Phase 2 Study of Upadacitinib (RINVOQ®) Alone or as a Combination Therapy Meets Primary and Key Secondary Endpoints in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

-  At week 24, upadacitinib 30 mg given alone or as a combination therapy (ABBV-599 high dose [elsubrutinib 60 mg and upadacitinib 30 mg]) met the primary endpoint of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Responder Index (SRI-4) and steroid dose less than or equal to 10 mg prednisone equivalent once per day in patients with moderately to severely active SLE receiving standard lupus therapies¹
-  Upadacitinib maintained greater improvements in SLE disease activity at week 48 as measured by the British Isles Lupus Assessment Group-Based Composite Lupus Assessment (BICLA), SRI-4, Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS) and lupus flares compared with placebo²
-  No new safety signals were observed beyond the known safety profile for upadacitinib. Types of adverse events reported with ABBV-599 high dose were similar to those reported for patients treated with upadacitinib alone²
-  Study results are being presented as an oral presentation at the European Congress of Rheumatology, EULAR 2023