271. Ankylosing spondylitis Clinical trials / Disease details
Clinical trials : 574 / Drugs : 359 - (DrugBank : 68) / Drug target genes : 41 - Drug target pathways : 146
| No. | TrialID | Date_ enrollment | Date_ registration | Public_title | Scientific_title | Condition | Intervention | Primary_ sponsor | Secondary_ sponsor | Recruitment_ Status | Inclusion_ agemin | Inclusion_ agemax | Inclusion_ gender | Target_ size | Phase | Countries |
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| 1 | NCT05527444 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | March 15, 2022 | 6/5/2022 | The Clinical Efficacy and the Changes of Immune Cells Subsets With Bioagents in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients | The Clinical Efficacy and the Changes of Immune Cells Subsets With Bioagents in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients | Ankylosing Spondylitis | Drug: Secukinumab 150 mg/ml;Drug: Adalimumab Ab;Drug: NSAID;Drug: Thalidomide Pill | Qilu Hospital of Shandong University | NULL | Recruiting | 18 Years | 65 Years | All | 100 | Phase 4 | China |
| 2 | EUCTR2019-001177-90-BE (EUCTR) | 21/01/2020 | 22/10/2019 | Study to demonstrate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of an intravenous(i.v.) regimen of secukinumab compared to placebo in subjects with activeaxSpA | A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, phase IIImulticenter study of intravenous secukinumab to compare efficacy at 16weeks with placebo and to assess safety and tolerability up to 52 weeks insubjects with active Ankylosing Spondylitis or non-radiographic axialSpondyloArthritis | Axial Spondyloarthritis MedDRA version: 21.1;Level: PT;Classification code 10071400;Term: Axial spondyloarthritis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05] | Product Name: Secukinumab Product Code: AIN457 INN or Proposed INN: Secukinumab Other descriptive name: SECUKINUMAB | Novartis Pharma AG | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 500 | Phase 3 | Thailand;Guatemala;Turkey;Russian Federation;Colombia;Italy;India;Egypt;Czech Republic;Poland;Belgium;Brazil;Malaysia;Bulgaria;Sweden;Korea, Republic of;United States;Czechia;Philippines;Greece | ||
| 3 | ChiCTR1900025635 | 2019-09-02 | 2019-09-03 | Three-dimensional kinematics and hip biomechanical study of hip joint replacement in ankylosing spondylitis | Three-dimensional kinematics and hip biomechanical study of hip joint replacement in ankylosing spondylitis | ankylosing spondylitis | Case series:unilateral THA was implanted on the same side with the same design and type of uncemented prosthesis, ankylosing spondylitis; | 99 Huaihai Road West, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | NULL | Pending | 18 | 75 | Both | Case series:20; | N/A | China |
| 4 | EUCTR2017-004226-15-DK (EUCTR) | 26/10/2018 | 05/01/2018 | Can-Art Effect and safety of using Canabis derivatives for the treatment of pain in patients with inflammatory Arthritis, such as reumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, the latter being a type of arthritis that causes a long term inflammation of the joints of the spine. A randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled trial, i.e. in this drug trial, a control group is given a placebo while another group is given the Cannabis derivative being studied. | CAN-ART The efficacy and safety of using cannabis derivatives cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for the treatment of pain in patients with inflammatory arthritis (RA, AS). A randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled trial - Can-Art | Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) MedDRA version: 20.0;Level: PT;Classification code 10039073;Term: Rheumatoid arthritis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders MedDRA version: 20.0;Classification code 10002556;Term: Ankylosing spondylitis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders ;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05] | Product Name: Cannabidiol tablet 10 mg Other descriptive name: CANNABIDIOL Product Name: Dronabinol capsule 2.5. mg INN or Proposed INN: DRONABINOL | King Christian 10th Hospital for Rheumatology | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 180 | Human pharmacology (Phase 1): no Therapeutic exploratory (Phase 2): yes Therapeutic confirmatory - (Phase 3): no Therapeutic use (Phase 4): no | Denmark | ||
| 5 | EUCTR2016-001102-42-GB (EUCTR) | 24/05/2017 | 22/03/2017 | A Multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of different doses of bimekizumab in subjects with active Ankylosing Spondylitis which is a form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine. | A MULTICENTER, PHASE 2B, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP, DOSE-RANGING STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF BIMEKIZUMAB IN SUBJECTS WITH ACTIVE ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS | Ankylosing Spondylitis MedDRA version: 19.1;Level: PT;Classification code 10002556;Term: Ankylosing spondylitis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders ;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] | Product Name: bimekizumab Product Code: UCB4940 INN or Proposed INN: bimekizumab | UCB Biopharma SPRL | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 285 | Human pharmacology (Phase 1): no Therapeutic exploratory (Phase 2): yes Therapeutic confirmatory - (Phase 3): no Therapeutic use (Phase 4): no | United States;Hungary;Czech Republic;Canada;Poland;Spain;Ukraine;Romania;Russian Federation;Bulgaria;Germany;United Kingdom | ||
| 6 | EUCTR2016-001102-42-BG (EUCTR) | 10/02/2017 | 05/01/2017 | A Multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of different doses of bimekizumab in subjects with active Ankylosing Spondylitis which is a form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine. | A MULTICENTER, PHASE 2B, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP, DOSE-RANGING STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF BIMEKIZUMAB IN SUBJECTS WITH ACTIVE ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS | Ankylosing Spondylitis MedDRA version: 20.0;Level: PT;Classification code 10002556;Term: Ankylosing spondylitis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders ;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] | Product Name: bimekizumab Product Code: UCB4940 INN or Proposed INN: bimekizumab | UCB Biopharma SPRL | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 285 | Human pharmacology (Phase 1): no Therapeutic exploratory (Phase 2): yes Therapeutic confirmatory - (Phase 3): no Therapeutic use (Phase 4): no | United States;Hungary;Czech Republic;Canada;Poland;Spain;Ukraine;Romania;Russian Federation;Bulgaria;Germany;United Kingdom | ||
| 7 | EUCTR2016-001102-42-DE (EUCTR) | 09/02/2017 | 16/11/2016 | A Multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of different doses of bimekizumab in subjects with active Ankylosing Spondylitis which is a form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine. | A MULTICENTER, PHASE 2B, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP, DOSE-RANGING STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF BIMEKIZUMAB IN SUBJECTS WITH ACTIVE ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS | Ankylosing Spondylitis MedDRA version: 20.0;Level: PT;Classification code 10002556;Term: Ankylosing spondylitis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] | Product Name: bimekizumab Product Code: UCB4940 INN or Proposed INN: bimekizumab | UCB Biopharma SPRL | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 285 | Phase 2 | United States;Hungary;Czech Republic;Canada;Poland;Spain;Ukraine;Romania;Russian Federation;Bulgaria;Germany | ||
| 8 | EUCTR2016-001102-42-ES (EUCTR) | 28/12/2016 | 27/10/2016 | A Multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of different doses of bimekizumab in subjects with active Ankylosing Spondylitis which is a form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine. | A MULTICENTER, PHASE 2B, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP, DOSE-RANGING STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF BIMEKIZUMAB IN SUBJECTS WITH ACTIVE ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS | Ankylosing Spondylitis MedDRA version: 19.0;Level: PT;Classification code 10002556;Term: Ankylosing spondylitis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] | Product Name: bimekizumab Product Code: UCB4940 INN or Proposed INN: bimekizumab | UCB Biopharma SPRL | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 285 | Phase 2 | United States;Hungary;Czech Republic;Canada;Poland;Spain;Ukraine;Romania;Russian Federation;Bulgaria;Germany | ||
| 9 | EUCTR2016-001102-42-CZ (EUCTR) | 16/12/2016 | 03/11/2016 | A Multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of different doses of bimekizumab in subjects with active Ankylosing Spondylitis which is a form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine. | A MULTICENTER, PHASE 2B, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP, DOSE-RANGING STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF BIMEKIZUMAB IN SUBJECTS WITH ACTIVE ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS | Ankylosing Spondylitis MedDRA version: 20.0;Level: PT;Classification code 10002556;Term: Ankylosing spondylitis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders ;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] | Product Name: bimekizumab Product Code: UCB4940 INN or Proposed INN: bimekizumab | UCB Biopharma SPRL | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 285 | Human pharmacology (Phase 1): no Therapeutic exploratory (Phase 2): yes Therapeutic confirmatory - (Phase 3): no Therapeutic use (Phase 4): no | United States;Hungary;Czech Republic;Canada;Poland;Spain;Ukraine;Romania;Russian Federation;Bulgaria;Germany;United Kingdom | ||
| 10 | EUCTR2016-001102-42-HU (EUCTR) | 21/11/2016 | 28/09/2016 | A Multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of different doses of bimekizumab in subjects with active Ankylosing Spondylitis which is a form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine. | A MULTICENTER, PHASE 2B, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP, DOSE-RANGING STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF BIMEKIZUMAB IN SUBJECTS WITH ACTIVE ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS | Ankylosing Spondylitis MedDRA version: 19.0;Level: PT;Classification code 10002556;Term: Ankylosing spondylitis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] | Product Name: bimekizumab Product Code: UCB4940 INN or Proposed INN: bimekizumab | UCB Biopharma SPRL | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 285 | Phase 2 | United States;Czech Republic;Hungary;Canada;Poland;Spain;Ukraine;Romania;Russian Federation;Bulgaria;Germany | ||
| 11 | EUCTR2011-005689-39-SK (EUCTR) | 24/09/2014 | 07/07/2014 | A clinical study to evaluate the effects and safety of three doses of Tofacitinib (a drug that is being investigated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis) in subjects with active Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (a form of Arthritis) | A PHASE 2, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED,DOSE-RANGING STUDY OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF TOFACITINIB IN SUBJECTS WITH ACTIVE ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS (AS) | Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) MedDRA version: 17.0;Level: PT;Classification code 10002556;Term: Ankylosing spondylitis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] | Product Name: CP-690,550-10 Product Code: CP-690,550-10 INN or Proposed INN: Tofacitinib Other descriptive name: TOFACITINIB CITRATE Product Name: CP-690,550-10 Product Code: CP-690,550-10 INN or Proposed INN: Tofacitinib Other descriptive name: TOFACITINIB CITRATE | Pfizer Inc. 235 East 42nd Street, New York, 10017 | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 208 | Phase 2 | United States;Taiwan;Slovakia;Spain;Russian Federation;Czech Republic;Hungary;Canada;Belgium;Poland;Germany;Netherlands;Korea, Republic of | ||
| 12 | EUCTR2011-005689-39-NL (EUCTR) | 01/09/2014 | 23/06/2014 | A clinical study to evaluate the effects and safety of three doses of Tofacitinib (a drug that is being investigated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis) in subjects with active Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (a form of Arthritis) | A PHASE 2, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED,DOSE-RANGING STUDY OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF TOFACITINIB IN SUBJECTS WITH ACTIVE ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS (AS) | Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) MedDRA version: 17.0;Level: PT;Classification code 10002556;Term: Ankylosing spondylitis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] | Product Name: CP-690,550-10 Product Code: CP-690,550-10 INN or Proposed INN: Tofacitinib Other descriptive name: TOFACITINIB CITRATE Product Name: CP-690,550-10 Product Code: CP-690,550-10 INN or Proposed INN: Tofacitinib Other descriptive name: TOFACITINIB CITRATE | Pfizer Inc. 235 East 42nd Street, New York, 10017 | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 200 | Phase 2 | United States;Taiwan;Hungary;Czech Republic;Slovakia;Canada;Spain;Poland;Russian Federation;Germany;Netherlands;Korea, Republic of | ||
| 13 | EUCTR2011-005689-39-DE (EUCTR) | 20/01/2014 | 24/05/2013 | A clinical study to evaluate the effects and safety of three doses of Tofacitinib (a drug that is being investigated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis) in subjects with active Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (a form of Arthritis) | A PHASE 2, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED,DOSE-RANGING STUDY OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF TOFACITINIB IN SUBJECTS WITH ACTIVE ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS (AS) | Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) MedDRA version: 17.0;Level: PT;Classification code 10002556;Term: Ankylosing spondylitis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] | Product Name: CP-690,550-10 Product Code: CP-690,550-10 INN or Proposed INN: Tofacitinib Other descriptive name: TOFACITINIB CITRATE Product Name: CP-690,550-10 Product Code: CP-690,550-10 INN or Proposed INN: Tofacitinib Other descriptive name: TOFACITINIB CITRATE | Pfizer Inc. 235 East 42nd Street, New York, 10017 | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 208 | Phase 2 | United States;Taiwan;Slovakia;Spain;Russian Federation;Czech Republic;Hungary;Canada;Belgium;Poland;Germany;Netherlands;Korea, Republic of | ||
| 14 | EUCTR2011-005689-39-CZ (EUCTR) | 07/08/2013 | 23/05/2013 | A clinical study to evaluate the effects and safety of three doses of Tofacitinib (a drug that is being investigated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis) in subjects with active Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (a form of Arthritis) | A PHASE 2, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED,DOSE-RANGING STUDY OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF TOFACITINIB IN SUBJECTS WITH ACTIVE ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS (AS) | Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) MedDRA version: 17.1;Level: PT;Classification code 10002556;Term: Ankylosing spondylitis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] | Product Name: CP-690,550-10 Product Code: CP-690,550-10 INN or Proposed INN: Tofacitinib Other descriptive name: TOFACITINIB CITRATE Product Name: CP-690,550-10 Product Code: CP-690,550-10 INN or Proposed INN: Tofacitinib Other descriptive name: TOFACITINIB CITRATE | Pfizer Inc. 235 East 42nd Street, New York, 10017 | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 200 | Phase 2 | United States;Hungary;Taiwan;Czech Republic;Canada;Poland;Spain;Russian Federation;Netherlands;Germany;Korea, Republic of | ||
| 15 | EUCTR2011-005689-39-HU (EUCTR) | 27/06/2013 | 22/05/2013 | A clinical study to evaluate the effects and safety of three doses of Tofacitinib (a drug that is being investigated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis) in subjects with active Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (a form of Arthritis) | A PHASE 2, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED,DOSE-RANGING STUDY OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF TOFACITINIB IN SUBJECTS WITH ACTIVE ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS (AS) | Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) MedDRA version: 17.1;Level: PT;Classification code 10002556;Term: Ankylosing spondylitis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] | Product Name: CP-690,550-10 Product Code: CP-690,550-10 INN or Proposed INN: Tofacitinib Other descriptive name: TOFACITINIB CITRATE Product Name: CP-690,550-10 Product Code: CP-690,550-10 INN or Proposed INN: Tofacitinib Other descriptive name: TOFACITINIB CITRATE | Pfizer Inc, 235 East 42nd Street, New York 10017 | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 200 | Phase 2 | United States;Czech Republic;Taiwan;Hungary;Canada;Poland;Spain;Russian Federation;Netherlands;Germany;Korea, Republic of | ||
| 16 | EUCTR2011-005689-39-ES (EUCTR) | 26/06/2013 | 24/06/2013 | A clinical study to evaluate the effects and safety of three doses of Tofacitinib (a drug that is being investigated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis) in subjects with active Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (a form of Arthritis) | A PHASE 2, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED,DOSE-RANGING STUDY OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF TOFACITINIB IN SUBJECTS WITH ACTIVE ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS (AS) | Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) MedDRA version: 16.0;Level: PT;Classification code 10002556;Term: Ankylosing spondylitis;System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] | Product Name: CP-690,550-10 Product Code: CP-690,550-10 INN or Proposed INN: Tofacitinib Other descriptive name: TOFACITINIB CITRATE Product Name: CP-690,550-10 Product Code: CP-690,550-10 INN or Proposed INN: Tofacitinib Other descriptive name: TOFACITINIB CITRATE | Pfizer Inc. 235 East 42nd Street, New York, 10017 | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 200 | Phase 2 | United States;Taiwan;Hungary;Czech Republic;Slovakia;Canada;Poland;Spain;Russian Federation;Netherlands;Germany;Korea, Republic of | ||
| 17 | ChiCTR-TRC-13003449 | 2013-04-25 | 2013-06-07 | A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase II clinical study of Thalidomide in the treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis | A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase II clinical study of Thalidomide in the treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis | Ankylosing Spondylitis | Thalidomide 150mg:Thalidomide 25mg/qd.po.2weeks; 50mg/qd.po.2weeks;100mg/qd.po.2weeks; 150mg/qd, po., to the end;Thalidomide 100mg:Thalidomide 25mg/qd.po.2weeks; 50mg/qd.po.2weeks; 100mg/qd.po.to the end;Control group:Placebo po.; | The General Hospital of People's Liberation Army | NULL | Completed | 18 | 65 | Both | Thalidomide 150mg:80;Thalidomide 100mg:80;Control group:40; | 2 (Phase 2 study) | China |
| 18 | NCT02201043 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | February 2013 | 23/7/2014 | Phase II Clinical Study of Thalidomide in the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis | A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase II Clinical Study of Thalidomide in the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis | Ankylosing Spondylitis | Drug: Thalidomide 150mg;Drug: Thalidomide 100mg;Drug: Placebo | Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd | NULL | Completed | 18 Years | 65 Years | Both | 197 | Phase 2 | China |
| 19 | ChiCTR-ONRC-10000858 | 2010-05-10 | 2010-04-28 | Research on safety tolerance and pharmacokinetics of oral muti-dose Thalidomide | Research on safety tolerance and pharmacokinetics of oral muti-dose Thalidomide | Ankylosing Spondylitis | Group A:Muti-dose Thalidomide;GroupB:Muti-dose Thalidomide and Diclofenac sodium enteric-coated tablets ; | Chinese PLA General Hospital | NULL | Completed | 18 | 45 | Both | Group A:15;GroupB:12; | I (Phase 1 study) | China |
| 20 | EUCTR2007-002967-28-DE (EUCTR) | 19/10/2007 | 24/08/2007 | Pilot open label clinical trial with Abatacept in Ankylosing Spondylitis - ABATACEPT-AS-01 | Pilot open label clinical trial with Abatacept in Ankylosing Spondylitis - ABATACEPT-AS-01 | T cell responses have been demonstrated against proteoglycan (an important cartilage protein) in human arthritides including ankylosing spondylitis. We suggest that a chronic, probably T cell mediated, immune response against cartilage is relevant in the pathogenesis of AS.Based on the above described findings about the role of T-cells in ankylosing spondylitis we assume that Abatacept has the potential to be an effective drug for treating ankylosing spondylitis. | Trade Name: not applicable Product Name: Orencia Product Code: BMS-188667 INN or Proposed INN: Abatacept Other descriptive name: CTLA4Ig | Charité University Medicine | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 30 | Germany |