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Trial reportThe Journal of rheumatology2019

Cyclophosphamide for Systemic Sclerosis-related Interstitial Lung Disease: A Comparison of Scleroderma Lung Study I and II.

Elizabeth R Volkmann, Donald P Tashkin, Myung Sim, Ning Li, Dinesh Khanna, Michael D Roth, Philip J Clements, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold, Daniel E Furst, Grace Kim and 2 more

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Trial report in The Journal of rheumatology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. The Role of CCL24 in Systemic Sclerosis.Rambam Maimonides medical journal · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elizabeth R VolkmannFrom the Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Department of Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. evolkmann@mednet.ucla.edu.
Donald P TashkinFrom the Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Department of Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Myung SimFrom the Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Department of Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Ning LiFrom the Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Department of Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Dinesh KhannaFrom the Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Department of Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Michael D RothFrom the Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Department of Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Philip J ClementsFrom the Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Department of Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Anna-Maria Hoffmann-VoldFrom the Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Department of Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Daniel E FurstFrom the Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Department of Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Grace KimFrom the Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Department of Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Jonathan GoldinFrom the Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Department of Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Robert M ElashoffFrom the Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Department of Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

UCLA Clinical Translational Science InstituteUL1TR001881 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI ARLEEN F. BROWN, ARASH NAEIM · 2016 to 2026
$118.1M
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR000124 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI DUBINETT, STEVEN M. · 2012 to 2015
$57.0M
MOCSLID-DCCR01HL089901 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI ELASHOFF, ROBERT M · 2008 to 2012
$9.1M
MOCSLID-CCCR01HL089758 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI TASHKIN, DONALD P · 2008 to 2012
$2.0M
Outcomes Research in Rheumatic DiseasesK24AR063120 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI KHANNA, DINESH · 2012 to 2022
$1.6M
SCLERODERMA LUNG STUDYU01HL060606 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI ELASHOFF, ROBERT M · 1999 to 2006
$1.3M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000124NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001881NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL089758NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL089901NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL060606NIAMS NIH HHS K24 AR063120
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare safety and efficacy outcomes between the cyclophosphamide (CYC) arms of Scleroderma Lung Study (SLS) I and II.

methodsParticipants enrolled in the CYC arms of SLS I (n = 79) and II (n = 69) were included. SLS I and II randomized participants to oral CYC for 1 year and followed patients for an additional year off therapy (in SLS II, patients received placebo in Year 2). Eligibility criteria for SLS I and II were nearly identical. Outcomes included the forced vital capacity (FVC%)-predicted and DLCO%-predicted (measured every 3 mos) and quantitative radiographic extent of interstitial lung disease (measured at 1 and 2 yrs for SLS I and SLS II, respectively). Joint models were created to evaluate the treatment effect on the course of the FVC/DLCO over 2 years while controlling for baseline disease severity.

resultsSLS I and II CYC participants had similar baseline characteristics. After adjusting for baseline disease severity, there was no difference in the course of the FVC%-predicted (p = 0.535) nor the DLCO%-predicted (p = 0.172) between the SLS I and II CYC arms. In both groups, treatment with CYC led to a significant improvement in the FVC%-predicted from 3 to 12 months, but no significant improvement beyond this point. Treatment with CYC had no effect on the DLCO for either group.

conclusionTreatment with 1 year of oral CYC led to similar improvements in lung function in both SLS I and II, although the effects were not sustained following cessation of CYC. These results suggest that increasing the duration of ILD therapy may improve outcomes for patients with systemic sclerosis-ILD.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesCyclophosphamideFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsLungLung Diseases, InterstitialMaleMiddle AgedPulmonary Diffusing CapacityScleroderma, SystemicTreatment OutcomeCyclophosphamideImmunosuppressive AgentsCYCLOPHOSPHAMIDEINTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASESYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS

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PMID30770517
PMCPMC6697251
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