How long do you continue steroid-sparing agents such as tocilizumab for GCA once the disease is in remission off steroids?

Topics: Rheumatology • Giant cell arteritis • Vasculitis • Tocilizumab • GCA • Maintenance therapy • Large vessel vasculitis

Answer from: at Community Practice

This is an excellent question and one we confront regularly. This is another of what I call “happy problems” because it is a consequence of increasing options for effective therapy for our patients.Tocilizumab is clearly an effective agent for some patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA...

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at Harvard Medical School
We are still learning how to use anti-IL-6 therapy...

at Harvard Medical School
Agree. But, this question assumes anti-IL-6 therap...

at HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center
Thanks, @Peter A. Merkel! It will be interesting t...

at Community Healthcare System
Thanks, Dr. @Peter A. Merkel!

at Duke University Medical Center
How long do you all typically continue the tociliz...

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