Polymyalgia rheumatica

MA González-Gay, EL Matteson, S Castañeda - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory disease that affects the shoulder, the pelvic
girdles, and the neck, usually in individuals older than 50 years. Increases in acute phase …

An update on polymyalgia rheumatica

IE Lundberg, A Sharma, C Turesson… - Journal of Internal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the most common inflammatory rheumatic disease
affecting people older than 50 years and is 2–3 times more common in women. The most …

2015 Recommendations for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica: a European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology collaborative …

C Dejaco, YP Singh, P Perel, A Hutchings… - Annals of the …, 2015 - ard.bmj.com
Therapy for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) varies widely in clinical practice as international
recommendations for PMR treatment are not currently available. In this paper, we report the …

Treat-to-target recommendations in giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica

C Dejaco, A Kerschbaumer, D Aletaha… - Annals of the …, 2024 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To develop treat-to-target (T2T) recommendations in giant cell arteritis (GCA) and
polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Methods A systematic literature review was conducted to …

Giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: current challenges and opportunities

C Dejaco, E Brouwer, JC Mason, F Buttgereit… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
The fields of giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) have advanced
rapidly, resulting in a new understanding of these diseases. Fast-track strategies and …

Tocilizumab in patients with new onset polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR-SPARE): a phase 2/3 randomised controlled trial

M Bonelli, H Radner, A Kerschbaumer… - Annals of the …, 2022 - ard.bmj.com
Background Polymyalgia rheumatica is the second most common inflammatory rheumatic
disease of people> 50 years. Glucocorticoid therapy is highly effective, but many patients …

Monitoring and long-term management of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica

D Camellino, EL Matteson, F Buttgereit… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common type of primary vasculitis in Western countries.
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the second most common inflammatory rheumatic disease …

Efficacy of first-line tocilizumab therapy in early polymyalgia rheumatica: a prospective longitudinal study

V Devauchelle-Pensec, JM Berthelot… - Annals of the …, 2016 - ard.bmj.com
Background Glucocorticoids are the cornerstone treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
but induce adverse events. Objectives To evaluate the efficacy and safety of first-line …

Long-term glucocorticoid treatment and high relapse rate remain unresolved issues in the real-life management of polymyalgia rheumatica: a systematic literature …

A Floris, M Piga, E Chessa, M Congia, GL Erre… - Clinical …, 2022 - Springer
A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted, according to the PRISMA
methodology, to summarize current evidence on the prevalence and predictors of long-term …

Brief report: a prospective open‐label phase IIa trial of tocilizumab in the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica

L Lally, L Forbess, C Hatzis… - Arthritis & Rheumatology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) is a pivotal cytokine in the pathogenesis of polymyalgia
rheumatica (PMR), yet the efficacy of IL‐6 blockade with tocilizumab (TCZ) for the treatment …