Lupus: Experts Review 2022

In this bonus episode our host, Dr Raquel Faria, is joined by Professors Ricard Cervera and Zahir Amoura who will be providing expert insights from the key lupus research in 2022.

For the full written report '2022 Year in Review' please refer to our online library: https://www.lupus-academy.org/library/congress-reports

Disclaimer: During Lupus Academy podcast episodes, participants may refer to off label use of medicines for patients with lupus. Lupus Academy does not make any recommendations about using a medicine outside the terms of its approved licence for use. References for this episode:

Bruce IN, Furie RA, Morand EF, et al. Concordance and discordance in SLE clinical trial outcome measures: analysis of three anifrolumab phase 2/3 trials. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022;81(7):962-969.

Dörner T, van Vollenhoven RF, Doria A, et al. Baricitinib decreases anti-dsDNA in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: results from a phase II double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Res Ther. 2022;24(1):112.

Furie RA, Aroca G, Cascino MD, et al. B-cell depletion with obinutuzumab for the treatment of proliferative lupus nephritis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022;81(1):100-107.

Furie RA, Hough DR, Gaudy A, et al. Iberdomide in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, ascending-dose, phase 2a study. Lupus Sci Med. 2022;9(1).

Furie RA, van Vollenhoven RF, Kalunian K, Navarra S, Romero-Diaz J, Werth VP, Huang X, Clark G, Carroll H, Meyers A, Musselli C, Barbey C, Franchimont N; LILAC Trial Investigators. Trial of Anti-BDCA2 Antibody Litifilimab for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. N Engl J Med. 2022 Sep 8;387(10):894-904.

Ginzler E, Guedes Barbosa LS, D'Cruz D, et al. Phase III/IV, Randomized, Fifty-Two-Week Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Belimumab in Patients of Black African Ancestry With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022;74(1):112-123.

Jayne D, Rovin B, Mysler EF, et al. Phase II randomised trial of type I interferon inhibitor anifrolumab in patients with active lupus nephritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022;81(4):496-506.

Sun L, Shen Q, Gong Y, Li Y, Lv Q, Liu H, Zhao F, Yu H, Qiu L, Li X, He X, Chen Y, Xu Z, Xu H. Safety and efficacy of telitacicept in refractory childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: A self-controlled before-after trial. Lupus. 2022 Jul;31(8):998-1006.

van Vollenhoven RF, Hahn BH, Tsokos GC, et al. Efficacy and Safety of Ustekinumab in Patients With Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results of a Phase II Open-label Extension Study. J Rheumatol. 2022;49(4):380-387.