Tumor necrosis factor α inhibition in radiographic and nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis: results from a large observational cohort.
Adrian CiureaAlmut SchererPascale ExerJürg BernhardJean DudlerBrigitte BeyelerRudolf KisslingDaniel StekhovenKaspar RufibachGiorgio TamborriniBettina WeissRüdiger MüllerMichael J NissenBeat A MichelDésirée van der HeijdeMaxime DougadosAnnelies BoonenUlrich Webernull nullPublished in: Arthritis and rheumatism (2014)
The indications for treatment with anti-TNF agents were comparable for patients with radiographic axial SpA and those with nonradiographic axial SpA. With the exception of patients with elevated CRP levels at baseline, higher rates of response to TNF inhibition were achieved in the group of patients with radiographic axial SpA than in the group with nonradiographic axial SpA.
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