Novel Agents in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (AstraZeneca's anifrolumab) and Lupus Nephritis (Aurinia Pharmaceutical's voclosporin and GSK's belimumab) Introduce Paradigm Shifts, According to Spherix Global Insights
For market access issues, there is no consensus regarding the efficacy profiles of the two drugs.
- For market access issues, there is no consensus regarding the efficacy profiles of the two drugs.
- With lupus being two to three times more prevalent in women of color,1 this could be a key advantage for the newly launched brand.
- The third novel agent to enter the SLE/LN market is Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' Lupkynis (voclosporin), a novel calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) which was approved in January of this year.
- Whether these three agents can establish a stronghold prior to the wave of incoming pipeline agents for SLE and LN remains in question.