Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 62 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Human Gingiva-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Are Therapeutic in Lupus Nephritis Through Targeting of CD39-CD73 Signaling Pathway
Song Guo Zheng¹, Julie Wang ², Junlong dang ³, Nancy Olsen ⁴ and Wael Jarjour ¹, ¹Ohio State College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, ²Ohio State University, columbus, ³Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ⁴Penn State University, Hershey, PA
Background/Purpose: Cell specific and cytokine targeted therapeutics have underperformed in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in spite of numerous targets examined and clinical trials conducted. Mesenchymal…
Abstract Number: 1636 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Effect of Anti-Topoisomerase I Antibody Status on Decline in Lung Function in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Data from the SENSCIS Trial
Maureen Mayes¹, Kristin Highland ², Martina Gahlemann ³, Aryeh Fischer ⁴, Ganesh Raghu ⁵, Mannaig Girard ⁶, Margarida Alves ⁷, Susanne Stowasser ⁷, Jörg Distler ⁸, Marco Matucci-Cerinic ⁹, Elizabeth Volkmann ¹⁰, Masataka Kuwana ¹¹ and Oliver Distler ¹², ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Cleveland, OH, ³Boehringer Ingelheim (Schweiz) GmbH, Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA, Denver, CO, ⁵University of Washington, Seattle, USA, Seattle, ⁶Boehringer Ingelheim France S.A.S., Reims, France, Reims, France, ⁷Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁹University of Florence, Department of Medicine, Florence, Italy, Florence, Italy, ¹⁰University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, ¹¹Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ¹²Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, Zürich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: The presence of anti-topoisomerase I antibody (ATA) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) has been associated with a greater risk of developing interstitial lung…
Abstract Number: 102 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Serine Arginine-Rich Splicing Factor 1 (SRSF1) Restrains IFN-γ and IL-17 Inflammatory Cytokine Production and Its Selective Deficiency in T Cells Exacerbates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) and Nephrotoxic Nephritis (NTN)
Takayuki Katsuyama¹, Kotaro Otomo ¹, Hao Li ², Michihito Kono ³, Nobuya Yoshida ¹, George Tsokos ¹ and Vaishali R. Moulton ¹, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, ³Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Background/Purpose: CD4 T helper 1 (Th1) and Th17 cells producing IFN-γ and IL-17 are aberrantly increased and contribute to inflammatory responses in autoimmune diseases including…
Abstract Number: 1643 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Nintedanib in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Subgroup Analysis of the SENSCIS Trial by Corticosteroid Use
Madelon Vonk¹, Oliver Distler ², Daniel Furst ³, Eric Hachulla ⁴, Sindhu Johnson ⁵, Shervin Assassi ⁶, Leslie Meng ⁷, Manuel Quaresma ⁸, Margarida Alves ⁸, Emmanuelle Clerisme-Beaty ⁸ and Wim Wuyts ⁹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, ²Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, Zürich, Switzerland, ³University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Dept. of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Hôpital Claude Huriez, University of Lille, Lille, France, Lille, France, ⁵Toronto Scleroderma Program, Department of Medicine, Toronto Western and Mount Sinai Hospitals, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Toronto, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX, ⁷Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT, USA, Ridgefield, ⁸Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁹Unit for Interstitial Lung Diseases, Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: In the SENSCIS trial in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD), nintedanib reduced the rate of decline in forced vital capacity (FVC)…
Abstract Number: 103 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Serine Arginine-rich Splicing Factor 1 (SRSF1) Is Indispensable for Homeostasis and Function of Regulatory T Cells
Takayuki Katsuyama¹ and Vaishali R. Moulton ¹, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are pivotal in enforcing immune tolerance to prevent and protect from autoimmunity. Defects in Tregs lead to unchecked immune cell…
Abstract Number: 1644 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Effects of Nintedanib in Patients with Diffuse and Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis and Interstitial Lung Disease: Subgroup Analysis of the SENSCIS Trial
Masataka Kuwana¹, Kristin Highland ², Martina Gahlemann ³, Christopher Denton ⁴, Aryeh Fischer ⁵, Maureen Mayes ⁶, Virginia Steen ⁷, Dinesh Khanna ⁸, Yannick Allanore ⁹, Mannaig Girard ¹⁰, Margarida Alves ¹¹, Susanne Stowasser ¹¹ and Oliver Distler ¹², ¹Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Cleveland, OH, ³Boehringer Ingelheim (Schweiz) GmbH, Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴University College London Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, London, UK, London, United Kingdom, ⁵University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA, Denver, CO, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX, ⁷Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA, Georgetown, ⁸Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Ann Arbor, ⁹Dept. of Rheumatology A, Descartes University, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, Paris, France, ¹⁰Boehringer Ingelheim France S.A.S., Reims, France, Reims, France, ¹¹Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, ¹²Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, Zürich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) are at greater risk of developing interstitial lung disease (ILD) than patients with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis…
Abstract Number: 104 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Novel, Selective, Orally Active PAD4 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Autoimmune Disorders
Santosh Vishwakarma¹, Gurulingappa Hallur ¹, Himanshu Agrawal ¹, Sharad Singh ¹, Annasaheb Kalange ¹, Seema Chikkur Gangadhar ¹, Shuvranshu PraharaJ ¹, Nafees Ahmad Quresh ¹, Srikanth Kanagal Gopinath ¹, Krishnakumar V ¹, Sameer Mahmood ¹, Rudresh G ¹, Mohd Zainuddin ¹, Rajendra Kristam ¹, Ishtiyaque Ahmad ¹, Ramachandraiah Gosu ¹, Purra Buchi Reddy ¹, N V S K Rao ¹, Saloni Mehra ², Jeyaraj D A ¹, Takeshi Yura ¹, Saravanakumar dhakshinamoorthy ¹, Sriram Rajagopal ¹, Dhanalakshmi Sivanandhan ³ and Sridharan Rajagopal ³, ¹Jubilant Biosys, Bangalore, India, ²Jubilant Chemsys, Noida, India, ³Jubilant Therapeutics, Bangalore, India
Background/Purpose: Citrullination of proteins is catalyzed by a family of enzymes called the peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs). While the citrullinated proteins may have physiological roles in differentiation,…
Abstract Number: 1650 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Baseline Skin Score, Older Age and CD34-selection Influence the Outcome of Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Systemic Sclerosis – Results of a Prospective Non-interventional Study from the European Society for Blood & Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)
Joerg Henes¹, Maria Carolina Oliveira ², Myriam Labopin ³, Manuela Badoglio ⁴, Hans Ulrich Scherer ⁵, Nicoletta Del Papa ⁶, Thomas Daikeler ⁷, Marc Schmalzing ⁸, Roland Schroers ⁹, Thierry Martin ¹⁰, Grégory Pugnet ¹¹, Belinda Simoes ¹², David Michonneau ¹³, Erik Marijt ¹⁴, Bruno Lioure ¹⁵, Jacques Olivier Bay ¹⁶, John Snowden ¹⁷, Montserrat Rovira ¹⁸, Anne Huynh ¹⁹, Francesco Onida ²⁰, Lothar Kanz ¹, Zora Marjanovic ²¹ and Dominique Farge ²², ¹University Hospital Tuebingen, Department of Internal Medicine II (Oncology, Haematology, Immunology and Rheumatology), Tuebingen, Germany, ²Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³EBMT Paris Study Office, Saint Antoine Hospital, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France, ⁴EBMT Paris Study Office, Hôpital St Antoine, Paris, France, ⁵Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Scleroderma Clinic, Osp. G. Pini, Department of Rheumatology, Milan, Italy, ⁷University and University Hospital of Basel, Department of Rheumatology, Basel, Switzerland, ⁸Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Department of Rheumatology/ Clinical Immunology, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁹University Hospital of Bochum, Med. Klinik, Bochum, Germany, ¹⁰Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg Service de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares Est-Sud-Ouest (RESO), Strasbourg, France, ¹¹CHU de Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Service de Médecine Interne, Toulouse, France, ¹²Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Division of Hematology, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ¹³Hôpital Saint Louis & Université Paris 7, Denis Diderot, Department of Hematology, Paris, France, ¹⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Hematology, Leiden, Netherlands, ¹⁵Strasbourg University Hospital, Department of Hematology, Strasbourg, France, ¹⁶CHU de Clermont Ferrand, Department of Hematology, Clermont Ferrand, France, ¹⁷Department of Haematology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom, ¹⁸Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Department of Haematology, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁹UCT Oncopole, Department of Haematology, Toulouse, France, ²⁰Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, ²¹Saint Antoine Hospital, Department of Haematology, Paris, France, ²²Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares d’Ile-de-France, Filière ‘FAI2R’, Unité de Médecine Interne: Maladies Auto-immunes et Pathologie Vasculaire (UF 04), Université de Paris, EA 3518, Paris, France; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: TThree randomized controlled trials in systemic sclerosis (SSc) demonstrated that autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT) is superior to standard cyclophosphamide therapy. This EBMT…
Abstract Number: 120 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Administration of a CD45 Antibody Drug Conjugate as a Novel, Targeted Approach to Achieve Immune System Reset: A Single Dose of CD45-targeted ADC Safely Conditions for Autologous Transplant and Ameliorates Disease in Multiple Models of Autoimmune Disease
Geoffrey Gillard¹, Jennifer Proctor ¹, Melissa Brooks ¹, Tahirih Lamothe ¹, Sharon Hyzy ¹, Sean McDonough ¹, Rahul Palchaudhuri ², Anjali Bhat ¹, Ganapathy Sarma ¹, Prashant Bhattarai ¹, Pranoti Sawant ¹, Brad Pearse ¹, Charlotte McDonagh ¹, Anthony Boitano ¹ and Michael Cooke ¹, ¹Magenta Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA, ²Magenta Therapeutics, Cambridge
Background/Purpose: Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (autoHSCT) is a highly effective treatment in selected patients with autoimmune diseases. AutoHSCT can induce long-term remission (up to…
Abstract Number: 1807 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Teprotumumab, a Novel Biologic for Active Thyroid Eye Disease
George J. Kahaly ¹, Saba Sile ², Elizabeth H.Z. Thompson ², Thomas Vescio ³, Renee Perdok ³, Jeffrey W. Sherman³, Terry J. Smith ⁴ and Raymond S. Douglas ⁵, ¹Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany, ²Horizon Therapeutics plc, Brisbane, CA, ³Horizon Therapeutics plc, Lake Forest, IL, ⁴University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a debilitating autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation and exophthalmia along with significantly altered appearance and vision changes. TED is…
Abstract Number: 253 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies Reporting on the Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients with Cancer and Pre-existing Autoimmune Disease
Maria Lopez-Olivo¹, Noha Abdel-Wahab ¹ and Maria E. Suárez-Almazor ², ¹The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ²Department of Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX , USA., Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are increasingly used in the treatment of cancer. To date, no clinical trials exist evaluating the use of ICI in…
Abstract Number: 1833 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Nintedanib in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease by Use of Mycophenolate at Baseline: Subgroup Analysis of the SENSCIS Trial
Kristin Highland¹, Oliver Distler ², Masataka Kuwana ³, Yannick Allanore ⁴, Shervin Assassi ⁵, Arata Azuma ⁶, Arnaud Bourdin ⁷, Christopher Denton ⁸, Jörg Distler ⁹, Anna Maria Hoffmann-Vold ¹⁰, Dinesh Khanna ¹¹, Maureen Mayes ⁵, Ganesh Raghu ¹², Madelon Vonk ¹³, Martina Gahlemann ¹⁴, Mannaig Girard ¹⁵, Susanne Stowasser ¹⁶, Donald Zoz ¹⁷, Aryeh Fischer ¹⁸ and Toby Maher ¹⁹, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Cleveland, OH, ²Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, Zürich, Switzerland, ³Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Dept. of Rheumatology A, Descartes University, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX, ⁶Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷PhyMedExp, University of Montpellier, INSERM U1046, CNRS UMR 9214 and Department of Respiratory Diseases, University of Montpellier, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, Montpellier, ⁸University College London Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, London, UK, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ¹¹Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Ann Arbor, ¹²University of Washington, Seattle, USA, Seattle, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, ¹⁴Boehringer Ingelheim (Schweiz) GmbH, Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland, ¹⁵Boehringer Ingelheim France S.A.S., Reims, France, Reims, France, ¹⁶Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, ¹⁷Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA, Ridgefield, CT, ¹⁸University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA, Denver, CO, ¹⁹National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK and National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Facility, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In the SENSCIS trial in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD), nintedanib reduced the annual rate of decline in forced vital capacity…
Abstract Number: 374 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The INBUILD Trial of Nintedanib in Patients with Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases: Subgroup with Autoimmune Diseases
Eric Matteson¹, Clive Kelly ², Jörg Distler ³, Anna Maria Hoffmann-Vold ⁴, James Seibold ⁵, Shikha Mittoo ⁶, Oliver Distler ⁷, Rainer-Georg Goeldner ⁸, Rozsa Schlenker-Herceg ⁹, Susanne Stowasser ¹⁰, Manuel Quaresma ¹⁰ and Kevin Flaherty ¹¹, ¹Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, ²Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ³Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Scleroderma Research Consultants LLC, Aiken, South Carolina, USA, Aiken, ⁶University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Toronto, Canada, ⁷Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁸Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany, Biberach, Germany, ⁹Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA, Ridgefield, ¹⁰Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, ¹¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Some patients with autoimmune disease develop progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD) characterized by increasing fibrosis on HRCT, decline in lung function, worsening symptoms…
Abstract Number: 2033 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
IRAK4 Inhibition Suppresses TLR7, TLR9, and SLE Serum-Induced IFNA Production in Primary Human Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
Angie Hammond¹, Sean Parghi ¹, Nathan Wright ¹, Ethan Grant ¹, James Taylor ¹ and Matthew Warr ¹, ¹Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA
Background/Purpose: A hallmark of lupus is the presence of antinuclear autoantibodies, including those against RNA-protein complexes and double-stranded DNA (dsDNA).1,2 FcγR-mediated internalization of these nucleic…
Abstract Number: 712 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Safety and Tolerability of Nintedanib in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease in the SENSCIS Trial: Subgroup Analysis Based on Demographic Characteristics
Oliver Distler¹, Kristin Highland ², Maureen Mayes ³, Masataka Kuwana ⁴, Lesley Saketkoo ⁵, Madelon Vonk ⁶, Michael Kreuter ⁷, Laura Hummers ⁸, Ute von Wangenheim ⁹, Martina Gahlemann ¹⁰, Veronika Kohlbrenner ¹¹, Margarida Alves ¹², Emmanuelle Clerisme-Beaty ¹² and Arata Azuma ¹³, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, Zürich, Switzerland, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Cleveland, OH, ³Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX, ⁴Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans; Tulane University School of Medicine, University Medical Center – Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center, USA, New Orleans, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, ⁷Center for Interstitial and Rare Lung Diseases, Pneumology, Thoraxklinik, University of Heidelberg, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Germany, Germany, Germany, ⁸Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, USA, Baltimore, MD, ⁹Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an der Riss, Germany, Biberach an der Riss, ¹⁰Boehringer Ingelheim (Schweiz) GmbH, Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland, ¹¹Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT, USA, Ridgefield, ¹²Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, ¹³Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: In the SENSCIS trial in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD), the adverse events associated with nintedanib were manageable for most patients…

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