Lupus

The percentage of lymphocyte apoptosis in peripheral blood was significantly higher in patients with jSLE when compared with healthy controls.

A retrospective cohort analysis suggests the monoclonal antibody may help patients with SLE reduce their reliance on oral corticosteroids over 1 year after initiating treatment.

The progression toward more targeted, disease-modifying options for the historically difficult rheumatic disease made more headway in 2023.

Data from the phase 3 TULIP long-term extension trial support the favorable benefit-risk profile of anifrolumab-fnia demonstrated in previous trials.

Results provide the first clinical evidence to suggest that afimetoran may offer a benefit to patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus.

Throughout 2023, interest in the application of CAR-T and other cell therapies to autoimmune disease skyrocketed, with a multitude of clinical trials being initiated by various companies.

This new late-breaking data presented at ACR 2023 was the first clinical evidence indicating efficacy of afimetoran for those with CLE.

In this research presented at ACR 2023, a connection between antiphospholipid antibodies and a greater potential risk of cardiovascular disease was identified.

This research into improving quality measures for lupus patients was presented at ACR 2023 and funded by the CDC.

This research into obinutuzumab may provide some hope for those facing the most common cause of kidney damage among patients with lupus.

An analysis of data from 26 patients with repeat kidney biopsies in the AURORA program suggests voclosporin (Lupkynis) reduces proteinuria without causing harm in lupus nephritis patients.

Significantly more patients receiving voclosporin had a good renal outcome, defined as achieving adequate response with no renal flare, compared with controls.

A lower proportion of patients in the belimumab treatment group experienced ≥1 kidney flare compared with placebo in the overall population.

The rheumatology month in review features studies exploring ways to enhance care, an increased risk of adverse COVID-19 outcomes, and pegloticase plus methotrexate co-therapy for gout treatment.

Albert Roy, president of the Lupus Research Alliance, elaborates on recent initiatives designed to address the underrepresentation of minorities in lupus research.

Albert Roy, president of the Lupus Research Alliance, discusses the efforts his team are making to combat the underrepresentation of minorities in clinical trials as well as the scientific research profession.

The campaign was inspired by the findings of a global survey conducted with healthcare providers about organ damage in lupus patients.

Carola Vinuesa, MD, PhD, recipient of the Lupus Research Alliance Lupus Insight Prize, discovered a mutation in a specific human gene that causes systemic lupus erythematosus.

Most patients with lupus nephritis reported moderate anxiety and moderate depression which impacted their disease activity and quality of life.

Patients with SLE who reported being more satisfied in their lives were more likely to have higher physical and mental component summary scores.

The risk of ischemia heart disease was significantly higher in the SLE cohort when compared with controls, with risks peaking between the 6th and 9th year post-diagnosis.

An analysis of data from the phase 2 AURA-LV and phase 3 AURORA 1 trials provides new insight into the effects of voclosporin for the treatment of active lupus nephritis in patients with high proteinuria.

In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus receiving rituximab and belimumab, Black and Indo-Asian patients were less likely to obtain major clinical response.

An analysis of data from the APPLE study provides insight into the heterogeneity that exists within pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus patients.

An analysis of data obtained from urine samples in the MUSE and TULIP-1 trial sheds new light on the clinical utility of the RAIL score for identifying disease activity and treatment responders in SLE patients with and without lupus nephritis, respectively

Therapies including biologics and corticosteroids were more frequently used among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus who developed severe COVID-19.

An analysis of more than 250 pregnancies among women with SLE from the Hopkins Lupus Cohort provides insight into risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes based on serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels using real-world data.

Pooled data from the phase 3 TULIP program offer additional insight into the effects of anifrolumab use in people with moderate-to-severe systemic lupus erythematosus.

Data from an analysis of kidney biopsies from the AURORA 2 trial presented at CCR East 2023 offer new insight into the long-term histological impact of voclosporin use on renal function in patients with lupus nephritis.

Compared with those without SLE, those with SLE had a higher risk of fetal morbidity and mothers were almost 4 times as likely to require a blood transfusion or develop a cerebrovascular disorder.