Lupus Clinical Trials

More than 1.5 million Americans have lupus. In this chronic disease, the body's immune system turns on itself.
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“Our hope is that the next 10 years will be the Golden Age for the development of new lupus drugs. Science is ready. But for success, the lupus community must band together. We have the experts to conduct the trials. We have the Foundation and others to get the word out. But to get results, we need lupus patients to show interest. This is for them. They need to do their part.”

– Richard Furie, MD

There is no known cause of lupus, few medicines, and no cure. The time for people with lupus, doctors, drug makers, scientists, and advocatest to try to change this is now--together.

The Lupus Research Institute and its National Coalition of state and local lupus organizations is dedicated to finding new and safer options for treating and preventing systemic lupus. Participation of people with lupus in clinical research is the way to make this a reality. Get involved »

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Question: How much can it cost as far as travel, meds, etc. and if someone qualifies, how do they quantify if the meds are working?
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