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For a pediatric patient with juvenile spondyloarthropathy with partial response, though ongoing axial disease, on a JAKi, would you increase the dose of JAKi, add methotrexate, or switch to alternate therapy like IL-17 inhibition?

They previously failed TNFi.
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Rheumatology · Legacy Devers Eye Institute
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Let me first disclose that I am not a pediatric rheumatologist and would defer to one.

Have NSAIDs been tried and optimized? If not, that is the best first option.

In general, optimizing the dose of a medication that seems to be working is a great choice. However, I do not know what current dosage i...

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Rheumatology · Valley Children's Hospital
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I would stop JAKi and switch to a different therapy such as IL-17 inhibition as methotrexate is not effective for axial disease.

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