Biological therapy in a patient with coexistence of multiple sclerosis and ankylosing spondylitis: a case based review. (PubMed, Rheumatol Int)
Tumor necrosis alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors are a group of biologics approved for treatment of AS (e.g. adalimumab, certolizumab pegol, golimumab, infliximab, etanercept), and they are usually first choice of treatment when starting biological therapy. Another group of biologic agents approved for the treatment of AS are interleukin-17 (IL-17) inhibitors, such as secukinumab and ixekizumab...The selected therapy proved to be effective, leading to a notable reduction in overall pain and morning stiffness. Clinical improvement was measured by a decrease in the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), which dropped from 5.3 prior to treatment to 2.95 after six months of therapy.