Tag Archives: SLE

AstraZeneca secures FDA approval for Saphnelo autoinjector to expand treatment access for lupus patients in the United States

(IN BRIEF) AstraZeneca has secured FDA approval for a new subcutaneous autoinjector version of Saphnelo, enabling once-weekly self-administration for adults with systemic lupus erythematosus. The approval is based on Phase III trial results showing significant reductions in disease activity compared … Read the full press release

Roche Strengthens Immunology Pipeline with Promising Phase III Results Supporting Gazyva in Lupus Treatment

(IN BRIEF) Roche has reached a key regulatory milestone with the FDA’s acceptance of its application for Gazyva/Gazyvaro as a treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus. The submission is based on strong phase III trial data showing significant improvements in disease … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca receives EU approval for its Saphnelo, the only new medicine in over a decade for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

(PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE, 16-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca (LON: AZN), a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, has announced an European Union (EU) approval for its Saphnelo (anifrolumab) medicine as an add-on therapy for the treatment of adult patients with … Read the full press release

The only new medicine in over a decade for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus gets Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval

(PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE, 2-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca (LON: AZN), a British-Swedish science-led biopharmaceutical company, has announced that its Saphnelo (anifrolumab-fnia) has been approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus … Read the full press release

GSK: We are delighted to start the phase III study and evolve our research programme for belimumab in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

LONDON, 22-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — GSK today announced the start of a phase III study investigating Benlysta (belimumab) in combination with rituximab in adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Belimumab and rituximab have different but potentially complementary mechanisms of action. … Read the full press release

GSK: Benlysta plus standard of care prolonged control of disease activity in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Final efficacy and safety results from phase II continuation study Madrid, Spain and London, UK, 19-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — GSK today announced results from a 10-year continuation study, which showed that Benlysta (belimumab) plus standard of care prolonged control of disease … Read the full press release