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2026 Vol.44, N°8 - Table of contents

August - Scleroderma 2026

August - Scleroderma 2026

One year in 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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/j7bbx5

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

Rheumatology Addendum

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

Rheumatology Addendum

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

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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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

Rheumatology Addendum

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

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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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

 

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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/m4a8ni

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

Rheumatology Addendum

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

Rheumatology Addendum

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

Rheumatology Addendum

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

Rheumatology Addendum

 

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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/733qf8

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

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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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/gruvgq

Rheumatology Abstract

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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

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

Paediatric Rheumatology - Special Articles

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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/yg98sn

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

 

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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/l4cx23

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

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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
on behalf of the International Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis Outcome Group (IJOG) initiative
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/00khha

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

Rheumatology Addendum

 

CER20283
2026,44,8
Pg. 1645-1652

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Domains and outcome measures for the assessment of digital vasculopathy and Raynaud's phenomenon in adult and juvenile systemic sclerosis: a scoping literature review
V. Maniscalco, N. Vasquez-Canizares, J. Lemon, L. Stead, V. Leone, K. Clarke, F. Zulian, S.C. Li, M. Twilt, A. Adrovic, S. Appenzeller, E. Marrani, M. Çakan, E. Del Giudice, M. Cattalini, F. Tirelli, L.A. Robinson, S. Sampath, G. Mastrangelo, G. Simonini, C.E. Pain
on behalf of the International Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis Outcome Group (IJOG) initiative, and the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Scleroderma Working Group
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/76mozn

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

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CER20309
2026,44,8
Pg. 1653-1661

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Domains and outcome measures for the assessment of cardiac involvement in juvenile systemic sclerosis: a scoping literature review
F. Tirelli, N. Vasquez-Canizares, E. Marrani, L.A. Robinson, M. Çakan, V. Maniscalco, A. Adrovic, S. Appenzeller, M. Cattalini, S. Sampath, S.C. Li, M. Twilt, C.E. Pain, B. Castaldi, F. Zulian
on behalf of the International Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis Outcome Group (IJOG) initiative and the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Scleroderma Working Group
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/q8g25b

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

Rheumatology Addendum

 

CER20305
2026,44,8
Pg. 1662-1669

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Outcome measures used to assess gastrointestinal tract involvement in adults and children with systemic sclerosis: a scoping review
L.A. Robinson, E. Willis, O. Kasapcopur, A. Gunalp, N. Vasquez-Canizares, M. Twilt, C.E. Pain, F. Zulian, S.C. Li, L. Ambartsumyan
Collaborator/s: M. Çakan, A. Adrovic, V. Maniscalco, F. Tirelli, S. Appenzeller, S. Ishaq
on behalf of the International Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis Outcome Group (IJOG) initiative, and the CARRA Juvenile Scleroderma Workgroup initiative
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/j5ohku

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

Rheumatology Addendum

 

CER20298
2026,44,8
Pg. 1670-1679

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Evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract in juvenile systemic sclerosis: the paediatric gastroenterologist perspective
A. Krasaelap, R.E. Borlack, J. Garcia-Marin, L.A. Robinson, E. Willis, S.C. Li, N. Vasquez-Canizares, O. Kasapcopur, A. Gunalp, L. Ambartsumyan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/vxx3sy

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

Letters to the Editor

CER19089
2026,44,8
Pg. 1680-1681

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Temporomandibular joint involvement and reduced mouth opening in systemic sclerosis: a not interdependent relationship
M.A. Bagni, S. Guiducci, G. Lepri, S. Torracchi, P. Bernardini, D. Melchiorre
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/xxr41b

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

 

CER19130
2026,44,8
Pg. 1682

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Comments on: Increased serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor concentrations are linked to high-sensitivity troponin T and disease progression in systemic sclerosis
G. Chen, L.M. Zhang, Y. Zhang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/5ynhsh

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

 

CER19189
2026,44,8
Pg. 1683

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Reply to the comments on: Increased serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor concentrations are linked to high-sensitivity troponin T and disease progression in systemic sclerosis
S. Klapa, L. Schumacher, P. Lamprecht
on behalf of all authors.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/eaaqk8

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

 

CER19475
2026,44,8
Pg. 1684-1685

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Cervical spinal calcinosis in systemic sclerosis presenting with foraminal stenosis, radiculopathy and vertebral artery displacement
C. Valera-Ribera, L. Montolio-Chiva, J.J. Alegre-Sancho
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/bpp3v9

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

 

CER19791
2026,44,8
Pg. 1686

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Transient effect of iloprost on left ventricular global longitudinal strain in systemic sclerosis
C. Salmeri, I. Isaia, P. Fiorenza, L. Malatino, M. Colaci
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/xiamb3

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

 

CER19783
2026,44,8
Pg. 1687-1688

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Ultrastructural alterations in the bronchial mucosa of patients with early interstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis
M. Wildt, O. Gustafsson, L. Bjermer, G. Westergren-Thorsson, K. Andréasson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/znpjtk

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article

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CER20084
2026,44,8
Pg. 1689-1690

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Obinutuzumab in a patient with overlap syndrome of systemic sclerosis and myositis with perimyocarditis and renal crisis
L. Schneider, A.-C. Pecher, D. Zinsser, J. Henes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/sdv6lb

Rheumatology Abstract

Rheumatology Article