Lupus drug anifrolumab under pregnancy safety spotlight
NCT ID NCT07049653
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study is tracking 500 pregnant women with lupus to see if the drug anifrolumab is linked to birth defects or pregnancy loss. Researchers will compare women who took anifrolumab during early pregnancy to those who did not. The goal is to gather real-world safety data, not to test the drug's effectiveness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- anifrolumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide important safety information about using anifrolumab during pregnancy for women with lupus.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't test if anifrolumab works. Results may be limited by the data available and cannot prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 population will encompass women with SLE of child-bearing potential age (15-49 years old) who start anifrolumab or other selected SLE treatments. For the safety outcomes analyses the study population will include pregnant women and their infant born anytime during the study period.
- Ages
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18 to 130 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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 for EXPOSED SOURCE POPULATION: * Women with a continuous enrolment in the database for ≥ 12 months prior to LMP2 * Women diagnosed with SLE before pregnancy * Women exposed to anifrolumab (polytherapy, added to SLE SOC) during pregnancy and/or 16-week period prior to LMP2 Exclusion criteria for EXPOSED SOURCE POPULATION: \- Pregnancies whose date of conception cannot be established Inclusion criteria for UNEXPOSED SOURCE POPULATION: * Women with a continuous enrolment in the database for ≥ 12 months prior to LMP2 * Women diagnosed with SLE before pregnancy * Women treated with SLE SOC during pregnancy Exclusion criteria for UNEXPOSED SOURCE POPULATION: * Women treated with anifrolumab during pregnancy and/or 16-week period prior to LMP2 * Pregnancies whose date of conception cannot be established Inclusion criteria for EXPOSED and UNEXPOSED STUDY POPULATION: \- Women with moderate/severe SLE Exclusion criteria for EXPOSED and UNEXPOSED STUDY POPULATION: * Women with a history of CM or chromosomal abnormalities (according to available records), before delivery * Women prescribed a confirmed teratogenic drug prior to LMP2 with a time period of 5-half-lives of relevant drug or during pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Research Site
RECRUITINGCary, North Carolina, 27513, United States
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