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Abstract Number: 1527 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Do TNF Inhibitors Alter the Natural History of Ankylosing Spondylitis By Impacting the Incidence and Prevalence of Comorbidities and Extra-Articular Manifestations?
Atul A. Deodhar¹, Kevin Winthrop², Benjamin Chan², Sarah A. R. Siegel², Lisa Pisenti³, Jeffrey Stark³, Robert Y. Suruki⁴, Rhonda L. Bohn⁴, Huifeng Yun⁵, Lang Chen⁵ and Jeffrey R. Curtis⁵, ¹Division of Arthritis & Rheumatic Diseases OP09, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³UCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA, ⁴UCB Pharma, Raleigh, NC, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Treatment with TNF inhibitors (TNFi) has led to a reduction in signs and symptoms, and improvement in physical function and quality of life in…

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