The giant cell arteritis (GCA) ultrasound score (OGUS) at diagnosis and after initial treatment predicts future relapses in GCA patients: results of a multicentre prospective study

Authors: Monti, Sara ¹, Ponte, Cristina ^{2, 3, ⁎}, Schäfer, Valentin S. ^{4, 5}, Rozza, Davide ^{6, 7}, Scirè, Carlo ⁶, Franchi, Giulia ⁸, Milanesi, Alessandra ⁸, Khmelinskii, Nikita ^{2, 3}, Petzinna, Simon M. ^{4, 5}, Carrara, Greta ⁶, Di Nicola, Cristina ⁶, Fonseca, João Eurico ^{2, 3}, Montecucco, Carlomaurizio ⁸, Schmidt, Wolfgang A. ⁹, Dejaco, Christian ¹⁰, Luqmani, Raashid A. ¹¹

Source: In Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases May 2025 84(5):823-832

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Authors: Espígol-Frigolé, Georgina, Dejaco, Christian, Mackie, Sarah L, Salvarani, Carlo, Matteson, Eric L, Cid, Maria C ^*

Source: In The Lancet 21-27 October 2023 402(10411):1459-1472

Diagnostic Strategy Using Color Doppler Ultrasound of Temporal Arteries in Patients With High Clinical Suspicion of Giant Cell Arteritis.

Authors: Schmidt, Wolfgang A.¹ (AUTHOR), Dejaco, Christian^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Source: Annals of Internal Medicine. Mar2025, Vol. 178 Issue 3, p454-454. 7p.

Subject Terms: *POSITRON emission tomography computed tomography, *TEMPORAL arteries, *AXILLARY artery, *GIANT cell arteritis, *DOPPLER ultrasonography

Advances in the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica.

Authors: Iorio, Luca, Bond, Milena, Padoan, Roberto, Dejaco, Christian

Source: Rheumatology; 2025 Supplement, Vol. 64, pi48-i54, 7p

Subject Terms: RISK assessment, DRUG toxicity, METHOTREXATE, POLYMYALGIA rheumatica, ANTIRHEUMATIC agents, ORAL drug administration, DISEASE remission, RITUXIMAB, JANUS kinases, DISEASE relapse, TOCILIZUMAB, NEUROTRANSMITTER uptake inhibitors, GLUCOCORTICOIDS, COMORBIDITY, MEDICAL referrals, DISEASE risk factors

The Meteoritics Trial: efficacy of methotrexate after remission-induction with tocilizumab and glucocorticoids in giant cell arteritis—study protocol for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group phase II study.

Authors: Kreis, Lena¹ (AUTHOR), Dejaco, Christian² (AUTHOR), Schmidt, Wolfgang Andreas³ (AUTHOR), Németh, Robert⁴ (AUTHOR), Venhoff, Nils⁵ (AUTHOR), Schäfer, Valentin Sebastian¹ (AUTHOR) valentin.schaefer@ukbonn.de

Source: Trials. 1/15/2024, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *GIANT cell arteritis, *GLUCOCORTICOIDS, *REMISSION induction, *INTERLEUKIN-6 receptors, *RESEARCH protocols, *CAROTID intima-media thickness

Disease stratification in giant cell arteritis to reduce relapses and prevent long-term vascular damage

Authors: Tomelleri, Alessandro, van der Geest, Kornelis S M, Sebastian, Alwin, van Sleen, Yannick, Schmidt, Wolfgang A, Dejaco, Christian, Dasgupta, Bhaskar ^*

Source: In The Lancet Rheumatology December 2021 3(12):e886-e895

OMERACT definition and reliability assessment of chronic ultrasound lesions of the axillary artery in giant cell arteritis

Authors: Schäfer, Valentin Sebastian, Chrysidis, Stavros, Schmidt, Wolfgang A., Duftner, Christina, Iagnocco, Annamaria, Bruyn, George A., Carrara, Greta, De Miguel, Eugenio, Diamantopoulos, Andreas P., Nielsen, Berit Dalsgaard, Fredberg, Ulrich, Hartung, Wolfgang, Hanova, Petra, Hansen, Ib Tønder, Hocevar, Alojzija, Juche, Aaron, Kermani, Tanaz A., Lorenzen, Tove, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Milchert, Marcin, Døhn, Uffe Møller, Mukhtyar, Chetan, Monti, Sara, Ponte, Cristina, Seitz, Luca, Scirè, Carlo A., Terslev, Lene, Dasgupta, Bhaskar, Keen, Helen I, Pineda, Carlos, Dejaco, Christian

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism August 2021 51(4):951-956

Prevalence and prognostic factors for aortic dilatation in giant cell arteritis – a longitudinal study

Authors: Jud, Philipp, Verheyen, Nicolas, Dejaco, Christian, Haas, Elke, Szolar, Dieter, Meinitzer, Andreas, Duftner, Christina, Thonhofer, René, Gressenberger, Paul, Brodmann, Marianne, Hafner, Franz

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism August 2021 51(4):911-918

Consensus-based semi-quantitative ultrasound scoring system for gout lesions: Results of an OMERACT Delphi process and web-reliability exercise

Authors: Christiansen, Sara Nysom, Filippou, Georgios, Scirè, Carlo Alberto, Balint, Peter V, Bruyn, George AW, Dalbeth, Nicola, Dejaco, Christian, Sedie, Andrea Delle, Filippucci, Emilio, Hammer, Hilde B, Iagnocco, Annamaria, Keen, Helen I, Kissin, Eugene Y, Koski, Juhani, Mandl, Peter, Martin, Julia, Miguel, Eugenio De, Möller, Ingrid, Naredo, Esperanza, Pineda, Carlos, Schmidt, Wolfgang A, Stewart, Sarah, Antonietta D'Agostino, Maria, Terslev, Lene

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism June 2021 51(3):644-649

Follow-up ultrasound examination in patients with newly diagnosed giant cell arteritis.

Authors: Schäfer, Valentin S¹, Dejaco, Christian^2,3, Karakostas, Pantelis¹, Behning, Charlotte⁴, Brossart, Peter¹, Burg, Lara C¹

Source: Rheumatology. Feb2025, Vol. 64 Issue 2, p732-739. 8p.

Subject Terms: *GIANT cell arteritis diagnosis, *CAROTID artery, *PEARSON correlation (Statistics), *AXILLARY artery, *ULTRASONIC imaging, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *LONGITUDINAL method, *VERTEBRAL artery, *CAROTID intima-media thickness, *TOCILIZUMAB, *DATA analysis software, *PATIENT aftercare, *TEMPORAL arteries, *TIME

Symptom Severity and Glucocorticoid Dosing in Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Obesity.

Authors: Cimmino, Marco A., Crowson, Cynthia S., Dasgupta, Bhaskar, Schirmer, Michael, Dejaco, Christian, Salvarani, Carlo, Matteson, Eric L., Camellino, Dario

Source: Journal of Rheumatology; Feb2025, Vol. 52 Issue 2, p151-157, 7p

Subject Terms: POLYMYALGIA rheumatica, RHEUMATISM, SHOULDER pain, VISUAL analog scale, RHEUMATOID arthritis, PAIN perception

Definitions of and instruments for disease activity, remission and relapse in polymyalgia rheumatica: a systematic literature review.

Authors: Bolhuis, Thomas E, Bosch, Philipp, Falzon, Louise, Owen, Claire E, Yates, Max, Mackie, Sarah L, van der Maas, Aatke, Dejaco, Christian

Source: Rheumatology; Feb2025, Vol. 64 Issue 2, p455-469, 15p

Subject Terms: MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems, MUSCLE fatigue, CINAHL database, POLYMYALGIA rheumatica, SEVERITY of illness index, DISEASE remission, SYSTEMATIC reviews, MEDLINE, SPASTICITY, MEDICAL databases, PAIN, DISEASE relapse, ONLINE information services, EVALUATION

Baricitinib in polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: report of six cases.

Authors: Camellino, Dario, Dejaco, Christian, Martini, Franco, Cosso, Renzo, Bianchi, Gerolamo

Source: Reumatismo; 2025, Vol. 77 Issue 1, p1-4, 4p

Hospitalization, disease severity and mortality rates of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases as compared with the normal population in the second wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Authors: Dallagiacoma, Gloria, Weichenberger, Christian X, Raffeiner, Bernd, Callegher, Sara Zandonella, Matzneller, Peter, Hantikainen, Essi, Domingues, Francisco S, Karadar, Lena, Kuppelwieser, Iris, Masl, Aaron, Mian, Michael, Maier, Armin, Dejaco, Christian

Source: Rheumatology; Jan2025, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p99-107, 9p

Subject Terms: RISK assessment, IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE agents, HOSPITAL care, SEVERITY of illness index, TREATMENT effectiveness, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, CASE-control method, ARTIFICIAL respiration, COMPARATIVE studies, COVID-19, RHEUMATISM, GLUCOCORTICOIDS, EVALUATION

Geographic Terms: ITALY

Impact of Exposure to Environmental Particulate Matter on the Onset of Giant Cell Arteritis.

Authors: Bond, Milena, Tomelleri, Alessandro, Reatini, Maria A., Campochiaro, Corrado, Cattani, Giorgio, Dagna, Lorenzo, Rossini, Maurizio, Dejaco, Christian, Adami, Giovanni

Source: Arthritis Care & Research; Jan2025, Vol. 77 Issue 1, p30-37, 8p

Subject Terms: GIANT cell arteritis, PARTICULATE matter, OLDER people, AIR pollution, ENVIRONMENTAL exposure

OMERACT GCA phantom project: validation of a 3D-printed ultrasound training phantom for diagnosis of giant cell arteritis.

Authors: Schremmer, Tobias, Dejaco, Christian, Recker, Florian, Aschwanden, Markus, Boumans, Dennis, Bruyn, George A., Chrysidis, Stavros, Daikeler, Thomas, Nielsen, Berit, De Miguel, Eugenio, Diamantopoulos, Andreas P., Moller Dohn, Uffe, Duftner, Christina, Germano, Giuseppe, Haagsma, Cees, Hartung, Wolfgang, Hocevar, Alojzija, Iagnocco, Annamaria, Juche, Aaron, Karakostas, Pantelis

Source: RMD Open; Jan2025, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p

Treat to Target: A Valid Concept for Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis?

Authors: Camellino, Dario, Dejaco, Christian, Buttgereit, Frank, Matteson, Eric L.

Source: In Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America November 2019 45(4):549-567

Professional development is the key to securing a future rheumatology workforce. Long term evaluation of a summer school for medical students--a national scientific society's educational initiative.

Authors: Sautner, Judith, Puchner, Rudolf, Reisch, Myriam, Alkin, Alois, Duftner, Christina, Dejaco, Christian

Source: Frontiers in Medicine; 2024, p1-9, 9p

Assessing health-related quality of life in primary Sjögren’s syndrome—The PSS-QoL

Authors: Lackner, Angelika, Stradner, Martin H., Hermann, Josef, Unger, Julia, Stamm, Tanja, Graninger, Winfried B., Dejaco, Christian

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism August 2018 48(1):105-110

From polymyalgia arteritica to arteritis polymyalgica: redefining the GCA–PMR spectrum through advanced MRI insights.

Authors: Camellino, Dario, Hysa, Elvis, Dejaco, Christian

Source: Rheumatology; Jan2025, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p9-11, 3p

Subject Terms: GIANT cell arteritis diagnosis, SERIAL publications, PSORIASIS, MUSCULOSKELETAL pain, RHEUMATOID arthritis, POLYMYALGIA rheumatica, MAGNETIC resonance imaging, EARLY diagnosis