Effectiveness of switching between TNF inhibitors in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: is the reason to switch relevant?

Abstract Background To investigate whether the reason to discontinue the first TNF inhibitor (TNFi) affects the response to the second TNFi in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Methods Patients with axSpA from the Rheumatic Diseases Portuguese Register (ReumaPt), who discontinued their first TNFi and...

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Main Authors: Santiago Rodrigues Manica, Alexandre Sepriano, Fernando Pimentel-Santos, Nélia Gouveia, Anabela Barcelos, Jaime C. Branco, Miguel Bernardes, Raquel Miriam Ferreira, Elsa Vieira-Sousa, Sofia Barreira, Filipe Vinagre, Raquel Roque, Helena Santos, Nathalie Madeira, João Rovisco, Alexandra Daniel, Sofia Ramiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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AS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-020-02288-8