Is there anything promising on the horizon to treat lupus?

There is, thanks to an explosion in knowledge about how cells "talk" to each other chemically in the immune system - which is what goes awry in SLE, or systemic lupus erythematosus. But it will be five to 10 years before a truly effective drug hits the market because a number of recent studies have been disappointing. (Full article: 304 words)

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