期刊
EXPERT OPINION ON BIOLOGICAL THERAPY
卷 10, 期 11, 页码 1555-1561出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2010.524923
关键词
autoantibodies; B cells; biologics; clinical trials; systemic lupus erythematosus
资金
- National Institutes of Health
- Arthritis Foundation Southern California Chapter
Importance of the field: The use of biologics as immune modulators in several autoimmune diseases has provided new tools to the physician's therapeutic armamentiarium and has led to improved patients' outcomes and quality of life. By producing autoantibodies, B cells in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are key players in the pathogenesis of the disease and in its clinical manifestations. Therefore, biologics that target B cells in SLE aim at reducing the activity of these cells for the induction of remissions and/or amelioration of disease activity, reduction of organ involvement, and limitation of the complications and side effects caused by immunosuppressive therapies. Areas covered in this review: This review describes the past and current clinical trials with B-cell-targeted biologics in SLE, to provide a historical perspective and the state-of-the-art on the topic. What the reader will gain: We review how the disappointment in the field from promising agents has been instrumental in providing valuable lessons leading to an improved design of new trials that are now giving encouraging results. Take home message: In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the use of B-cell-based biologics in clinical trials has shown both disappointment and promise.
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