Course of dermal ulcers and musculoskeletal involvement in systemic sclerosis patients in the scleroderma lung study.

Author: Au K, Mayes MD, Maranian P, Clements PJ, Khanna D, Steen VD, Tashkin D, Roth MD, Elashoff R, Furst DE.
Date Published: August-2010
Source: Arthritis Care & Research

OBJECTIVE.: To evaluate changes in vascular and musculoskeletal involvement in subjects in the Scleroderma Lung Study (SLS), a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial comparing placebo treatment to oral cyclophosphamide for 1 year in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients with interstitial lung disease. Subjects were then followed off study agent for an additional 12 months.


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