{
  "abstract": "Objectives To assess the 2012 SLICC and 2019 EULAR/ACR classification criteria performance as diagnostic criteria in two cohorts of ANA-positive patients clinically suspected of having CTDs.Methods An observational study of 286 ANA-positive, treatment-naïve patients with CTD-related symptoms for 1 year or less was conducted. The 2012 SLICC and 2019 EULAR/ACR criteria were assessed at enrollment (T0) and during a 3-year follow-up. T1 was defined as the visit when patients met classification criteria or their last follow-up. Anonymized charts from T0 and T1 were reviewed by 4 indipendent consultants to assess diagnoses and treatment decisions.Results At T1, consultants diagnosed SLE in 29 patients (10.14%). The 2012 SLICC criteria were met in 38 patients (13.29%) and the 2019 EULAR/ACR in 39 (13.64%). 6 patients (2.1%) were diagnosed with SLE despite not meeting either classification criteria, while 18 participants (6.29%) met at least one classification criterion but were not diagnosed with SLE by a consultant. Among these 18 patients, consultants recommended hydroxychloroquine monotherapy in 7 cases, immunosuppressive therapy alone in 6, a combination of the two in 1, and no treatment in 4.Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy at T1 of the 2019 EULAR/ACR and 2012 SLICC SLE criteria are reported in table 1.Abstract PO:06:156 Table 1Conclusions In a diagnostic setting, the criteria are less effective than in a classification context and should therefore be applied with caution. They are more useful for ruling out SLE rather than confirming it, given their moderate sensitivity and PPV, but high specificity and NPV.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Brescia – Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Brescia, Italy",
        "University of Leeds – Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, UK",
        "Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Luca Mazzoleni"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Brescia – Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Brescia, Italy",
        "University of Leeds – Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, UK",
        "Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Francesca Crisafulli"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Leeds – Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, UK",
        "Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Md Yuzaiful Md Yusof"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Leeds – Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, UK",
        "Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Aamir Aslam"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Leeds – Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, UK",
        "Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Andrew Barr"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Leeds – Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, UK",
        "Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Lesley-Anne Bissel"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Leeds – Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, UK",
        "Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Shouvik Dass"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Leeds – Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, UK",
        "Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Jack Arnold"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Leeds – Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, UK",
        "Prince of Songkla University – Allergy and Rheumatology Unit, Hat Yai, Thailand"
      ],
      "name": "Porntip Intapiboon"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Leeds – Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, UK",
        "Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Ed Vital"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Brescia – Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Brescia, Italy"
      ],
      "name": "Franco Franceschini"
    }
  ],
  "title": "PO:06:156 The 2019 EULAR/ACR and 2012 SLICC classification criteria for SLE should be applied with caution as diagnostic criteria",
  "uid": "6ca3bc29-a374-554f-a612-03ead9c077c6"
}