In the placebo group, the %FVC and %DLco values showed a decreasing trend but no significant worsening over the course of 1 year.
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This trial had a high proportion of patients with mild SSc-associated interstitial lung disease, but a subanalysis of only patients with baseline %FVC less than 80% also showed a trend toward better %FVC in the rituximab group than in the placebo group.