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Reducing B Cells with Modified CAR T Cells is an Effective Treatment of Experimental Lupus: Shows Study Supported by Lupus Research Alliance

NEW YORK, NY. March 6, 2019. Depleting the number of harmful B cells with a novel immunotherapy that employs modified T cells may offer an effective strategy to treat lupus, according to a new study funded by the Lupus Research Alliance. These findings offer a renewed optimism for the elimination of B cells to provide […] Read More

CAR T Cell Therapy Induces Lupus Remission in Small Study

September 21, 2022 Results of a small study published in the prestigious journal Nature Medicine, suggest that a type of immune cell therapy called chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy could become a highly effective therapy for SLE patients who do not respond to current lupus treatments. CD19 CAR T cells are T cells that […] Read More

LRA Celebrates Major Research Breakthroughs in 2019

January 7, 2020 2019 was a phenomenal, breakthrough year for lupus research on both the clinical development and basic science fronts. The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is incredibly proud that every new discovery leading to a brand new medicine for lupus had its origin in work funded by LRA years ago. The past 12 months delivered many […] Read More