The Lupus Foundation of America is accepting funding applications from students and researchers working in lupus research. “Lupus is a complex disease that presents challenges that can only be overcome by a robust public and private medical research effort,” Sandra C. Raymond, the foundation’s president and CEO, said in a news…
The Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating interferon-alpha (IFNα) Kinoid, Neovacs’ immunotherapy candidate for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), received a positive interim data review from the Independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (IDSMB) overseeing the study. The randomized, multicenter and international clinical trial (NCT02665364) is evaluating the  biological…
My Prada high heels were the best thing in my closet. They had that sweet Italian leather scent that only a woman would know. Purchased at a second-hand store, they were a soft light-brown suede wedge that made my calves look runway ready. Even my five-foot-one fairy frame seemed tall and…
Worldwide Clinical Trials has been chosen to conduct Aurinia Pharmaceuticals’ Phase 3 trial, called AURORA, evaluating voclosporin as a potential treatment for active lupus nephritis (LN). The trial is expected to begin by mid-year. The company plans to use the study’s results to support a New Drug…
Celgene Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Delinia, a biotech developing therapeutics for autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The acquisition will expand Celgene’s inflammation and immunology pipeline of potential next-generation medicines, including Delinia’s lead program, DEL106. DEL106 is a potent and highly…
Immunovia‘s IMMray antibody-analysis technology can differentiate systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) from rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Sjögren’s disease, and vasculitis with an accuracy of more than 90%, according to new research. Immunovia teamed up with Lund University’s IDEA Center in Sweden to evaluate IMMray as a biomarker that can distinguish between SLE and…
I was watching the marsh fly by the car window as the Georgia sunrise and all its beauty stared back at me. A friend was driving me north to the Charleston, S.C., airport to catch a flight to Los Angeles. Driving myself has become a bit of a thing…
Have you ever gone to someone’s house and checked out their medicine cabinet? My grandma once told me the medicine cabinet can say almost everything you need to know about a person. So, today, I am going to walk you through what’s in my medicine cabinet, which meds I…
Sanofi will work with ImmuNext to develop INX-021, a CD40L monoclonal antibody designed to suppress overactive cell signals associated with autoimmune disorders, including lupus and multiple sclerosis. Under the agreement, Sanofi will have an exclusive license to further develop and commercialize INX-021, a synthetic antibody from ImmuNext that is now in preclinical…
You’ve probably heard of the book 50 Shades of Grey and you’ve more than likely figured out that it is code for “50 Shades of F’ed Up.” Interestingly enough, that phrase truly describes my being diagnosed and  having to live with lupus. Every day is a different shade of…