Site-specific assessment of spinal radiographic progression improves detection of TNF blocker-associated disease modification in axial spondyloarthritis: longitudinal observational data from the Swiss Clinical Quality Management Registry
Abstract:Objectives
To analyse whether time-varying treatment with tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) has a differential impact on structural damage progression on different spinal segments (cervical versus lumbar spine).
Methods
Patients with r-axSpA in the Swiss Clinical Quality Management cohort were included if cervical and lumbar radiographs were available at intervals of 2 years for a maximum of … Show more
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