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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic: early-phase trial registry

11 of 30 indexed Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #519 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

30 US clinical trials · 11 currently recruiting · #519 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic: 30 US clinical trials tracked, 11 recruiting.

Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic is the subject of 30 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 11 of them currently open to new participants. 9 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 14 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Viatris Innovation, running 3 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition lupus-erythematosus-systemic

OPEN 11 | RECR 37% | LATE 9 | EARLY 14 | RANK #519 | SPON 3

Nearest open-share peer: Bariatric Surgery Candidate (37% recruiting · 30 trials)

AML60%Acute Myeloid Leukemia40%Lupus Erythematosus, Sys (th…37%Anatomic Stage IA Breast Can26.7%Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia0%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic lists 11 open slots (37% of 30 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    11 of 30 indexed trials (36.7%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic trials is spread across many organizations.

    Viatris Innovation accounts for 3 of 30 trials (10%). 26 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic enrolment sits around 172 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 172 among the 30 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 11 of those (36.7%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic research is mostly interventional.

    27 interventional and 3 observational studies make up this index (90% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 16Phase 28Phase 37Phase 42

Open and recent trials

30 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING Phase 3 600 participants

A Study of Nipocalimab in Adults With Moderate to Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Janssen Research & Development

NCT07438496

RECRUITING Phase 3 420 participants

A Research Study to Evaluate the Effects of a New Oral Medicine Called Cenerimod in Adults With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Viatris Innovation

NCT05648500

RECRUITING Phase 3 300 participants

A Research Trial to Assess if Cenerimod is Efficacious and Safe to Treat Active Lupus Nephritis on Top of Regular Treatment

Viatris Innovation

NCT07201129

RECRUITING NA 285 participants

Dose Response of Exercise for Arthritis Management

University of South Carolina

NCT06880653

RECRUITING 200 participants

Relationship Between Data Obtained With the LuGENE® Multiparameter Transcriptomics Blood Test and Clinical and Standard Laboratory Features of Patients With SLE (ReLATE)

Ampel BioSolutions

NCT05845593

RECRUITING Phase 2 179 participants

A Study of Rapcabtagene Autoleucel in Active, Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) or Lupus Nephritis (LN) Patients (AUTOGRAPH - SLE/LN)

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

NCT06581198

RECRUITING Phase 1 150 participants

A Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of AZD0120 in Adults With Refractory SLE

AstraZeneca

NCT06897930

RECRUITING NA 125 participants

Brief Pain Exposure Therapy (BPET) For Nociplastic Pain

University of Michigan

NCT06208514

RECRUITING Phase 2 89 participants

A Study of CC-97540 (BMS-986353 or Zola-cel), CD19-Targeted NEX-T CAR T Cells, in Participants With Active SLE Despite Immunosuppressants (Breakfree-SLE)

Juno Therapeutics, Inc., a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

NCT07015983

RECRUITING Phase 1 80 participants

A Safety and Efficacy Study Evaluating CTX112 in Adult Subjects With Refractory Autoimmune Disease

CRISPR Therapeutics

NCT06925542

RECRUITING Phase 4 30 participants

Trial of Belimumab in Early Lupus

Northwell Health

NCT03543839

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 562 participants

A Study to Learn About the Safety of Litifilimab (BIIB059) Injections and Whether They Can Improve Symptoms of Adult Participants Who Have Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Biogen

NCT04961567

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 548 participants

A Study to Learn About the Safety of Litifilimab (BIIB059) Injections and Whether They Can Improve Symptoms of Adult Participants Who Have Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Biogen

NCT04895241

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 451 participants

A Research Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Cenerimod in Subjects Suffering From Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Viatris Innovation

NCT05672576

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Lupus Intervention for Fatigue Trial

Northwestern University

NCT02653287

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 111 participants

Memantine for the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

NCT03527472

COMPLETED Phase 2 262 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Safety of Rituximab Retreatment in Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Genentech

NCT00137969

COMPLETED Phase 3 221 participants

Atherosclerosis Prevention in Pediatric Lupus Erythematosus (APPLE)

Laura Schanberg

NCT00065806

COMPLETED Phase 2 218 participants

An Open-label Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety of MEDI-546, for the Treatment of SLE, in Adults

MedImmune

NCT01753193

COMPLETED Phase 2 214 participants

Study of VIB7734 for the Treatment of Moderate to Severely Active SLE

Amgen

NCT04925934

COMPLETED Phase 4 172 participants

Acthar Gel for Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Mallinckrodt

NCT02953821

COMPLETED NA 166 participants

Establishing Clinical Utility of a New Diagnostic Test for Rheumatology Patients

Qure Healthcare

NCT04266860

COMPLETED 97 participants

A Complex Contraception Registry

University of California, San Diego

NCT02219269

COMPLETED 77 participants

A Study of Skin and Systemic Biomarkers In Patients With Active Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus And In Healthy Volunteers

Janssen Research & Development

NCT02034344

COMPLETED Phase 2 54 participants

Safety and Efficacy of Topical R333 in Patients With Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Lesions

Rigel Pharmaceuticals

NCT01597050

COMPLETED Phase 1 30 participants

Study Evaluating The SBI-087 In Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Pfizer

NCT00714116

COMPLETED Phase 1 24 participants

Anti-CD20 in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

NCT00036491

COMPLETED Phase 1 22 participants

Phase Ib Study of SC Milatuzumab in SLE

Gilead Sciences

NCT01845740

COMPLETED Phase 2 9 participants

Lymphocyte Depletion and Stem Cell Transplantation to Treat Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT00076752

COMPLETED Phase 1 1 participants

Use of Cross-linked Donor Corneas as Carriers for the Boston Keratoprosthesis

Joseph B. Ciolino, MD

NCT01582880

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 6
Phase 2 8
Phase 3 7
Phase 4 2

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Placebo Drug
10 trials
Cenerimod Drug
3 trials
Litifilimab Drug
2 trials
Rituximab Drug
2 trials
Placebo Other
2 trials
Fludarabine Drug
2 trials
Cyclophosphamide Drug
2 trials
Rituxan (rituximab) Biological
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 19 trials
Florida 13 trials
North Carolina 11 trials
New York 10 trials
Texas 8 trials
Illinois 8 trials
Georgia 7 trials
Pennsylvania 6 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic page

30 registered trials, 11 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

  • 11 Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Viatris Innovation sponsors the most Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Viatris Innovation's trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic condition card totals 30 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.