
Vanessa Quick
@vanessaquick3
UK Rheumatologist with an interest in GCA, PMR and medical education
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06-07-2016 13:40:18
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Delighted to announce that TOC STOP, a national service evaluation of #GCA patients that have completed a course of #Tocilizumab has recruited 379 patients from 40 Trusts across England and Wales. Polymyalgia+GCA BSR #ENRAD Guidance from NICE


Giant Cell Arteritis #GCA can have a significant impact on quality of life We have developed a new patient-reported outcome measure to assess the impact of GCA on people This is an important step forward in the assessment and management of GCA Rheumatology & Rheumatology Advances in Practice doi.org/10.1093/rheuma…

Do you have PolyMyalgia Rheumatica #PMR? 🚶🏽#Exercise & incorporating #physicalactivity into your day has health benefits 😀Mood 🦴Bones 💪🏽Muscles ➕More Here's a new guide to help you, co-produced by patients & specialists, supported by Polymyalgia+GCA 👉🏽pmrgca.org.uk/wp-content/upl…


The #TOCSTOP research (Vanessa Quick et al) clearly shows that for #GCA patients who receive a year's treatment of tocilizumab - 1/3 relapse by 1 year and 1/2 relapse by 2 years pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37952183/. GCA patients need greater access to this drug.

