Sacroiliac radiographic progression in recent onset axial spondyloarthritis: The 5-year data of the DESIR cohort

Maxime Dougados, Alexandre Sepriano, Anna Molto, Miranda Van Lunteren, Sofia Ramiro, Manouk De Hooge, Rosaline Van Den Berg, Victoria Navarro Compan, Christophe Demattei, Robert Landewé, Désirée Van Der Heijde

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Abstract

Objective To estimate sacroiliac joint radiographic (X-SIJ) progression in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and to evaluate the effects of inflammation on MRI (MRI-SIJ) on X-SIJ progression. Methods X-SIJ and MRI-SIJ at baseline and after 2 and 5 years in patients with recent onset axSpA from the DESIR cohort were scored by three central readers. Progression was defined as (1) the shift from non-radiographic (nr) to radiographic (r) sacroiliitis (by modified New York (mNY) criteria) or alternative criteria, (2) a change of at least one grade or (3) a change of at least one grade but ignoring a change from grade 0 to 1. The effects of baseline inflammation on MRI-SIJ on 5-year X-SIJ damage (mNY) were tested by generalised estimating equations. Results In 416 patients with pairs of baseline and 5-year X-SIJ present, net progression occurred in 5.1% (1), 13.0% (2) and 10.3% (3) respectively, regarding a shift from nr-axSpA to r-axSpA (1), a change of at least one grade (2) or a change of at least one grade but ignoring a change from grade 0 to 1 (3). Baseline MRI-SIJ predicted structural damage after 5 years in human leukocyte antigen-B27 (HLA-B27) positive (OR 5.39 (95% CI 3.25 to 8.94)) and in HLA-B27 negative (OR 2.16 (95% CI 1.04 to 4.51)) patients. Conclusions Five-year progression of X-SIJ damage in patients with recent onset axSpA is limited but present beyond measurement error. Baseline MRI-SIJ inflammation drives 5-year radiographic changes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1823-1828
Number of pages6
JournalAnnals of the rheumatic diseases
Volume76
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2017

Keywords

  • epidemiology
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • outcomes research
  • spondyloarthritis

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