ankylosing spondylitis Spondylarthropathy
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -Male or non-pregnant/non-lactating females age 18-70 - Diagnosis of SpA according to ESSG criteria and/or ASAS criteria - Active disease defined by *1 swollend and * 1 tender joint, and at least 1 swollen knee or ankle joint at baseline
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Evidence for infectious or malignant process (on chest X ray/MRI etc) - Pts taking opioid angalgetics - Previous IL-17 therapy exposure - Previous use of celldepleting therapies, biological immunomodulants (except for a.TNF) - no more then 50% of included patients are allowed to be previously exposed to (1) TNF blocking agent - Significant medical problems or diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Changes in the synovial cellular and molecular pathways as indicated in the objectives between baseline and week 12 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Stratification of these cellular and molecular changes according to the genetic biomarkers of relevance for anti-IL17 treatment response - Correlation between the synovial features at baseline and the clinical response at week 12 - Comparison of the synovial molecular changes induced by anti-IL17 with the changes induced by anti-TNF (historical samples in a similar patient population and study setting) - Comparison of the changes in Target to Background Ration (TBR) as an indicator of vessel wall inflammation assessed by FDG PET/CT of the aorta and carotid arteries | — |
Countries
Netherlands