How would you taper tocilizumab in a patient treated with the GIACTA 26 week steroid and tocilizumab protocol?
When would you consider tapering? at one year? 18 months?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
This is a very important question that should be high on the research agenda in GCA in the coming years. Several studies investigating the risk of relapse in GCA have yielded relapse rates ranging from the 30s-70s%. While these studies have significant limitations, it's reasonable to assume that the...
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at Duke University Medical Center Question that often comes up post-initial GCA ther...
Question that often comes up post-initial GCA ther...