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Treatment decisions in axial spondyloarthritis daily clinical practice are more than treat-to-target.
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Bolt JW, Aalbers CJ, Walet L, van Mens LJJ, van Denderen C, van der Horst-Bruinsma I, van Baarsen LGM, Landewé R, van de Sande MGHAbstract
‘Treat-to-target principles’ are advised for axial spondyloarthritis although a clear target is not yet defined and targets do not always reflect inflammation. Treat-to-target use and motives for treatment choices in clinics are unknown. Therefore, we studied presence of residual disease activity according physician’s opinion, patient’s opinion and composite indices, and compared them to the subsequent treatment decisions.