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322 questions · 324 findings · 25 reviews · Eyes and Vision

No studies found 77 · 23.8%GRADE not reported 5 · 1.5%Very low 77 · 23.8%Low 64 · 19.8%Moderate 91 · 28.1%High 10 · 3.1%

Tocilizumab every other week vs placebo + 52‐week taper

Proportion of participants who did not need escape therapy (as defined by study investigators) · adults aged over 50 years with giant cell arteritis

Tocilizumab every other week probably leads to higher proportion of participants who did not need escape therapy (as… compared with placebo + 52‐week taper (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tocilizumab every other week vs placebo + 52‐week taper

Mean change in quality of life at ≥ 12 months using the 36‐Item Short Form Health Survey mental component score (SF‐36 MCS) · adults aged over 50 years with giant cell arteritis

Tocilizumab every other week showed no clear difference in mean change in quality of life at ≥ 12 months using the 36‐Item… compared with placebo + 52‐week taper (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tocilizumab every other week vs placebo + 52‐week taper

Mean change in VAS (higher scores suggest greater disease activity and worse quality of life) at ≥ 12 months · adults aged over 50 years with giant cell arteritis

Tocilizumab every other week showed no clear difference in mean change in VAS (higher scores suggest greater disease activity… compared with placebo + 52‐week taper (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tocilizumab every 4 weeks vs placebo

Mean time to first relapse after induction of remission (weeks) at ≥ 12 months · adults aged over 50 years with giant cell arteritis

Tocilizumab every 4 weeks probably leads to higher mean time to first relapse after induction of remission (weeks) at ≥… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tocilizumab every other week vs placebo + 26‐week taper

Proportion of participants with sustained remission (as defined by study investigators) at ≥ 12 months · adults aged over 50 years with giant cell arteritis

Tocilizumab every other week probably leads to higher proportion of participants with sustained remission (as defined by… compared with placebo + 26‐week taper (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tocilizumab every other week vs placebo + 26‐week taper

Proportion of participants with relapse‐free survival at ≥ 12 months · adults aged over 50 years with giant cell arteritis

Tocilizumab every other week probably leads to higher proportion of participants with relapse‐free survival at ≥ 12 months compared with placebo + 26‐week taper (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tocilizumab every other week vs placebo + 26‐week taper

Proportion of participants who did not need escape therapy (as defined by study investigators) · adults aged over 50 years with giant cell arteritis

Tocilizumab every other week showed no clear difference in proportion of participants who did not need escape therapy (as… compared with placebo + 26‐week taper (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tocilizumab every other week vs placebo + 26‐week taper

Mean change in quality of life at ≥ 12 months using the 36‐Item Short Form Health Survey mental component score (SF‐36 MCS) · adults aged over 50 years with giant cell arteritis

Tocilizumab every other week showed no clear difference in mean change in quality of life at ≥ 12 months using the 36‐Item… compared with placebo + 26‐week taper (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tocilizumab every other week vs placebo + 26‐week taper

Mean change in VAS (higher scores suggest greater disease activity and worse quality of life) at ≥ 12 months · adults aged over 50 years with giant cell arteritis

Tocilizumab every other week showed no clear difference in mean change in VAS (higher scores suggest greater disease activity… compared with placebo + 26‐week taper (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review