Novartis Cosentyx® Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Treatment
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Novartis Cosentyx® Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Treatment

  According to a press release on Global Newswire, Novartis has received a positive opinion on Cosentyx® from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). This positive opinion…

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Ankylosing Spondylitis: Most Patients Don’t Switch TNF Inhibitors, Even if They Stop Working
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Ankylosing Spondylitis: Most Patients Don’t Switch TNF Inhibitors, Even if They Stop Working

According to a story from Healio, a recent study that was published in the scientific journal BMC Rheumatology revealed that it was uncommon for patients living with ankylosing spondylitis to switch from…

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A Biosimilar Drug for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis Begins Phase 3 Trials
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A Biosimilar Drug for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis Begins Phase 3 Trials

According to a story from Acrofan, the biotechnology company Clover Pharmaceuticals Inc. has recently announced that the first patient has been dosed in its phase 3 clinical study. This study…

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A Recent Trial Found the Drug Rinvoq Can be Effective Treatment for Ankylosing Spondylitis
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A Recent Trial Found the Drug Rinvoq Can be Effective Treatment for Ankylosing Spondylitis

According to a story from Ankylosing Spondylitis News, the results of a recent phase 2/3 clinical trial indicate that the drug upadacitinib (marketed as Rinvoq) can be an effective treatment…

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Results of Phase 3 Trial Suggest The Drug Cosentyx Could be Effective for Axial Spondyloarthritis
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Results of Phase 3 Trial Suggest The Drug Cosentyx Could be Effective for Axial Spondyloarthritis

According to a story from Ankylosing Spondylitis News, findings from a phase 3 clinical trial suggest that the drug secukinumab (marketed as Cosentyx) could be an effective treatment for non-radiographic…

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Biosimilar Drug for Ankylosing Spondylitis gets Approved by the FDA
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Biosimilar Drug for Ankylosing Spondylitis gets Approved by the FDA

According to a story from Ankylosing Spondylitis News, the drug Hadlima, which is a biosimilar to the drug Humira (adalimumab), was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration…

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New Research Suggests “Nonsense” RNA Segment Might Play Important Role in Ankylosing Spondylitis
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New Research Suggests “Nonsense” RNA Segment Might Play Important Role in Ankylosing Spondylitis

According to a publication from Ankylosing Spondylitis News, a recent study published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders suggests that LINC00311, a lengthy RNA molecule, is over-expressed in individuals with ankylosing spondylitis.…

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Recent Study Finds Better Than Expected Safety Data for TNF Inhibitors in Ankylosing Spondylitis
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Recent Study Finds Better Than Expected Safety Data for TNF Inhibitors in Ankylosing Spondylitis

According to a story from Ankylosing Spondylitis News, a recent study has found that the class of drugs known as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors may actually be safer for…

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ICYMI: A Good Business Decision vs. The Right Ethical Choice: Conducting Clinical Trials

A recent article written by Craig Klugman debates the ethical obligations pharmaceutical companies have to conduct clinical trials for drugs which have a likely potential to benefit a patient population…

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Each Ankylosing Spondylitis Patient is Unique, This Study Reinforces that to Provide the Best Care, We Must Understand That

A New AS Study A recent study, published in Reumatologia aimed to evaluate how ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients are coping with their condition on a psychological level. They wanted to investigate…

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Finding Unbiased, Credible Information About Your Rare Disease Can Be Difficult, This Compilation of Resources May Help

When you or your child is first diagnosed with a rare disease it can be so difficult to know where to turn. You want to learn everything about the condition,…

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Study Finds That Older Female Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients with Dyslipidemia are at Greater Risk of Osteoporosis
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Study Finds That Older Female Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients with Dyslipidemia are at Greater Risk of Osteoporosis

According to a story from Ankylosing Spondylitis News, a recent study has reaffirmed the understanding that patients with ankylosing spondylitis, a rare form of inflammatory disease that affects the joints…

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Over 50% of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Relapse After Halting Infliximab, Study Claims
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Over 50% of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Relapse After Halting Infliximab, Study Claims

According to a story from Healio, a recent study has found that 58 percent of patients with the inflammatory disease ankylosing spondylitis will experience relapse within one year after stopping…

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New Biosimilar Product to Humira Could Be Cheaper and Just as Effective for Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients

The most common treatment for autoimmune conditions such as ankylosing spondylitis, plaque psoriasis, Crohn's disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis is currently a drug called Humira, created by AbbVie.…

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This Drug Could Treat Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
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This Drug Could Treat Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis

According to a story from globenewswire.com, Galapagos NV and Gilead Sciences, Inc., recently announced that two clinical trials which were recently published in The Lancet demonstrated that the experimental treatment filgotinib could…

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