Trial reportArthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)2018
Brief Report: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled, Multiple-Dose Study to Evaluate AMG 557 in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Active Lupus Arthritis.
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- A Comprehensive Review of Biological Agents for Lupus: Beyond Single Target.Frontiers in immunology · 2020Pooled it
- First-in-human study of the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of ALPN-101, a dual CD28/ICOS antagonist, in healthy adult subjects.Clinical and translational science · 2021Trial
- The ICOSL Expression Predicts Better Prognosis for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma via Enhancing Oncoimmunity.BioMed research international · 2020Trial
- Targeting T follicular helper cells for lifelong health.Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2026Review
- Defective inducible T cell costimulator signalling drives neuropilin-1Experimental & molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Jieduquyuziyin prescription for systemic lupus erythematosus: a system-level therapeutic strategy for immunological recalibration.Chinese medicine · 2026Review
- Integrating human plasma proteomes with genome-wide association data implicates novel proteins and drug targets for rheumatoid arthritis.Clinical proteomics · 2026Article
- Inducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator (ICOS) and ICOS Ligand: Dealing With a Two-Faced Cancer Immunoregulatory System.Cancer medicine · 2026Review
- B cell receptor signaling in autoimmune rheumatic diseases: regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic targeting.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Immune checkpoint imbalance in ANCA-associated vasculitis: insights into disease activity and precision immunotherapy.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Harnessing tumor immune checkpoints for autoimmune disease therapeutics.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Investigation of Novel Therapeutic Targets for Rheumatoid Arthritis Through Human Plasma Proteome.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Targeting rheumatoid arthritis: a molecular perspective on biologic therapies and clinical progress.Journal of biological engineering · 2025Review
- Immune cell aberrations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: navigating the targeted therapies toward precision management.Cellular & molecular biology letters · 2025Review
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- Regulated cell death and DAMPs as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in normothermic perfusion of transplant organs. Part 2: implementation strategies.Frontiers in transplantation · 2025Review
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Stimulates Chondrocyte Pyroptosis to Aggravate Arthritis via Suppression of NRF-2/KEAP-1 and NF-κB Pathway.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Article
- Current use and development of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: a review.Antibody therapeutics · 2025Review
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- High dimensional proteomic mapping of bone marrow immune characteristics in immune thrombocytopenia.Science China. Life sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the safety and potential efficacy of AMG 557, a fully human antibody directed against the inducible T cell costimulator ligand (ICOSL) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with arthritis.
methodsIn this phase Ib, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, patients received AMG 557 210 mg (n = 10) or placebo (n = 10) weekly for 3 weeks, then every other week for 10 additional doses. The corticosteroid dosage was tapered to ≤7.5 mg/day by day 85, and immunosuppressants were discontinued by day 29. Primary end points on day 169 were safety, immunogenicity, the Lupus Arthritis Response Index (LARI; defined by a reduction in the tender and swollen joint counts), ≥1-letter improvement in the musculoskeletal domain of the British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG) index, and medication discontinuation. The secondary/exploratory end points were changes in the tender and swollen joint counts, BILAG index scores (musculoskeletal, global), and the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI).
resultsThe incidence of adverse events, most of which were mild, was similar between groups. LARI responses occurred in 3 of 10 patients receiving AMG 557 and 1 of 10 patients receiving placebo (P = 0.58). More patients in the AMG 557 group achieved a ≥4-point improvement in the SLEDAI score on day 169 (7 of 10 patients) compared with the placebo group (2 of 10 patients) (P = 0.07). Patients treated with AMG 557 (versus placebo) had greater improvements from baseline in the global BILAG index scores (-36.3% versus -24.7%) and the SLEDAI score (-47.8% versus -10.7%) and in tender (-22.8% versus -13.5%) and swollen (-62.1% versus -7.8%) joint counts on day 169.
conclusionAMG 557 showed safety and potential efficacy, supporting further evaluation of the clinical efficacy of ICOSL blockade in patients with SLE.
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