D. Khanna

Advances in imaging for systemic sclerosis.

Conceptual framework for the definition of disease modification in systemic sclerosis and potential implications for drug development and clinical study design.

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multifaceted systemic autoimmune disease, characterised by the interplay of vascular alterations, immune dysregulation, and fibrosis. The molecular changes and the clinical presentation of SSc are highly heterogeneous and vary considerably between individual patients. This heterogeneity ha...

Abatacept Reduces CD319+ (SLAMF7) Cytotoxic T Cells and Cytokine Production in Systemic Sclerosis.

Abatacept selectively modulates CD319/SLAMF7-expressing cytotoxic T cells and suppresses associated pro-fibrotic and pro-inflammatory cytokines, particularly in the fibroproliferative subtype, where CD319+ T cell reductions correlate with clinical improvement.