TY - JOUR
T1 - Machine learning identifies clusters of longitudinal autoantibody profiles predictive of systemic lupus erythematosus disease outcomes
AU - Choi, May Yee
AU - Chen, Irene
AU - Clarke, Ann Elaine
AU - Fritzler, Marvin J
AU - Buhler, Katherine A
AU - Urowitz, Murray
AU - Hanly, John
AU - St-Pierre, Yvan
AU - Gordon, Caroline
AU - Bae, Sang-Cheol
AU - Romero-Diaz, Juanita
AU - Sanchez-Guerrero, Jorge
AU - Bernatsky, Sasha
AU - Wallace, Daniel J
AU - Isenberg, David Alan
AU - Rahman, Anisur
AU - Merrill, Joan T
AU - Fortin, Paul R
AU - Gladman, Dafna D
AU - Bruce, Ian N
AU - Petri, Michelle
AU - Ginzler, Ellen M
AU - Dooley, Mary Anne
AU - Ramsey-Goldman, Rosalind
AU - Manzi, Susan
AU - Jönsen, Andreas
AU - Alarcón, Graciela S
AU - van Vollenhoven, Ronald F
AU - Aranow, Cynthia
AU - Mackay, Meggan
AU - Ruiz-Irastorza, Guillermo
AU - Lim, Sam
AU - Inanc, Murat
AU - Kalunian, Kenneth
AU - Jacobsen, Søren
AU - Peschken, Christine
AU - Kamen, Diane L
AU - Askanase, Anca
AU - Buyon, Jill P
AU - Sontag, David
AU - Costenbader, Karen H
N1 - © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
PY - 2023/7
Y1 - 2023/7
N2 - OBJECTIVES: A novel longitudinal clustering technique was applied to comprehensive autoantibody data from a large, well-characterised, multinational inception systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cohort to determine profiles predictive of clinical outcomes.METHODS: Demographic, clinical and serological data from 805 patients with SLE obtained within 15 months of diagnosis and at 3-year and 5-year follow-up were included. For each visit, sera were assessed for 29 antinuclear antibodies (ANA) immunofluorescence patterns and 20 autoantibodies. K-means clustering on principal component analysis-transformed longitudinal autoantibody profiles identified discrete phenotypic clusters. One-way analysis of variance compared cluster enrolment demographics and clinical outcomes at 10-year follow-up. Cox proportional hazards model estimated the HR for survival adjusting for age of disease onset.RESULTS: Cluster 1 (n=137, high frequency of anti-Smith, anti-U1RNP, AC-5 (large nuclear speckled pattern) and high ANA titres) had the highest cumulative disease activity and immunosuppressants/biologics use at year 10. Cluster 2 (n=376, low anti-double stranded DNA (dsDNA) and ANA titres) had the lowest disease activity, frequency of lupus nephritis and immunosuppressants/biologics use. Cluster 3 (n=80, highest frequency of all five antiphospholipid antibodies) had the highest frequency of seizures and hypocomplementaemia. Cluster 4 (n=212) also had high disease activity and was characterised by multiple autoantibody reactivity including to antihistone, anti-dsDNA, antiribosomal P, anti-Sjögren syndrome antigen A or Ro60, anti-Sjögren syndrome antigen B or La, anti-Ro52/Tripartite Motif Protein 21, antiproliferating cell nuclear antigen and anticentromere B). Clusters 1 (adjusted HR 2.60 (95% CI 1.12 to 6.05), p=0.03) and 3 (adjusted HR 2.87 (95% CI 1.22 to 6.74), p=0.02) had lower survival compared with cluster 2.CONCLUSION: Four discrete SLE patient longitudinal autoantibody clusters were predictive of long-term disease activity, organ involvement, treatment requirements and mortality risk.
AB - OBJECTIVES: A novel longitudinal clustering technique was applied to comprehensive autoantibody data from a large, well-characterised, multinational inception systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cohort to determine profiles predictive of clinical outcomes.METHODS: Demographic, clinical and serological data from 805 patients with SLE obtained within 15 months of diagnosis and at 3-year and 5-year follow-up were included. For each visit, sera were assessed for 29 antinuclear antibodies (ANA) immunofluorescence patterns and 20 autoantibodies. K-means clustering on principal component analysis-transformed longitudinal autoantibody profiles identified discrete phenotypic clusters. One-way analysis of variance compared cluster enrolment demographics and clinical outcomes at 10-year follow-up. Cox proportional hazards model estimated the HR for survival adjusting for age of disease onset.RESULTS: Cluster 1 (n=137, high frequency of anti-Smith, anti-U1RNP, AC-5 (large nuclear speckled pattern) and high ANA titres) had the highest cumulative disease activity and immunosuppressants/biologics use at year 10. Cluster 2 (n=376, low anti-double stranded DNA (dsDNA) and ANA titres) had the lowest disease activity, frequency of lupus nephritis and immunosuppressants/biologics use. Cluster 3 (n=80, highest frequency of all five antiphospholipid antibodies) had the highest frequency of seizures and hypocomplementaemia. Cluster 4 (n=212) also had high disease activity and was characterised by multiple autoantibody reactivity including to antihistone, anti-dsDNA, antiribosomal P, anti-Sjögren syndrome antigen A or Ro60, anti-Sjögren syndrome antigen B or La, anti-Ro52/Tripartite Motif Protein 21, antiproliferating cell nuclear antigen and anticentromere B). Clusters 1 (adjusted HR 2.60 (95% CI 1.12 to 6.05), p=0.03) and 3 (adjusted HR 2.87 (95% CI 1.22 to 6.74), p=0.02) had lower survival compared with cluster 2.CONCLUSION: Four discrete SLE patient longitudinal autoantibody clusters were predictive of long-term disease activity, organ involvement, treatment requirements and mortality risk.
KW - Antibodies, Antinuclear
KW - Autoantibodies
KW - DNA
KW - Humans
KW - Immunosuppressive Agents
KW - Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
KW - Machine Learning
KW - systemic lupus erythematosus
KW - autoimmunity
KW - autoantibodies
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U2 - 10.1136/ard-2022-223808
DO - 10.1136/ard-2022-223808
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37085289
SN - 0003-4967
VL - 82
SP - 927
EP - 936
JO - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
IS - 7
ER -