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All French patients newly receiving LTI benefits for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) between 2010 and 2013 were included in the study. In France, LTI is required to access biological\/targeted synthetic DMARDs (b\/tsDMARDs). The follow-up period ended on 31 December 2018. So-called D2T-axSpA was defined as the failure of three b\/tsDMARDs or of two b\/tsDMARDs with different modes of action. Comorbidities and extra-musculoskeletal manifestations were identified using previously described algorithms. Characteristics were compared between patients with D2T-axSpA and patients with non-D2T-axSpA who had received at least one b\/tsDMARD with bivariate and multivariate analysis using logistic regression. Incidence rates of major cardiovascular event (MACE) and death were compared using competitive risk analysis.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>22\u2009932 patients were included. 10\u2009798 (47.08%) patients received at least one bDMARD. None received tsDMARD. During follow-up, 2115 patients were classified as having D2T-axSpA, representing 19.59% of patients who received at least one bDMARD. In multivariate analysis, D2T-axSpA was significantly associated with female gender, peripheral involvement, psoriasis, hypertension and depression (p&lt;0.001 for each case). There was no difference in the incidence of MACE (p=0.92) or death (p=0.87).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>D2T-axSpA affects one in five patients exposed to bDMARDs in this national cohort. 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