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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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  • 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): .

    [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.

    [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): .

    [doi:10.1136/lupus-2025-001825]

  • Rua-Figueroa I, Martínez-Barrio J, Plaza Z, Jiménez N, Galindo-Izquierdo M, Uriarte E, Fernandez-Nebro A, Calvo Alen J, Rosas J, Narváez J, Aurrecoechea E, Freire M, Tomero E, Sanguesa C, Iniguez C, Perez A, Garrote S, Lozano-Rivas N, Ibarguengoitia O, Salgado E, Erausquin C, Salman Monte TC, Menor R, Altabás-González I, Fragio Gil J, Nolla JM, Pego-Reigosa JM.

    Self-reported depression on the Lupus Impact Tracker questionnaire (LIT) is associated with glucocorticoid use and fibromyalgia in systemic lupus erythematosus, according to RELESSER-PROS registry data.

    Bmc Rheumatology . 10(1): 17-17.

    [doi:10.1186/s41927-025-00612-w]

  • Fernández-Lozano D, Domínguez-Álvaro M, Narváez J, Garrido-Puñal N, de Miguel E, Estrada-Alarcon PV, Hernández-Rodríguez I, Silva-Diaz M, Belzunegui JM, Moriano C, Martín JS, Calvo I, Aldasoro V, Abasolo L, Loricera J, Moya-Alvarado P, García-Villanueva MJ, Sánchez-Alonso F, Castañeda S, Hernández JL, Blanco R.

    Sex differences among patients with giant cell arteritis: insights from the Spanish ARTESER Registry.

    RHEUMATOLOGY . 65(1): .

    [doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keaf689]

  • Marzo-Ortega H, Harrison SR, Fragoulis GE, Michelena X, Macía-Villa C, Aydin SZ, Balanescu A, Bertheussen H, Bundy C, Chimenti MS, Gisondi P, Glintborg B, Gossec L, Kalyoncu U, Lubrano E, Nagy G, Wagenaar W, Puig L, Queiro R, Rahman P, Shumnalieva R, Soriano ER, van den Bosch F, van de Sande MMGH, Sepriano A, Machado PM, Siebert S.

    EULAR points to consider and consensus definitions for difficult-to-manage and treatment-refractory psoriatic arthritis.

    ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES . 85(1): 61-74.

    [doi:10.1016/j.ard.2025.10.002]

  • Altabás-González I, Rua-Figueroa I, Roberts K, Mamani IL, Mouriño C, Martinez-Barrio J, Galindo Izquierdo M, Calvo-Alén J, Erausquin C, Serrano-Benavente B, Uriarte E, Tomero E, Freire-González M, Blanco R, Salgado E, Gómez-Sabater S, Fernandez-Nebro A, Sangüesa C, Narvaez J, Mena Vázquez N, Menor-Almagro R, Rosas Gómez de Salazar JC, Aurrecoechea E, Ibarguengoitia-Barrena O, Montilla C, Bonilla G, Segarra VT, Juan-Mas A, García-Villanueva MJ, Morales CM, Horcada L, Lozano-Rivas N, Iñiguez C, Arevalo M, Paredes B, Exposito L, Toyos FJ, Flores-Fernandez E, Nóvoa Medina J, Fragio Gil JJ, Bohórquez C, Pego-Reigosa JM.

    Validation of proposals for definitions of moderate and severe disease activity in SLE: impact on flares, quality of life, damage accrual, hospitalisations and mortality

    LUPUS SCIENCE & MEDICINE . 12(2): .

    [doi:10.1136/lupus-2025-001766]

  • Retuerto-Guerrero M, Morales CM, Pareja-Martínez A, Molina-Esteban N, Puig-Buendia J, Postigo Llorente C, Cofiño AL, Martínez-Barrio J, Vidal-Montal P, Sendagorta Cudos E, Martos Cabrera L, González Arribas G, Calvo Alén J, De Dios JR, Blanco Madrigal JM, Corral JB, Claudio Oliva A, Casasempere PV, Castellanos Gonzalez M, Fito Manteca MC, Capusan TM, Ordás Calvo C, Ramos Rodríguez D, Sanchez Herrero A, Ortega-Valín L, Álvarez ED.

    Real-world experience of anifrolumab in 30 patients with refractory dermatomyositis: a multicenter-multidisciplinary retrospective study.

    RHEUMATOLOGY . 65(2): .

    [doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keaf662]

  • 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.

    Tocilizumab monotherapy versus combined in aortitis associated with giant cell arteritis: Factors associated with imaging remission in a multicenter open-label study of 196 patients.

    SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM . 75: 152869-152869.

    [doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152869]

  • Guillén-Astete C, Naredo E.

    Ultrasound in the study of soft tissue infections.

    MEDICINA CLINICA . 165(6): 107201-107201.

    [doi:10.1016/j.medcli.2025.107201]

  • Freites Núñez D, Gallego A, García Dorta A, García-Valle A, Valero Expósito M, De la Morena Barrio I, Arconada C, Valero C, Fernández-Prada M, López I Gómez M, Álvarez de Cienfuegos A, López-Sánchez R, García Martos Á.

    Multicenter Study of Secukinumab Uptitration in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Real-World Evidence

    JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY . 52(12): 1254-1262.

    [doi:10.3899/jrheum.2025-0102]

  • Retuerto-Guerrero M, Moriano Morales C, Castellvi Barranco I, Godoy Tundido MH, Méndez Perles C, de la Puente Bujidos C, Pareja Martínez AS, Garijo Bufort M, Riancho Zarrabeitia L, Aurrecoechea Aguinaga E, González Arribas G, Vicente-Rabaneda EF, Montes García S, Atienza-Mateo B, Calvo-Río V, Corrales Selaya C, Lorenzo Martín JA, Díez Álvarez E.

    Macitentan in the Treatment of Digital Ulcers in Patients with Systemic Rheumatic Autoimmune Diseases: A National Multicenter Study of 42 Patients

    Journal Of Clinical Medicine . 14(21): .

    [doi:10.3390/jcm14217546]

  • Puche-Larrubia MÁ, Ladehesa-Pineda L, Ábalos-Aguilera MC, Ruiz-Vílchez D, Berbel-Arcobé L, Juanola-Roura X, Arévalo-Salaet M, Moreno M, Almodóvar-González R, Pijoan-Moratalla C, Joven-Ibáñez B, Valero-Expósito M, García-García V, Moreno-Ramos M, Ornilla E, Granados REM, Moldovan DMM, Collantes-Sánchez CM, Escudero-Contreras A, Collantes-Estévez E, López-Medina C.

    Seventeen-year reassessment of diagnostic transitions, biologic therapy initiation and mortality in spondyloarthritis: results from the REGISPON-3 study.

    Rmd Open . 11(4): .

    [doi:10.1136/rmdopen-2025-006031]

  • Ibarguengoitia-Barrena O, Riancho-Zarrabeitia L, Plaza Z, Rúa-Figueroa Í, Roberts K, Martínez-Taboada V, Menor-Almagro R, Serrano-Benavente B, Rubio-Muñoz P, Galindo-Izquierdo M, Fernández-Nebro A, Ruiz-Lucea ME, Calvo-Alén J, Tomero-Muriel EG, Uriarte-Isacelaya E, Pecondon-Españo A, Freire M, García-Fernández J, Expósito L, Ibañez-Barceló M, Aurrecoechea E, Montilla C, Rosas-Gómez de Salazar J, García-Villanueva MJ, Caño-Alameda R, Toyos-Sáenz de Miera FJ, Nóvoa-Medina FJ, Moriano-Morales C, Bonilla G, Narváez FJ, Andréu JL, Arévalo-Salaet M, Horcada L, Cobo T, Lozano-Rivas N, Bohorquez C, Iñíguez-Ubiaga CL, Salgado-Perez E, Torrente-Segarra V, Salman Monte TC, Oller JE, Pego-Reigosa JM.

    Serological clusters in systemic lupus erythematosus and its clinical and prognostic implications: A longitudinal cohort study

    SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM . 74: 152819-152819. Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152819]

  • Serrano-Combarro A, Atienza-Mateo B, Martín-Gutiérrez A, Loarce Martos J, Dubuc CAE, Pastor Mena M, Melero-Gonzalez RB, Martín López M, Mena Vázquez N, Carrasco-Cubero C, Pérez García C, Valle AG, Bonilla G, Blanco Madrigal JM, Astigarraga-Urquia U, Vegas Revenga N, Albadalejo LP, Ortega Castro R, Sánchez DP, Fernández Ortiz AM, Viejo PL, Lasanta ML, Garijo Bufort M, Casafont Solé I, Lamua-Riazuelo JR, Abascal IB, Ruiz-Esquide V, Perez EC, Flores Robles BJ, Martínez-Vidal MP, Moreno Morales J, Urruticoechea-Arana A, Rosas J, Fernández Lozano D, Castro Corredor D, Ferraz-Amaro I, Castañeda S, Blanco R.

    Baricitinib in rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease: a literature review and national multicentre study of 72 patients

    RHEUMATOLOGY . 64(10): 5471-5480.

    [doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keaf314]

  • Rusinovich-Lovgach O, Plaza Z, Fernández-Castro M, Rosas-Gómez de Salazar J, Martínez-Taboada VM, Olive A, Menor-Almagro R, Serrano-Benavente B, Font-Urgelles J, Garcia-Aparicio A, Manrique-Arija S, Garcia-Vadillo JA, Lopez-Gonzalez R, Narvaez-García J, Rodriguez-Lozano B, Galisteo C, Gonzalez-Martin JJ, Vela-Casasempere P, Rabadán E, Naranjo A, Paredes-Romero B, Riancho-Zarrabeitia L, Melchor-Diaz S, Altabás I, Heredia S, Moriano C, Blazquez-Cañamero A, Estrada-Alarcón P, Judez E, Alcorta-Lorenzo N, Martínez-Pérez R, Sánchez-Alonso F, Andréu JL.

    High incidence of lymphoma in Sjögren's disease: predictors and mortality implications in a prospective cohort study.

    RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL . 45(8): 184-184.

    [doi:10.1007/s00296-025-05935-y]

  • Almodóvar R, Pérez-Fernández E, Valero M, Villaverde V, González L, Joven Ibáñez B, Tomero Muriel E, Prada Ojeda A, Navio MAT, Cebrián Méndez L, Lojo L, Mazzucchelli R, Zarco Montejo P.

    Effectiveness of a checklist for the control of the disease activity in patients with axial spondyloarthritis.

    Reumatologia Clinica . 21(7): 501918-501918.

    [doi:10.1016/j.reumae.2025.501918]

  • Rusinovich-Lovgach O, Plaza Z, Castro MF, de Salazar JR, Martínez Taboada VM, Olive A, Almagro RM, Benavente BS, Urgelles JF, Garcia-Aparicio A, Manrique-Arija S, Vadillo JAG, Lopez-Gonzalez R, García JN, Lozano MBR, Galisteo C, Martin JJG, Casasempere PV, Rabadán E, Naranjo A, Romero MBP, Riancho-Zarrabeitia L, Diaz SM, Altabás I, Heredia S, Moriano C, Cañamero MAB, Estrada-Alarcón P, Judez E, Lorenzo NA, Loricera J, Pérez RM, Alonso FS, Sánchez JLA.

    Cancer risk in Sjögren's disease: A longitudinal cohort study on incidence, predictors, and mortality impact.

    SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM . 73: 152743-152743.

    [doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152743]