A Pilot Study in Severe Patients With Takayasu Arteritis.

"The tocilizumab group is prescribed with tocilizumab (8mg/kg.qm.ivgtt.) for 24 weeks, and the disease activity is monitored in the follow-up (primary endpoint).~After 24 weeks of treatment, if the disease is alleviated (remission), then the usage of tocilizumab is maintained for another 24 weeks, otherwise (resistant), patients would be given adalimumab (40mg.bim.IH.) for 24 weeks instead."

"The adalimumab group is prescribed with adalimumab (40mg.bim.IH) for 24 weeks, and the disease activity is monitored in the follow-up (primary endpoint).~After 24 weeks of treatment, if the disease is alleviated (remission), then the usage of adalimumab would be maintained for another 24 weeks, otherwise (resistant), patients would be given tocilizumab (8mg/kg.qm.ivgtt.) for 24 weeks instead."