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Approved IV drug reduces lupus symptoms, clinical trial finds

March 11, 2026 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / lupus

by Dennis Thompson edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source An already-approved IV drug significantly reduces the symptoms of lupus, a new clinical trial showed. More than three-quarters of lupus patients taking obinutuzumab (Gazvya) had a significant improvement in their symptoms after a year on the drug, researchers […]

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CD21 downregulation found to trigger harmful B cells in lupus

November 20, 2025 / Immunology, Research update / InnovateMed Author / CD21 downregulation, harmful B cells, lupus

by Sanjukta Mondal, Medical Xpress edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Representative whole-spleen IF images at 1 and 5 d.p.t. CD45.1 channel removed in insets with colors as in (G). Scale bars, 1 mm and 200 μm (inset). Credit: Danni Y. Zhu Our body’s immune system is quick to spring into action when it

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Scientists tie lupus to a virus nearly all of us carry

November 13, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / lupus

by Stanford University Medical Center edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes This electron microscopic image of two Epstein Barr Virus virions (viral particles) shows round capsids—protein-encased genetic material—loosely surrounded by the membrane envelope. Credit: PloS Biology (2005), DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030430.g001 One of humanity’s most ubiquitous infectious pathogens bears the blame for the chronic autoimmune condition called systemic

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Could CAR-T therapy be a cure for lupus? Early trials show promise

August 8, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / lupus

by Dr. Amit Saxena edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Alexander Pol Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with a spectrum of very different manifestations and variable severity. This makes the condition difficult to diagnose and treat, with the goal of putting the disease into remission more so than curing it. The most common

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Aging dampens lupus by reducing overactive immune genes in older adults

July 29, 2025 / Clinical Practice, Immunology, liver treatment / InnovateMed Author / lupus, Systemic lupus erythematosus

by University of California, San Francisco edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: CC0 Public Domain UCSF researchers have found that certain antiviral genes become less active over time in lupus, revealing why some patients see their symptoms fade as they age. Lupus, an autoimmune disease, causes the immune system’s first-line viral defenses—known as interferons—to attack

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Up to 40 years to get diagnosed with lupus: Research highlights devastating impact of delays on patients

June 22, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / lupus

by Swansea University edited by Andrew Zinin Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research by Swansea University and Cambridge University has revealed the causes and devastating impacts of delays—that can last decades—in diagnosing lupus, an auto-immune condition. The average diagnostic delay—time from first lupus symptoms to lupus diagnosis—among study participants was 7.5 years, with one patient having

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Approved IV drug reduces lupus symptoms, clinical trial finds

CD21 downregulation found to trigger harmful B cells in lupus

Scientists tie lupus to a virus nearly all of us carry

Could CAR-T therapy be a cure for lupus? Early trials show promise

Aging dampens lupus by reducing overactive immune genes in older adults

Up to 40 years to get diagnosed with lupus: Research highlights devastating impact of delays on patients

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Approved IV drug reduces lupus symptoms, clinical trial finds

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CD21 downregulation found to trigger harmful B cells in lupus

Scientists tie lupus to a virus nearly all of us carry

Could CAR-T therapy be a cure for lupus? Early trials show promise

Aging dampens lupus by reducing overactive immune genes in older adults

Up to 40 years to get diagnosed with lupus: Research highlights devastating impact of delays on patients

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