The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching an international clinical trial to study the use of lupus treatments hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as potential therapies for pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus. “This means that these drugs may be in high demand in the coming weeks,”…
Adding Benlysta (belimumab) to standard therapy increased the percentage of people with active lupus nephritis who experienced improved renal function in a Phase 3 trial. The BLISS-LN study (NCT01639339) was designed to evaluate Benlysta’s safety and efficacy in people with active lupus nephritis, a common and…
Treatment with an investigational antibody therapy known as BIIB059 was well-tolerated and decreased disease activity in people with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) — lupus affecting the skin — with or without systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which affects other organs and systems, top-line results of a Phase 2 study…
High blood pressure and a skin condition characterized by a netlike pattern of reddish-blue skin discoloration — livedo reticularis — may be risk factors for peripheral nervous system manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a retrospective study suggests. The study, “Peripheral nervous system involvement in systemic…
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients treated Benlysta (belimumab) together with standard of care showed significantly lesser evidence of long-term organ damage than those given standard of care alone, a review study reports. The research, “Organ damage in patients treated with belimumab versus standard of care: a…
Lupus nephritis patients with reduced kidney function and high levels of “good” cholesterol are at a greater risk of end-stage renal disease, a new study suggests. On the other hand, low “good” cholesterol levels were linked to increased risk of all-cause mortality. The research, “…