Prednisone tapering during giant cell arteritis (GCA) course at 6-month intervals. In our incident GCA patient cohort, the prednisone course was comparable to what we prescribe in our clinical practice.
| M6 | M12 | M18 | M24 | M30 | M36 | M42 | M48 | M54 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. at risk | 97 | 87 | 74 | 54 | 46 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 8 |
| Prednisone, mg/d, mean ± SD | 25.3 ± 17.7 | 16 ± 16.6 | 13.6 ± 13.4 | 12.9 ± 11 | 12.4 ± 11.4 | 13.4 ± 12 | 10 ± 9.2 | 10 ± 8.7 | 11 ± 11 |