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A young woman dying from lupus became the first autoimmune patient treated with CAR-T cell therapy five years ago. She's now in complete remission and working at the very clinic where doctors saved her life.
Doctors in Buffalo are reprogramming patients' immune cells to fight autoimmune diseases the same way they fight cancer. The one-time treatment could replace lifelong medications for millions living with lupus, MS, and rheumatoid arthritis.
A therapy that fights cancer is being adapted to treat lupus, MS, and other autoimmune diseases affecting nearly one in 10 Americans. Researchers at Roswell Park aim to replace lifelong medications with a single infusion.
A new treatment from Biogen is showing encouraging results for people living with lupus, particularly helping clear painful skin symptoms. The mid-stage clinical trial marks a hopeful step forward for the millions worldwide affected by this autoimmune disease.
Researchers discovered a promising breakthrough linking Epstein-Barr virus to multiple sclerosis, offering hope for treating not just MS but potentially lupus, chronic fatigue, and other diseases. The findings reveal how immune cells respond to this virtually unavoidable virus that 95 percent of adults carry.
Scientists at the University of Oklahoma just received $1.7 million to study a protein that may finally explain why lupus develops and how to treat it without crushing the entire immune system. The research could lead to the first major lupus treatment breakthrough in 60 years.
A breakthrough treatment originally designed for cancer is giving hope to over 5 million Indians living with autoimmune diseases. CAR T-cell therapy is helping patients with lupus and arthritis reduce lifelong medications by resetting their faulty immune systems.
Millions living with a painful, scarring skin disease may soon have hope for the first treatment designed specifically for their condition. The FDA just granted breakthrough status to a new drug that could change lives for people with cutaneous lupus.
Scientists just discovered why some people develop serious autoimmune diseases from a common virus while most people stay healthy. The breakthrough could lead to targeted treatments and vaccines that prevent conditions like multiple sclerosis and lupus.
A revolutionary therapy originally designed to fight blood cancer is helping people with severe lupus and other autoimmune diseases achieve remission. Early results show the treatment can reprogram the immune system instead of just suppressing it.
A groundbreaking combination treatment for lupus nephritis just won approval in England, offering 12,000 people with kidney damage a real shot at restored health. The therapy works twice as well as current options at bringing kidney function back to normal.