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Yes ... I think that is true. https://www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/treatment/treatment-plan/disease-management/the-first-medications-for-psa "Biologic DMARDs are used if your PsA wasn’t...
/www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/treatment ... There are many treatments that are FDA ... that Actemra was FDA approved for GCA ... Actemra will corner the market for GCA ... the "only option" for PMR/GCA
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
Hi @nyxygirl, thanks for your message. In terms of the GCA diagnosis, the doctors say I...
In terms of the GCA diagnosis, the doctors ... say I have "presumed GCA" or ... "non-cranial GCA". ... Fortunately, the treatment regime (first
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Dec 14, 2023
My relapse wasn't really a relapse. I had been treated for GCA (first time) from February...
I had been treated for GCA (first time ... CRP, which had fluctuated throughout treatment ... This showed that GCA was still rampant ... During the whole period of my treatment
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Dec 2, 2023
I agree with you regarding the fact that "feeling like going out" is a sign of...
moment I am on 40 mg Prednisolone (GCA ... feeling so very much better with the treatment
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Nov 30, 2023
I'm blessed too because I receive Actemra infusions at the VA. The VA submits an insurance...
Actemra is only FDA approved for GCA ... I have never been diagnosed with GCA ... deteriorated during my 12 years of treatment
Posted: Oct 26, 2023
Perhaps prednisone is still used because corticosteroids quickly relieved symptoms of PMR and were thought to...
I know of no other treatment that works ... proportional to dose and duration of treatment ... There weren't many alternative treatments ... during the corticosteroid era for the treatment ... some autoimmune disorders but PMR/GCA
Don't be scared because you are not alone in having this concern. GCA is scary but...
GCA is scary but having read comments ... people have done well overall with treatment ... back "least likely" to have GCA ... immediately put on Prednisone 60 mg for GCA
Hi @jennywren, GCA can cause stroke or blindness if untreated and a higher dosage of prednisone...
Hi @jennywren, GCA can cause stroke ... untreated a year, then symptoms of GCA ... GCA was confirmed by a temporal artery ... returned to immediately go to the ER for treatment ... there's any such thing as mild GCA
Posted: Sep 21, 2023
I think it would be a wise to try Kevzara. I only have experience with a...
20having,can%20be%20harmful%20without%20treatment ... been FDA approved for PMR but not GCA ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA but ... is now a biologic for either PMR or GCA ... place for biologics to treat PMR and GCA
Posted: Jun 28, 2023
@amak23 will you discuss going on one of the Biologicals? This is the first recommendation in...
Recommendation 1 The treatment target ... of GCA and PMR should be remission; ... heterogeneity in clinical practice related to treatment ... strategies in giant cell arteritis (GCA ... Treatment targets, as well as strategies
@stageivsurvivor , THANK YOU for posting that link to Gould's paper. It's a goldmine full of...
The development of Herceptin for the treatment ... appropriate, patient-specific targeting of treatments ... feel is the temporary fatigue from my treatment ... statistics, responding better to the GCA
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: Jun 11, 2023
@nyxygirl My rheumatologist referenced the GiACTA study for GCA when he requested ACTEMRA (tocilizumab) for me...
rheumatologist referenced the GiACTA study for GCA ... tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... PMR is mediated by IL-6 mimicking GCA ... should follow recommendations for treatment ... for GCA.
It is sad there aren't more treatment options for PMR/GCA. I was told many times that...
It is sad there aren't more treatment ... options for PMR/GCA. ... FDA approved for PMR but it is for GCA
Posted: May 29, 2023