Lupus Nephritis Video Perspectives

In this video, Michelle A. Petri, MD, MPH, director of the Johns Hopkins Lupus Center, discusses the following:

• treatment options, including changes in treatment protocols, and a breakdown of different classes of lupus nephritis;
• what is in the pipeline for lupus nephritis, including two new FDA approved therapies;
• treatment approaches for patients at risk of developing lupus nephritis or with existing lupus nephritis and the disease classes;
• challenges in treating the different classes of lupus nephritis and the importance of early detection;
• patient populations more likely to develop lupus nephritis and the increase in deaths from lupus nephritis;
• unmet needs of patients with lupus nephritis and racial disparities in these deaths; and
• outcome expectations for patients with lupus nephritis.