New treatment options for lupus – a focus on belimumab
Belimumab is the first biologic approved for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Belimumab is the first of a new class of drug targeting B cell-stimulating factors or their receptors to reach the market. Its target, BLyS, also known as BAFF (B cell-activating factor from the tumor necr...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3277870/ |