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AURORA 1 reports efficacy of voclosporin in lupus nephritis

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The AURORA 1 study reports that low-dose voclosporin added to standard immunosuppressive treatment improved rate of remission in patients with lupus nephritis. Further studies are needed to investigate the long-term efficacy and tolerability of voclosporin and to compare the effects of this treatment with those of low doses of tacrolimus or ciclosporin.

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  1. Claudio Ponticelli

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  1. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy

    Gabriella Moroni

  2. IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Gabriella Moroni

  3. Nephrology, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy

    Claudio Ponticelli

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Moroni, G., Ponticelli, C. AURORA 1 reports efficacy of voclosporin in lupus nephritis. Nat Rev Nephrol 17, 637–638 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-021-00460-0

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