2025 MCTC Project List
Below are 10 MCTC planned projects in 2025.
We sincerely invite you to join us and collaborate on these initiatives.
We welcome dedicated participants who are committed to contributing their time and effort, with active engagement in regular online meetings.
1. Criteria for IIM remission & LDA criteria
Developing and Validating “Remission” and “Low Disease Activity” Criteria for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Project Leader: Nantakarn Pongtarakulpanit, Shiri Keret
Email: [email protected]
2. Definition of IIM-ILD progression
Sandardizing the Definition of Progression in IIM-related ILD
Project Leader: Faye Pais
Email: [email protected]
Link: https://myositisclinicaltrialsconsortium.org/ild-working-group-project-2025/
3. Criteria for IIM worsening
Evaluation and Revision of the “Clinical Worsening”
Definition in IIM Clinical Trials
Project Leader: lazsmin Ventura
Email: [email protected]
4. Consensus on IIM outcome measures
Appropriateness and Feasibility of Outcome Measures in IIM
Project Leader:
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5. Global study recruitment patterns
Global Patterns and Challenges in Patient Recruitment for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy Clinical Trials: Results from the 2024 MCTC Investigators’ Survey
Project Leader: Iris Tang
Email: [email protected]
6. Gaps in assessment expertise
Gaps in Training and Expertise in Myositis Outcome Measures: Insights from the 2024 MCTC Investigators’ Survey