Market Launch Planned24 Apr 2018 13:31
New lupus drug: not immunosuppressive, fewer side effects
LupuzorTM is the first non-immunosuppressive drug for lupus. Now there are promising data from the phase III clinical trial. A marketing approval is considered likely this year.
"Market launch planned for 2018
The Phase III clinical trial began in late December 2015 with one patient in the US and later expanded to Europe. A total of 202 patients were included, divided into two groups: the first group received LupuzorTM and the second group a placebo. All patients also took other medications such as steroids, antimalarials, methotrexates, etc.
LupuzorTM was developed by the team of researchers led by Sylviane Muller from the Laboratory of Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry of the French Center for Scientific Research CNRS and has already been successfully tested by ImmuPharma France in Phase I and Phase II clinical trials. Due to the positive Phase III study results, the manufacturer now wants to apply for approval quickly. The launch in the US and five EU countries is scheduled for 2018."
from https://www.gesundheitsstadt-berlin.de/neues-lupus-medikament-nicht-immunsuppressiv-weniger-nebenwirkungen-12275/