Active clinical trials for "Lupus Nephritis"

The purpose of this study is to characterize the safety and tolerability of ixazomib when administered as multiple oral doses at escalating dose levels in participants with lupus nephritis.

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of BIIB023 in participants with lupus nephritis (LN).

This 2 arm study will compare the efficacy and safety of CellCept plus corticosteroids, versus cyclophosphamide plus corticosteroids in the induction phase followed by azathioprine in the maintenance phase, in maintaining remission and renal function in patients with lupus nephritis. Patients will be randomized to receive CellCept 1g bid po plus corticosteroids for 24 weeks, followed by CellCept 0.75g bid po plus corticosteroids for the following 24 weeks, or cyclophosphamide 0.5-1.0g/m2 monthly plus corticosteroids for 24 weeks, followed by azathioprine 2mg/kg/day po plus corticosteroids for the following 24 weeks. Response rate will be assessed at the end of the induction phase, and at the end of study. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

Background: Standard therapy is ill-defined for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) suffering from the membraneous form of Lupus nephritis (WHO class V). Therapeutic options used at present include azathioprine. In a small, open label safety study, patients with lupus nephritis, including patients with membraneous lupus nephritis, have experienced a long-lasting therapeutic response, with sustained reduction in proteinuria, following a 10 weeks course of 4 infusions of infliximab in combination with azathioprine. This short course appeared safe with regard to SLE activity, despite increases in autoantibody levels. Study hypothesis: The combination of four infusions of infliximab (5 mg/kg of body weight)administered at weeks 0, 2,6, and 10, with azathioprine will be faster than azathioprine alone in reducing proteinuria to less than 1.5 g/day in patients with active lupus nephritis WHO class V (proteinuria > 3g/day). This combination therapy will show a tolerable safety profile with regard to SLE activity and infections.

A randomized open-label study of fixed-dose versus concentration-controlled mycophenolate mofetil for treatment of active lupus nephritis.

This observation study is planned to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the subjects who received CS20AT04 in the phase 1 clinical trial. If the subjects who participated in the phase 1 clinical trial voluntarily agree to participate in this observation study, visit 1 and visit 2 will be conducted every 3 months according to the clinical trial protocol until 6 months after administration of CS20AT04 in the phase 1 clinical trial. And Visit 3 after 6 months, Visit 4~Visit 7 will be conducted every 12 months. During each visit, subjects are assessed for the efficacy and occurrence of adverse events.

Urinary T-lymphocytes may be predictive for clinical outcome in patients with lupus nephritis. The investigators hypothesize that the amount of CD4+ effector/memory T-cells in urine at time of diagnosis predicts the outcome of patients with active lupus nephritis (LN) after 6 months of therapy. In a prospective, six-months follow-up study patients' urine will be analysed by flow cytometry every 60 days (+/- 10d). Treatment will be performed to the discretion of the treating clinician. After 6 months of treatment response will be determined as either complete response or partial response.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, multisystem, autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own normal tissues. This abnormal autoimmune response can result in damage to many parts of the body, including the skin, joints, lungs, heart, brain, intestines, and kidneys. Kidney problems occur in 60-75 % of lupus patients. The development of lupus-related kidney disease (called lupus nephritis) is associated with an overall worse prognosis. SLE is usually treated with drugs that try to block inflammation caused by the immune system. These treatments can create their own problems and they do not cure lupus. The drugs that are often used to treat lupus nephritis include prednisone (steroids), cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), azathioprine (AZA or Imuran), and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF or Cellcept). The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of etanercept compared to placebo in combination with standard of care to treat individuals with active lupus nephritis.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate (Abatacept) for treatment of lupus nephritis when used on a background of Cellcept (mycophenolate) and prednisone (corticosteroids)

This study is to evaluate efficacy and safety of tacrolimus with steroid by observing remission rate at 24 weeks in lupus nephritis patients who are non-responders to steroid monotherapy.