Ankylosing spondylitis

20-10-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Article

Efficacy and safety of ixekizumab in the treatment of radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: 16 week results of a phase 3 randomized, double‐blind, placebo controlled trial in patients with prior inadequate response or intolerance to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors

Deodhar A et al. Arthritis Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1002/art.40753

20-09-2018 | Devices and technology | Article

Detection of flares by decrease in physical activity, collected using wearable activity trackers, in rheumatoid arthritis or axial spondyloarthritis: An application of machine-learning analyses in rheumatology

Gossec L et al. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2018. doi: 10.1002/acr.23768

01-09-2018 | DMARDs | Review | Article

A practical approach to the use of conventional synthetic, biologic, and targeted synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for the treatment of inflammatory arthritis in patients with a history of malignancy

Wong PKK et al. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018; 20: 64. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0774-9

21-08-2018 | DMARDs | Article

The British Society for Rheumatology biologic DMARD safety guidelines in inflammatory arthritis: Executive summary

Holroyd CR et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key207. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key207

21-08-2018 | DMARDs | Article

The British Society for Rheumatology biologic DMARD safety guidelines in inflammatory arthritis

Holroyd CR et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key207. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key208

20-08-2018 | Nursing | Review | Article

Nurses’ roles in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis: A systematic review

Vivienne L, Michael S. Rheumatol Int 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4135-9

18-08-2018 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

Efficacy and safety of secukinumab 150 mg with and without loading regimen in ankylosing spondylitis: 104-week results from MEASURE 4 study

Kivitz AJ et al. Rheumatol Ther 2018. doi: 10.1007/s40744-018-0123-5

09-08-2018 | Physical activity | Article

The prevalence of co-morbidities and their impact on physical activity in people with inflammatory rheumatic diseases compared with the general population: Results from the UK Biobank

Cook MJ et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key224. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key224

06-08-2018 | TNF inhibitors | Review | Article

Non-medical switching from originator tumor necrosis factor inhibitors to their biosimilars: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials and real-world studies

Numan S, Faccin F. Adv Ther 2018; 9: 1295–1332. doi: 10.1007/s12325-018-0742-9

04-08-2018 | Biologics | Review | Article

A targeted literature review examining biologic therapy compliance and persistence in chronic inflammatory diseases to identify the associated unmet needs, driving factors, and consequences

Maniadakis N et al. Adv Ther 2018; 9: 1333–1355. doi: 10.1007/s12325-018-0759-0

03-08-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Article

Impact of biological therapy on work outcomes in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: Results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register (BSRBR-AS) and meta-analysis

Shim J et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2018. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213590

20-07-2018 | Fibromyalgia | Article

Influence of comorbid fibromyalgia on disease activity measures and response to tumour necrosis factor inhibitors in axial spondyloarthritis: Results from a UK national register

Macfarlane GJ et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key206. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key206

07-03-2018 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

Prevalence and factors associated with disturbed sleep in outpatients with ankylosing spondylitis

Nie A et al. Clin Rheumatol 2018; 37: 2161–2168. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4190-3

03-07-2018 | Geriatric | Review | Article

Management of inflammatory rheumatic conditions in the elderly

Lahaye C et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key165. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key165

01-07-2018 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

Increased rates of both knee and hip arthroplasties in older patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Ward MM. J Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.171316

01-07-2018 | Pregnancy | Article

Maternal and fetal outcomes in a cohort of patients exposed to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors throughout pregnancy

Genest G, Spitzer KA, Laskin CA. J Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.171152

28-06-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Article

Efficacy and safety of continuing versus withdrawing adalimumab therapy in maintaining remission in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (ABILITY-3): A multicentre, randomised, double-blind study

Landewé R et al. Lancet 2018. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31362-X

25-06-2018 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

The efficiency of inspiratory muscle training in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Basakci Calik B et al. Rheumatol Int 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4093-2

07-06-2018 | Psoriatic arthritis | Article

Secukinumab provides rapid and sustained pain relief in psoriatic arthritis over 2 years: Results from the FUTURE 2 study

McInnes IB et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 113. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1610-3

30-05-2018 | Enthesitis | Review | Article

Enthesitis: Much more than focal insertion point inflammation

Watad A et al. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018; 20: 41. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0751-3

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