NEW YORK, NY. July 14, 2020 — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural LRA-BMS Accelerator Award*, a collaborative project with sponsoring partner Bristol Myers Squibb. The Award provides a collective total of $3,000,000 to support ten cutting-edge lupus research projects over two years that focus on […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY, May 28, 2020. More than one third of people with lupus experienced significant issues filling their hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) prescriptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a new survey conducted by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA). Hydroxychloroquine shortages in March and April coincided with early data broadly reported in the media […] READ MORE
New York, NY, April 7, 2020 – Lupus Therapeutics, the clinical trial affiliate of the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), announced today that it is embarking on a clinical study to assess the potential benefit of hydroxychloroquine and/or other lupus therapies in preventing or reducing the symptoms of COVID-19 in people with lupus. The study […] READ MORE
March 26, 2020 The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), the world’s leading research organization dedicated to lupus research, continues to watch rapidly changing developments regarding COVID-19 and is closely monitoring the policies and actions of the federal government, healthcare agencies, medical organizations and the pharmaceutical industry on behalf of people with lupus. Thrust into the spotlight […] READ MORE
December 17, 2019 The Lupus Research Alliance is thrilled to share exciting news from GSK that Benlysta (belimumab) demonstrated positive clinical trial results in treating lupus nephritis (LN), a common complication of lupus causing inflammation of the kidneys that can result in end-stage kidney disease. Called BLISS-LN, this Phase 3 trial is the largest one […] READ MORE
November 26, 2019 – New York, NY – The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) 2019 Breaking Through Gala gathered more than 600 members of the global lupus community last night to raise $3 million, all of which goes directly to lupus research. The theme, Breaking Through, celebrates the many research discoveries that LRA makes possible to […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY – November 11. The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) congratulates AstraZeneca on new positive results from the Phase 3 TULIP-2 trial (Treatment of Uncontrolled Lupus via the Interferon Pathway) presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting. The data showed that the investigational biologic treatment anifrolumab significantly reduced disease activity for people with lupus. […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is pleased to acknowledge positive results presented by Genentech at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting showing the effectiveness of obinutuzumab (Gazyva®), a type I anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, in the Phase 2 NOBILITY trial for the most severe […] READ MORE
Includes 16 presentations of studies funded by the Lupus Research Alliance on a variety of immune pathways Results from two clinical studies conducted by LRA-affiliate Lupus Therapeutics (LT) in collaboration with Rilite Foundation and Pfizer to be presented Extensive positive studies focused on lupus, including successful Phase 3 and Phase 2 clinical and mechanistic data […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, October 24 — The Lupus Research Alliance proudly announces two exceptional recipients of the 2019 Dr. William E. Paul Distinguished Innovator Award in Lupus and Autoimmunity: Fabienne Mackay, PhD, and Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD. The highly prestigious up-to-$1 million grant will allow each investigator to test promising approaches for potential new lupus treatments. Dr. Mackay […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY. October 16 — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is pleased to announce that seasoned professional Penny Mitchell has joined the organization as Senior Director of Marketing and Communications. In her new role, Ms. Mitchell will oversee the organization’s strategic communications approach to leading lupus research worldwide and the value of participation by […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY. August 29 — The Lupus Research Alliance is excited to share the good news that a potential new medicine for lupus, anifrolumab, reduced disease activity versus placebo in a second Phase III study. Anifrolumab is a therapeutic antibody that blocks type I interferons, a molecule that promotes lupus inflammation. Over 15 studies […] READ MORE
