Anti-TNF therapy in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis: the Finnish experience

Biological therapy for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has led to improved disease control beyond that of conventional treatments. International recommendations encourage clinicians prescribing biological treatments to register patients in national registers to collect information on outcome and toxicit...

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Published in:Clinical rheumatology 2007-10, Vol.26 (10), p.1693-1700
Main Authors: Konttinen, Liisa, Tuompo, Riitta, Uusitalo, Tea, Luosujärvi, Riitta, Laiho, Kari, Lähteenmäki, Jukka, Puurtinen-Vilkki, Maija, Lanteri, Ritva, Kortelainen, Saara, Karilainen, Helena, Varjolahti-Lehtinen, Tuire, Nordström, Dan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Oral
Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use
Adult
Aged
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use
Antirheumatic Agents - therapeutic use
Arthritis
Biological products
Biological Therapy - methods
Blood Sedimentation
C-Reactive Protein - metabolism
Female
Finland
Humans
Immunotherapy
Male
Middle Aged
Spondylitis, Ankylosing - drug therapy
Spondylitis, Ankylosing - ethnology
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - antagonists & inhibitors
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - chemistry
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