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These alterations are thought to be driven by persistent systemic inflammation, which may be influenced by inflammatory activity and by therapeutic interventions. Objectives: This pilot study aimed to provide preliminary data on changes in body composition and inflammatory activity in biologic-naive patients with active RA during the initial 6 months of TNF inhibitor treatment, and to compare baseline body composition with healthy controls. We conducted a single-center, observational, 24-week pilot study of 70 biologic-naive RA patients with moderate-to-severe disease activity and 70 matched healthy controls. Lean mass, fat mass, and lean mass index (LMI) were measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at baseline for both groups, and after 6 months only in the RA group. Clinical, laboratory, adipokines, and cytokine parameters were also recorded. At baseline, RA patients had lower lean mass and LMI than controls. Over 6 months, RA patients showed significant clinical and laboratory improvement, with a corresponding increase in lean mass and LMI. No statistically significant change was observed in fat mass. The increase in lean mass was paralleled by a reduction in inflammatory markers. The LMI was inversely associated with female sex (\u03b2 = \u22120.562) and C-reactive protein (\u03b2 = \u22120.432) and directly associated with body mass index (\u03b2 = 0.570). Similar associations were observed for total lean mass and change in lean mass, as well as for DAS28 (\u03b2 = \u22120.333). This pilot study provides preliminary evidence that TNF inhibitor therapy may be associated with increased lean mass and decreased inflammation in RA patients. 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