Can patients stop their powerful arthritis drug? new study aims to find out

NCT ID NCT07108387

Summary

This study is for people with giant cell arteritis (GCA) whose disease is under control after at least a year of treatment. It aims to see if they can safely stop or reduce their current medication (tocilizumab) without the disease coming back. About 78 participants will be randomly assigned to either continue a lower dose or stop the drug completely, and researchers will monitor them for relapse over 18 months.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Emory University School of Medicine: Division of Rheumatology

    RECRUITING

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30307, United States

    Contact

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  • Hospital for Special Surgery, New York: Division of Rheumatology

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10021, United States

  • Johns Hopkins Hospital: Division of Rheumatology Vasculitis Center

    RECRUITING

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

    Contact

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Massachusetts General Hospital: Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

    Contact

  • Northwell Health: Division of Rheumatology and Allergy-Clinical Immunology

    RECRUITING

    Great Neck, New York, 11021, United States

    Contact

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Northwestern University

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

    Contact

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15217, United States

Conditions

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