HCDR1 Therapy Has Positive Impact on Sjogren Syndrome as Well as Lupus, Its Maker XTL Reports

A therapy that XTL Biopharmaceuticals is developing for autoimmune diseases significantly reduced the expression of several cell signaling molecules called cytokines that play a role in the development of Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) associated with lupus, the company reported. The news came in a press release updating XTL’s efforts to develop hCDR1 for systemic…

First US Patient Enrolls in Phase 2b Study of Therapeutic Vaccine for Lupus

Neovacs announced that it has enrolled the first patient in the United States in its expanded, Phase 2b global clinical trial evaluating IFNalpha-Kinoid,  a therapeutic vaccine, to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The trial (NCT02665364), which began in September 2015, has attracted the interest of American clinical centers and autoimmune…