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Rheumatology

The group focuses its research projects on non-traumatic musculoskeletal diseases, mainly autoimmune diseases (Lupus, Scleroderma, Vasculitis, Inflammatory myopathies,...), and immune-mediated arthropathies (rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis,...). The group has mainly carried out clinical research studies (description of disease phenotypes, response to treatments) and, in recent years, basic research (histopathology, immunology, and genetics) has been added. Likewise, innovative projects have been developed (training of rheumatic patients, thermal imaging in arthritis, mobile devices for monitoring chronic diseases) for application to clinical practice. Four members of the group are doctors and 5 more are finishing their PhD. We have got updated records of disease groups, clinical situation and prescribed advanced (biological) treatments. We have got a collection of biological samples of all these autoimmune diseases in different stages of evolution and different treatments

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Only original articles, editorials, guidelines.

  • Rusinovich-Lovgach O, Plaza Z, Fernández-Castro M, Rosas-Gómez de Salazar J, Martínez-Taboada VM, Olive A, Menor-Almagro R, Serrano-Benavente B, Font-Urgelles J, Garcia-Aparicio A, Manrique-Arija S, Garcia-Vadillo JA, Lopez-Gonzalez R, Narvaez-García J, Rodriguez-Lozano B, Galisteo C, Gonzalez-Martin JJ, Vela-Casasempere P, Rabadán E, Naranjo A, Paredes-Romero B, Riancho-Zarrabeitia L, Melchor-Diaz S, Altabás I, Heredia S, Moriano C, Blazquez-Cañamero A, Estrada-Alarcón P, Judez E, Alcorta-Lorenzo N, Martínez-Pérez R, Sánchez-Alonso F, Andréu JL.

    High incidence of lymphoma in Sjögren's disease: predictors and mortality implications in a prospective cohort study.

    RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL . 45(8): 184-184.

    [doi:10.1007/s00296-025-05935-y]

  • Almodóvar R, Pérez-Fernández E, Valero M, Villaverde V, González L, Joven Ibáñez B, Tomero Muriel E, Prada Ojeda A, Navio MAT, Cebrián Méndez L, Lojo L, Mazzucchelli R, Zarco Montejo P.

    Effectiveness of a checklist for the control of the disease activity in patients with axial spondyloarthritis.

    Reumatologia Clinica . 21(7): 501918-501918.

    [doi:10.1016/j.reumae.2025.501918]

  • Rusinovich-Lovgach O, Plaza Z, Castro MF, de Salazar JR, Martínez Taboada VM, Olive A, Almagro RM, Benavente BS, Urgelles JF, Garcia-Aparicio A, Manrique-Arija S, Vadillo JAG, Lopez-Gonzalez R, García JN, Lozano MBR, Galisteo C, Martin JJG, Casasempere PV, Rabadán E, Naranjo A, Romero MBP, Riancho-Zarrabeitia L, Diaz SM, Altabás I, Heredia S, Moriano C, Cañamero MAB, Estrada-Alarcón P, Judez E, Lorenzo NA, Loricera J, Pérez RM, Alonso FS, Sánchez JLA.

    Cancer risk in Sjögren's disease: A longitudinal cohort study on incidence, predictors, and mortality impact.

    SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM . 73: 152743-152743.

    [doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152743]

  • Nieto MA, Vadillo C, Pernaute OS, Romero-Bueno F, Rodriguez-Nieto MJ, Laporta R, Godoy H, Loarce J, Rigual J, Leon L, Abasolo L.

    Role of antifibrotics in progressive pulmonary fibrosis associated to autoimmune diseases: multicenter study from NEREA registry.

    RESPIRATORY RESEARCH . 26(1): 234-234.

    [doi:10.1186/s12931-025-03311-9]

  • Rua-Figueroa I, Pérez-Veiga N, Rodríguez-Almaraz E, Galindo-Izquierdo M, Erausquin C, Fernandez-Nebro A, Uriarte Itzazelaia E, Serrano-Benavente B, Calvo Alén J, Manrique-Arija S, Senabre JM, Bernal JA, Narvaez J, Tomero E, Aurrecoechea E, Ibáñez-Barceló M, Segarra VT, Sangüesa C, Freire-González M, García-Villanueva MJ, Martínez Taboada V, Arevalo M, Morales CM, Iñiguez C, Perez A, Salgado E, Carrión-Barberà I, Andreu JL, Cobo T, Horcada L, Bonilla G, Lozano-Rivas N, Exposito L, Montilla C, Toyos FJ, Ibarguengoitia-Barrena O, Valls Pascual E, Nóvoa Medina J, Menor-Almagro R, Roman Ivorra JA, Muñoz Jiménez A, Nolla JM, Pego-Reigosa JM.

    Comorbidity clusters and their relationship with severity and outcomes of index diseases, in a large multicentre systemic lupus erythematosus cohort.

    LUPUS SCIENCE & MEDICINE . 12(2): .

    [doi:10.1136/lupus-2025-001633]

  • Balsa A, Seoane-Mato D, Domínguez-Álvaro M, Alperi M, Ruiz-Esquide V, Bachiller-Corral J, Díaz-González F.

    Study of the impact of the inclusion of global pain and functional capacity assessment in the definition of remission and its maintenance for rheumatoid arthritis. Aims and methodology.

    Reumatologia Clinica . 21(5): 501895-501895.

    [doi:10.1016/j.reumae.2025.501895]

  • Aguado R, Irure-Ventura J, Vargas ML, Roy G, Barrios Y, Martínez-Martínez L, Rodríguez B, Montes-Cano MA, López-Hoyos M, Jurado A.

    Laboratory and Clinical Practices in the Study of Coeliac Disease in Children and Adults: Recommendations from a Spanish Multicentre Survey.

    Nutrients . 17(12): .

    [doi:10.3390/nu17122032]

  • Fernández-Castro M, Plaza-Almuedo Z, Rosas J, Martínez-Taboada V, Olivé A, Menor-Almagro R, Serrano-Benavente B, Font-Urgelles J, García-Aparicio A, Manrique-Arija S, García-Vadillo JA, López-González R, Narváez J, Rodriguez-Lozano B, Galisteo C, González-Martín J, Vela-Casasempere P, Bohórquez C, Erausquin C, Paredes-Romero B, Riancho-Zarrabeitia L, Melchor-Diaz S, Pego-Reigosa JM, Heredia S, Moriano C, Blazquez-Cañamero MA, Estrada P, Júdez E, Belzunegui JM, Ramos C, Sánchez-Alonso F, Andreu JL.

    Long-term changes in Sjögren's disease: a 9-year prospective follow-up study from the SJOGRENSER Registry.

    RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL . 45(7): 156-156.

    [doi:10.1007/s00296-025-05909-0]

  • Llorca J, Ferraz-Amaro I, Castañeda S, Raya E, Rodríguez-Rodríguez L, Rodríguez-Montero S, Sánchez-Nievas G, López-Meseguer A, Plaza Z, Sánchez-Alonso F, García-Gómez C, González-Juanatey C, González-Gay MÁ.

    Evaluating the reliability of cardiovascular risk scales in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases.

    SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM . 72: 152694-152694.

    [doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152694]

  • Atienza-Mateo B, Serrano-Combarro A, Loarce Martos J, Vegas-Revenga N, Martín López M, Castañeda S, Melero-González RB, Mena Vázquez N, Carrasco-Cubero C, Díez Morrondo C, Castro Corredor D, Vázquez Rodríguez TR, García Valle A, Bonilla G, Rodríguez López M, Braña Abascal I, Rojas Herrera SM, Sarmiento-Monroy JC, Andújar Brazal P, Ferrer D, Ferraz-Amaro I, Blanco R.

    Real-world evidence of the antifibrotic nintedanib in rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease. National multicenter study of 74 patients.

    SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM . 72: 152710-152710.

    [doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152710]

  • García-Escudero P, López-Gómez M, López BM, Dorta AG, Frade-Sosa B, Lizarzaburu MS, Rúa-Figueroa Í, Fiallo DV, Toyos Sáenz de Miera FJ, Melero-Gonzalez RB, Dios Santos D, Miranda JA, Belando CG, Boselli G, Boteanu AL, Selaya CC, Sieiro Santos C, Álvarez ED, Font J, Alonso ER, Araguás ET, Merayo EE, Rodriguez-Laguna M, Monjo I, Gómez IV, Vela-Casasempere P, Merino C, Martínez MI, Beriain JÁH, Ruiz-Román A, Calvo-Alén J.

    VEXAS syndrome through a rheumatologist's lens: insights from a Spanish national cohort.

    RHEUMATOLOGY . 64(6): 3747-3755.

    [doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keaf094]

  • Guillén-Astete CA, Blanco Cáceres B, Arroyo Palomo J, Palomeque Vargas AM, Serrano Warleta M, Ruiz Bejerano AM, Sánchez-Poves García A, Bachiller Corral J, Vázquez-Díaz M.

    Experience after implementation of ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy in a Rheumatology Department.

    Reumatologia Clinica . 21(4): 501848-501848.

    [doi:10.1016/j.reumae.2025.501848]

  • Boteanu A, Bethencourt JJ, Calzada-Hernández J, Clemente D, Nieto-González JC, López C, Luque L, Calvo I.

    Management of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) over the last two decades in Spain.

    PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY . 23(1): 59-59.

    [doi:10.1186/s12969-025-01113-3]

  • Sangüesa C, Olivé A, Rúa-Figueroa I, Altabás González I, Martinez-Barrio J, Galindo-Izquierdo M, Calvo Alén J, Uriarte Isacelaya E, Tomero Muriel E, Freire González M, Martínez-Taboada V, Salgado-Pérez E, Vela P, Fernández-Nebro A, Narváez J, Menor Almagro R, Santos Soler G, Novoa J, Pecondón Á, Aurrecoechea Aguinaga E, Ibarguengoitia O, Montilla Morales C, Bonilla Hernán G, Torrente-Segarra V, Salman Monte TC, Ibáñez Barceló M, García-Villanueva MJ, Caño Alameda R, Calvet Fontonova J, Vázquez Rodríguez TR, Quevedo Vila V, Expósito L, Moreira V, Andréu Sánchez JL, Paredes Romero B, Moriano Morales C, Horcada L, Lozano-Rivas N, Pérez Gómez A, Pego-Reigosa JM.

    Clinical significance of anti-Ro and Anti-La antibodies: The role of isolated anti-La.

    Lupus . 34(6): 571-578.

    [doi:10.1177/09612033251331249]

  • Clemente D, Leon L, Nieto-Gonzalez JC, Boteanu AL, Trives Folguera L, García-Fernández AA, Amar Muñoz H, Palomeque A, López Robledillo JC, Abasolo L.

    Incidence and reasons for biologic and targeted synthetic DMARD switching in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a real- life stratified analysis.

    PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY . 23(1): 42-42.

    [doi:10.1186/s12969-025-01097-0]

  • Benavent D, Iniesta-Chamorro JM, Novella-Navarro M, Pérez-Martínez M, Martínez-Sánchez N, Kaffati M, Juárez-García M, Molinari-Pérez M, González-Torbay A, Gutiérrez M, López-Juanes N, Navarro-Compán V, Monjo-Henry I, Rodríguez-Rosales G, Bachiller J, Calvo-Aranda E, Michelena X, Berbel-Arcobé L, Balsa A, Gómez EJ, Plasencia-Rodríguez C.

    Digital Health Intervention for Patient Monitoring in Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: Cocreation and Feasibility Study of the IMIDoc Platform.

    JMIR Human Factors . 12: .

    [doi:10.2196/58095]

  • Gómez-Aguililla S, Farrais S, López-Palacios N, Arau B, Senosiain C, Corzo M, Fernandez-Jimenez N, Ruiz-Carnicer Á, Fernández-Bañares F, González-García BP, Tristán E, Montero-Calle A, Garranzo-Asensio M, Casado I, Pujals M, Hernández JM, Infante-Menéndez J, Roy G, Sousa C, Núñez C.

    Diagnosis of celiac disease on a gluten-free diet: a multicenter prospective quasi-experimental clinical study.

    BMC MEDICINE . 23(1): 182-182.

    [doi:10.1186/s12916-025-04008-y]

  • Rusinovich Lovgach O, Plaza Z, Fernández Castro M, Rosas J, Martínez-Taboada V, Olivé A, Menor Almagro R, Serrano Benavente B, Font-Urgelles J, Garcia-Aparicio A, Manrique-Arija S, Garcia-Vadillo A, Lopez-Gonzalez R, Narvaez García J, Rodriguez-Lozano MB, Galisteo C, Gonzalez-Martin JJ, Vela-Casasempere P, Bohorquez C, Erausquin C, Paredes-Romero MB, Riancho-Zarrabeitia L, Melchor Diaz S, Pego-Reigosa JM, Heredia S, Moriano C, Blazquez Cañamero MA, Estrada P, Judez E, Belzunegui Otano J, Ramos Giráldez C, Domínguez-Álvaro M, Sánchez Alonso F, Andréu Sánchez JL.

    Mortality in Patients With Sjögren Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study Identifying Key Predictors.

    The Journal of rheumatology . 52(3): 257-262.

    [doi:10.3899/jrheum.2024-1033]