About half of patients with steroid-dependent polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) were able to get off steroids altogether when they were started on tocilizumab (Actemra) infusions, which also improved ...

However, patient-reported scores were not significantly better in the tocilizumab group. Tocilizumab (Actemra) appears to lead to meaningful results in patients with active polymyalgia rheumatica ...

March 12, 2012 — Diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) has started to move from the realm of clinical intuition toward a more objective approach, after the release of provisional classification ...

Patients initially diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) but later reclassified as having spondyloarthritis (SpA) showed bone marrow edema of the spine and sacroiliac joints on MRI. They also ...

An arthritis drug may allow people to reduce use of steroids. * THE QUESTION Steroids are the treatment of choice for the widespread muscle pain and stiffness associated with the inflammatory disorder ...

UPPER NYACK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF) announced a $1.6 million four-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to enhance awareness ...

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The approval was based on data from a phase 3 study which included adults with steroid-resistant active PMR who flared on at least 7.5mg per day of prednisone or equivalent during taper. The Food and ...