Lupus drug showdown: which is better?
NCT ID NCT07053137
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks back at the medical records of 180 people with lupus to compare two drugs: telitacicept and belimumab. The goal is to see which one works better at controlling the disease and has fewer side effects. Participants are not given any new treatment—the researchers simply analyze what happened to those who already took one of these drugs for at least 12 weeks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The inclusion period is from March 1, 2021 to March 1, 2024. Patients who visited the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University Medical University, the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan University People's Hospital, and the Department of Nephrology of Capital Medical University Affiliated Beijing Friendship Hospital for clinical diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus were included.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age range: 18 - 65 years old; * Meets the revised SLE classification criteria of the American College of Rheumatology in 1997 or the SLE diagnostic classification criteria issued by EULAR/ACR in 2019; * SELENA-SLEDAI score of at least 8 points (clinical symptoms of no less than 6 points, excluding positive anti-double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) and low complement); * Patients who have been using tofacitinib or belimumab for at least 12 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: * Having active central nervous system diseases; * eGFR \< 30 mL/min/1.73m², or undergoing hemodialysis or kidney transplantation; * Pregnant women, or women planning to get pregnant in the near future while taking the medication, or lactating women; * Participants who are simultaneously participating in other clinical studies; * Patients who have received treatment with tixagrel or belimumab for less than 12 weeks.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Qianfoshan Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, 250000, China
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