Challenges and Opportunities in Personalized Management of Rheumatic Diseases
A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Personalized Therapy in Clinical Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: clinical rheumatology; rheumatic diseases; autoimmunity; inflammatory diseases; chronic inflammation; rheumatoid arthritis; systemic lupus erythematosus; inflammation; musculoskeletal imaging; musculoskeletal disorders
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rheumatic diseases are a group of conditions that primarily affect joints, muscles, bones, and organs. Examples include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, osteoarthritis, gout, and scleroderma. Its clinical course varies widely between individuals, with some experiencing mild symptoms and others facing rapid joint damage or extra-articular complications. This heterogeneity makes standardized treatment approaches insufficient for many patients. This shift has encouraged the development of targeted therapies and more nuanced assessment tools tailored to its diverse manifestations.
This Special Issue aims to address the critical need for individualized care in rheumatic diseases by exploring how clinical, biological, and patient data can guide optimal treatment selection, timing, and monitoring.
We invite original research, systematic reviews, and perspective articles on topics such as biomarker validation, phenotype-endotype correlations, comparative effectiveness of biologics in specific subgroups, implementation of treat-to-target strategies, and approaches that incorporate patient preferences into therapeutic planning.
Dr. Gilda Sandri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- rheumatic diseases
- autoimmunity
- osteoarthritis
- psoriatic arthritis
- personalized therapy
- immune endotypes
- machine learning
- musculoskeletal ultrasound
- patient preferences
- treatment response biomarkers
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