April 1st 2023
The collaboration, titled the Lupus Accelerating Breakthroughs Consortium (Lupus ABC), is the first public-private partnership designed to advance lupus discoveries and highlight patient perspective in drug development.
Risk of Pregnancy Complications Greater in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
June 18th 2022Data from an analysis of the National Inpatient Sample provides insight into the risk of pregnancy complications among women with systemic lupus erythematosus compared to their counterparts without systemic lupus erythematosus in the US over a decade-long period.
Albert Roy: Clinically Significant Phase 2 Data Evaluates Deucravacitinib for SLE Treatment
Albert Roy, of Lupus Therapeutics, comments on the recent phase 2 trial data that evaluated deucravacitinib compared with placebo in patients with moderate-to-severe systemic lupus erythematosus.
Lupus Nephritis: TULIP-LN Hints at a Blossoming Role for Anifrolumab
May 10th 2022In the double blinded study, patients were randomized to receive anifrolumab (300mg monthly), an intensified regimen of 3 x 900mg doses followed by 300mg monthly, or standard of care therapy with mycophenolate mofetil and oral glucocorticoids.
From Living BLISSfully to BEATing Lupus: Future Considerations for Biologic Therapy in SLE
May 9th 2022After years of frustration and failure, trials of targeted biologic therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus are beginning to show success. New drugs, including anifrolumab (Saphnelo) and belimumab (Benlysta), are paving the way for an exciting new era. However, this raises new questions as to how these novel therapeutics will be incorporated into future clinical practice.
Easy-BILAG: Fast Scoring, Faster Decisions in Lupus
March 1st 2022"For many years we lacked access to novel therapeutics in SLE and our outcomes frequently reflected this," stated Jack Arnold, MBBS, MRCP. "However, with new targeted therapies, we appear to be entering a new era where treatment decisions will require more nuanced thought."