Canadian Rheumatology Association/Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada Living Treatment Recommendations for the Management of Axial Spondyloarthritis: Update #1
We have reviewed and updated the Canadian Rheumatology Association/Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (CRA/SPARCC) living treatment recommendations for the management of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).<sup>1,2</sup> Since its initial publication, the panel felt the need to reassess recommendations relating to treatment with interleukin-17 inhibitors (IL-17i).
Authors
- Laura Passalent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8017-8930)
- Glen Hazlewood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7709-3741)
- J. Pardo Pardo
- Dax G. Rumsey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9211-4640)
- Louis Bessette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6834-2731)
- Sherry Rohekar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8949-4198)
- Nigil Haroon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3210-4771)
- Bindu Nair
- Michel Zummer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9296-2842)
- Reza Mirza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0576-4208)
- Shirley M L Tse
- Elie Karam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0947-470X)
- Dianne Mosher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7324-8459)
- Jon Chan
- Tristan Boyd
- Dafna D. Gladman
- Lihi Eder
- Nicolas Richard
- Robert D. Inman
- Sibel Z. Aydin
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- McMaster Divinity College (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto Western Hospital (CA)
- Canadian Mental Health Association (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- Research Canada (CA)
- SickKids Foundation (CA)
- Arthritis Research Centre of Canada (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
- Krembil Research Institute
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rheumatology
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2026-0227
- Primary Topic
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Rheumatology Association