title: [Clinical risk-adapted therapies in systemic sclerosis].
abstract: Systemic sclerosis is a challenging disease in terms of early risk assessment and the implications for therapy. The current article draws on a literature analysis and on personal experience of over 450 patients with systemic sclerosis and related illnesses, describing an attempt at a risk-adapted treatment strategy for patients with systemic sclerosis, and is intended to be used as a discussion paper. A major point of emphasis is on novel therapeutic options for patients who are refractory to current treatment strategies and who are at a high risk of serious complications or a limited prognosis. The paper also highlights possible future treatment options, including vasoactive, cellular and immune suppressant treatments.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie der Charité Universitätsmedizin, Centrum 12, Charité Campus Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany. gabriela.riemekasten@charite.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riemekasten
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dragun
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D014665:Vasodilator Agents