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VIDEO: Drappa discusses anifrolumab for patients with SLE

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SAN FRANCISCO — Jörn Drappa, MD, PhD, vice president of clinical development at Medimmune, discussed a phase 2 study of anifrolumab, an antibody that targets the type 1 interferon receptor.

Drappa told Healio/Rheumatology that type 1 interferons have been believed to play a role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).