Modern rheumatology
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Modern rheumatology · Mar 2013
Clinical significance of monitoring serum adiponectin levels during intravenous pulse cyclophosphamide therapy in interstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis.
To investigate the clinical significance of monitoring serum adiponectin levels during intravenous pulse cyclophosphamide (IVCY) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). ⋯ The monitoring of serum adiponectin levels during the IVCY treatment may be useful to identify SSc patients with ILD refractory to the treatment and at high risk for exacerbations during the follow-up period.