Health-related quality of life in patients with giant cell arteritis treated with tocilizumab in a phase 3 randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) treated with tocilizumab (TCZ) every week or every other week and prednisone tapering achieved superior rates of sustained remission to patients treated with placebo and prednisone tapering in a randomised controlled trial. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients from this trial is now reported.

Methods

Exploratory analyses of SF-36 PCS and MCS and domain scores, PtGA and FACIT-Fatigue were performed in patients treated with weekly subcutaneous TCZ 162 mg plus 26-week prednisone taper (TCZ-QW + Pred-26) or placebo plus 26-week or 52-week prednisone tapers (PBO + Pred-26 or PBO + Pred-52). These analyses were performed on responder and non-responder patients, including those who achieved the primary outcome and th

SUBMITTER: Strand V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6381622 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature