Breakthroughs in new treatments for lupus may be useless if patients do not have access to innovative therapies as a consequence of their high costs or regulatory restrictions, a point raised the Lupus Foundation of America in a statement published on the organization’s website. The president and CEO of the Lupus…
In a recent study entitled “Evaluation of B lymphocyte stimulator and a proliferation inducing ligand as candidate biomarkers in lupus nephritis based on clinical and histopathological outcome following induction therapy,” researchers suggest two novel biomarkers for treatment outcome and renal disease in patients with Lupus nephritis. The study…
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals recently announced two presentations during the 2015 Spring Clinical Meetings of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) showing independent reports of positive results with the H.P. Acthar Gel in proteinuria’s remission. Proteinuria (excess of protein in urine) is linked to the nephrotic syndrome, which is characterized…
Global healthcare provider Eli Lilly and Company and the Korean pharmaceutical company Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. signed an exclusive license and collaboration agreement focused on accelerating the development process and commercialization of a potential treatment for autoimmune and other conditions, such as lupus. The oral drug was developed by Hanmi and is expected…
In a recent commentary titled “Dialogue: Vitamin D, statins and atherosclerotic progression in pediatric lupus” published in BMJ Lupus Science & Medicine, Gary Gilkeson from the Medical University of South Carolina and Sue Manzi from the Temple University School of Medicine discuss the…
Researchers at Eli Lilly and Company, the University of Maryland School of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine recently revealed that corticosteroid treatment over time in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) increases the risk of developing organ damage. The study was recently…
A new test may be able to predict the severity of lupus and whether the disease is active. In a collaborative effort, Columbia University Medical Center, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and the Lupus Foundation of America are developing the test, called LFA rapid evaluation of activity in lupus (LFAREAL). It may eventually…
Felicia Day, Zachary Levi, Online Communications Manager Sophie Yan and friends The Lupus Foundation of America organized a fundraising and awareness event on the newly-launched entertainment company Geek & Sundry’s Twitch.tv channel. Personalities of Geek & Sundry hosted the event, which had over a million views…
Researchers at the Hopkins Lupus Center at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine recently found that corticosteroids can be effective in fighting inflammations associated with lupus. However, according to the new study, adverse events from high doses can damage organs. These new findings may guide clinicians on the optimal dosing of…
Researchers at the University of Florida published in The Journal of Immunology their findings of a lupus-related gene capable of interfering with stem cell differentiation and immunosuppressive action. The study, led by Dr. Laurence Morel, is entitled “The Murine Pbx1-d Lupus Susceptibility…