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Lupus

October 1999, Volume 8, Issue 8
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SPECIAL ISSUE: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS IN SLE

GUEST EDITORS: Matthew H. Liang, Peter H. Schur

Editorial

GUEST EDITORS’ FOREWORD 569
Matthew H Liang, MD, MPH & Peter H Schur, MD
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Papers

A conceptual framework for clinical trials in SLE and other multisystem diseases 570
Matthew H Liang, Michael Corzillius, Sang-Cheol Bae, Paul Fortin, John M Esdaile & Michal Abrahamowicz
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Development of an FDA guidance document for clinical trials in SLE 581
JN Siegel
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The American College of Rheumatology criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus: Strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement 586
EL Smith & RH Shmerling
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World Wide Web: Opportunities, challenges, and threats 596
SM Edworthy
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Recruitment strategies in superiority trials in SLE: lessons from the study of methotrexate in lupus erythematosus (SMILE) 606
Diane Ferland & Paul R Fortin
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Sample size considerations for superiority trials in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) 612
Andrew D Moore & Lawrence Joseph
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Equivalence trials in SLE research: issues to consider 620
Mimi Y Kim, Jill P Buyon, Michelle Petri, Mary Louise Skovron & Roy E Shore
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Response and remission criteria for clinical trials in lupus–what can we learn from other diseases? 627
M Schneider
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The SLICC/ACR damage index: progress report and experience in the field 632
DD Gladman & Murray B Urowitz
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Validity and reliability of retrospective assessment of disease activity and flare in observational cohorts of lupus patients 638
JD FitzGerald & JM Grossman
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Quality of life and economic evaluation in SLE clinical trials 645
Caroline Gordon & Ann E Clarke
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Responsiveness and sensitivity to change of SLE disease activity measures 655
M Corzillius, P Fortin & G Stucki
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Discordance between patients and their physicians in the assessment of lupus disease activity: relevance for clinical trials 660
Jim C Yen, Carolyn Neville & Paul R Fortin
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Ensuring reliability of clinical assessments for SLE trials 671
Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman & Karen W Hayes
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Assessing disease activity in SLE patients during pregnancy 677
Jill P Buyon, Kenneth C Kalunian, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, Michelle A Petri, Michael D Lockshin, Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza & Munther Khamashta
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Classification and definition of major flares in SLE clinical trials 685
Michelle Petri, Jill Buyon & Mimi Kim
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Methodological issues of corticosteroid use in SLE clinical trials 692
M Corzillius & S-C Bae
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Early stopping of clinical trials in lupus and other uncommon rheumatologic diseases 698
Michael P LaValley & David T Felson
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