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December 5, 2019

HHS Secretary Alex Azar Touts White House Efforts to Cure Rare Diseases

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Despite skyrocketing healthcare costs, President Trump is committed to protecting the 30 million or so Americans with rare diseases and ensuring timely, affordable access to lifesaving treatments, the nation’s ... Read more

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019

Taltz Eases Disease Activity, Improves Quality of Life in nr-axSpA Patients, Phase 3 Trial Shows

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Treatment with the anti-rheumatic drug Taltz (ixekizumab) leads to early and sustained reductions in pain, fatigue, and inflammation in people with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), a Phase 3 trial ... Read more

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019

Rinvoq Pills Effectively Ease Symptoms in Hard-to-treat AS Patients, Phase 2/3 Trial Finds

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Rinvoq (upadacitinib), an oral therapy recently approved for rheumatoid arthritis, was effective in treating adults with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who failed to respond to or are not eligible ... Read more

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019

Cosentyx Reduces Disease Activity and Pain in nr-axSpA Patients, Phase 3 Trial Shows

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Treatment with Cosentyx (secukinumab) provided stable reduction in disease activity, as well as less pain and better mobility in people with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), a Phase 3 trial ... Read more

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019

FDA Approves Abrilada, Biosimilar to Humira, for Adults with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Other Disorders

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Abrilada (adalimumab-afzb), a biosimilar to Humira (adalimumab), has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat people with seven inflammatory diseases, including adults with ankylosing spondylitis. ... Read more

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019

Erelzi Safe in AS, Eases Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Real-World Data Show

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Treatment with Erelzi (etanercept) is well-tolerated by people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and other rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and progressive psoriatic arthritis, an early analysis of a real-world study suggests. ... Read more

November 14, 2019

Rare Disease Film Festival Highlights Patient and Researcher Unity

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Rare disease-themed videos glowed on a large screen before an audience of people in wheelchairs, with crutches, and bearing oxygen tanks this Nov. 9 and 10 in San Francisco. ... Read more

November 14, 2019

Biogen Acquires Option for 5-year Extension on EU Marketing of Biosimilars for Ankylosing Spondylitis

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Biogen has signed an agreement with Samsung Bioepis that includes an option of extending commercialization rights to three biosimilars of TNF inhibitor therapies used for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) — Benepali (etanercept), Flixabi ... Read more

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019

Bimekizumab Found to be Safe and Show Sustained Efficacy for AS Treatment in Phase 2b Trial

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Treatment with the experimental therapy bimekizumab is safe and shows sustained efficacy over 48 weeks in people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), data from a Phase 2b trial show. In ... Read more

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019

Continuous Use of NSAIDs Increases Hypertension Risk in AS Patients, Study Suggests

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Continuous use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk of hypertension by 12% in people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a prospective study suggests. The study, “Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug ... Read more

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