PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS

This study tests whether a steroid mouthwash (clobetasol propionate 0.05%) and low-level laser therapy, alone or together, can heal painful mouth sores in people with pemphigus vulgaris—a chronic autoimmune disease that causes blisters on skin and mucous membranes. Thirty partici…

This study tests two types of engineered immune cells (CAR T cells) in 40 adults with active pemphigus vulgaris, a painful blistering skin condition. The cells are designed to target and reduce the faulty immune cells that attack the skin. The main goal is to check safety and fin…

This study tests a personalized approach to treating pemphigus, a rare blistering skin disease. Instead of waiting for a relapse, doctors will use blood tests to measure specific antibodies and give extra rituximab infusions only when those levels rise. The goal is to prevent fla…

This study looks at blood clotting in people with autoimmune skin diseases like bullous pemphigoid and lupus. Researchers will collect blood samples from 39 participants—some with active disease and some with mild or controlled disease—plus 15 healthy controls. They will measure …

This study looks at how severe autoimmune blistering diseases like pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid are and how they affect quality of life. Researchers will enroll 150 adults to test disease severity scales and quality-of-life questionnaires. The goal is to create better tools f…