Head-to-Head: which lupus drug works better?
NCT ID NCT07069972
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two drugs, telitacicept and belimumab, for controlling systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in adults aged 18-65. Participants choose their treatment with their doctor, and researchers track how well each drug reduces lupus activity and kidney problems. The goal is to see which option is more effective and safer for managing this chronic autoimmune disease.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
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
Patients who were diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus through clinical examination at the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the People's Hospital of Wuhan University
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
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; * The SELENA-SLEDAI score is at least 8 points (clinical symptoms are no less than 6 points, excluding positive anti-double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) and low complement); * Has not responded well to hormone and/or immunosuppressant treatment, is intolerant or has recurrence, and is willing to accept tixocortinib/belimumab as a therapeutic drug. Exclusion Criteria: * Any of the following conditions exists: active central nervous system disease, severe active lupus nephritis, HIV infection, hepatitis B or C virus infection, low gamma globulinemia, liver dysfunction; * eGFR \< 30 mL/min/1.73m², or undergoing hemodialysis or kidney transplantation; * Pregnant women, or women who are about to become pregnant in the near future, or lactating women; * Participants who are simultaneously participating in other clinical studies; * Within 1 year before randomization, received B-cell targeted therapy (including belimumab); * During treatment, used traditional Chinese medicine with immunosuppressive effects (such as Tripterygium wilfordii, White Peony Root, etc.) in combination.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Qianfoshan Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, 250000, China
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