AstraZeneca succeeds in treating lupus in late-stage study

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AstraZeneca Plc said on Monday its experimental treatment significantly reduced disease activity in patients with autoimmune disorder lupus, in a ...

REUTERS: AstraZeneca Plc said on Monday its experimental treatment significantly reduced disease activity in patients with autoimmune disorder lupus, in a late-stage study.

In the trial of 365 patients on standard therapy for moderate-to-severe systemic lupus erythematosus , 47.8per cent of those who received anifrolumab experienced improvement in disease activity after 52 weeks of treatment, compared with 31.5per cent of patients on placebo.

 

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