ultrasonographic Assessment
Masatsugu Komagamine¹, Sari Taguchi², Masataka Komagamine², Tetsuji Naka¹ and Minoru Fujimoto¹, ¹Division of Allergy and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan, ²Komagamine Rheumatology and Orthopedic Clinic, Morioka, Japan
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is a foundational agent in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While oral MTX is widely prescribed, its subcutaneous (SC) formulation may…
Abstract Number: 1398 • ACR Convergence 2025
Reproductive Challenges and Cardiovascular Risks in Sjögren’s Syndrome and Systemic Sclerosis: A Meta-Analysis of Fertility, Pregnancy Outcomes, and Maternal Cardiac Health
R. Mohamad Javier¹, Bernadus Bramantyo², Arkan Berlian³, Mahardika Nugraha⁴, Azzura Simanulang¹, Eko Setyo Herwanto⁵, Athaya Febriantyo Purnomo⁶, Jonathan Jonathan⁷, Ananingati Ananingati⁵, Budi Prakoso⁸ and Aisyah Rizki Nirmala Hanum⁵, ¹University of Indonesia Hospital, Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia, ²Sardjito General Hospital, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, ³Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta Barat, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia, ⁴Universitas Islam Sultan Agung, KOTA SEMARANG, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia, ⁵Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia, ⁶Saiful Anwar General Hospita, Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia, ⁷RSUD Kalideres, Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, RST dr Soepraoen, Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune rheumatic diseases such as Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS) and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) can significantly impact reproductive health and increase maternal cardiovascular risk. These conditions…
Abstract Number: 1443 • ACR Convergence 2025
Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Upadacitinib in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis: 5-Year Results From the Phase 3 SELECT-PsA 1 Study
Iain McInnes¹, Koji Kato², Marina Magrey³, Joseph Merola⁴, mitsumasa kishimoto⁵, Derek Haaland⁶, Ivan Lagunes⁷, Laura Coates⁸, Yanxi Liu⁹, Erin Mancl¹⁰, Bhumik Parikh¹¹ and Charles Phillips¹², ¹University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ²Abbvie. Inc, North Chicago, IL, ³Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/University Hospitals Cleveland, Richfield, OH, ⁴UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁵Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶The Waterside Clinic, Oro Medonte, ON, Canada, ⁷Abbvie Inc, North Chicago, IL, ⁸Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom, ⁹Abbvie Inc, Florham Park, NJ, ¹⁰AbbVie, Chicago, IL, ¹¹AbbVie, Hillsborough Township, NJ, ¹²AbbVie Inc, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: We evaluated safety and efficacy of upadacitinib (UPA) versus adalimumab (ADA) at week 260 (5-years) from the long-term extension of SELECT-PsA 1.Methods: Randomized patients…
Abstract Number: 1450 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Novel Digital Therapeutic Axia Improves Disease Activity, Functionality, and Quality of Life in Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial (Bechterew-App Trial)
Patrick-Pascal Strunz¹, Tobias Heusinger², Maxime Le Maire², Anna Fleischer³, Karsten Sebastian Luetkens⁴, Patricia Possler², Michael Gernert¹, Hannah Labinsky⁵, Robert Leppich⁶, Astrid Schmieder⁷, Ludwig Hammel⁸, Billy Sperlich⁹, Matthias Fröhlich¹ and Marc Schmalzing¹⁰, ¹University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Department of Medicine II, Rheumatology/ Immunology, Wuerzburg, Germany, ²University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ³University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Department of Medicine II, Psychosomatics, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁴University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁵University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁶University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Chair of Software Engineering (Informatik II), Department of Computer Science, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁷University Hospital Würzburg, Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁸Deutsche Vereinigung Morbus Bechterew e. V., Schweinfurt, Germany, ⁹Integrative and Experimental Exercise Science and Training, Institute for Sports Science, Wuerzburg, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Medicine II, Rheumatology/ Immunology,University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Bayern, Germany
Background/Purpose: Axia is a novel digital therapeutic (DTx) specifically designed for patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), in compliance with the European Medical Device Regulation (MDR).…
Abstract Number: 1336 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effectiveness of new initiators of tofacitinib and other biologic/targeted synthetic DMARDs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Katherine Liao¹, Chandrasekar Gopalakrishnan², Jinoos Yazdany³, Griffith Bell⁴, Suraj Mothi⁵, Genevieve Gauthier⁶, Arne Yndestad⁷ and Milena Gianfrancesco⁸, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA, ²OM¹ Inc, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, ³UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA, Boston, MA, ⁵OM¹ Inc, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA, ⁶Pfizer Canada ULC, Kirkland, QC, Canada, Montreal, Canada, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ⁸Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Though the efficacy and safety profile of tofacitinib in RA has been established in prior trials, the effectiveness of tofacitinib in routine care settings…
Abstract Number: 1459 • ACR Convergence 2025
Fungal Infections, Including Candida, in Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) Treated With Secukinumab: A Pooled Analysis of 9 Phase 3 Trials
Shikha Singla¹, Linda Grinnell-Merrick², Weibin Bao³, Artem Zharkov⁴ and Abhijeet Danve⁵, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Hanover, NJ, ⁴Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: PsA is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by joint pain, swelling and stiffness, and is often accompanied by cutaneous changes linked to psoriasis. Patients…
Abstract Number: 1366 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cost Per Responder Analysis of Certolizumab Pegol Versus Adalimumab in Patients with Moderate to Severe Active Rheumatoid Arthritis and High Rheumatoid Factor Levels: A Payer Perspective from Canada and Brazil
Rémi Marty¹, Baran Ufuktepe², Nicola Tilt³, Flore Decuypere⁴, Angela Blake³, Sandeep Kiri³ and Mohammed Soomro³, ¹UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, Anderlecht, Belgium, ²UCB Pharma Istanbul, Turkey, istanbul, Turkey, ³UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁴UCB Pharma Brussels, Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
Background/Purpose: According to the 2022 EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the presence of rheumatoid factor (RF), particularly at high levels, is…
Abstract Number: 1408 • ACR Convergence 2025
When Damage and Disability Diverge: Unraveling Sex-Based Drivers of Axial Spondyloarthritis Burden
Claudia Marques¹, Gustavo Resende², Carla Saad³, Adriana Marinho⁴, Andressa Soares⁵, Beatriz Paiva⁶, Cleandro Pires⁷, Débora Rodrigues⁸, Glaucio Castro⁹, Guilherme Bulbol¹⁰, Jamile Carneiro¹¹, Manuella Ochtrop¹², José Mauro Fernandes¹³, Maria Bernadete Gavi¹⁴, Maria Eduarda Veiga³, Michel Yazbek¹⁵, Nara Cavalcanti¹⁶, Natalia Machado¹⁷, Olivio Malheiro¹⁸, Rafael Bassara Macedo¹⁹, Rejane Vieira²⁰, Ricardo Lage¹⁸, Rita Menin²¹, Rywka Golebiovski²², Sandra Ribeiro¹⁰, Thauana Oliveira²², Valquiria Diniz¹⁴, Percival Sampaio-Barros²³ and Marcelo Pinheiro²⁴, ¹Hospital das Clinicas - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, ²Hospital das Clinicas UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Fundação Hospital do Acre - AC, Rio Branco, Brazil, ⁵Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) - SC, Florianópolis, Brazil, ⁶Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM) - AM, Manaus, Brazil, ⁷UNB, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil, ⁸Fundação Hospital do Acre - AC, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, ⁹Hospital Governador Celso Ramos (HCR) - SC, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, ¹⁰Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM) - AM, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, ¹¹Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (HBDF) - DF, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil, ¹²Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto / UERJ - RJ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ¹³Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA) - MA, São Luiz, Maranhao, Brazil, ¹⁴Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) - ES, Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil, ¹⁵Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) - SP, Campinhas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ¹⁶Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) - PE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, ¹⁷Universidade Fedral do Paraná (UFPR) - PR, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, ¹⁸Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) - MG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, ¹⁹Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²⁰Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE) - CE, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, ²¹Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP) - SP, São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²²Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) - SP, São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²³Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ²⁴UNIFESP/ EPM, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Sex differences in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) are well recognized, but their clinical consequences remain understudied in real-world settings. This study aimed to assess sex-based…
Abstract Number: L11 • ACR Convergence 2024
Rheumatology Diagnostics Utilizing Artificial Intelligence (ANA Reader©) for ANA Pattern Identification and Titer Quantification
May Choi¹, Farbod Moghaddam¹, Mohammad Sajadi¹, Ann E. Clarke¹, Sasha Bernatsky², Karen Costenbader³, Irene Chen⁴, Murray Urowitz⁵, John Hanly⁶, Caroline Gordon⁷, Sang-Cheol Bae⁸, Juanita Romero-Diaz⁹, Jorge Sanchez-Guerrero¹⁰, Daniel Wallace¹¹, David Isenberg¹², Anisur Rahman¹³, Joan Merrill¹⁴, Paul Fortin¹⁵, Dafna Gladman¹⁶, Ian Bruce¹⁷, Michelle Petri¹⁸, Ellen Ginzler¹⁹, Mary Anne Dooley²⁰, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman²¹, Susan Manzi²², Andreas Jönsen²³, Graciela Alarcón²⁴, Ronald Van Vollenhoven²⁵, Cynthia Aranow²⁶, Meggan Mackay²⁶, Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza²⁷, S. Sam Lim²⁸, Murat Inanç²⁹, Kenneth Kalunian³⁰, Soren Jacobsen³¹, Christine Peschken³², Diane Kamen³³, Anca Askanase³⁴, Marvin Fritzler³⁵ and Mina Aminghafari¹, ¹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴UC Berkeley and UCSF, Berkeley, CA, ⁵Self employed, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁷University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁸Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, ⁹The National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹⁰Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Studio City, CA, ¹²Department of Ageing, Rheumatology and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹³University College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹⁵Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - UniversitéLaval, Quebec, QC, Canada, ¹⁶University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁷Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom, ¹⁸Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁹SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, NY, ²⁰UNC physician network, Chapel Hill, NC, ²¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²²Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²³Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²⁴The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA, ²⁵Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²⁶Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, New York, NY, ²⁷Biobizkaia Health Research Institute, Bilbao, Spain, ²⁸Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²⁹Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ³⁰UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ³¹Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³²University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ³³Medical University of South Carolina, Johns Island, SC, ³⁴Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ³⁵Mitogen Diagnostics Corp, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Antinuclear antibody (ANA) immunofluorescence (IFA) patterns and titers are a key part of rheumatology diagnostics, however, there is considerable intra- and inter-laboratory variability with…
Abstract Number: L13 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anifrolumab Long-Term Treatment Is More Effective Against Organ Damage Than Standard of Care Alone: Results from an External Control Arm Study on Organ Damage in Phase 3 Clinical Trials and the University of Toronto Lupus Clinic Cohort
Zahi Touma¹, Ian Bruce², Richard A. Furie³, Eric Morand⁴, Raj Tummala⁵, Shelly Chandran⁶, Gabriel Abreu⁷, Jacob Knagenhjelm⁷, Kellyn Arnold⁸, Hopin Lee⁸, Eleanor Ralphs⁸, Danuta Kielar⁹, Aleksander Bedenkov⁹ and Miina Waratani⁹, ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom, ³Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, ⁴Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁶Astrazeneca, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁷BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁸IQVIA, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Biopharmaceuticals Medicine, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In SLE, persistent disease activity, disease flares and long-term glucocorticoid (GC) use all contribute to organ damage accrual. The effects of novel therapies on…
Abstract Number: L15 • ACR Convergence 2024
LEVI-04, a Novel neurotrophin-3 Inhibitor, Substantially Improves Pain and Function Without Deleterious Effects on Joint Structure in People with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Phase II Trial
Philip Conaghan¹, Ali Guermazi², Nathaniel Katz³, Asger Bihlet⁴, Dror Rom⁵, Michael Perkins⁶, Bernadette Hughes⁶, Claire Herholdt⁶, Iwona Bombelka⁶ and Simon Westbrook⁶, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Boston University, West Roxbury, MA, ³Rin Sof Innovation, Ltd, Boston, MA, ⁴NBCD A/S, Soeborg, Denmark, ⁵Prosoft Clinical, Chesterbrook, ⁶Levicept Ltd, Ramsgate, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: There is an urgent need for new therapies to treat OA. Excess neurotrophins (NT) are implicated in OA and other painful conditions. Previous OA…
Abstract Number: L14 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Withdrawal Study of Colchicine in Behçet Syndrome
Basak Sirin¹, Sinem Nihal Esatoglu², Hasan Yazıcı³ and Gulen Hatemi⁴, ¹Istanbul University- Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University- Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul,Türkiye/Istanbul University- Cerrahpaşa, Behcet's Disease Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Istanbul University- Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul,Türkiye/Istanbul University- Cerrahpaşa, Behcet's Disease Research Center, Istanbul,Türkiye, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Previous randomized controlled studies reported conflicting results regarding the effectiveness of colchicine on oral ulcers in Behçet syndrome (BS). A randomized drug discontinuation design…

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