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Filter by:The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Epratuzumab in Japanese subjects with moderate to severe general SLE as add on to standard of care treatment during the trial.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of MEDI-546 compared to placebo in subjects with chronic, moderately-to-severely active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with an inadequate response to standard of care treatment for SLE.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multi-system inflammatory autoimmune disease. Vitamin D has potent immunomodulatory properties that have promoted its potential use in the treatment of autoimmune conditions, including SLE. We assessed vitamin D status in SLE patients and determined alterations in inflammatory, hemostatic markers as well as disease activity before and after vitamin D supplementation. 248 SLE patients were enrolled in this randomized placebo-controlled study. Patients were randomized 2:1 to receive either oral cholecalciferol 2000 IU/day or placebo for 12 months. Outcome measures included assessment of alterations in levels of IL-1, IL-6, IL-18, TNF-alpha, Anti-dsDNA, ANA, fibrinogen and von Willebrand Factor (vWF) before and after 12 months supplementation. Disease activity was measured by the SLEDAI. Vitamin D levels were measured by Liaison immunoassay; (normal 30-100ng/ml). Serum levels between 10-30 ng/ml were classified as vitamin D insufficiency, and levels < 10 ng/ml as vitamin D deficiency.The mean 25(OH) D level at baseline was 19.8 ng/ml in patients compared to 28.7 ng/ml in controls.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disorder. It mainly involves the skin, the joints, the nervous system and the kidney and may be life threatening. SLE is associated with production of autoantibodies and perturbations in regulatory T cells and T helper lymphocytes producing interleukin (IL)-17 (Th17 cells). Treatments include corticosteroids, hydroxychloroquine and immunosuppressive agents. Immunomodulatory effects of vitamin D supplementation in VITRO was recently described, notably the expansion of Treg able to suppress inflammatory responses mediated by CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and the decrease of Th17 cells.
The primary objective of the study is assess the safety and tolerability of long-term epratuzumab treatment in subjects with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
The objective of this study is to evaluate and compare efficacy of 3 dose levels of PF-04236921 to placebo in subjects with generalized lupus using a measure called the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Responder Index. The study will evaluate secondary and exploratory measures as well.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous blisibimod administered in addition to standard therapy in subjects with active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) disease as defined by SELENA-SLEDAI score ≥10 despite on-going stable corticosteroid therapy.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of GSK1550188 in Japanese subjects with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic effect of fumaric acid esters (Fumaderm®) in the treatment of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus with respect to proportion of responders based on the Revised Cutaneous Lupus Disease Area and Severity Index (RCLASI) activity score for skin lesions at baseline and after 24 weeks of treatment or at the latest assessment for patients who withdrew prematurely (Last Observation Carried Forward, LOCF).
Linking a psychosocial stress intervention with clinical measures of stress in African American lupus patients will assess the utility of this method in reducing perceived stress, and provide the necessary preliminary steps toward future investigations of potential mechanisms.