Glucocorticoid-free remission in patients with SLE in the era of biologics: Immune complex disease is likely to benefit from current medications
Hiroshi Oiwa,
Takeshi Suga,
Yohei Hosokawa
et al.
Abstract:Objectives In addition to various immunosuppressive agents, belimumab and anifrolumab became available in Japan. We aimed to investigate glucocorticoid-free clinical remission in a single-centre retrospective cohort in October 2023. Methods Our cohort included patients with SLE who needed to start or increase glucocorticoids for disease activity and were followed up for more than 1 year. We investigated the rate of achievement of clinical remission off corticosteroids (CR off C), defined as no clinical score o… Show more
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