A Study to Evaluate the Treatment Outcomes of Subcutaneous Anifrolumab in Immunosuppressant-naïve and Biologic-naïve Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Summary

The purpose of the SUNFLOWER study is to describe clinical outcomes, including DORIS remission, achieved following the initiation of anifrolumab 120 mg SC once weekly (QW) as add-on therapy to an anti-malarial, with or without GC; in patients not in LLDAS at enrolment. Patients will be naïve to any prior conventional immunosuppressant including prior biologic therapy at enrolment. The study will also employ a tapering protocol for a systematic approach to GC tapering, seeking to understand better the proportion of patients in remission who can successfully withdraw chronic GC completely.

Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Conditions studied

• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Eligibility basics and study details

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Ages

18 to 70 years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

Sponsor

AstraZeneca

Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov

September 25, 2026

These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.

US recruiting sites