Etanercept in treatment of ankylosing spondylitis
LIN Zhi-xiang
DAI Lu-shou
DAI Yi-chen
ZHOU Ming-xuan
Abstract：Objective To observe effects of Etanercept on treating patients with ankylosing spondylitis.Methods Forty-five cases ankylosing spondylitis patients were divided into 2 groups according to resourceful principle.The patients in the control group were given NSAIDS,methotrexate,sulfasalazine,and expectant treatment;the treatment group was given Etanercept 25mg/d plus,beside the medicine used in the control group.Course of treatment was mouths.BASDAI,BASFI,duration of morning stiffness,total body pain and spinal pand, chest expansion,finger to floor distance, occiput to wall distance, Schobers test,Hp and CRP were recorded.Results After6 mouths,all patients had the improvement of symptoms with different degrees.Conclusion Our data indicated that Etanercept treating ankylosing spondylitis has a significant effects.
Keywords：Ankylosing spondylitisEtanerceptTumor necrosis factor
Publication Date：2008-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 558-560 )