Objective To perform a systematic review and meta‐analysis on studies examining the
properties of ultrasonography of major salivary glands for diagnosing Sjögren's syndrome. …

Objective To assess the validity of ultrasound of major salivary glands (sUS) compared with
parotid and labial gland biopsies, sialometry, anti-SSA/Ro antibody status and classification …

Ultrasound is a promising diagnostic method when it comes to assessing the involvement of
major salivary glands in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). A matter of debate …

Background Several small open-label studies have suggested efficacy of abatacept—a co-stimulation
inhibitor—in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome. These promising results …

Objective To assess whether the addition of salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) or
replacement of current criteria items by SGUS influences the performance of the American …

Ab binding to CD20 has been shown to induce apoptosis in B cells. In this study, we demonstrate
that rituximab sensitizes lymphoma B cells to Fas-induced apoptosis in a caspase-8-…

Objective To assess whether ultrasonographic scoring of (i) both parotid and submandibular
salivary glands and (ii) all individual components of the Hocevar scoring system, is needed …

Objective The involvement of salivary glands in primary SS (pSS) can be assessed in different
ways: histopathology, salivary flow and ultrasonography. To understand the relative value …

Objective To investigate treatment efficacy of long-term abatacept treatment in pSS patients.
Methods The single-centre ASAP-III trial consisted of two phases: the randomised, double-…

Objective To investigate salivary gland ultrasound (SGUS) abnormalities in relation to clinical
phenotype and patient characteristics, disease activity, and disease damage in patients …