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According to the following link: "About 10 percent of people with polymyalgia rheumatica have giant cell...
patients with visual symptoms due to GCA ... people who have been diagnosed with GCA ... initiation in GCA are important to ... Unfortunately, even with early treatment ... of GCA with prednisone, there are still
Posted: Mar 9, 2024
Thank you for your response @johnbishop. And for sharing the links and others who have experience...
have experience with exercise with GCA ... made matters worse (before getting GCA ... haven't heard of any alternative treatments ... that would help PMR/GCA. ... His biopsy confirmed he has GCA but
Posted: Mar 8, 2024
I have had 15 treatments of ACTEMRA for GCA (I also have PMR) but wanted to...
I have had 15 treatments of ACTEMRA ... for GCA (I also have PMR) but wanted ... at mayo has been using ACTEMRA for GCA ... diagnosed with PMR in May 2022 and GCA
Hi @pag1949, You will notice that we merged your discussion into an existing discussion on the...
-- How often does PMR progress to GCA ... discussion/how-often-does-pmr-progress-to-gca ... interesting. --- Disease stratification in GCA ... 00976-8 How are you doing with your GCA ... symptoms and treatment?
Posted: Nov 18, 2023
@robee , You're very welcome, and... I might lean toward the opinion of MSK over a...
willing to collaborate with them on your treatment ... by one drug at a time; e.g., do 3 treatments ... other two drugs provides a stronger treatment ... Now 9 months into my GCA regimen, with ... so far; I'm not going to stop a treatment
I was diagnosed with PMR about 17 years ago. I took prednisone for 13 out of...
cytokine implicated in both PMR and GCA ... inflammation that results in PMR and/or GCA ... Actema is FDA approved for GCA. ... Both biologics were approved for the treatment ... https://www.actemra.com/gca/considerations
You may be interested the Treat-to-target link given by John in his post above. Having searched...
trials and articles about PMR and GCA ... , they seem realistic about treatment ... and maintaining remission ("The treatment ... target of GCA and PMR should be remission ... Tapering off treatment should always
Posted: Aug 11, 2023
You wrote: "How are you doing with Actemra?" Actemra seems to be working well for me,...
blood tests are very near my pre-PMR/GCA ... At one point before treatment it hit ... Before treatment, during the height
Posted: Jul 6, 2023
I have GCA and it took me a long time to get to 10mg, three years,...
I have GCA and it took me a long time ... is still working on coming up with treatment
Posted: Jun 16, 2023
What does remission feel like??? For me it is being off prednisone first and foremost. The...
Notice that PMR and GCA were on the ... The treatment for secondary adrenal ... Otherwise the treatment is a small maintenance
I received Actemra for PMR 4 years ago.. Actemra was requested and approved. Actemra works very...
other autoimmune disorders but not GCA ... prednisone for more than 12 years for the treatment ... PMR is mediated by IL-6 mimicking GCA ... should follow recommendations for treatment ... recently been FDA approved for the treatment