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Accelerated glucocorticoid tapering regimen for patients with giant cell arteritis on tocilizumab

Accelerated glucocorticoid tapering regimen for patients with giant cell arteritis on tocilizumab
Taper week Dose (mg/day)
1 60
2 50
3 40
4 35
5 30
6 25
7 20
8 15
9 12.5
10 12.5
11 10
12 9
13 8
14 7
15 6
16 6
17 5
18 5
19 4
20 4
21 3
22 3
23 2
24 2
25 1
26 1
Tapering doses listed refer to oral prednisone (or equivalent) typically administered once daily in the morning.
Data from: Stone JH, Tuckwell K, Dimonaco S, et al. Trial of tocilizumab in giant-cell arteritis. New Engl J Med 2017; 377:317.
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