UPDATED 01/10/2012 07:08 PM

Upcoming Lupus Events

***Saturday, Jan 21, 2012 - San Francisco Lupus Support Group***
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Western Addition Library, 1550 Scott Street & Geary, San Francisco

Thursday, February 16, 2012 - Nutrition, Diet and Exercise Learn from the Experts Webinar »
Presented by the Lupus Foundation of America (lupus.org)
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Location: Web (instructions provided after you register)
Register Now »

***Saturday, Mar 24, 2012 - San Francisco Lupus Support Group***
(NOTE: Occurs on the 4th Saturday of the month)
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Western Addition Library, 1550 Scott Street & Geary, San Francisco

Thursday, April 19, 2012 - Pregnancy and Fertility Learn from the Experts Webinar »
Presented by the Lupus Foundation of America (lupus.org)
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Location: Web (instructions provided after you register)
Register Now »

SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, April 28, 2012 - Spring Lupus Mini-Conference: Outlook for Lupus Treatment and Research
Presented by the Lupus Foundation of Northern California
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Redwood City (CEU credits for RNs available)

***Saturday, May 19, 2012 - San Francisco Lupus Support Group***
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Western Addition Library, 1550 Scott Street & Geary, San Francisco

Ongoing: Phase I Safety Study of AMG 811 in Subjects With Discoid Lupus Erythematosus »
Contact: Amanda Foster, AMFoster@stanford.edu or (650) 721-7147
Seeking: + Participants diagnosed with DLE with or without Systemic Lupus
      Erythematosus (SLE)
   + Be between 18 and 70 years old
   + Meet all study eligibility criteria

The AMG 811 clinical trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of AMG 811 in patients with Discoid Lupus Erythematosus. More info: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=NCT01164917

Ongoing: Participate with the Lupus Registry and
Repository (LFRR)* »
Contact: Domenique Williams 888-655-8787 toll-free or
Dominique-Williams@omrf.org
Seeking: + People with lupus and their families
+ Healthy participants
Asians with lupus and their families are encouraged to participate for a current study that is being conducted.

* The LFRR is sponsored by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS, a branch of the National Institutes of Health or NIH), They are the only research resource of multiplex lupus families in the world that scientists in the USA can apply to use in their own lupus research.

Lupus in the News

DNA Sequence Discovered That Causes The Most Severe Cases Of Lupus »
January 18, 2012, Medical News Today

Exagen Diagnostics Launches Cutting-Edge Lupus Diagnostic »
January 16, 2012, PR Newswire

How Lupus Affects Your Body »
January 16, 2012, CNN.com

Improved lupus screening has roots in Pittsburgh »
January 13, 2012, Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Lupus Research Institute Launches Bold Global Research Initiative to Uncover the Root Causes of Lupus that Can Lead to a Cure »
January 12, 2012,Wall Street Journal (WSJ) MarketWatch

Human Genome Sciences Reports Progress with Commercialization of BENLYSTA »
January 9, 2012, WSJ MarketWatch

Lupus: The unknown, yet common, disease »
January 4, 2012, Arab News

Lipitor No Help in Kids With SLE »
January 3, 2012, MedPage Today

Gene Mutation That Increases Risk for Lupus Found »
January 4, 2012, Canal News

Rigel Announces Initiation of Clinical Trials in Two Immunology Programs »
January 5, 2012, WSJ MarketWatch

MMF Found Superior for Lupus Nephritis »
December 29, 2011, Renal & Neurology News

Lupus Research Institute Congratulates U.S. Congress for Passing Omnibus Bill H.R. 2055 Appropriating $1 Million to Lupus Medical Education »
December 23, 2011, WSJ MarketWatch

2011: A Year of Firsts Ushers in New Era for Advancing the Science and Medicine of Lupus »
December 21, 2011, WSJ MarketWatch

Dynavax Initiates Proof of Mechanism Trial in Lupus Patients »
December 20, 2011, WSJ MarketWatch

Newly Released Study by BioTrends Highlights "Real World" Use of Benlysta in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) »
December 21, 2011, WSJ MarketWatch

Medical Moment: Double cure for lupus and sickle cell disease »
December 21, 2011, WNDU.com

Rheumatologists Treat Lupus Differently »
December 19, 2011,Daily Rx

FDA APPROVES BENLYSTA FOR LUPUS »
March 9, 2011, FDA Press Release
First new lupus drug approved in over 50 years!

Clinical Connection »
Clinical trial listing for lupus

News from the Lupus Foundation of Northern California (LFNC)

A New, More Accurate Diagnostic Test for Lupus »
January 16, 2012, LFNC Newsletter

10 Questions Lupus Patients Should Ask Their Doctor About Lupus »
January 9, 2012, LFNC Newsletter

An Astounding Christmas Surprise »
January 3, 2011, LFNC Newsletter

Message from the Executive Director »
December 21, 2011, LFNC Newsletter

Phase 3 Trials for Subcutaneous Benlysta »
December 19, 2011, LFNC Newsletter

B Cells and Lupus »
December 15, 2011, LFNC Newsletter

Interactive Patient Tutorial on Lupus »
LFNC and X-plain.com

Archived LFNC E-Newsletters »
Topics include Free or Discounted Hospital Care, Metabolic Syndrome and Lupus, etc.

News from the Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR)

Gene Mutation That Increases Risk for Lupus Found »
January 3, 2012, via Health Canal

Congress Includes Vital Lupus Funding in the Fiscal Year 2012 Omnibus Appropriations Bill »
December 19, 2011, Alliance for Lupus Research News, Media, & More page

Dynavax Initiates Proof of Mechanism Trial in Lupus Patients »
December 20, 2011, Pharma Live via ALR Website

GSK and HGSI Test Injectable Version of Lupus Drug Benlysta »
December 15, 2011, MedCity News via ALR Website

The Latest ALR Podcast: Lupus in Children »
Listen to all podcasts at same link above. Includes Treatments for Lupus, Getting to Know Lupus...

The Latest Lupus Research Update Newsletters »
In every LRU, you'll learn about everything from the most technical advances in lupus science and ALR-funded investigator profiles, to the latest Walk with Us to Cure Lupus and grassroots advocacy program news. We are also proud to introduce a new "Face of Lupus" in each quarterly newsletter.