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ArticleLupus science & medicine2026

Remission and low disease activity state in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: differential impact on damage accrual in a Latin American cohort (GLADEL).

R Ezequiel Borgia, Manuel F Ugarte-Gil, Deborah M Levy, Guillermo J Pons-Estel, Guillermina B Harvey, Lucia Hernández, Luis Alberto Ramírez Gómez, Oscar Uribe-Uribe, Hugo Grisales Romero, Mario Cardiel and 4 more

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R Ezequiel BorgiaDivision of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4023-2194
Manuel F Ugarte-GilGrupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru manuel_ugarte@yahoo.com.
Deborah M LevyRheumatology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1023-9499
Guillermo J Pons-EstelCentro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (CREAR), Rosario, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0647-929X
Guillermina B HarveyFacultad de Ciencias Económicas y Estadística, Escuela de Estadística, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina.
Lucia HernándezDepartamento de Psicología y Sociología, Universidad de Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain.
Luis Alberto Ramírez GómezSección de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario San Vicente de Paúl, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.
Oscar Uribe-UribeUniversidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
Hugo Grisales RomeroSección de Reumatología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
Mario CardielServicio de Reumatología, Unidad de Investigación, Hospital General Dr Miguel Silva, Morelia, Mexico.
Daniel WojdylaEscuela de Estadística, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina.
Graciela S AlarconDivision of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Marnix E Heersink School of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Bernardo A Pons-EstelRheumatology, Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (CREAR), Rosario, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2518-0266
Grupo Latinoamericano de Estudio del Lupus (GLADEL)

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Abstract

objectiveTo examine the impact of different disease activity states (DAS) on outcomes in a longitudinal inception childhood-onset SLE cohort. MATERIALS AND

methodsThree DAS were included-remission: clinical SLE DAS (SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI)=0, prednisone (≤5 mg/day) and/or immunosuppressants (IS) (maintenance dose)); lupus low DAS (LLDAS): SLEDAI ≤4 with 0 scores for major organ involvement, no increase in any SLEDAI component since the previous visit, on prednisone (≤7.5 mg/day) and/or IS (maintenance dose); and active disease otherwise. The association of these DAS with new damage (increase of at least 1 point in the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology (SLICC/ACR) Damage Index (SDI)), severe new damage (an increase of ≥3 points in the SDI) and mortality (any cause) at any time during the follow-up was examined using Cox proportional hazards regression models.

resultsThe majority of the 212 patients included had active disease at baseline (84%). There was no association between LLDAS and lower risk of new damage or severe new damage (HR 0.98, 95% CI 0.43 to 2.22, p=0.955 and HR 0.40, 95% CI 0.04 to 3.62, p=0.415, respectively). Remission was associated with lower risk of new damage (HR 0.36, 95% CI 0.15 to 0.91, p=0.030), but it had no impact on mortality (HR 0.45, 95% CI 0.06 to 3.66, p=0.454).

conclusionsAttaining LLDAS and remission was lower in our cohort than in other contemporary paediatric lupus cohorts. Remission but not LLDAS was associated with lower risk of new damage over 4.3 years of follow-up. None of these DAS were associated with mortality.

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Immunosuppressive AgentsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicAdolescentAge of OnsetChildCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansLatin AmericaLongitudinal StudiesMalePrednisoneProportional Hazards ModelsRemission InductionSeverity of Illness IndexImmunosuppressive AgentsPrednisoneHealth services researchLupus Erythematosus, SystemicOutcome Assessment, Health Care

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PMCPMC13331123

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