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ArticleJournal of scleroderma and related disorders2021

Mycophenolate in scleroderma-associated interstitial lung disease: Real-world data from rheumatology and pulmonology clinics in South Asia.

Ramya Janardana, Aparna Irodi, Pramod P Chebbi, Ruchika Goel, Leena R Vimala, Shivraj Padiyar, Anoof Peediyakal, John Mathew, Aswin Nair, Devasahayam J Christopher and 1 more

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Article in Journal of scleroderma and related disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ramya JanardanaDepartment of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Aparna IrodiDepartment of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Pramod P ChebbiDepartment of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Ruchika GoelDepartment of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Leena R VimalaDepartment of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Shivraj PadiyarDepartment of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Anoof PeediyakalDepartment of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
John MathewDepartment of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Aswin NairDepartment of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Devasahayam J ChristopherDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Debashish DandaDepartment of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2121-0942
Christian Medical College, Vellore · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: There is a paucity of real-world data on mycophenolate mofetil/mycophenolate sodium in systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease. Aim: To study the efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil/ mycophenolate sodium in systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease. Methods: In this single-centre study, clinical, laboratory and imaging details of consecutive patients with systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease receiving mycophenolate mofetil/mycophenolate sodium from rheumatology and pulmonology clinics between January 2008 and March 2017 were retrospectively retrieved. The change in percentage of predicted normal forced vital capacity at last follow-up visit as compared with baseline was studied. In addition, high-resolution computed tomography scans at baseline and 2-year follow-up visit were scored as either stable/improved or worsened by experienced thoracic radiologists blinded to the clinical details of patients. Results: Altogether, 88 patients (85.2% females) with mean age (SD) of 33.8 years (± 11.3) and median (interquartile range) duration of disease since non-Raynaud's symptoms of 36 months (13.5-60) were studied. Diffuse systemic sclerosis comprised 85.2% of them. The mean baseline forced vital capacity was 61.2 ± 17.9% and median scores for ground glass opacities and fibrosis in high-resolution computed tomography were 0.5 (0-1.3) and 1 (0-1.3), respectively. At a median follow-up duration of 30 months (interquartile range = 16.5-49), the percentage of forced vital capacity improved by 1.8% (-3.82 to 9.07) as compared with baseline visit ( Conclusion: Mycophenolate mofetil/mycophenolate sodium was efficacious in improving /stabilizing forced vital capacity irrespective of the baseline high-resolution computed tomography lung scores in our patients with systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease during the ⩾ 2-year follow-up period.

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