Rates of significant disease reactivation were similar more than 1 year after randomization for patients assigned to mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) withdrawal or MMF maintenance.
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements prevented autoimmune diseases for 2 years after cessation, but vitamin D's effects tapered off, suggesting that continuous dosing is warranted.
/PRNewswire/ Lupus is a complicated and debilitating autoimmune disease, affecting millions of people across the globe. Yet, lupus drug development lags.
/PRNewswire/ The Lupus Foundation of America is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Gary S. Gilkeson Career Development Award (CDA). The two-year.
Read More There is a lot about lupus that is still a conundrum to us, said Dr. Karen H. Costenbader, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Lupus Program at Brigham and Women s Hospital in Boston. It s treatable, but it can still be very painful and challenging to overcome, said Costenbader, who is also chair of the Lupus Foundation of America s Medical-Scientific Advisory Council.
May 10 is World Lupus Day, and we recently caught up with Costenbader to learn more about the disease.
This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.
CNN: What does it mean that lupus is an autoimmune disease?