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Is there a role for systemic therapy for a patient with scleroderma sine sclerosis, with esophageal strictures and Raynaud’s syndrome, but no pulmonary involvement?

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We don't have any evidence that immunosuppression (assuming that is what you are referring to) would play a role in the treatment of the esophageal disease or the Raynaud phenomenon. Also, we don't have any data to suggest that this would have any overall long-term "disease-modifying" effects. So in...

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