How long do you continue steroid-sparing agents such as tocilizumab for GCA once the disease is in remission off steroids?
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...
We are still learning how to use anti-IL-6 therapy...
Agree. But, this question assumes anti-IL-6 therap...
Thanks, @Peter A. Merkel! It will be interesting t...
Thanks, Dr. @Peter A. Merkel!
How long do you all typically continue the tociliz...