Ana Belo van Wijk, PhD,  —

Nearly a Fifth of IBD Patients Have a Joint Condition, Veterans Study in Texas Indicates

Close to a fifth of bowel disease patients have joint conditions like spondyloarthritis and peripheral arthritis, a Texas study reports. The research, “Characterization and prevalence of spondyloarthritis and peripheral arthritis among patients with inflammatory bowel disease,” was published in the journal Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology.

Xeljanz Shows Promise for Ankylosing Spondylitis in Phase 2 Trial

Xeljanz (tofacitinib) showed promising results for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients in a 16-week Phase 2 clinical trial. AS patients with active disease receiving Xeljanz treatment showed great improvement in symptoms and clinical disease profiles when compared to patients treated with placebo. The study, “Tofacitinib in patients with ankylosing…