Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS) attainment discriminates responders in a systemic lupus erythematosus trial: post-hoc analysis of the Phase IIb MUSE trial …

EF Morand, T Trasieva, A Berglind, GG Illei… - Annals of the …, 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives In a post-hoc analysis, we aimed to validate the Lupus Low Disease Activity State
(LLDAS) definition as an endpoint in an systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Phase IIb …

Systemic lupus erythematosus: all roads lead to type I interferons

V Pascual, L Farkas, J Banchereau - Current opinion in immunology, 2006 - Elsevier
In recent years, the study of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients has revealed a
central role for type I interferon (IFN) in disease pathogenesis. IFN induces the unabated …

Targeting interferons and their pathways in systemic lupus erythematosus

F Chasset, L Arnaud - Autoimmunity reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Significant advances in the understanding of the molecular basis of innate immunity have
led to the identification of interferons (IFNs), particularly IFN-α, as central mediators in the …

Characterisation of anifrolumab, a fully human anti-interferon receptor antagonist antibody for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus

JM Riggs, RN Hanna, B Rajan, K Zerrouki… - Lupus science & …, 2018 - lupus.bmj.com
Objective We investigated the mechanistic and pharmacological properties of anifrolumab, a
fully human, effector-null, anti-type I interferon (IFN) alpha receptor 1 (IFNAR1) monoclonal …

Efficacy and safety of ustekinumab, an IL-12 and IL-23 inhibitor, in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus: results of a multicentre, double-blind, phase 2 …

RF van Vollenhoven, BH Hahn, GC Tsokos… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Ustekinumab is a monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-23
and is approved for the treatment of plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and Crohn's …

Efficacy and safety of an interleukin 6 monoclonal antibody for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: a phase II dose-ranging randomised controlled trial

DJ Wallace, V Strand, JT Merrill, S Popa… - Annals of the …, 2017 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives This phase II trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of an interleukin (IL) 6
monoclonal antibody for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Patients with active …

Type 1 interferon status in systemic lupus erythematosus: a longitudinal analysis

M Northcott, S Jones, R Koelmeyer, J Bonin… - Lupus science & …, 2022 - lupus.bmj.com
Objectives Type 1 interferon (IFN) is key to the pathogenesis of SLE, evidenced by the
expression of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) in most patients, but the clinical utility of serial …

Sifalimumab, a human anti–interferon‐α monoclonal antibody, in systemic lupus erythematosus: a phase I randomized, controlled, dose‐escalation study

M Petri, DJ Wallace, A Spindler… - Arthritis & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the safety and tolerability of multiple intravenous (IV) doses of
sifalimumab in adults with moderate‐to‐severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) …

Low-dose interleukin-2 therapy in active systemic lupus erythematosus (LUPIL-2): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised and placebo-controlled phase II trial

JY Humrich, P Cacoub, M Rosenzwajg… - Annals of the …, 2022 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives A regulatory T cell (Treg) insufficiency due to shortage of interleukin-2 (IL-2) is
central to the pathophysiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We performed a …

Type I interferon blockade in systemic lupus erythematosus: where do we stand?

BR Lauwerys, J Ducreux, FA Houssiau - Rheumatology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
SLE is an autoimmune condition characterized by loss of tolerance to chromatin constituents
and the production of ANAs. The majority of SLE patients display spontaneous expression of …