Tocilizumab for the treatment of giant cell arteritis in Scotland: a report on behalf of the Scottish Society for Rheumatology standards subgroup.
Owen CroninHannah PrestonHeba FahmyBarbara KuskeMalinder SinghNaomi ScottSean KerriganLucy MoranJohn HarvieHelen HarrisBarbara HauserNeil D McKayPublished in: Rheumatology advances in practice (2022)
This multicentre audit demonstrates that despite its availability for patients with risk factors for CS adversity and those who suffer relapse of GCA, tocilizumab is used in less than one-quarter of patients who might benefit. The reasons for this require further exploration.