takayasu's ARTERITIS
publications
“Title of publication” Journal, Year
Penn investigators involved (*lead)
What we learned
“Effect of treatment on imaging, clinical, and serologic assessments of disease activity in large-vessel vasculitis"
Journal of Rheumatology, 2020
Dr. Shubhasree Banerjee*
- Vascular imaging with PET scans are a useful tool for monitoring disease activity
“A randomized, double-blind trial of abatacept (CTLA-4Ig) for the treatment of Takayasu arteritis”
Arthritis & Rheumatology, 2017
Dr. Peter Merkel*
Dr. Antoine Sreih
- First clinical trial ever performed in Takayasu arteritis
- The addition of abatacept to prednisone did not reduce relapse