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Anifrolumab (Saphnelo°) in systemic lupus erythematosus after failure of standard therapy

 Marketing Authorisations  Anifrolumab is a monoclonal antibody that inhibits receptors for type I interferons. This immunosuppressant has been authorised in the European Union as add-­on therapy for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in whom standard treatment has been insufficiently effective.
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In this situation, two double-­blind randomised trials have evaluated anifrolumab versus placebo as an add-­on to standard immunosuppressant therapy, in a total of 822 patients who did not have severe renal or central nervous system involvement.

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Source: "Anifrolumab (Saphnelo°) in systemic lupus erythematosus after failure of standard therapy" Prescrire International 2023; 32 (248): 117-119. Subscribers only.

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