Press Releases

Crowd-sourcing, Literature Review and Big Data Analysis Identify Promising Lupus Treatments NEW YORK, NY –- New results published in the professional journal Lupus demonstrate the effectiveness of an innovative system developed to identify promising treatments for lupus among existing drugs approved for use in other diseases. Funded by the Lupus Research Alliance and the John and Marcia […] READ MORE

First Promising Phase II Data in Lupus Nephritis NEW YORK, NY — The Lupus Research Alliance congratulates Aurinia Pharmaceuticals on achieving the first positive Phase II study of a greatly needed potential treatment for lupus nephritis. Up to 60% of people with lupus develop lupus nephritis, a devastating complication that can cause kidney failure and […] READ MORE

Alliance for Lupus Research, the Lupus Research Institute and the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation Unite to Form World’s Preeminent Driver of Lupus Research NEW YORK, NY — July, 2016. The Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR), the Lupus Research Institute (LRI), and the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation today announced the merger of the three organizations to form the […] READ MORE