van Vollenhoven, R;
Voskuyl, A;
Bertsias, G;
Aranow, C;
Aringer, M;
Arnaud, L;
Askanase, A;
... Ward, M; + view all
(2016)
A framework for remission in SLE: consensus findings from a large international task force on definitions of remission in SLE (DORIS).
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209519.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Treat-to-target recommendations have identified 'remission' as a target in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but recognise that there is no universally accepted definition for this. Therefore, we initiated a process to achieve consensus on potential definitions for remission in SLE. METHODS: An international task force of 60 specialists and patient representatives participated in preparatory exercises, a face-to-face meeting and follow-up electronic voting. The level for agreement was set at 90%. RESULTS: The task force agreed on eight key statements regarding remission in SLE and three principles to guide the further development of remission definitions:1. Definitions of remission will be worded as follows: remission in SLE is a durable state characterised by …………………. (reference to symptoms, signs, routine labs).2. For defining remission, a validated index must be used, for example, clinical systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index (SLEDAI)=0, British Isles lupus assessment group (BILAG) 2004 D/E only, clinical European consensus lupus outcome measure (ECLAM)=0; with routine laboratory assessments included, and supplemented with physician's global assessment.3. Distinction is made between remission off and on therapy: remission off therapy requires the patient to be on no other treatment for SLE than maintenance antimalarials; and remission on therapy allows patients to be on stable maintenance antimalarials, low-dose corticosteroids (prednisone ≤5 mg/day), maintenance immunosuppressives and/or maintenance biologics.The task force also agreed that the most appropriate outcomes (dependent variables) for testing the prognostic value (construct validity) of potential remission definitions are: death, damage, flares and measures of health-related quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: The work of this international task force provides a framework for testing different definitions of remission against long-term outcomes.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A framework for remission in SLE: consensus findings from a large international task force on definitions of remission in SLE (DORIS) |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209519 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209519 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2016, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the European League Against Rheumatism. |
| Keywords: | Disease Activity, Outcomes research, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inflammation |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1531777 |
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