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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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  • Molina-Collada J, Jiménez-Núñez FG, Ortiz-Márquez F, Rodríguez-Merlos P, Mayordomo L, Azabal-Perez C, Berrocal-Acedo M, Uson J, Garmendia E, Arostegui-Lavilla J, García-Vivar ML, Exposito-Molinero MR, Medina-Luezas J, Corral Bote A, Robustillo-Villarino M, Zúñiga-Vera A, Collado P, Alcalde-Villar M, Olivas-Vergara O, Estrada P, Navarro-Ángeles V, Blanco-Cáceres B, Ferre-Sanfrancisco M, Corrales-Martinez A, Corrales-Selaya C, Coronel L, de Agustin de Oro JJ, Miguelez-Sanchez JR, Peiteado D, Monjo-Henry I, Villalba A, Plasencia-Rodríguez C, Novella-Navarro M, Moragues C, Valencia Muntala L, Vicente-Rabaneda EF, Castañeda S, Bellón-Cano JM, Naredo E.

    Gender influence on ultrasound-assessed therapeutic response in rheumatoid arthritis: Insights from the GENder on UltraSound (GENUS) study.

    SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM . 79: 152993-152993.

    [doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2026.152993]

  • Naredo E, Olivas-Vergara O, Borges PE, Recuero-Díaz S, Saraiva F, Martins-Martinho J, Costa F, Tenazinha C, Duarte-Monteiro AM, Melo AT, Guillén-Astete CA, Rodríguez-García A, Blanco-Cáceres B, Boteanu AL, Mera-Varela A, Pérez-Pampín E, Golán YL, Campos Fernández C, Fragío Gíl JJ, González Mazario R, Steiner M, Vergara-Dangond C, Paredes-Romero MB, Muñoz-Fernández S, Stoenoiu MS, Toukap AN, Durnez A, de Agustín de Oro JJ, Añez GA, Coronel L, Vicente-Rabaneda EF, Castañeda S, Llorente I, Padovano I, Gouze H, Leboime A, Breban M, Uson J, Villaverde-García V, Miguélez-Sánchez JR, Pérez García C, Meraz-Ostiz JA, Polino L, Finzel S, Kanne AM, Jandova I, Mediero A, Herencia C, Herrero-Beaumont G, Largo R.

    Response of ultrasound-assessed synovitis to baricitinib, in monotherapy and combined with methotrexate, compared with etanercept in rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised, international, multicentre trial.

    ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES . 85(7): 1255-1267.

    [doi:10.1016/j.ard.2026.03.025]

  • Mohammad Reza Beigi D, Loarce-Martos J, Pellegrino G, Landini N, Panebianco V, de la Puente Bujidos C, García de Vicente A, Bisconti I, Di Ciommo FR, Cadar M, Arechavala Hita J, Truglia S, Bachiller-Corral J, Conti F, Riccieri V.

    Diagnostic performance of lung ultrasound for systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease: an international cross-sectional study from two tertiary care centers.

    CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY . 45(7): 4345-4353.

    [doi:10.1007/s10067-026-08191-y]

  • Molina-Collada J, Cowley S, Kirby C, Kane D, Harkins P, Conway R, Castrejón I, Álvaro-Gracia JM, Ponte C, Monti S, Milanesi A, Conticini E, Placido F, El Miedany Y, Monjo-Henry I, Padoan R, Iorio L, Macchioni P, Salvarani C, Estrada P, Camacho Ó, Karalilova R, Blanco B, Moragues C, Bond M, Prieto Peña D, Sánchez J, de Agustín JJ, Santamaría PC, Mera Varela A, Calvo-Aranda E, Quick V, González Navarro P, Vellosillo González P, Dejaco C, de Miguel E.

    Prognostic value of quantifying vascular inflammation through ultrasound in patients with giant cell arteritis: the MAGiCUS study.

    RHEUMATOLOGY . 65(7): .

    [doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keag341]

  • Frade-Sosa B, Gómez-Puerta JA, Altabás-González I, Pego-Reigosa JM, Casafont-Solé I, Salman-Monte TC, Hernández-Martín A, Román-Ivorra JA, Piqueras-García M, Garrote-Corral S, Tomero E, de la Mata-Pinilla E, Calvo-Alén J, Martínez-Barrio J, Vidal-Montal P, Cortés-Hernández J, Ramos-Giráldez C, Novoa FJ, Torrente-Segarra V, Fragio-Gil J, Riancho-Zarrabeitia L, Rúa-Figueroa I.

    Does adding concomitant immunosuppressive therapy to belimumab provide additional benefits in SLE? Results From the BEL-Spain Registry.

    RHEUMATOLOGY . 65(6): .

    [doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keag076]

  • Harrison SR, Fragoulis GE, Michelena X, Macía-Villa C, Falzon L, Siebert S, Marzo-Ortega H, Sepriano A, Machado PM.

    Prevalence, outcomes, and predictive factors: a systematic literature review to inform the development of EULAR Points to Consider for the definition of Difficult-to-Manage and Treatment-Refractory psoriatic arthritis.

    Eular Rheumatology Open . 2(2): 100043-100043.

    [doi:10.1016/j.ero.2025.07.007]

  • Rusinovich-Lovgach O, Plaza Z, Andréu JL, Rosas J, Taboada VMM, Olive A, Almagro RM, Benavente BS, Font-Urgelles J, Garcia-Aparicio Á, Manrique-Arija S, Vadillo JAG, Lopez-Gonzalez R, Narváez J, Lozano MBR, Galisteo C, Martin JJG, Vela-Casasempere P, Bohorquez C, Erausquin C, Romero MBP, Riancho-Zarrabeitia L, Diaz SM, Altabás I, Heredia S, Moriano C, Cáceres BB, Estrada-Alarcón P, Judez E, Belzungui J, Loricera J, Ramos C, Alonso FS, Castro MF.

    Major adverse cardiovascular events in Sjögren's disease: incidence, associated factors, and impact on mortality in a prospective multicenter cohort.

    RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL . 46(6): .

    [doi:10.1007/s00296-026-06138-9]

  • Martín-Gutiérrez A, Loricera J, Prieto-Peña D, Aldasoro V, Maiz O, de Miguel E, Galíndez-Agirregoikoa E, Ferraz-Amaro I, Castañeda S, Blanco R.

    Is there a window of opportunity in the treatment of giant cell arteritis with tocilizumab? Multicenter study of 471 patients.

    SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM . 78: 152955-152955.

    [doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2026.152955]

  • Macia-Villa C, Fernandez-Velasco JI, Ferre-Sanfrancisco M, Mendoza-Bravo DA, Ruiz-Bejerano AM, Ferrez-Hernandez C, Morell-Hita JL.

    Exploring the phenotypic expression of HLA-B27 in psoriatic arthritis.

    CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY . 45(6): 3399-3404.

    [doi:10.1007/s10067-026-08144-5]

  • Villalobos-Sánchez L, Garrote-Corral S, Amil Casas I, Briones-Figueroa A, Morán-Alvarez P, García-Fernández A, Carrasco Sayalero Á, Tejada Velarde A, Lorente-Ros Á, Avendaño-Ortiz J, Camino López A, Jiménez Mena M, García-Villanueva MJ.

    Criterion and non-criteria antiphospholipid antibodies and acute coronary syndrome in the adult population under 55 years of age.

    MEDICINA CLINICA . 166(5): 107393-107393.

    [doi:10.1016/j.medcli.2026.107393]

  • Molina-Collada J, Bellón JM, Blanco-Cáceres B, Coronel L, de Agustín JJ, Estrada P, Garmendia Sánchez E, García Vivar ML, Olivas-Vergara O, Jiménez Núñez FG, Mayordomo L, Moragues C, Rebollo-Giménez AI, Uson J, Vicente-Rabaneda EF, Naredo E.

    Ultrasound evaluation of muscle quality in rheumatoid arthritis: a reliability study of the Spanish Ultrasound Muscle Assessment in Rheumatoid Arthritis (SpUMAR) score.

    ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY . 28(1): .

    [doi:10.1186/s13075-026-03815-9]

  • Bachiller-Corral J, Martin-Martínez MA, Botello-Corzo D, Morell-Hita JL, Vázquez-Díaz M.

    Health literacy and control of inflammatory activity in patients with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis.

    Rheumatology Advances in Practice . 10(2): .

    [doi:10.1093/rap/rkag049]

  • Macia-Villa C, Fernández-Velasco JI, Ferre-Sanfrancisco M, Mendoza-Bravo DA, Ruiz-Bejerano AM, Ferrez-Hernández C, Morell-Hita JL.

    HLA-Cw6 in Psoriatic Arthritis: Clinical Phenotype and Therapeutic Impact.

    JCR-JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY . 32(3): 79-84.

    [doi:10.1097/RHU.0000000000002322]

  • Llorca J, Ferraz-Amaro I, Moreno-Martínez MJ, Plaza Z, Sánchez-Alonso F, Moreno-Ramos MJ, García-Gómez C, Castañeda S, González-Juanatey C, González-Gay MÁ.

    Disease activity and hyperuricemia predict the development of cardiovascular events in patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: results of the 10-year prospective evaluation in the CARMA cohort.

    SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM . 77: 152923-152923. Number of citations: 2

    [doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2026.152923]

  • Bachiller-Corral J, Loarce-Martos J, García-García V, Jiménez Barrios S, Gonzales Montes A, Ferre-Sanfrancisco M, Martin-Martínez MA, Vázquez-Díaz M.

    Validation of the SER/SEPAR criteria for the screening of interstitial lung disease in a large cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

    Reumatologia Clinica . 22(2): 502049-502049.

    [doi:10.1016/j.reumae.2026.502049]

  • Serrano-Combarro A, Atienza-Mateo B, Martín-Gutierrez A, Ibarrola Paino L, Casafont-Solé I, Loarce-Martos J, Blanco-Madrigal JM, Ortega-Castro R, Mena-Vázquez N, Fernández-Díaz C, Loricera J, Ferrer-Pargada D, Castañeda S, Blanco R.

    Progressive interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis and abatacept: data from a multicentre cohort of 526 patients.

    RHEUMATOLOGY . 65(2): . Number of citations: 2

    [doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keag023]

  • Acosta-Batlle J, Coronado-Gutiérrez D, Soto J, Moujir J, López C, Suevos Ballesteros C, Vázquez Díaz M, Orduña Díez MDP, Fernández D, Blázquez Sánchez J.

    An AI-based pipeline for osteoporosis/osteopenia prediction using hip radiographs

    SKELETAL RADIOLOGY . 55(2): 415-424. Number of citations: 4

    [doi:10.1007/s00256-025-05033-x]

  • Vidal-Montal P, Fabregat A, Altabás-González I, Pego-Reigosa JM, Hernández-Martínez A, Rua-Figueroa I, Salman-Monte T, Moriano C, Tejera Segura B, Vela P, Pareja-Martínez A, García-Cirera S, García-Villanueva MJ, Garrote-Corral S, Heredia S, Riancho-Zarrabeitia L, Manrique-Arija S, Bernárdez J, Magallares B, Torrente-Segarra V, Frade-Sosa B, Gómez-Puerta JA, Martinez-Barrio J, Narvaez J.

    Real-world experience with belimumab-based triple therapy in proliferative lupus nephritis: data from the BEL-SPAIN Registry.

    Lupus Science & Medicine . 13(1): . Number of citations: 2

    [doi:10.1136/lupus-2025-001825]