Effects of Glucocorticoids on Weight Change During the Treatment of Wegener's Granulomatosis.

The article discusses a study on the effects of glucocorticoids (GC) on weight change during the treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis based on data from the Wegener's Granulomatosis Etanercept Trial. The study concludes that disease control was associated with lower cumulative GC doses but greater weight gain. According to the study, more than one-fifth of patients involved in the trial gained >10 kilograms (kg) in the first year of treatment.