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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Advances in Targeted Therapy for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Current Treatments and Novel Approaches.

Kazusa Saegusa, Yumi Tsuchida, Toshihiko Komai, Haruka Tsuchiya, Keishi Fujio

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kazusa SaegusaDepartment of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8410-3151
Yumi TsuchidaDepartment of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3236-6157
Toshihiko KomaiDepartment of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5890-3606
Haruka TsuchiyaDepartment of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
Keishi FujioDepartment of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7276-5254

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP21tm0424221Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP21zf0127004Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP223fa627001Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP22ek0410074Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP233fa627001Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP23gm1810005Japan Science and Technology Agency JPMJCE1304Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP22K08559
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with diverse clinical manifestations that can lead to severe organ damage. The complex pathophysiology of SLE makes treatment selection difficult. This review examines the current evidence for biological therapies in SLE, including the anti-B cell activating factor antibody belimumab; the type I interferon receptor antagonist anifrolumab; the novel calcineurin inhibitor voclosporin; and rituximab, which targets CD20 on B cells. We also describe emerging therapies, including novel agents in development and CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, which has shown promise in early clinical experience. Recent advances in biomarker research, including interferon signatures and transcriptomic profiles, may facilitate patient stratification and treatment selection. This review offers insights into current and future treatment strategies for patients with SLE by analyzing clinical trial results and recent immunological findings.

Indexed as

Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicMolecular Targeted TherapyAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedHumansRituximabanifrolumabAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedbelimumabRituximabbiologic therapiesprecision medicinesystemic lupus erythematosustargeted therapies

Identifiers

PMID39940698
PMCPMC11816971

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