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Evolving concepts in systemic lupus erythematosus damage assessment

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The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics–ACR Damage Index (SDI) has been widely used for 25 years. This index, however, has its limitations, providing a rationale for a global initiative to create a revised, updated SDI to capture organ damage across the age-spectrum.

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Fig. 1: The development of SLE and consequent accrual of organ damage.

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The authors acknowledge funding support from the Lupus Foundation of America and the ACR. INB is a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator and is funded by the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health.

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  1. Division of Rheumatology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Megan R. W. Barber & Ann E. Clarke

  2. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Sindhu R. Johnson

  3. Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Sindhu R. Johnson

  4. Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Dafna D. Gladman

  5. Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK

    Ian N. Bruce

  6. Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK

    Ian N. Bruce

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M.R.W.B has received consulting fees from Janssen and Sanofi Genzyme. S.R.J. has received consulting fees from Boehringer Ingelheim and Ikaria. D.D.G. has received grants from AbbVie, Amgen, Eli Lilly, Janssen, Novartis, Pfizer and UCB, and consulting fees from AbbVie, Amgen, BMS, Eli Lilly, Galapagos, Gilead, Janssen, Novartis, Pfizer and UCB. A.E.C. has received consulting fees from AstraZeneca, Exagen Diagnostics, BristolMyersSquibb and GSK. I.N.B. has received grant support from Genzyme/Sanofi, GSK, Roche and UCB; consulting fees from AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, GSK, Merck Serono, UCB and ILTOO; and was a speaker for AstraZeneca, GSK and UCB.

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Barber, M.R.W., Johnson, S.R., Gladman, D.D. et al. Evolving concepts in systemic lupus erythematosus damage assessment. Nat Rev Rheumatol 17, 307–308 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-021-00611-4

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