Patients from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds are more likely to undergo temporal artery biopsy (TAB) but are not at increased risk for biopsy-confirmed giant cell arteritis (GCA), ...

Temporal artery biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosing GCA. Patients require an individualized steroid tapering schedule to minimize side effects.

5. Positive temporal artery biopsy Biopsy specimen with the artery showing vasculitis characterized by prominence of mononuclear cell infiltration or granulocyte inflammation, often with ...

Dr. Kimberly Trotter distilled four high-impact disease clusters—gout, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus ...

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Cosentyx missed its main goal in a Phase 3 GCA study, but showed lower steroid use. Novartis plans full review of the trial ...

Novartis said on Thursday that its Cosentyx drug had failed in a late-stage trial on adults with giant cell arteritis (GCA), ...

Novartis NVS announced that a late-stage study of its interleukin-17A inhibitor, Cosentyx (secukinumab), has failed to meet ...

Novartis (NYSE:NVS) (OTCPK:NVSEF) announced Thursday that its FDA-approved anti-inflammatory agent Cosentyx failed to reach the main goal in a Phase 3 trial for adults with giant cell arteritis ((GCA) ...

A late-stage trial testing Novartis’ Cosentyx in individuals with giant cell arteritis failed to meet its primary endpoint. The phase 3 study tested Cosentyx alongside a 26-week steroid taper and ...

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Temporal artery temperature: Turn on the digital thermometer and gently sweep it across your forehead or point it at the forehead.