Evidence on treat to target strategies in polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To inform an international task force about current evidence on Treat to Target (T2T) strategies in PMR and GCA.

Methods

A systematic literature research (SLR) was conducted in Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, clinicaltrials.gov from their inception date to May 2022, and in the EULAR/ACR abstract database (2019-2021). Randomised clinical trials (RCTs) and non-randomised interventional studies published in English and answering at least one of the eleven PICO questions on T2T strategies, treatment targets and outcomes, framed by the taskforce, were identified. Study selection process, data extraction and risk of bias assessment were conducted independently by two investigators.

Results

Of 7809 screened abstracts, 397 were selected for detailed review and 7

SUBMITTER: Hysa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10836985 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature