Hope for takayasu patients: study tests stopping biologic drugs after years of remission
NCT ID NCT07491913
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether people with Takayasu arteritis, a rare blood vessel disease, can safely stop taking biologic medications after being in remission for a long time. About 40 participants who have been on biologics for at least 3 years and have no active disease will slowly reduce their dose over 3 months and then stop. They will be monitored for 12 months to see if the disease stays under control without medication.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis according to the 2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR classification criteria * Treatment with biologic therapy (TNF inhibitors or tocilizumab) for at least 3 years * Sustained clinical, laboratory, and radiologic remission * No change in treatment during the previous 12 months * No glucocorticoid use within the previous 6 months * Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of other active inflammatory diseases requiring biologic therapy (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease, ankylosing spondylitis) * Inability to attend scheduled follow-up visits after treatment tapering and discontinuation * Pregnancy or planning pregnancy during the study period
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Locations
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Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGIstanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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