Horizon Therapeutics plc Announces First Patient Enrolled in Phase 2 Trial Evaluating HZN-7734 for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
HZN-7734 also improved Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Area and Severity Index-Activity ( CLASI-A ) scores, a clinical measure of cutaneous lupus, versus placebo.
- HZN-7734 also improved Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Area and Severity Index-Activity ( CLASI-A ) scores, a clinical measure of cutaneous lupus, versus placebo.
- The composite primary endpoint of the Phase 2 trial is change in the British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG)-based Combined Lupus Assessment (BICLA) and reduction in oral glucocorticoid dose after 48 weeks.
- Additional trial endpoints include other measures of both lupus disease activity and oral glucocorticoid reduction.
- Depleting plasmacytoid dendritic cells reduces local type I interferon responses and disease activity in subjects with cutaneous lupus.