Long-term efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in giant cell arteritis and large vessel vasculitis

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic systemic vasculitis affecting large-sized and medium-sized vessels. Glucocorticoids are currently the mainstay of treatment for GCA and associated large vessel vasculitis (LVV) but are associated with frequent adverse events. Methotrexate has only demonstrated...

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Main Authors: Evans, Jobie, Steel, Lauren, Borg, Frances, Dasgupta, Bhaskar
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4716560/