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In the open-label extension to the Phase II study, a clinically meaningful improvement in mRSS was observed under treatment with lenabasum (−8.4 points at 6 months, −9.8 points at 12 months, and −10.7 points at 18 months), although given that there was no placebo arm in the extension study, it is unclear whether this represents a continued treatment effect versus the natural history of the disease [23]. The drug appears to be well-tolerated, and the phase III study (NCT03398837) has completed enrollment (N = 365), and the expected study completion date is in 2020.

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The anti-fibrotic, pirfenidone, is currently under investigation in a phase II trial for SSc-ILD (SLS III), in which a key secondary endpoint is a change in mRSS (NCT03221257). An open-label phase II study of pirfenidone in SSc-ILD suggested an acceptable safety and tolerability profile of this agent [24]. In SLS III, pirfenidone is combined with upfront MMF therapy to determine whether combining an anti-fibrotic with MMF leads to an improvement in skin and lung outcomes compared with MMF alone.

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Similarly, in the SCOT study, in which 100% and 95% of the patients randomized to HSCT and CYC, respectively, had ILD, fewer patients randomized to HSCT experienced respiratory failure in the HSCT arm (N = 5) compared with the CYC arm (N = 13) at 1 year [17]. The tyrosine kinase inhibitor, nintedanib, was recently found to slow the rate of progression of ILD in the largest RCT (SENSCIS) ever conducted in SSc (N = 576) [25]. In this study, patients were randomized to 12 months of nintedanib versus 12 months of placebo, and the entry criteria permitted patients to continue treatment with MMF if they were taking a stable dose of MMF for at least 6 months prior to screening. Approximately half of all patients in each study arm were taking MMF at baseline. The rate of decline of FVC (mL/year) was greatest in the placebo arm not on background MMF at baseline (−119.3), and lowest in the nintedanib arm taking MMF sildenafil film tablet at baseline (−40.2), and similar in the nintedanib alone arm (−63.9) and placebo arm on background MMF at baseline (−66.5).

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In contrast with MMF and CYC [12,41], treatment with nintedanib did not lead to an improvement in self-reported dyspnea as measured by the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), nor mRSS [25]. It is unclear why patients randomized to nintedanib did not experience an improvement in the SGRQ relative to placebo; however, it may be because responses to this questionnaire are influenced by extra-pulmonary manifestations of SSc not targeted by nintedanib (e.g. In terms of safety, patients on combination therapy (MMF + nintedanib) appeared to have a similar adverse event profile compared with patients on nintedanib alone; however, the majority of patients on nintedanib (76%) reported diarrhea (compared with 32% in the placebo arm), and this should be taken into consideration, particularly when treating patients who have co-morbid SSc-related lower gastrointestinal tract involvement. Although it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions about the benefits of upfront combination therapy (MMF + nintedanib) for SSc-ILD since patients were not randomized to MMF in the SENSCIS trial, the results support the hypothesis that using nintedanib as add-on therapy to MMF may be advantageous from a lung function standpoint.

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To this end, SLS III (NCT03221257) was conceived and designed to test the hypothesis that combining an anti-fibrotic therapy (e.g. pirfenidone) with a cytotoxic, immunosuppressive agent (e.g. mycophenolate) upfront may lead to an improved and faster treatment response compared with using an immunosuppressive agent alone. In SLS III, patients with SSc-ILD who are treatment naïve or early in their course of treatment with MMF (treatment with MMF for ≤6 months prior to enrollment) are randomized to either treatment with MMF alone or treatment with MMF plus pirfenidone for 18 months. In the prior open-label study phase II study on pirfenidone for SSc, MMF was combined with pirfenidone in 63.5% of patients with good tolerability [24]. Another novel anti-fibrotic, nintedanib was recently approved by the FDA for the treatment of SSc-ILD as described further below; however, this phase III study failed to detect a significant treatment effect for nintedanib on mRSS [25]. The B-cell depleting agent, rituximab, is frequently used in clinical practice to treat patients with dcSSc who fail to respond to conventional immunosuppressive therapies. Large RCTs of rituximab for SSc have not been performed; however, one relatively small RCT demonstrated that rituximab treatment led to a greater improvement in mRSS at 6 months compared with CYC [26]. In addition, small, open-label studies have demonstrated favorable effects on skin thickening [27,28]. A case-control analysis of 63 SSc patients from European Scleroderma Trial and Research (EUSTAR) cohort demonstrated that the patients with dcSSc who received rituximab experienced a greater reduction in MRSS compared with matched controls (N = 25; −24.0 ± 5.2% vs −7.7 ± 4.3%; p = 0.03) [29]. A small observational study of 18 patients with SSc demonstrated that combining rituximab with MMF is safe and leads to significant improvements in mRSS [30]. As discussed further below, there is also evidence that rituximab may possess disease-modifying effects on ILD in SSc, suggesting that this agent may play a role in the management of patients with treatment-resistant skin and lung disease.

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A phase II study combining rituximab with belimumab and MMF is ongoing (NCT03222492). The majority of patients with SSc have interstitial abnormalities identified on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) imaging [31]. Patients with both lcSSc and dcSSc can develop ILD, and when present, the development of ILD in SSc increases the risk of mortality by at least threefold [32].

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The monoclonal antibody against the interleukin (IL)-6 receptor, tocilizumab, may play a role in the treatment of ILD in SSc, particularly in patients with early dcSSc with inflammatory features. Two RCTs have investigated the safety and efficacy of tocilizumab in patients with early dSSc with elevated acute phase reactant proteins, and while the primary outcome for these studies was mRSS, the FVC was a key secondary endpoint [18,42]. In the phase II faSScinate trial, fewer patients in the tocilizumab arm experienced a decline in FVC at 48 weeks than in the placebo group (p = 0.0373) [42]. Furthermore, the FVC treatment effect appeared to be sustained in the open-label extension period [18]. The phase III trial of tocilizumab for SSc did not meet the primary endpoint of mRSS [43].

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As with cutaneous sclerosis treatment, rituximab is frequently used to treat SSc patients with progressive ILD resistant to CYC and MMF. Evidence for using rituximab in SSc-ILD is largely based on observational studies [27–30] and one small RCT of short duration, which demonstrated an improvement in lung function over 6 months in patients randomized to rituximab versus CYC [26].

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Furthermore, data from observational studies in both the US [33] and Europe [34] suggest that ILD is likely the leading cause of SSc-related death.

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While progression rates of ILD in SSc vary [35], patients typically experience progression within the first 4–5 years of their presentation [33]; therefore, treatment sildenafil citrate tablets 50 mg should be initiated early in affected patients to prevent ILD progression, especially in patients who possess features that increase their likelihood of ILD progression (e.g. Scl-70 antibody presence, male sex, African American race) [36]. The treatment paradigm for SSc-ILD has historically involved the initiation of immunosuppressive therapy in patients who exhibit signs of or risk factors for the progression of ILD. In SLS I (oral CYC versus placebo), treatment with CYC led to significant improvements in the FVC%-predicted [10], total lung capacity (TLC)%-predicted [10], radiographic fibrosis [37], and quality of life [38] at 12 months.

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However, a year after cessation of CYC, there was no difference in the FVC%-predicted and TLC%-predicted between patients randomized to CYC versus placebo [39]. Moreover, during a 12-year follow-up period, there was no difference in long-term morbidity and mortality outcomes between patients randomized to CYC versus placebo in SLS I [40], suggesting that 1 year of treatment does not lead to a sustained improvement in health outcomes in SSc-ILD, and maintenance therapy is important.

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Furthermore, data from observational studies in both the US [33] and Europe [34] suggest that ILD is likely the leading cause of SSc-related death. While progression rates of ILD in SSc vary [35], patients typically experience progression within the first 4–5 years of their presentation [33]; therefore, treatment sildenafil citrate tablets 50 mg should be initiated early in affected patients to prevent ILD progression, especially in patients who possess features that increase their likelihood of ILD progression (e.g. Scl-70 antibody presence, male sex, African American race) [36]. The treatment paradigm for SSc-ILD has historically involved the initiation of immunosuppressive therapy in patients who exhibit signs of or risk factors for the progression of ILD. In SLS I (oral CYC versus placebo), treatment with CYC led to significant improvements in the FVC%-predicted [10], total lung capacity (TLC)%-predicted [10], radiographic fibrosis [37], and quality of life [38] at 12 months.

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However, a year after cessation of CYC, there was no difference in the FVC%-predicted and TLC%-predicted between patients randomized to CYC versus placebo [39]. Moreover, during a 12-year follow-up period, there was no difference in long-term morbidity and mortality outcomes between patients randomized to CYC versus placebo in SLS I [40], suggesting that 1 year of treatment does not lead to a sustained improvement in health outcomes in SSc-ILD, and maintenance therapy is important. In SLS II [12], treatment with MMF for 24 months led to a significant improvement in FVC%-predicted [12], quantitative radiographic fibrosis [37], and patient-reported outcomes [41]. There was no significant difference in efficacy outcomes between patients randomized to MMF versus CYC in SLS II, although MMF was better tolerated and had a more favorable safety profile compared with CYC in this study [12]. For instance, there were 15 versus 4 premature study drug with-drawals in the CYC and MMF arms, respectively, and over twice as many deaths in the CYC arm (11 CYC; 5 MMF), with most deaths attributable to progressive of ILD.

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When the MMF arm of SLS II was compared with the placebo arm of SLS I (with adjustment for baseline disease severity), patients treated with MMF demonstrated a significant improvement in FVC % predicted, DLCO% predicted, and dyspnea compared with the placebo group [14]. The collective findings from SLS I and II suggest that: (1) the duration of treatment for SSc-ILD should be longer than 1 year to yield a sustained benefit; (2) treatment with MMF and CYC both lead to short-term improvements in lung function, radiographic fibrosis, and quality of life; and (3) MMF appears to be safer and better tolerated than CYC. Similar to cutaneous sclerosis, a substantial portion of patients with SSc-ILD experience progression of ILD despite treatment with CYC or MMF. HSCT may ameliorate ILD in carefully selected patients with dcSSc [16,17]. In the ASTIS study, in which 86% and 87% of the patients randomized to HSCT and CYC, respectively, had ILD, more patients in the HSCT arm experienced an improvement in the FVC compared with the CYC arm [16]. In SLS II [12], treatment with MMF for 24 months led to a significant improvement in FVC%-predicted [12], quantitative radiographic fibrosis [37], and patient-reported outcomes [41]. There was no significant difference in efficacy outcomes between patients randomized to MMF versus CYC in SLS II, although MMF was better tolerated and had a more favorable safety profile compared with CYC in this study [12]. For instance, there were 15 versus 4 premature study drug with-drawals in the CYC and MMF arms, respectively, and over twice as many deaths in the CYC arm (11 CYC; 5 MMF), with most deaths attributable to progressive of ILD. When the MMF arm of SLS II was compared with the placebo arm of SLS I (with adjustment for baseline disease severity), patients treated with MMF demonstrated a significant improvement in FVC % predicted, DLCO% predicted, and dyspnea compared with the placebo group [14]. The collective findings from SLS I and II suggest that: (1) the duration of treatment for SSc-ILD should be longer than 1 year to yield a sustained benefit; (2) treatment with MMF and CYC both lead to short-term improvements in lung function, radiographic fibrosis, and quality of life; and (3) MMF appears to be safer and better tolerated than CYC. Similar to cutaneous sclerosis, a substantial portion of patients with SSc-ILD experience progression of ILD despite treatment with CYC or MMF.

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HSCT may ameliorate ILD in carefully selected patients with dcSSc [16,17].

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In the ASTIS study, in which 86% and 87% of the patients randomized to HSCT and CYC, respectively, had ILD, more patients in the HSCT arm experienced an improvement in the FVC compared with the CYC arm [16]. Similarly, in the SCOT study, in which 100% and 95% of the patients randomized to HSCT and CYC, respectively, had ILD, fewer patients randomized to HSCT experienced respiratory failure in the HSCT arm (N = 5) compared with the CYC arm (N = 13) at 1 year [17]. The tyrosine kinase inhibitor, nintedanib, was recently found to slow the rate of progression of ILD in the largest RCT (SENSCIS) ever conducted in SSc (N = 576) [25]. In this study, patients were randomized to 12 months of nintedanib versus 12 months of placebo, and the entry criteria permitted patients to continue treatment with MMF if they were taking a stable dose of MMF for at least 6 months prior to screening. Approximately half of all patients in each study arm were taking MMF at baseline. The rate of decline of FVC (mL/year) was greatest in the placebo arm not on background MMF at baseline (−119.3), and lowest in the nintedanib arm taking MMF sildenafil film tablet at baseline (−40.2), and similar in the nintedanib alone arm (−63.9) and placebo arm on background MMF at baseline (−66.5). In contrast with MMF and CYC [12,41], treatment with nintedanib did not lead to an improvement in self-reported dyspnea as measured by the St.

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In the open-label extension to the Phase II study, a clinically meaningful improvement in mRSS was observed under treatment with lenabasum (−8.4 points at 6 months, −9.8 points at 12 months, and −10.7 points at 18 months), although given that there was no placebo arm in the extension study, it is unclear whether this represents a continued treatment effect versus the natural history of the disease [23]. The drug appears to be well-tolerated, and the phase III study (NCT03398837) has completed enrollment (N = 365), and the expected study completion date is in 2020. The anti-fibrotic, pirfenidone, is currently under investigation in a phase II trial for SSc-ILD (SLS III), in which a key secondary endpoint is a change in mRSS (NCT03221257). An open-label phase II study of pirfenidone in SSc-ILD suggested an acceptable safety and tolerability profile of this agent [24]. In SLS III, pirfenidone is combined with upfront MMF therapy to determine whether combining an anti-fibrotic with MMF leads to an improvement in skin and lung outcomes compared with MMF alone.

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Another novel anti-fibrotic, nintedanib was recently approved by the FDA for the treatment of SSc-ILD as described further below; however, this phase III study failed to detect a significant treatment effect for nintedanib on mRSS [25]. The B-cell depleting agent, rituximab, is frequently used in clinical practice to treat patients with dcSSc who fail to respond to conventional immunosuppressive therapies. Large RCTs of rituximab for SSc have not been performed; however, one relatively small RCT demonstrated that rituximab treatment led to a greater improvement in mRSS at 6 months compared with CYC [26]. In addition, small, open-label studies have demonstrated favorable effects on skin thickening [27,28]. A case-control analysis of 63 SSc patients from European Scleroderma Trial and Research (EUSTAR) cohort demonstrated that the patients with dcSSc who received rituximab experienced a greater reduction in MRSS compared with matched controls (N = 25; −24.0 ± 5.2% vs −7.7 ± 4.3%; p = 0.03) [29].

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A small observational study of 18 patients with SSc demonstrated that combining rituximab with MMF is safe and leads to significant improvements in mRSS [30]. As discussed further below, there is also evidence that rituximab may possess disease-modifying effects on ILD in SSc, suggesting that this agent may play a role in the management of patients with treatment-resistant skin and lung disease. A phase II study combining rituximab with belimumab and MMF is ongoing (NCT03222492). The majority of patients with SSc have interstitial abnormalities identified on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) imaging [31]. Patients with both lcSSc and dcSSc can develop ILD, and when present, the development of ILD in SSc increases the risk of mortality by at least threefold [32]. In SLS III, patients with SSc-ILD who are treatment naïve or early in their course of treatment with MMF (treatment with MMF for ≤6 months prior to enrollment) are randomized to either treatment with MMF alone or treatment with MMF plus pirfenidone for 18 months. In the prior open-label study phase II study on pirfenidone for SSc, MMF was combined with pirfenidone in 63.5% of patients with good tolerability [24]. The monoclonal antibody against the interleukin (IL)-6 receptor, tocilizumab, may play a role in the treatment of ILD in SSc, particularly in patients with early dcSSc with inflammatory features. Two RCTs have investigated the safety and efficacy of tocilizumab in patients with early dSSc with elevated acute phase reactant proteins, and while the primary outcome for these studies was mRSS, the FVC was a key secondary endpoint [18,42]. In the phase II faSScinate trial, fewer patients in the tocilizumab arm experienced a decline in FVC at 48 weeks than in the placebo group (p = 0.0373) [42]. Furthermore, the FVC treatment effect appeared to be sustained in the open-label extension period [18]. The phase III trial of tocilizumab for SSc did not meet the primary endpoint of mRSS [43]. As with cutaneous sclerosis treatment, rituximab is frequently used to treat SSc patients with progressive ILD resistant to CYC and MMF. Evidence for using rituximab in SSc-ILD is largely based on observational studies [27–30] and one small RCT of short duration, which demonstrated an improvement in lung function over 6 months in patients randomized to rituximab versus CYC [26].