Benefits of continuous NSAID use in ankylosing spondylitis
A widely under-recognized form of arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, progressive disease targeting the spine. Commonly striking in young adulthood, before age 35, AS causes inflammation, pain, and stiffness in the spinal joints--the vertebrae--and the sacroiliac joint, where the spinal ...Arthritis of the spine often overlooked in children
...ssociation of America and involved more than 2,000 ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. Results were collected from a mail survey distributed in 2002, which gathered a range of information including analysis of work-related disability, functional impairment, self-reported quality of life and spinal involvement...New biomarkers for improving treatment of spondylarthritis
...chronic autoimmune arthritic conditions, including ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and the arthritis associated with psoriasis and inflammatory bowel diseases, primarily affecting peripheral joints. For an international alliance of researchers, synovial tissue analysis presented an ideal vehicle for identifying bi...Improving the standard of rheumatology care in Europe
...tions for knee osteoarthritis, hip osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, early arthritis and the management and diagnosis of gout. Professor Maxime Dougados, MD, Professor of Rheumatology at the Universite Rene Descartes, Paris and Chair of the EULAR Standing Committee on International Clinical Studies Includ...Where do new therapies work best?
...tion of patients with rheumatic conditions such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) now receive anti-TNF treatment a newer group of drugs which are used to reduce inflammation and manage disease activity*. Study lead Dr Marte Heiberg, of the Dept of Rheumatol...NICE gives backing for the use of advanced biological therapies to treat severe psoriasis
...n children aged less than 4 years. Severe active ankylosing spondylitis in adults who have had an inadequate response to conventional therapy. Since the product was first introduced, serious infections, some involving death, have been reported in patients using ENBREL. Patients should tell their doctor i...Monoclonal antibody reduces exacerbations in asthmatics
...e effective in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease and psoriasis, but ineffective in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)," said Dr. Hansel. "Preliminary reports of efficacy in asthma patients with concomitant rheumatoid arthritis have been encouragi...New data reinforce safety profile of ENBREL (etanercept)
...ved for the treatment of adults with severe active ankylosing spondylitis who have had an inadequate response to conventional therapy.3 European physicians have become familiar with the benefits and long-term tolerability profile of ENBREL since it was approved six years ago. Worldwide, 441,000 patients have...New study reveals postcode lottery for rheumatoid arthritis treatment
...c conditions such as psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) where NICE approval has only just been given or is being awaited. As a result of these findings, rheumatologists are calling on the Government and primary care trusts to end the unofficial postcode lottery and ensure that every pat...Enbrel provides sustained clinical improvements for ankylosing spondylitis for up to 3 years
... phase 4 extension study showed that patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who received treatment with Enbre...60 weeks of treatment with ENBREL. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis have reported that their condition has negatively impacted their ability to perform dail...The problem with treating spondylarthritis with anti-TNF strategies
...ts a group of closely related disorders, including ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease. Aside from chronic inflammation, these conditions are all characterized by ankylosis, stiffness and fusion of bone in the spine and peripheral joi...... rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, polymyalgia and other diseases. Age, body mass index, family history of heart disease, and other traditional cardiovascular risk factors were similar in both groups. All specimens were evaluated, by light microscope, for evidence of ch...