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     CAR-T cell therapy appears to be effective for severe systemic lupus according to a small recent study.
    By Mary Dollear
    In Home Page Articles, Links to Lupus News
    Posted February 9, 2023

    CAR-T cell therapy appears to be effective for severe systemic lupus according to a small recent study.

    By Dr. Robert Katz, LSI Board Chair and LSI Medical Advisory Board Chair (CAR T-cell therapy, typically used in cancer treatment, is a form of immunotherapy.In CAR T-cell therapy, blood […]

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     Lupus and Anxiety & Depression
    By Mary Dollear
    In Home Page Articles, Links to Lupus News
    Posted October 27, 2021

    Lupus and Anxiety & Depression

    By Dr. Robert Katz Medical Advisory Board The effects of exercise intervention on health-related quality of life in patients with systemic lupus in the journal Healthcare. In this study, 1,058 [...]

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     Lupus Patients And The Vaccine Booster
    By Mary Dollear
    In Home Page Articles, Links to Lupus News
    Posted August 30, 2021

    Lupus Patients And The Vaccine Booster

    By Dr. Robert Katz Medical Advisory Board Pharmacies are now offering booster shots for immunocompromised patients. Many lupus patients qualify because they are being treated with prednisone and [...]

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     COVID-19 Update – Delta Variant & Vaccine Information
    By Mary Dollear
    In Home Page Articles, Links to Lupus News
    Posted August 18, 2021

    COVID-19 Update – Delta Variant & Vaccine Information

    By Dr. Robert Katz According to the CDC, the Delta variant of COVID-19 is more contagious – more than 2x as contagious as previous variants; some data suggest the Delta […]

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     SAPHNELO FAQ
    By Mary Dollear
    In Links to Lupus News, News You Can Use
    Posted August 2, 2021

    SAPHNELO FAQ

    What is SAPHNELO and how does it work?SAPHNELO is a first-in-class type I interferon (IFN) receptor antagonist, a human monoclonal antibody that binds to subunit 1 of the type I […]

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     Europe has now approved the use of Benlysta to treat children with lupus
    By Mary Dollear
    In Home Page Articles, Links to Lupus News
    Posted July 28, 2021

    Europe has now approved the use of Benlysta to treat children with lupus

    By Dr. Robert Katz Europe has now approved the use of Benlysta to treat children with lupus. Benlysta has the generic name belimumab. The “mab” at the end indicates it […]

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     Lupus & Cancer Risk Article Review
    By Mary Dollear
    In Home Page Articles, Links to Lupus News
    Posted June 22, 2021

    Lupus & Cancer Risk Article Review

    By Dr. Robert Katz In a paper written by Rasmus, Westermann, and others, the authors ask the question as to whether cancer risk is increased in patients with skin lupus […]

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     Lupus & Pregnancy Article Review
    By Mary Dollear
    In Home Page Articles, Links to Lupus News
    Posted June 9, 2021

    Lupus & Pregnancy Article Review

    By Dr. Robert Katz A research paper in the journal Lupus entitled, “The Importance of Pregnancy Planning in Lupus Pregnancies,” Rajendran, Euty, and other authors from Duke University Medical [...]

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     Delayed Diagnosis Adversely Affects Outcome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Article Review
    By Mary Dollear
    In Home Page Articles, Links to Lupus News
    Posted May 26, 2021

    Delayed Diagnosis Adversely Affects Outcome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Article Review

    By Dr. Robert Katz An article in the journal Lupus discusses delayed diagnosis. The conclusion of the authors is that a longer time to diagnosis was associated with worse outcomes. […]

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