GPA stands for Granulomatosis with PolyAngiitis. It is an ANCA Associated form of vasculitis (AAV) which is a subgroup of small vessel vasculitis . Until 2012 the disease was referred to as Wegener’s disease, Wegener’s Granulomatosis or Morbus Wegener. Dr. Wegener was the pathologist who first recognized the characteristics of this syndrome as a separate disease and published an important paper about it. GPA is most common form of AAV.
In November, patients, caregivers, clinicians and researchers from more than a dozen European countries met in Prague for the 2025 European Vasculitis Patient Summit.
A landmark review in Nature Reviews Rheumatology calls for a new, integrated approach to ANCA-associated vasculitis.When diagnosis, classification, biomarkers and patient experience come together, care becomes truly personal — and outcomes improve.
Melbourne Februari 21-25 2026
The 22nd edition of this international workshop on vasculitis will take place from February 21 to 25, 2026, in Melbourne, Australia. Organized by the Australian and New Zealand Vasculitis Society (ANZVASC).
