Table 2.

Main baseline features in the eight patients meeting ASAS criteria [32] for peripheral spondyloarthritis

	Patient 14	Patient 15	Patient 16	Patient 17	Patient 18	Patient 19	Patient 20	Patient 21
Type of SpA	AS	AS	AS	AS	uSpA	uSpA	PsA	PsA
Sacroiliitis	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 3	Grade 3	Grade 0	Grade 1	Grade 0	Grade 0
HLA-B27	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	-
Gender	Male	Female	Male	Female	Female	Female	Female	Female
Disease duration (years)	8	15	19	6	10	10	10	20
Main articular and extraarticular symptoms	Coxitis, arthritis	Arthritis	Arthritis, uveitis	Peripheral enthesitis (Achilles tendon, knee, elbow), arthritis, chest pain	Arthritis	Arthritis, IBD, uveitis	Arthritis, dactylitis, psoriasis, uveitis	Arthritis, psoriasis
Concomitant NSAIDs/steroids (dosage)	Yes/no	No/yes (20 mg/day)	Yes/yes (5 mg/day)	Yes/yes (15 mg/day)	Yes/yes (8 mg/day)	No/yes (10 mg/day)	Yes/yes (20 mg/day)	Yes/yes (20 mg/day)
Concomitant DMARDs	Methotrexate	No	Methotrexate	Leflunomide	Methotrexate	Methotrexate	Methotrexate	Methotrexate
Previous biologics other than anti-TNF	No	Anakinra	No	Abatacept	No	No	No	No

AS, ankylosing spondylitis meeting modified New York criteria [33]; ASAS, Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society; DMARD, disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; PsA, psoriatic arthritis meeting Classification Criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis [36]; SpA, spondyloarthritis; uSpA, undifferentiated spondyloarthritis.