Lupus Research Report



International Consensus for a Definition of Lupus Flare

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by unpredictable disease flares and remissions. However, there has never been community-wide agreement on how to define clinical flares in lupus patients. Various clinical trials have used different definitions of flare, making it hard to compare results or interpret outcomes. READ MORE

A Validated Quality of Life Instrument for People with Lupus

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is important to measure when new treatments are studied for lupus. There are a number of questionnaires that have been found to be helpful in determining how people with lupus are feeling and functioning in daily life. However, most of them were not developed specifically for lupus, considering the unique features of lupus in people’s lives. READ MORE

New Combination of Antibodies May Better Predict Childhood Neuropsychiatric Lupus

Neuropsychiatric lupus (NPSLE) is difficult to diagnose and can be present when disease activity in other organs cannot be identified. The researchers hoped to learn whether antibodies to ganglioside M1, a fat found throughout the brain, could predict childhood NPSLE any better than standard laboratory measures currently in use. At the time of initial evaluation (and before NPSLE developed), 83% and 50% of children who later developed ... READ MORE

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