TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis patients - baseline characteristics, treatment adherence, and development of clinical variables during three years of anti-TNF therapy in clinical practice.
AU - KARLSSON WALLMAN, JOHAN
AU - C Kapetanovic, Meliha
AU - Petersson, Ingemar
AU - Geborek, Pierre
AU - Kristensen, Lars Erik
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The relationship between non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is currently debated. Using observational data from the South Swedish Arthritis Treatment Group register, we thus aimed to compare clinical development and treatment adherence between nr-axSpA and AS patients during three years of anti-TNF (tumor necrosis factor) therapy in clinical practice, and to explore the impact of inflammatory activity measured by CRP (C-reactive protein) at treatment initiation.
AB - The relationship between non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is currently debated. Using observational data from the South Swedish Arthritis Treatment Group register, we thus aimed to compare clinical development and treatment adherence between nr-axSpA and AS patients during three years of anti-TNF (tumor necrosis factor) therapy in clinical practice, and to explore the impact of inflammatory activity measured by CRP (C-reactive protein) at treatment initiation.
U2 - 10.1186/s13075-015-0897-6
DO - 10.1186/s13075-015-0897-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 26703005
SN - 1478-6362
VL - 17
JO - Arthritis Research and Therapy
JF - Arthritis Research and Therapy
IS - 1
M1 - 378
ER -