New blood biomarkers and imaging for disease stratification and monitoring of giant cell arteritis

• Published in: Rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases open Vol. 10; no. 1; p. e003397
• Main Authors: Tomelleri, Alessandro, Dejaco, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England EULAR 23.02.2024; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Viewpoint
• Subjects: Angiogenesis; Aortic aneurysms; Biomarkers; Coronary vessels; Cytokines; Diagnostic Imaging; Giant Cell Arteritis; Giant Cell Arteritis - complications; Giant Cell Arteritis - diagnostic imaging; Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use; Humans; Interleukin-6; Kinases; Medical imaging; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; Proteins; Remission (Medicine); Tomography; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography; Vasculitis; Vein & artery diseases; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; Giant Cell Arteritis; Vasculitis; Cytokines; Ultrasonography

Relapses and late complications remain a concern in giant cell arteritis (GCA). Monitoring strategies are required to effectively tailor treatment and improve patients’ outcomes. Current monitoring of GCA is based on clinical assessment and evaluation of traditional inflammatory markers such as C re...