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Predicting the outcome of ankylosing spondylitis therapy.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jun 2011
Vastesaeger Nathan, van der Heijde Désirée, Inman Robert D, Wang Yanxin, Deodhar Atul, Hsu Benjamin, Rahman Mahboob U, Dijkmans Ben, Geusens Piet, Vander Cruyssen Bert, Collantes Eduardo, Sieper Joachim, Braun Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To create a model that provides a potential basis for candidate selection for anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) treatment by predicting future outcomes relative to the current disease profile of individual patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS: ASSERT and GO-RAISE trial data (n=635) were analysed to identify baseline predictors for various disease-state and disease-activity outcome...
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