The Lupus Forum

Dr Guillermo J. Pons-Estel and Professor Victoria Werth highlight the latest advances in lupus treatment. This podcast discusses the efficacy and safety of dapirolizumab pegol in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, alongside new analyses demonstrating improved kidney outcomes with belimumab plus mycophenolate mofetil in lupus nephritis. If you are interested in the papers discussed, head o...

Tune into this episode of our 'Guiding Lupus Clinical Management' podcast series and hear from Professors Ed Vital and Maria Dall'Era as they take a closer look at the ACR and EULAR guideline development models and consider their methodological strengths and differences, and point to additional resources.

Professor Ed Vital and Professor Chris Edwards discuss two recent studies advancing the treatment landscape in SLE. This episode discusses real-world effectiveness of anifrolumab in moderate-to-severe SLE and belimumab in SLE with haematological manifestations. Through expert-led discussion, this podcast offers practical perspectives for clinicians looking to stay at the forefront of lupus care. T...

Join Professor Ed Vital as he reviews his highlights from the recent EULAR 2026 congress and discusses key abstracts and findings.

Join Professor Chris Edwards as he summarises his top lupus abstracts, posters, and presentations for Day 4 of EULAR 2026 (Saturday, June 6th).

Join Professor Chris Edwards as he summarises his top lupus abstracts, posters, and presentations for Day 3 of EULAR 2026 (Friday, June 5th).

Join Professor Chris Edwards as he summarises his top lupus abstracts, posters, and presentations for Day 2 of EULAR 2026 (Thursday, June 4th).

Join Professor Chris Edwards as he summarises his top lupus abstracts, posters, and presentations for Day 1 of EULAR 2026 (Wednesday, June 3rd).

Join Professor Chris Edwards as he previews what we are most looking forward to this EULAR, introducing some of the top abstracts and posters we’ve chosen so that you can better plan your time at what will be a busy and exciting congress.

Professor Eric Morand and Doctor Kathryn Connelly discuss two recent studies advancing the treatment landscape in SLE and lupus nephritis. This episode discusses antimalarial use and extra-renal damage accrual in lupus nephritis, as well as autologous CD19 CAR T-cell therapy for paediatric and adult SLE. Through expert-led discussion, this podcast offers practical perspectives for clinicians looki...

Tune into this episode of our 'Guiding lupus clinical management' podcast series and hear from Professors Ed Vital, Liz Lightstone and Brad Rovin as they discuss ACR and EULAR guidance on renal manifestations of lupus and lupus nephritis, along with what that means in practice.

Professor Ed Vital and Professor Chris Edwards discuss two recent studies advancing the treatment landscape in SLE. This episode discusses S1PR1-mediated modulation of immune cell trafficking as a potential upstream therapeutic strategy in SLE, and the efficacy and safety of obinutuzumab when added to standard therapy in adults with active SLE. Through expert-led discussion, this podcast offers pr...

Professor Victoria Werth and Professor Chi-Chiu Mok discuss two recent studies advancing the treatment landscape in SLE and lupus nephritis. This episode reviews findings from the Phase 2 TULIP-LN trial, highlighting how anifrolumab treatment leads to rapid reductions in urinary biomarkers of intrarenal inflammation in lupus nephritis, and discusses a single-arm Phase 2 trial evaluating daratumuma...

Professor Victoria Werth and Doctor Guillermo J. Pons-Estel highlights the new treatment safety and efficacy and impact of mental health outcomes in SLE. This podcast discusses efficacy and safety of SC anifrolumab in SLE, and the associations between discrimination and PROs and the role of mental health in these associations among a multiracial, multiethnic cohort with SLE. If you are interested...

Professor Ed Vital discusses two key publications covered on the Lupus Forum in December. his podcast reviews data from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase Ib/IIa trial of the anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody CM313 in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), focusing on safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, immunogenicity, and preliminary efficacy. The epis...

Professor Richard Furie and Doctor Guillermo J. Pons-Estel review two key publications covered on the Lupus Forum in November. This podcast reports data from a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluating low-dose belimumab in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with a focus on disease flare prevention. The episode also reports findings on the efficacy a...

Professor Vibeke Strand highlights the emerging treatments in SLE and LN. This podcast reports the efficacy and safety results of a Phase 3 trial of telitacicept at a dose of 160mg weekly as compared with PBO in Chinese persons with active SLE. The efficacy and safety of SC secukinumab 300mg compared with PBO, in combination with the SoC, in patients with active LN is also reported. If you are int...

Join Professor Ed Vital, Dr Guillermo J. Pons-Estel, Professor Richard Furie and Professor Chris Edwards on the Lupus Forum for their discussion of the recent webinar “Early use of advanced therapies in lupus”. Watch them discuss key highlights from the webinar, including limitations of SoC, insights from clinical trials and strategies for early intervention with advanced therapies. Visit www.lupu...

Join Professors Ed Vital and Maria Dall'Era as they review their highlights of the recent ACR 2025 congress, watch them discuss their abstracts and highlight key information.

Join Professor Ed Vital as he summarises his top abstracts, posters, and presentations from Day 4 of ACR 2025 (Wednesday, October 29th).

Join Professor Ed Vital as he summarises his top abstracts, posters, and presentations from Day 3 of ACR 2025 (Tuesday, October 28th).

Join Professor Ed Vital as he summarises his top abstracts, posters, and presentations from Day 2 of ACR 2025 (Monday, October 27th).

Join Professor Ed Vital as he summarises his top abstracts, posters, and presentations from Day 1 of ACR 2025 (Sunday, October 26th).

Join Professor Chris Edwards and Doctor Alice Mason as they discuss EULAR recommendations for a core dataset in SLE and efficacy and safety of upadacitinib as a monotherapy or combination with elsubrutinib for SLE. This podcast provides a valuable framework for guiding therapeutic decisions in SLE, and also supporting clinical care, translational/observation research. If you are interested in the...

Join Professors Ed Vital and Maria Dall'Era as they preview what they are most looking forward to this ACR, introducing some of the top abstracts and posters we’ve chosen so that you can better plan your time at what will be a busy and exciting congress.