P185  Does BASDAI score correlate to MRI changes in ankylosing spondylarthritis?

Conclusion BASDAI score did not statistically correlate with the severity of inflammation as objectively observed on MRI. Only inflammatory back pain and anti-TNF therapy correlated with MRI disease activity. There was no difference in clinical features including HLA-B27 between patients with active and ina ctive MRI. Thus, BASDAI as a criterion for biologic therapy may need re-considering.Disclosure N. Jain: None.S. Byravan: None.J. Stairs: None.W. Rennie: None.M. Arumugam: Other; Speaker and Conference Fee MSD, Novartis, Abbvie.
Source: Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research