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T-cells can be very helpful in the treatment of autoimmune disease as well as different types of cancer. T-cells can push out the B cells which make autoantibodies in lupus. Removing the B [...]

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved several therapies specifically for lupus nephritis (LN). These drugs have been studied in clinical trials and shown to help protect kidney function [...]

If you follow lupus research, you may have heard about CAR-T cell therapy—an innovative treatment approach currently being investigated for people with complicated, refractory systemic lupus [...]

A liquid biopsy for kidney lupus is being developed. It relies on determining levels of tenascin C in the urine. It’s a predictor of kidney function loss in lupus. – Dr. Robert Katz, LSI's Board [...]

FDA approval based on superiority of Gazyva over standard therapy alone, as shown in Phase II NOBILITY and Phase III REGENCY data –

By Kristen Anderson, Educator, Athlete and Team Lupus, Chicago Marathon 2025 runner For years, whenever I’ve told someone I run marathons, I’ve gotten the same question—usually with a curious [...]

Lupus warrior, LSI Associate Board member, Western Suburbs Walk Committee member, an all-around lupus awareness educator and advocate Tell Us About Your Lupus DiagnosisI’ve lived with lupus for [...]

A Transplant Story I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in my early teens, during my sophomore year of high school. What should have been a time of friendship, […]

Dr. Katz Stands with lupus patients and their families as he leads the charge in the fight against lupus CHICAGO, IL, September 2024 – The Chicago Illinois Lupus Walk Ambassador […]

According to new research (Law, et. All, Nature, 2024), it may be that T lymphocytes appear to play a more important role than we thought in causing active lupus. They […]