Anifrolumab was all-but written off in 2018 after failing the phase 3 TULIP-1 trial, but bounced back with positive data from a second study – TULIP-2 – that has proved sufficient for the FDA ...

After being all-but written off a year ago, AstraZeneca’s anifrolumab has been reborn with new data that suggest it could help to end a drought in treatments for autoimmune disease systemic ...

The antiviral drug valaciclovir (Valtrex), given prophylactically, kept patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) under treatment with anifrolumab (Saphnelo) from having herpes zoster ...

The use of valaciclovir as prophylaxis prevents herpes zoster (HZ) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) receiving anifrolumab treatment, with no cases of zoster reported during the ...