A review of salivary gland histopathology in primary Sjögren's syndrome with a focus on its potential as a clinical trials biomarker
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A review of salivary gland histopathology in primary Sjögren's syndrome with a focus on its potential as a clinical trials biomarker. / Fisher, Benjamin A; Brown, Rachel M; Bowman, Simon J; Barone, Francesca.
In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Vol. 74, No. 9, 09.2015, p. 1645-50.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - A review of salivary gland histopathology in primary Sjögren's syndrome with a focus on its potential as a clinical trials biomarker
AU - Fisher, Benjamin A
AU - Brown, Rachel M
AU - Bowman, Simon J
AU - Barone, Francesca
N1 - Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.
PY - 2015/9
Y1 - 2015/9
N2 - Salivary gland changes, characterised by a focal lymphocytic sialadenitits, play an important role in the diagnosis of primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS) and were first described over 40 years ago. Recent evidence suggests that minor salivary gland biopsy may also provide information useful for prognostication and stratification, yet difficulties may arise in the histopathological interpretation and scoring, and evidence exists that reporting is variable. With the increasing number of actual and proposed clinical trials in PSS, we review the evidence that might support the role of histopathology as a biomarker for stratification and response to therapy and highlight areas where further validation work is required.
AB - Salivary gland changes, characterised by a focal lymphocytic sialadenitits, play an important role in the diagnosis of primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS) and were first described over 40 years ago. Recent evidence suggests that minor salivary gland biopsy may also provide information useful for prognostication and stratification, yet difficulties may arise in the histopathological interpretation and scoring, and evidence exists that reporting is variable. With the increasing number of actual and proposed clinical trials in PSS, we review the evidence that might support the role of histopathology as a biomarker for stratification and response to therapy and highlight areas where further validation work is required.
U2 - 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-207499
DO - 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-207499
M3 - Article
C2 - 26034044
VL - 74
SP - 1645
EP - 1650
JO - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
SN - 0003-4967
IS - 9
ER -