Alicia M. Hinze, MD: Systemic sclerosis is a complex autoimmune disease that has features of a vasculopathy as well as features of fibrosis, or progressive fibrosis, that can affect multiple organs.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DESTIN, Fla. — Stem cell transplantation, accompanied by total body radiation, is the only “cure” for ...

Systemic sclerosis is a complex autoimmune condition marked by aberrant immune activation, widespread fibrosis and vasculopathy that affect the skin and multiple internal organs. The disease manifests ...

Alicia M. Hinze, MD: The goal in therapy for interstitial lung disease that is progressing and systemic sclerosis would be stabilization of disease. Unfortunately, we don’t have something that is ...

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) progression in patients with systemic sclerosis–associated ILD (SSc-ILD) did not predict subsequent progression at the next annual follow-up, with only 20% showing ...

Quantitative assessment of the extent of interstitial lung disease in patients with systemic sclerosis and levels of certain proteins in bronchoalveolar lavage samples have potential for predicting ...

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease that can harden the skin, impair blood flow, and damage internal organs such as the lungs and kidneys. But no two patients experience the disease ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy led to remission, or ceased disease progression, over ...

Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT) for SSc has been proven the most effective treatment strategy with regard to overall and event free survival in selected patients. 2 But a ...