COMPARISON OF BAFF / APRIL INHIBITORS

First, a reminder where the name ‘Berger’s disease’ or Morbus Berger comes from. It was Jean Berger, a French pathologist and doctor, who initially identified IgA deposits on the glomeruli of nephritic patients.  This was not so long ago; his publication (in French) dates from 1968.[1] Now the race is heating Continue reading COMPARISON OF BAFF / APRIL INHIBITORS

TELITACICEPT IN SLE

In today’s blog we will share our thoughts about a recent NEJM article, entitled “A Phase 3 Trial of Telitacicept for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”.[1] Publications on SLE literally come with a book of abbreviations and definitions nowadays and are not an easy Sunday reads.  Of course, there is extensive literature Continue reading TELITACICEPT IN SLE

BAFF / APRIL Inhibitors Homing in on IgAN

Today we discuss the group of BAFF/APRIL inhibitors, specifically the three TACI mAb constructs that are currently in development. They were tested in a broad gamut of B-cell indications but failed to show efficacy in many. So far, consistent clinical success has been seen only in IgA nephropathy (IgAN), with Continue reading BAFF / APRIL Inhibitors Homing in on IgAN