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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

LRA-Funded Findings Suggest Way to Help Reverse Lupus Nephritis

June 15, 2020 A recently published study explored how an unconventional treatment method undergoing clinical trials in cancer patients could help lessen the severity of lupus nephritis (inflammation of the kidneys), a common and serious condition in people with lupus. Funded by the Lupus Research Alliance, this study, published in the journal, Science Translational Medicine, […] Read More