Phase 1 double-blind randomized safety trial of the Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib in systemic lupus erythematosus

Increased risk of premature cardiovascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is not well understood, but in animal models, the Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib improves related phenotypes. Here the authors report a Phase 1 double-blind randomized trial that shows tofacitinib is safe an...

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Main Authors: Sarfaraz A. Hasni, Sarthak Gupta, Michael Davis, Elaine Poncio, Yenealem Temesgen-Oyelakin, Philip M. Carlucci, Xinghao Wang, Mohammad Naqi, Martin P. Playford, Rishi R. Goel, Xiaobai Li, Ann J. Biehl, Isabel Ochoa-Navas, Zerai Manna, Yinghui Shi, Donald Thomas, Jinguo Chen, Angélique Biancotto, Richard Apps, Foo Cheung, Yuri Kotliarov, Ashley L. Babyak, Huizhi Zhou, Rongye Shi, Katie Stagliano, Wanxia Li Tsai, Laura Vian, Nathalia Gazaniga, Valentina Giudice, Shajia Lu, Stephen R. Brooks, Meggan MacKay, Peter Gregersen, Nehal N. Mehta, Alan T. Remaley, Betty Diamond, John J. O’ Shea, Massimo Gadina, Mariana J. Kaplan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23361-z