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Obesity in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is not a minor comorbidity. Beyond the scale, there are several factors that need to be considered with obesity in axSpA.
The approach to the treatment of peripheral SpA has been the same for a long time. The guidelines recommend starting with NSAIDs, escalate to conventional synthetic DMARDs, typically sulfasalazine or methotrexate and reserve biologics for patients who fail those. According to a new phase 3 trial presented at EULAR 2026, there may be a different way to approach this.
Dr. Arthur Kavanaugh and Dr. Eric Ruderman gave an update on what's new in spondyloarthritis at the 2026 Rheumatology Winter Clinical Symposium (RWCS) in Maui, Hawaii. Here's a summary.
