This study aims to describe clinical outcomes, with focus on remission, achieved with use of anifrolumab participants with SLE on standard-of-care (as recommended by 2025 China SLE guidelines). Further, it aims to describe outcomes alongside a systematic approach to glucocorticoid (GC) tapering, in terms of effectively minimising GC use, as well as discontinuing GC use, thereby reducing GC exposure.
Informed Consent
Capable of giving signed informed consent. Age
Participant must be 18 to 70 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the ICF.
Participants who have a diagnosis of SLE according to the 2019 EULAR/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria (Appendix D), confirmed by a rheumatologist
Medical Conditions
History of, or current diagnosis of, a clinically significant non-SLE related vasculitis syndrome Vasculitis due to SLE is allowed in the study.
Non-SLE diseases that potentially require systemic glucocorticoids (e.g. IV or oral), as determined by medical judgment, e.g. asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Active severe or unstable neuropsychiatric SLE including, but not limited to aseptic meningitis, cerebral vasculitis, myelopathy, demyelination syndromes (ascending, transverse, acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculopathy), acute confusional state, impaired level of consciousness, psychosis, acute stroke or stroke syndrome, cranial neuropathy, status epilepticus, cerebellar ataxia, lupus headache and mononeuritis multiplex, where, in the opinion of primary investigator or AstraZeneca, protocol-specified standard therapy is insufficient and utilisation of a more aggressive therapeutic approach, such as adding IV cyclophosphamide and/or high dose IV pulse corticosteroid therapy or other treatments not permitted in the protocol, is indicated.