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Combination Therapy With Voclosporin and Anifrolumab in Two Patients With Lupus Nephritis and Discoid Lupus Erythematosus.

Arbor G Dykema, Ziga Vodusek, Ralina Karagenova, Adam Krieger, Homa Timlin

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Arbor G DykemaDermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA.
Ziga VodusekRheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA.
Ralina KaragenovaRheumatology, University of Hawai'i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, USA.
Adam KriegerRheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA.
Homa TimlinRheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA.

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current therapeutic options in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) vary in effectiveness, and remission may not be achievable in many patients. Unfortunately, although many patients achieve an initial response with conventional immunosuppressant regimens, relapse is common, and current therapies are associated with damaging adverse effects and the risk of infection. Therefore, it is critical to identify safe targets for lupus disease activity, minimizing drug toxicity and preventing damage accrual. We present two cases with disease features of discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and lupus nephritis (LN), who were treated safely and successfully with Voclosporin and Anifrolumab, resulting in disease remission without the use of oral steroids.

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anifrolumabdiscoid lupuslupus nephritissystemic lupus erythematosusvoclosporin

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PMID40322600
PMCPMC12047194

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