US grant targets genes behind severe arthritis
...e said the only available treatment for ankylosing spondylitis was an expensive and lifelong bout of potent injections which suppressed the immune system. He said the grant, from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases in the US, not only raised awareness of the disease but al...Data show treatment with Remicade reduced hospitalizations for ulcerative colitis patients by half
...isease (CD), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), ulcerative colitis (UC), pediatric Crohn's disease (PCD) and psoriasis (PsO). The safety and efficacy of REMICADE have been well established in clinical trials over the past 14 years and with more than 770,000 patient...Remicade data in ankylosing spondylitis show improvement in spinal mobility and spinal inflammation
... Rheumatology showed that patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who received REMICADE (infliximab) over two y...EMICADE group at weeks 54, 78 and 102. Ankylosing spondylitis can limit spinal mobility and significantly impair a patients quality of life. These data demonstra...