The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted fast track status to baricitinib for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, the treatment’s developers, Eli Lilly and Incyte, announced. Fast track designation is intended to speed the therapy’s development and review for lupus patients, enabling more frequent communication with…
Women who were victims of physical or emotional abuse during childhood are at a higher risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) later in life, a retrospective study reports. According to the findings, exposure to extreme childhood stress and adversity may…
The addition of low-dose voclosporin to standard therapy led to significantly greater remission but a higher incidence of adverse events in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with active lupus nephritis, according to a Phase 2 clinical trial. Findings from the trial were published in the study, “…
The levels of galectin-3 binding protein (G3BP) in urine could be used as a biomarker of renal disease activity for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with lupus nephritis, according to a study. The study, “Urinary Galectin-3 Binding Protein As a Novel Biomarker of Renal Disease Activity…
Adding an oral immunosuppressive agent and hydroxychloroquine to routine intravenous cyclophosphamide significantly increases response rates among patients with lupus nephritis without increasing the rate of severe adverse events, a randomized study found. The study, “Combined immunosuppressive treatment (CIST) in lupus nephritis: a multicenter, randomized controlled study,” was published…
A low dose of the immunosuppressant leflunomide is as safe and effective as the standard of care cyclophosphamide for induction treatment of patients with lupus nephritis, according to a Phase 2/3 trial in China. Trial findings were published in the study, “Leflunomide versus cyclophosphamide in the induction…
Twelve weeks of aerobic exercise improved cardiovascular and respiratory fitness in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but without positive changes in arterial stiffness that was this small study’s main goal. Results also found no increase in signs of inflammation or oxidative stress in the exercise group compared to a control group urged to…
The investigational compound evobrutinib acts on the immune system by promoting anti-inflammatory behavior of macrophages — immune cells that engulf and digest pathogens — and the death of pro-inflammatory ones, a study reports. This suggests benefits in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis besides the suppression of B-cells.
Patients with autoimmune diseases — such as psoriasis, lupus, and arthritis — tend to accumulate collagen, a connective tissue protein, in their blood vessels, which traps cholesterol in arteries and heart tissue, a mouse study has found. These findings begin to explain why these patients have a significantly higher risk for heart…
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients using hydroxychloroquine have a markedly lower risk of a type of abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation than those not being treated with the therapy, according to a retrospective study. The research, “Association of Hydroxychloroquine Use and Incident Atrial Fibrillation in…