Ankylosing Spondylitis

October 06, 2020

Despite major advances in axial spondyloarthritis and an increasing number of therapeutic options, questions remain related to the optimized treatment strategies and to the individual drug choice, according to a review published in Current Rheumatology Reports.

November 27, 2019

Nearly one-quarter of patients with ankylosing spondylitis experienced disease progression over time, with male sex, presence of baseline damage, active disease state, and higher inflammatory markers predictive of spinal progression, while treatment with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors slowed the progression rate, say researchers recently writing in Arthritis Care & Research.

October 08, 2019

The oral therapy filgotinib could be a more effective treatment for patients with active ankylosing spondylitis who fail treatment with NSAIDs, according to the results of a study presented at the Clinical Congress of Rheumatology West in San Diego last month.

August 30, 2019

Lilly has announced that it received FDA approval for Taltz (ixekizumab) for the treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis (radiographic axial spondyloarthritis).

August 20, 2019

An Indian-made biosimilar to adalimumab has been shown to be safe and effective for up to 24 weeks in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, say researchers writing in ACR Open Rheumatology this month.

August 01, 2019

New research shows that a newly identified species of gut bacteria is significantly depleted in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

August 01, 2019

High levels of comorbidity burden are associated independently with poor physical function and increased disability in patients with psoriatic arthritis, however, patients ankylosing spondylitis did not report worse function when comorbidities were present.

May 21, 2019

Active psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis can lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes, which grows with corticosteroid use, a study shows.

April 19, 2019

Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is never a straightforward diagnosis. In this slideshow, we highlight 11 disease manifestations associated with axSpA.

March 18, 2019

The cause of discovertebral lesions in ankylosing spondylitis may be due to infectious, inflammatory or traumatic etiologies suggest researchers writing in the Journal of Rheumatology. They examined the most prevalent-and conflicting-theories associated with this medical mystery.

March 05, 2019

Lack of trust in physicians, lack of information about biologics, medicine substitutions and the search for alternative therapies are among the reasons patients turn to the internet, a new study shows.

February 08, 2019

Researchers writing in PLOS One report that patients with ankylosing spondylitis have a significant higher prevalence of dementia and Alzheimer’s dementia than the general population.

November 13, 2018

Findings from the most extensive study to analyze the association between HLA-B27 status and manifestations of AS.

November 12, 2018

Take this 5-question quiz for a quick refresher on the ACR guidelines.

October 17, 2018

Be vigilant for diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis in patients who have ankylosing spondylitis, since they may be less clearly symptomatic.

October 17, 2018

Concerns have been raised in the past about the possibility of infection caused by immune suppression.

September 13, 2018

Findings from the first report on sex-specific predictors of spinal radiographic progression in ankylosing spondylitis.

September 12, 2018

What are the implications for the timing of these procedures in younger patients with AS?

August 07, 2018

When disease activity is high and/or function impaired, consider depression a likely comorbidity that may be a result of inflammation.

July 17, 2018

Two recent studies focus on radiographic progression in ankylosing spondylitis and the risk of osteoporosis in axial spondyloarthritis.