Clinical Remission and Low Disease Activity Outcomes Over 10 Years in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

OBJECTIVE: A recent study conducted by our clinical group demonstrated that low disease activity (LDA), defined as a clinical Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) score ≤2, maintained for 12 months, confers the same risk for damage accrual as complete remission after 2 years. The aim of the present study was to assess the validity of these findings in the long term (10 years). METHODS: Patients in the inception …