The worldwide lupus community are mourning the death of lupus research pioneer Dr. Marc Chevrier, PhD, MD, FACR, who died aged 54 on 6th February 2020, following a brief illness.
GSK announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved, under priority review, the use of the intravenous (IV) formulation of Benlysta (belimumab), a B-lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS)-specific inhibitor, in children with lupus from as young as five years of age.