Immpact Bio has been cleared in the U.S. to start testing its cell therapy IMPT-514 in people with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that is refractory, or resistant to treatment. The clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration “marks a pivotal milestone for our autoimmune disease clinical…
Former NFL Super Bowl champ Willie Colon hosted a golf event earlier this week to raise funds for the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) to aid in the fight against lupus. The event is expected to raise about $400,000 and the funds will support the Jean Davis Research Grant,…
Blooms in the growth of a specific species of gut bacteria, called Ruminococcus blautia gnavus or RG, may trigger disease flares in people with lupus, a new study suggests. “Our findings provide the strongest evidence to date that silent growths of Ruminococcus blautia gnavus are tied to active serious…
Three new Phase 3 clinical trials testing the experimental therapy ianalumab in people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis are now recruiting patients. All three trials are being sponsored by Novartis, the company developing ianalumab. Lupus Therapeutics, the clinical research affiliate of the Lupus Research Alliance,…
CABA-201, an experimental cell therapy for lupus and other autoimmune disorders, has been granted fast track status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA awards this designation to therapies with the potential to address unmet medical needs in the treatment of serious conditions. Fast track status…
Lupkynis (voclosporin) is now approved in Switzerland to treat adults with active lupus nephritis, a complication of lupus characterized by kidney damage and inflammation. The approval specifically covers the treatment, given along immunosuppressants, for adults with active class 3, 4, and 5 lupus nephritis — three subtypes of the…
The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) is calling on the community to help increase visibility and promote education about the autoimmune disease throughout the month of May — thereby marking Lupus Awareness Month. “All too often people with lupus hear that they don’t ‘look’ sick. This is why…
The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is funding four research projects aiming to explore molecular targets that could lead new ways of treating lupus. The grants were given as part of the LRA’s Lupus Mechanisms and Targets Award (LMTA) program, which offers up to $600,000 over three years…
Treatment with upadacitinib led to a significant reduction in disease activity for people with moderate-to-severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a Phase 2 clinical trial, according to top-line results announced by its developer, AbbVie. Based on these positive results, AbbVie now is planning to advance upadacitinib to Phase 3 clinical…
An enzyme called fumarate hydratase is involved in the control of the inflammatory activity of macrophages, a type of immune cell with a central role in driving inflammatory disorders like lupus, researchers report. “No-one has made a link from Fumarate Hydratase to inflammatory macrophages before and we feel that…