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Showing 40 results for “Lupus Erythematosus” published 2022.

January 2023
December 2022

Low-dose Interleukin-2 Therapy in Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (LUPIL-2): A Multicentre, Double-blind, Randomised and Placebo-controlled Phase II Trial

Ann Rheum Dis. 2022;81:1685–1694

Phase II proof-of-concept trial confirms that low-dose IL-2 therapy can safely and selectively expand the Treg population, and is capable of reducing disease activity in patients with SLE.

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A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase III Extension Trial of the Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of Anifrolumab in Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022. Epub ahead of print doi: 10.1002/art.42392

Long-term extension study shows an acceptable long-term safety profile of anifrolumab in SLE, in addition to sustained improvements in disease activity and reduction in glucocorticoid use.

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November 2022

Belimumab Use During Pregnancy: Interim Results of the Belimumab Pregnancy Registry

Birth Defects Res. 2022. Epub ahead of print doi: 10.1002/bdr2.2091

There was no pattern or common mechanism of birth defects associated with belimumab within the Belimumab Pregnancy Registry (BPR) data.

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Trial of Anti-BDCA2 Antibody Litifilimab for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

N Engl J Med. 2022;387(10):894–904 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2118025

Phase 2 study, in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, shows that litifilimab is associated with a greater reduction from baseline in the number of swollen and tender joints than placebo, over a period of 24 weeks.

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October 2022

Do biological agents improve health-related quality of life in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus? Results from a systematic search of the literature

Autoimmun Rev. 2022 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2022.103188

Gomez, et al. summarise the effects of biological therapies on SLE patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in RCT and real-life settings, based on a systematic search of the literature.

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September 2022

Trial of Anti-BDCA2 Antibody Litifilimab for Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

N Engl J Med. 2022;387(4):321–331 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2118024

Phase II study, in patients with active cutaneous lupus erythematosus, shows that litifilimab improved scores on a measure of skin disease activity, over 16 weeks, compared to placebo.

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