AB1163 Prevalence of Smoking and Impact on Disease Parameters Among Ankylosing Spondylitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Treated with Infliximab or Golimumab

Background Smoking can compromise the response to biologic treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Objectives The aim of this analysis was to compare patient characteristics and baseline disease parameters based on smoking status at initiation of anti-TNF treatment and to assess the impact of smoking on anti-TNF effectiveness in RA, ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients treated with infliximab (IFX) or …