Balancing CXCL5 Levels Could Potentially Treat Lupus
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Balancing CXCL5 Levels Could Potentially Treat Lupus

Currently, the standards-of-care for lupus include anti-malarial drugs such as hydroxychloroquine, corticosteroids and immune-suppressive therapies, and biologics such as Benlysta. But new therapies are urgently needed, especially as anywhere between…

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Could Machine Learning Predict Lupus Hospitalizations?
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Could Machine Learning Predict Lupus Hospitalizations?

  Have you ever heard of machine learning? Machine learning is a form of artificial intelligence (AI) which teaches systems to learn, act, and improve an experience without explicit programming.…

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Texas Woman Raises Lupus Awareness
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Texas Woman Raises Lupus Awareness

As many people in the rare, chronic, or underserved disease community know, the journey to diagnosis can be a long and difficult one. For Texas resident Cheryl Yetz, the diagnostic…

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ICYMI: Patients with a Certain Genotype Are More Likely to Discontinue Imuran Due to Toxicity

  Dr. Cecilia Chung and associates at the Vanderbilt University’s Medical Center conducted a study published recently in MedPage Today. Results showed that patients who had inflammatory disorders, as well…

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Azathioprine: Specific Genotype Linked to Treatment Discontinuation Due to Toxicity
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Azathioprine: Specific Genotype Linked to Treatment Discontinuation Due to Toxicity

According to a story from Medpage Today, patients using the drug azathioprine who carried a certain genotype were three times more likely to need to either cease treatment or reduce…

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ACR Convergence 2020: Presentations on KZR-616 for Autoimmune Conditions
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ACR Convergence 2020: Presentations on KZR-616 for Autoimmune Conditions

Since the company was founded, biotechnology company Kezar Life Sciences ("Kezar") has worked to develop therapies for patients with oncologic and autoimmune disorders. Recently, they highlighted a potential treatment, KZR-616,…

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Duke Researchers Help Lupus Patients By Improving Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment
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Duke Researchers Help Lupus Patients By Improving Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment

Dr. David Pisetsky, a translational researcher at the Medical Center of Duke University, recently described his team’s new approach to treating potential Lupus patients. The doctor told the Rheumatologist of…

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Belimumab is the Second Drug to be Developed for Lupus in Over Fifty Years
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Belimumab is the Second Drug to be Developed for Lupus in Over Fifty Years

  Dr. Richard Furie at New York’s Feinstein Institutes recently interviewed with MedPage Today. Dr. Furie discussed the prognosis for lupus nephritis and belimumab (Benlysta), a recently-tested drug that appears…

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