Abstracts tagged "anti-TNF therapy and radiography"

Abstract Number: 724 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diminished Spinal Radiographic Progression during Long-Term Treatment with TNF-α Inhibitors in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients at Risk of Poor Radiographic Outcome
Fiona Maas¹, Suzanne Arends^1,2, Freke Wink², Reinhard Bos², Hendrika Bootsma³, Elisabeth Brouwer¹ and Anneke Spoorenberg^1,2, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In AS, spinal radiographic progression shows a very heterogeneous course. Our aim was to investigate which patient characteristics are of influence on the…
Abstract Number: 1721 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Predictive of Radiographic Progression in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ismail Sari¹, Jonathan Chan², Ahmed Omar¹, Mohamed Bedaiwi¹, Renise Ayearst¹, Robert D Inman³ and Nigil Haroon¹, ¹Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Spondylitis program, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Immunlogy and Institute of Medical Science, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the axial skeleton. New bone formation resulting in syndesmophytes can lead to spinal…