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Gut Bacteria May Cause Antiphospholipid Syndrome, LRA-Funded Study Shows

June 18, 2019 A common type of bacteria living in the gut may spark a common lupus complication called antiphospholipid syndrome, a study partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance shows. Antiphospholipid syndrome can lead to blood clots and miscarriages. Led by Dr. Martin Alexander Kriegel of Yale School of Medicine, the research may also […] Read More

Updates in Lupus Clinical Research from the LUPUS 2019 Meeting

April 11, 2019 The Lupus Research Alliance is pleased to share the results from four clinical trials presented at LUPUS 2019. These studies continue to push our way forward toward new and improved treatments to help the lupus community. There’s a Silver Lining in New Belimumab Results Jim Oates, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Pleased to Share Positive News about Potential Drug for Lupus Nephritis

NEW YORK, NY. June 11, 2019. The Lupus Research Alliance is pleased to share positive topline results from a Phase 2 clinical study of a potential new treatment for proliferative lupus nephritis, the most severe form of kidney damage caused by lupus. Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, reported that at one year their […] Read More

Your Advocacy Works –House Appropriations Bill Includes $10 M for Lupus Research Program

May 21, 2019 The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee today passed the Defense Appropriations bill, which allocates our full request for $10 million — double the current budget — for the Lupus Research Program in the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program for Fiscal Year 2020. It is your hard work […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Announces New Grants For Translational Research

Jan. 10, 2018 Lupus Research Alliance Announces New Grants for Translational Research Seven Outstanding Investigators Chosen for Prestigious Lupus Research Grants The Lupus Research Alliance is proud to announce the recipients of its Target Identification in Lupus (TIL) grants designed to move research discoveries quickly from the laboratory to the patient’s bedside. Seven outstanding scientists […] Read More

Bacteria in the Gut May be a Cause of Lupus and Flares: Shows Study Supported by Lupus Research Alliance

NEW YORK, NY. February 19. Pieces of bacteria that escape from the intestines may trigger lupus and associated disease flares in some patients, according to a new study partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance. These findings may allow disease treatment with probiotics or diets that alter the mix of bacterial species in the intestines. […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Applauds FDA’s Fast Track Designation to Develop Baricitinib for Lupus

NEW YORK, NY. December 14. The Lupus Research Alliance is pleased to share good news about a potential new treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Yesterday, Eli Lilly and Company and Incyte Corporation announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Fast Track designation to baricitinib, which is being studied for the treatment of SLE. […] Read More

Overcoming Challenges to Lupus Management

January 24, 2019 A recent review article in Lupus Science & Medicine provides a valuable overview of the “10 most important contemporary challenges in the management of SLE” according to a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, pharmacists and researchers from several clinics and patient organizations in France. Their top 10 challenges include several critical factors that the […] Read More

Promising Results from AMP

October 30, 2018 The Lupus Research Alliance is one of the sponsors of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus (AMP RA/Lupus), a public-private partnership between the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and several pharmaceutical companies and nonprofit organizations. AMP aims to speed the development of new therapies, […] Read More

New Study Partly Funded by LRA Reveals Novel Lupus Drug Targets

NEW YORK, NY – May 29. Researchers partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) have found possible new targets for drugs to treat lupus after snapping the first close-up of a molecule that promotes inflammation. The molecule that Target Identification in Lupus (TIL) grant recipient Dr. Roger Greenberg at University of Pennsylvania and Dr. […] Read More