Bhaskar Dasgupta, ACR 2022: Challenges in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis

There is a lack of biomarkers to profile phenotypes in giant cell arteritis (GCA) and predict potential complications. Serum protein profiling may identify molecular-based phenotypes and facilitate personalized medicine approaches. touchIMMUNOLOGY were delighted to speak with Dr Lisa Christ (Universitätsspital Bern Bern, Switzerland) about her study which investigated the serum protein signature of clinically defined GCA […]

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a primary systemic vasculitis characterised by systemic inflammation and vascular insufficiency of large and medium blood vessels which may lead to end-organ damage in patients age 50 and older. touchIMMUNOLOGY were delighted to speak with Dr Lisa Christ (Universitätsspital Bern Bern, Switzerland) about the unmet needs in the pathogenesis of […]

GiACTA was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study that investigated the safety and efficacy of tocilizumab, an IL-6 receptor antagonist, in patients with giant cell arteritis. touchIMMUNOLOGY were delighted to speak with Dr. Naomi J Patel (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA) to discuss the aims, design and findings from her post-hoc analysis of the GiACTA […]