QUIZ: Predictors in Systemic Sclerosis-Interstitial Lung Disease

A recent study found that during the first 2 years of treatment with immunosuppression, one of the most important predictors of long-term mortality in systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease involves:

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The correct answer is “age.” In our Q&A with lead author of the study, Dr Elizabeth Volkmann, she said that in addition to increased age, increased extent of skin sclerosis and a decline in lung function are the most important predictors of long-term mortality in systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD). “The results of this research may change how we manage patients with SSc-ILD in the future,” she said. Read the Q&A here.

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In our Q&A with lead author of the study, Dr Elizabeth Volkmann, she said that in addition to increased age, increased extent of skin sclerosis and a decline in lung function are the most important predictors of long-term mortality in systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD). “The results of this research may change how we manage patients with SSc-ILD in the future,” she said. Read the Q&A here.