Rituximab in the treatment of refractory adult and juvenile dermatomyositis and adult polymyositis: a randomized, placebo‐phase trial

…, MO Harris‐Love, DC Koontz, N Fertig… - Arthritis & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the safety and efficacy of rituximab in a randomized, double‐blind,
placebo‐phase trial in adult and pediatric myositis patients. Methods Adults with refractory …

The diagnostic utility of myositis autoantibody testing for predicting the risk of cancer-associated myositis

H Chinoy, N Fertig, CV Oddis, WER Ollier… - Annals of the rheumatic …, 2007 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives: There is a known association between myositis and cancer. The risk is greater in
dermatomyositis (DM) than polymyositis (PM), although reliable methods to predict cancer …

Systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma: demographic, clinical, and serologic features and survival in forty‐eight patients

H Poormoghim, M Lucas, N Fertig… - … : Official Journal of the …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe the demographic, clinical, and laboratory features and natural history
of patients with systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma (ssSSc), and to compare them with …

Anti–signal recognition particle autoantibody in patients with and patients without idiopathic inflammatory myopathy

AH Kao, D Lacomis, M Lucas, N Fertig… - … : Official Journal of the …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the long‐term outcome and associated clinical, serologic, and
pathologic features in a cohort of patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) and the anti–…

Patients with non-Jo-1 anti-tRNA-synthetase autoantibodies have worse survival than Jo-1 positive patients

R Aggarwal, E Cassidy, N Fertig, DC Koontz… - Annals of the …, 2014 - ard.bmj.com
Objective To compare the cumulative survival and event free survival in patients with Jo-1
versus non-Jo-1 anti-tRNA synthetase autoantibodies (anti-synAb). Methods Anti-synAb …

Treatment of antisynthetase‐associated interstitial lung disease with tacrolimus

MR Wilkes, SM Sereika, N Fertig… - … : Official Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the efficacy of tacrolimus in patients with anti–aminoacyl–transfer RNA
synthetase (anti‐aaRS)–associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) and idiopathic …

Anti–Jo‐1 antibody levels correlate with disease activity in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy

KB Stone, CV Oddis, N Fertig… - … : Official Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Previous case series have examined the relationship between anti–Jo‐1 antibody
levels and myositis disease activity, demonstrating equivocal results. Using enzyme‐linked …

Correlation of serum anti‐DNA topoisomerase I antibody levels with disease severity and activity in systemic sclerosis

PQ Hu, N Fertig, TA Medsger Jr… - Arthritis & …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate correlations between serum levels of topoisomerase I–specific antibody
(anti–topo I) and clinical features of systemic sclerosis (SSc), including disease severity …

Skin thickness progression rate: a predictor of mortality and early internal organ involvement in diffuse scleroderma

…, T Rodriguez-Reyna, M Lucas, N Fertig… - Annals of the …, 2011 - ard.bmj.com
Objective To examine the association of skin thickness progression rate (STPR) with mortality,
and as a predictor of future internal organ involvement in an inception cohort of diffuse …

A comparison between anti‐Th/To–and anticentromere antibody–positive systemic sclerosis patients with limited cutaneous involvement

GM Mitri, M Lucas, N Fertig, VD Steen… - Arthritis & …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare anti‐Th/To–positive and anticentromere antibody (ACA)–positive
patients with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc). Methods We reviewed the medical …