Lupus drug passes key test, researchers say

Monday, July 20, 2009 - 17:21 in Health & Medicine

The experimental drug Benlysta greatly reduced symptoms of the life-threatening autoimmune disorder, says Human Genome Sciences. The findings offer hope that a 50-year drought in new drugs may end. After a 50-year drought of new drugs and a string of disappointing failures of potential treatments for lupus, researchers said Monday they have found an experimental drug that can ameliorate the symptoms of the...

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