April 3, 2020April 3, 2020
Phase 3 Results Suggest Low-Dose Prednisone Lowers Flare Risk in SLE Patients in Remission
News
People with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who have been in remission for at least a year and take low-dose ... Read more
April 3, 2020March 31, 2020
Energy Is a Casualty of Coronavirus Quarantine
Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page
As the novel coronavirus spreads across the world, my native Australia is slowly being coaxed into lockdown. At the ... Read more
March 30, 2020March 27, 2020
The Burden of Feeling Like a Burden
Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae
When the doctor told me that I have lupus, I first thought only of the diagnosis. I had ... Read more
March 27, 2020March 27, 2020
Voclosporin Helps Protect Kidneys in Lupus Nephritis, Phase 3 Trial Shows
News
Adding the experimental oral therapy voclosporin to standard treatment is safe, and its use more than doubles complete kidney responses ... Read more
March 23, 2020March 23, 2020
LFA Working To Ensure Supply of Lupus Medications for Patients Amid COVID-19
News
The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching an international clinical trial to study the use of lupus treatments hydroxychloroquine ... Read more
March 23, 2020March 20, 2020
As Social Distancing Professionals, We Have a Head Start
Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae
For those of us battling lupus, chronic fatigue is often the reason we cancel social engagements at the last ... Read more
March 20, 2020March 19, 2020
Who Cares About Matching Body Parts Anyway?
Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page
Last week I went in for a day surgery to have a cyst removed from my left ear lobe. ... Read more
March 20, 2020March 20, 2020
GluN2A Protein Subunit in Nerve Cells May Be Treatment Target in SLE, Mouse Study Suggests
News
A specific protein subunit — called GluN2A — found in a critical nerve cell receptor is the target of ... Read more
March 18, 2020March 18, 2020
Voclosporin for Lupus Nephritis Under ‘Rolling’ Review by FDA
News
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals announced the start of a rolling submission of its application requesting that voclosporin be approved in the U.S. to treat ... Read more
March 16, 2020March 16, 2020
Therapy Shows Potential to Block, Not Deplete, B-cells in Phase 1b Trial
News
PRV-3279, a potential therapy for people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), durably blocks B-cells to prevent them from producing damaging antibodies, but ... Read more
March 16, 2020March 12, 2020
Friends and Strangers Kept Me Sane While I Was Hospitalized
Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae
When I recently was admitted to the hospital, I had no idea it would be for two weeks. But ... Read more
March 13, 2020March 13, 2020
Aurinia, NKF Partner for National Kidney Month, Focus on Lupus Nephritis
News
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals is again partnering with the National Kidney Foundation (NFK) during National Kidney Month to raise awareness of lupus ... Read more

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Phase 3 Results Suggest Low-Dose Prednisone Lowers Flare Risk in SLE Patients in Remission

News

People with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who have been in remission for at least a year and take low-dose prednisone as maintenance therapy have less risk of a disease ... Read more

April 3, 2020March 31, 2020

Energy Is a Casualty of Coronavirus Quarantine

Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page

As the novel coronavirus spreads across the world, my native Australia is slowly being coaxed into lockdown. At the start of this week, state and federal authorities announced they ... Read more

March 30, 2020March 27, 2020

The Burden of Feeling Like a Burden

Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

When the doctor told me that I have lupus, I first thought only of the diagnosis. I had no clue that so much more would come with the knowledge ... Read more

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020

Voclosporin Helps Protect Kidneys in Lupus Nephritis, Phase 3 Trial Shows

News

Adding the experimental oral therapy voclosporin to standard treatment is safe, and its use more than doubles complete kidney responses in people with lupus nephritis, results from the Phase 3 ... Read more

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020

LFA Working To Ensure Supply of Lupus Medications for Patients Amid COVID-19

News

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 ... Read more

March 20, 2020March 19, 2020

Who Cares About Matching Body Parts Anyway?

Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page

Last week I went in for a day surgery to have a cyst removed from my left ear lobe. Unfortunately for me, the scar tissue trauma known as a ... Read more

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

GluN2A Protein Subunit in Nerve Cells May Be Treatment Target in SLE, Mouse Study Suggests

News

A specific protein subunit — called GluN2A — found in a critical nerve cell receptor is the target of autoantibodies that cause neuron loss and cognitive difficulties in a ... Read more

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

Voclosporin for Lupus Nephritis Under ‘Rolling’ Review by FDA

News

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals announced the start of a rolling submission of its application requesting that voclosporin be approved in the U.S. to treat people with lupus nephritis. In a rolling submission, completed portions ... Read more

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020

Therapy Shows Potential to Block, Not Deplete, B-cells in Phase 1b Trial

News

PRV-3279, a potential therapy for people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), durably blocks B-cells to prevent them from producing damaging antibodies, but does not deplete these key immune defense system cells, results ... Read more

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020

Aurinia, NKF Partner for National Kidney Month, Focus on Lupus Nephritis

News

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals is again partnering with the National Kidney Foundation (NFK) during National Kidney Month to raise awareness of lupus nephritis (LN) — a type of kidney disease caused by systemic lupus erythematosus, ... Read more

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