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Not being able to taper gracefully is a good way to describe it. There was nothing...
Actemra (tocilizumab) helped me taper ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA. ... Kevzara and Actemra target the same
Thank you for your words, which have given me hope. I am so glad to hear...
to hear about your experience with Actemra ... I was diagnosed with GCA in February ... However, throughout treatment for GCA ... that I have large-vessel vasculitis (GCA ... that she thinks I'd need to be on Actemra
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Nov 30, 2023
Charlotte. I had PMR somewhere back around 2011 when I finally got off prednisone 2014 I...
got off prednisone 2014 I developed GCA ... Never mentioned GCA during my treatment ... rheumatologist do not know much about GCA ... However, I am still on prednisone and Actemra
Posted: Nov 26, 2023
Hello @amu66, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @pag1949 and others....
finally are on track for treating GCA ... topic. "Giant cell arteritis (GCA ... an inflammatory vascular disease, GCA ... -- What's your experience with Actemra ... for GCA?
Posted: Nov 19, 2023
I took prednisone for more than 30 years for a variety of autoimmune problems but GCA...
variety of autoimmune problems but GCA ... Perhaps I was never diagnosed with GCA ... Uveitis was easy to diagnose compared to GCA ... I'm not sure PMR and/or GCA responds ... a massive flare of uveitis ... not GCA
Posted: Oct 21, 2023
Actemra is FDA approved for the treatment of GCA. I hope Actemra works for you. I...
Actemra is FDA approved for the treatment ... of GCA. ... I hope Actemra works for you. ... I wasn't diagnosed with GCA but ... was to treat me the same as if I had GCA
Posted: Oct 18, 2023
It would have been interesting if my IL-6 level was checked before starting a biologic medication...
The medication was called Actemra ( ... https://www.actemra.com/gca/considerations ... After starting Actemra, I was able to
Posted: Oct 16, 2023
I just wanted to suggest that finding a "stable dose" of prednisone that works was more...
Approval for a biologic called Actemra ... My rheumatologist said Actemra might ... Actemra was FDA approved for GCA. ... I had no clue what Actemra was so I ... Actemra still isn't FDA approved
Posted: Oct 5, 2023
@dadcue You asked "Have you ever been diagnosed with anything more specific or is it still...
still "presumptive" PMR and/or GCA ... someone with Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... regimen used in the 2017 tocilizumab (Actemra ... arterial inflammation usually seen in GCA ... The Actemra will likely continue for
"Great Debate: Should PMR and GCA Be Treated with Advanced Therapies at Disease Onset?" This should...
"Great Debate: Should PMR and GCA ... 17 years ago but I was only offered Actemra ... It was that Actemra wasn't an option ... It wasn't very easy to get Actemra ... Sounds to me like the treatment of PMR/GCA
I had 2 different eras of prednisone use. The first 20 years were characterized by 60-100...
a promising biologic used to treat GCA ... except I was never diagnosed with GCA ... treat PMR with the biologic called Actemra ... had recently been FDA approved for GCA ... After Actemra was tried, I went from
Excellent questions!! Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR but not GCA. Actemra is FDA approved for...
Actemra is FDA approved for GCA but ... or both PMR and GCA. ... Actemra and Kevzara should work the ... same for either PMR or GCA. ... Maybe include people who take Actemra
This link shows all six of the recommendations for a treat-to-target (T2T) approach to treat PMR...
treat-to-target (T2T) approach to treat PMR and GCA ... I can say Actemra worked infinitely ... GC) are the standard treatment for GCA ... cohort studies, 34–62% of people with GCA ... care. "The treatment target of GCA
I hope you have good luck with Kevzara. I'm on Actemra which my rheumatologist wanted me...
Actemra works well for me. ... My experience with Actemra has been ... that is implicated in both PMR and GCA ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA. ... To the extent that PMR and GCA are &
Posted: Jun 7, 2023
My PMR/GCA symptoms became apparent on January 14, 2023 and I was diagnosed with PMR on...
My PMR/GCA symptoms became apparent ... weekly injections of another drug, Actemra ... continued the weekly injections of Actemra ... The plan is to continue taking the Actemra