2026 Vol.44, N°8 - Table of contents
August - Scleroderma 2026
Review
CER20154
2026,44,8
Pg. 1453-1467
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Systemic sclerosis: one year in review 2026
G. Lepri, M. Di Battista, V. Codullo, G. Ghezzi, L.M. Bianchessi, F. Liuzzi, S. Guiducci, A. Della Rossa
G. Lepri, M. Di Battista, V. Codullo, G. Ghezzi, L.M. Bianchessi, F. Liuzzi, S. Guiducci, A. Della Rossa
Full Papers
CER18920
2026,44,8
Pg. 1468-1474
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Effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination program in systemic sclerosis patients treated by autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a comparative study on behalf of MATHEC-SFGM-TC group
L. Biard, G. Pugnet, C. Cacciatore, P.H. Prata, B. Crichi, F. Urbain, I. Munia, P. Lansiaux, C. Le Maignan, D. Farge
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/8o94lv
L. Biard, G. Pugnet, C. Cacciatore, P.H. Prata, B. Crichi, F. Urbain, I. Munia, P. Lansiaux, C. Le Maignan, D. Farge
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/8o94lv
CER19107
2026,44,8
Pg. 1475-1482
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Clinical practice guidelines for reporting nailfold videocapillaroscopy: a Delphi consensus on behalf of the Italian Society of Rheumatology Study Group on Capillaroscopy
F. Ingegnoli, D. Pireddu, E. Platania, R. De Angelis, A. Alunno, A. Ariani, S. Barsotti, V. Batani, L. Belloli, A. Bezzi, S.L. Bosello, F. Cacciapaglia, S.L. Calvisi, N. Carlo-Stella, F. Carubbi, I. Cavazzana, V. Codullo, M. Colaci, M. Cornalba, G. Cuomo, G. De Marchi, A. Della Rossa, M. Di Battista, E. Di Ruscio, P. Faggioli, M. Favero, R. Foti, F. Girelli, D. Giuggioli, S. Guiducci, E. Gotelli, V. Grosso, E. Hysa, A. Iuliano, F. Lalli, L. Leveghi, E. Marasco, G. Mennillo, G. Moroncini, G. Pellegrino, C. Perricone, C. Pizzorni, E. Praino, L. Quarta, V.L. Ramoni, L. Santo, C. Schenone, M. Sebastiani, L. Serafino, T. Serban, P. Stobbione, A. Sulli, S. Truglia, V. Smith, M. Cutolo, V. Riccieri
On behalf of the Study Group on Capillaroscopy and Microcirculation in Rheumatic Diseases of the Italian Society of Rheumatology (CAPSIR)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/2z4j95
F. Ingegnoli, D. Pireddu, E. Platania, R. De Angelis, A. Alunno, A. Ariani, S. Barsotti, V. Batani, L. Belloli, A. Bezzi, S.L. Bosello, F. Cacciapaglia, S.L. Calvisi, N. Carlo-Stella, F. Carubbi, I. Cavazzana, V. Codullo, M. Colaci, M. Cornalba, G. Cuomo, G. De Marchi, A. Della Rossa, M. Di Battista, E. Di Ruscio, P. Faggioli, M. Favero, R. Foti, F. Girelli, D. Giuggioli, S. Guiducci, E. Gotelli, V. Grosso, E. Hysa, A. Iuliano, F. Lalli, L. Leveghi, E. Marasco, G. Mennillo, G. Moroncini, G. Pellegrino, C. Perricone, C. Pizzorni, E. Praino, L. Quarta, V.L. Ramoni, L. Santo, C. Schenone, M. Sebastiani, L. Serafino, T. Serban, P. Stobbione, A. Sulli, S. Truglia, V. Smith, M. Cutolo, V. Riccieri
On behalf of the Study Group on Capillaroscopy and Microcirculation in Rheumatic Diseases of the Italian Society of Rheumatology (CAPSIR)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/2z4j95
CER18959
2026,44,8
Pg. 1483-1491
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Risk of major cardiovascular events in patients with systemic sclerosis: insights into an underestimated concern from a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
G. Pellegrino, D. Mohammad Reza Beigi, A. Varvaro, M. Arese, V. Riccieri, P. Sarzi-Puttini
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/6pstix
G. Pellegrino, D. Mohammad Reza Beigi, A. Varvaro, M. Arese, V. Riccieri, P. Sarzi-Puttini
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/6pstix
CER19237
2026,44,8
Pg. 1492-1497
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Nintedanib in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease: real-world cohort study on tolerability and discontinuation
P. Kaenmuang, N.R. Goldman, A. Srirangan, F. Danzo, W.-H. Yip, A. Taki, S. Boreland, B. Vitri, C.J. Stock, C.P. Denton, A.U. Wells, V.H. Ong, P. Sestini, E.A. Renzoni
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/dvur8b
P. Kaenmuang, N.R. Goldman, A. Srirangan, F. Danzo, W.-H. Yip, A. Taki, S. Boreland, B. Vitri, C.J. Stock, C.P. Denton, A.U. Wells, V.H. Ong, P. Sestini, E.A. Renzoni
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/dvur8b
CER19316
2026,44,8
Pg. 1498-1505
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Multiparametric assessment of sarcopenia in systemic sclerosis: prognostic implications and interplay with malnutrition
M. Di Battista, A. Rossi, G. Pisano, G. Ghezzi, E. Bertolucci, A. Della Rossa, M. Mosca
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/aa6fl3
M. Di Battista, A. Rossi, G. Pisano, G. Ghezzi, E. Bertolucci, A. Della Rossa, M. Mosca
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/aa6fl3
CER19515
2026,44,8
Pg. 1506-1513
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Evaluation of particle-based multi-analyte technology for autoantibody detection in systemic sclerosis: concordance with conventional methods and clinical associations
A. Pérez-Isidro, G.-M. Lledó-Ibañez, S. Prieto-González, F. Hernández-González, C. Andalucia, M.A. Aure, C. Melus, N. De Moner, O. Viñas, G. Espinosa, E. Ruiz-Ortiz
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/pfen40
A. Pérez-Isidro, G.-M. Lledó-Ibañez, S. Prieto-González, F. Hernández-González, C. Andalucia, M.A. Aure, C. Melus, N. De Moner, O. Viñas, G. Espinosa, E. Ruiz-Ortiz
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/pfen40
CER19213
2026,44,8
Pg. 1514-1523
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BLyS/APRIL dual inhibition for systemic sclerosis: a single-centre, single-arm, open-label clinical trial of telitacicept
Q. Shi, J. Zhang, Q. Yu, Y. Gu, J. Liu, F. Wang, S. Wang, B. Liu, L. Chen, Q. Lu, X. Lin, J. Ding, H. Dong
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/jckjcq
Q. Shi, J. Zhang, Q. Yu, Y. Gu, J. Liu, F. Wang, S. Wang, B. Liu, L. Chen, Q. Lu, X. Lin, J. Ding, H. Dong
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/jckjcq
CER19371
2026,44,8
Pg. 1524-1533
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Hand bone densitometry associates with nailfold capillaroscopic severity of microvascular damage in systemic sclerosis: a pilot study
S. Paolino, R. Campitiello, A. Casabella, E. Gotelli, E. Hysa, C. Pizzorni, G. Davoli, E. Caratto, A. Sulli, V. Smith, M. Cutolo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/zr2o21
S. Paolino, R. Campitiello, A. Casabella, E. Gotelli, E. Hysa, C. Pizzorni, G. Davoli, E. Caratto, A. Sulli, V. Smith, M. Cutolo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/zr2o21
CER19628
2026,44,8
Pg. 1534-1542
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Prevention and management of gastrointestinal side effects in patients with systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease receiving anti-fibrotic therapy: a modified Delphi consensus study
N. Del Papa, P. Cipriani, C. Galeone, P. Mariani, C. Ogliari
Collaborator/s: P. Airò, L. Beretta, S.L. Bosello, C. Campochiaro, I. Cavazzana, V. Codullo, L. Dardani, R. De Angelis, G. De Luca, M. De Santis, A. Della Rossa, M.G. Lazzaroni, L. Magnani, M. Orlandi, A. Spinella, B. Vigone, E. Zanatta, G. Zanframundo
SSc-ILD Study Group
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/rlzpfe
N. Del Papa, P. Cipriani, C. Galeone, P. Mariani, C. Ogliari
Collaborator/s: P. Airò, L. Beretta, S.L. Bosello, C. Campochiaro, I. Cavazzana, V. Codullo, L. Dardani, R. De Angelis, G. De Luca, M. De Santis, A. Della Rossa, M.G. Lazzaroni, L. Magnani, M. Orlandi, A. Spinella, B. Vigone, E. Zanatta, G. Zanframundo
SSc-ILD Study Group
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/rlzpfe
CER19665
2026,44,8
Pg. 1543-1550
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Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, but not calcium channel blockers, improve peripheral vascular function in systemic sclerosis
D.R. Machin, J. Tucker, S. Bloom, D.W. Wray, A.J. Donato, T.M. Frech
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/tlicso
D.R. Machin, J. Tucker, S. Bloom, D.W. Wray, A.J. Donato, T.M. Frech
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/tlicso
CER19565
2026,44,8
Pg. 1551-1561
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Development of the Fatigue Coping Strategies Questionnaire: a Scleroderma Patient-Centred Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort Cross-Sectional Study
C. Dal Santo, M. Golberg, M.-E. Carrier, D. Harel, L. Kwakkenbos, S.J. Bartlett, C. Fortuné, A. Gietzen, K. Gottesman, G. Guillot, A. Lawrie-Jones, M. Richard, M. Sauvé, L. Mouthon, V.L. Malcarne, B.D. Thombs
Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network Investigators
C. Dal Santo, M. Golberg, M.-E. Carrier, D. Harel, L. Kwakkenbos, S.J. Bartlett, C. Fortuné, A. Gietzen, K. Gottesman, G. Guillot, A. Lawrie-Jones, M. Richard, M. Sauvé, L. Mouthon, V.L. Malcarne, B.D. Thombs
Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network Investigators
CER19600
2026,44,8
Pg. 1562-1569
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Clinical distinctions of anti-topoisomerase positive limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis in early disease: results from the early Systemic sclerOsis Longitudinal Assessment Registry from Turkey
M.E. Yayla, B. Okyar, E.D. Ersözlü, D.S. Özgür, C. Bes, A. Çefle, B. Firlatan Yazgan, G. Kimyon, T.M. Turgay, M.A. Baltaci, A. Avanoglu Guler, I. Vasi, A. Erden, R. Bilici, B. Sulu, G. Varkal, D. Arslan, Z. Uğurlu, A. Doğru, A. Avcu, F. Alibaz-Oner, B. Yurttaş, S.C. Güven, Ş. Erten, O. Küçükşahin, T. Kahraman Denizhan, S. Şenel, G. Yamancan, A. Karatas, E. Genç, M.E. Tezcan, Ö. Dogan Agbuga, S. Amikishiyev, A. Babayigit, A. Şahin, R. Yildirim, T. Kaşifoğlu, B. Aslan, T.S. Öğüt, O. Zengin, F. Albayrak, E. Er Gülbezer, V. Yazısız, M. Birlik, G. Hatemi, Y. Yalçınkaya, M. Inanç, S.S. Koca, D. Temiz Karadağ, M. Erdogan, A. Sarı, A. Akdogan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/lh87cq
M.E. Yayla, B. Okyar, E.D. Ersözlü, D.S. Özgür, C. Bes, A. Çefle, B. Firlatan Yazgan, G. Kimyon, T.M. Turgay, M.A. Baltaci, A. Avanoglu Guler, I. Vasi, A. Erden, R. Bilici, B. Sulu, G. Varkal, D. Arslan, Z. Uğurlu, A. Doğru, A. Avcu, F. Alibaz-Oner, B. Yurttaş, S.C. Güven, Ş. Erten, O. Küçükşahin, T. Kahraman Denizhan, S. Şenel, G. Yamancan, A. Karatas, E. Genç, M.E. Tezcan, Ö. Dogan Agbuga, S. Amikishiyev, A. Babayigit, A. Şahin, R. Yildirim, T. Kaşifoğlu, B. Aslan, T.S. Öğüt, O. Zengin, F. Albayrak, E. Er Gülbezer, V. Yazısız, M. Birlik, G. Hatemi, Y. Yalçınkaya, M. Inanç, S.S. Koca, D. Temiz Karadağ, M. Erdogan, A. Sarı, A. Akdogan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/lh87cq
CER19647
2026,44,8
Pg. 1570-1581
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Lung cancer risk in systemic sclerosis: data from an inception cohort and meta-analysis of published studies
A. Makris, V. Poulia, V.K. Bournia, K. Fragiadaki, M.G. Tektonidou, P.P. Sfikakis, S. Panopoulos
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/by5ndi
A. Makris, V. Poulia, V.K. Bournia, K. Fragiadaki, M.G. Tektonidou, P.P. Sfikakis, S. Panopoulos
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/by5ndi
CER19658
2026,44,8
Pg. 1582-1589
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Clinical characteristics, predictors and prognosis of systemic sclerosis with scleroderma renal crisis and pulmonary arterial hypertension
Z. Xu, J. Li, Y. Hou
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/jr0zl5
Z. Xu, J. Li, Y. Hou
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/jr0zl5
CER19952
2026,44,8
Pg. 1590-1595
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Tracking interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis: integrating lung magnetic resonance imaging into a clinically oriented multimodal follow-up strategy
M. Di Battista, C. Romei, S. Barsotti, A. Marcucci, V. Uggenti, G. Ghezzi, A. Delle Sedie, A. Della Rossa, E. Neri, M. Mosca
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/utoe2k
M. Di Battista, C. Romei, S. Barsotti, A. Marcucci, V. Uggenti, G. Ghezzi, A. Delle Sedie, A. Della Rossa, E. Neri, M. Mosca
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/utoe2k
CER19991
2026,44,8
Pg. 1596-1605
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Association of circulating miR-29b with microvascular dysfunction and digital ulcers in patients with systemic sclerosis: a single-centre pilot study
F. Tambaro, C. Pellicano, A. Gigante, C. Gallicchio, E. Rosato, M. Muscaritoli
F. Tambaro, C. Pellicano, A. Gigante, C. Gallicchio, E. Rosato, M. Muscaritoli
CER20036
2026,44,8
Pg. 1606-1613
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Biochemical, radiological and histological effects of ixekizumab on skin tissue in a bleomycin-induced systemic sclerosis mouse model
G. Sargin, Y.B. Turgut, B. Yilmaz, G. Tuzcu, E. Eroğlu, A. Tuzcu, Y. Uyanikgil
G. Sargin, Y.B. Turgut, B. Yilmaz, G. Tuzcu, E. Eroğlu, A. Tuzcu, Y. Uyanikgil
Review
CER19481
2026,44,8
Pg. 1614-1625
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Macrophage heterogeneity governs the balance between fibrosis and tissue protection in systemic sclerosis
P. Zheng, C. Liu, X. Zhou, J. Lu, M. Li, L. Zhu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/kfkfod
P. Zheng, C. Liu, X. Zhou, J. Lu, M. Li, L. Zhu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/kfkfod
Introduction
CER20447
2026,44,8
Pg. 1626
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Special articles. Outcome measures in juvenile systemic sclerosis: an unmet need. Introduction
N. Vasquez-Canizares, F. Zulian
N. Vasquez-Canizares, F. Zulian
Review
CER20331
2026,44,8
Pg. 1627-1634
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Juvenile- and adult-onset systemic sclerosis: similarities and differences in early disease patterns. A scoping review
N. Vasquez-Canizares, M. Twilt, Q. Mccormick, P. Bhave, I.A. Dobre, S.C. Li
N. Vasquez-Canizares, M. Twilt, Q. Mccormick, P. Bhave, I.A. Dobre, S.C. Li
CER20307
2026,44,8
Pg. 1635-1644
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Outcome measures for cutaneous and musculoskeletal involvement in juvenile systemic sclerosis: a scoping literature review
V. Maniscalco, M. Cakan, A. Robinson, N. Vasquez-Canizares, M. Lu, R. Zheng, A. Adrovic, B. Sozeri, S. Shenoi, S. Appenzeller, S. Sampath, M. Cattalini, M. Twilt, C.E. Pain, F. Zulian, S.C. Li
V. Maniscalco, M. Cakan, A. Robinson, N. Vasquez-Canizares, M. Lu, R. Zheng, A. Adrovic, B. Sozeri, S. Shenoi, S. Appenzeller, S. Sampath, M. Cattalini, M. Twilt, C.E. Pain, F. Zulian, S.C. Li