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Do NSAIDs affect radiographic progression in axial SpA?

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NSAIDs are first line therapy for patients with axial spondyloarthritis and are recommended to be taken continuously in patients with active disease, but their ability to affect radiographic disease progression has been uncertain. Does a new meta-analysis shed light on this matter, or is it too soon to tell?

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    Jürgen Braun & Xenofon Baraliakos

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Braun, J., Baraliakos, X. Do NSAIDs affect radiographic progression in axial SpA?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 16, 9–10 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-019-0341-4

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