The role of biological agents in the management of large vessel vasculitis (LVV): a systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu's arteritis (TAA) are large vessel vasculitides (LVV) for which corticosteroids (CS) are the mainstay for treatment. In patients with LVV unable to tolerate CS, biological agents have been used with variable effectiveness.&l...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Osman, Christian Pagnoux, Donna M Dryden, Dale Storie, Elaine Yacyshyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115026