Predictors of lung function decline in scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease based on high-resolution computed tomography: implications for cohort enrichment in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease trials

Dinesh Khanna, Vivek Nagaraja, Chi-Hong Tseng, Fereidoun Abtin, Robert Suh, Grace Kim, Athol Wells, Daniel E Furst, Philip J Clements, Michael D Roth, Donald P Tashkin, Jonathan Goldin, Dinesh Khanna, Vivek Nagaraja, Chi-Hong Tseng, Fereidoun Abtin, Robert Suh, Grace Kim, Athol Wells, Daniel E Furst, Philip J Clements, Michael D Roth, Donald P Tashkin, Jonathan Goldin

Abstract

Background: The extent of lung involvement visualized by high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is a predictor of decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) in scleroderma-interstitial lung disease. Our objective was to evaluate the performance of three different HRCT-defined staging systems in the Scleroderma Lung Study I (SLS I) over a 1-year period.

Methods: We assessed two visual semiquantitative scores: the maximum fibrosis score (MaxFib, the fibrosis score in the zone of maximal lung involvement) and visual assessment of total lung involvement (TLI) as proposed by Goh and Wells. In addition, we evaluated the computer-aided diagnosis and calculated the quantitative percentage with fibrosis (QLF) and TLI.

Results: The mean duration of the disease was 3.2 years, and the mean FVC was 67.7 %. Regardless of the staging system used, a greater degree of fibrosis/TLI on HRCT scans was associated with a greater decline in FVC in the placebo group. Using the MaxFib and QLF, the mean absolute changes in FVC from baseline were 0.1% and -1.4%, respectively, in <25% lung involvement vs. a change of -6.2% and -6.9%, respectively, with >25% involvement (negative score denotes worsening in FVC). Conversely, cyclophosphamide was able to stabilize decline in FVC in subjects with greater degree of involvement detected by HRCT. Using the visual MaxFib and QLF, the mean absolute improvements in FVC were 1.2 and 1.1, respectively, with >25% involvement.

Conclusions: HRCT-defined lung involvement was a predictor of decline in FVC in SLS I. The choice of staging system for cohort enrichment in a clinical trial depends on feasibility.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004563 (Scleroderma Lung Study I) ISRCTN15982171. Registered 19 Aug 2015.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Absolute changes in percentage of predicted forced vital capacity (FVC%) determined using different high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) staging systems. Data are shown as box plots. Each box represents the interquartile range (IQR), indicating the first (25th percentile) and third (75th percentile) quartiles. Lines inside the boxes represent the medians. Whiskers represent 1.5 times the upper and lower IQRs. Circles indicate outliers. p Value is based on two-samples t test. a Visual semiquantitative fibrosis score. b Goh and Wells unadjusted stratification. c Quantitative assessment of total extent of interstitial lung disease (QILD) in whole lung. d Quantitative percentage with fibrosis (QLF) in zone of maximal involvement

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