Research into Vasculitis

Current lines of research and scientific studies into systemic forms of vasculitis include:

• Studies into predisposing genetic factors and clinical associations in different types of vasculitis.
• Studies of the mechanisms involved in vasculitis, particularly in giant cell arteritis (GCA) and ANCA-associated vasculitis.
• Observational clinical trials in patients with vasculitis.
• Research into the role of imaging tests in the diagnosis and study of the extension and evolution of systemic vasculitides.
• Clinical trials into new treatments and biological therapies for different types of vasculitis.