Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome

Lupus Nexus: developing a prospective registry, biorepository and data exchange platform to foster global collaborations, accelerate research innovation and advance precision medicine in lupus

Lupus Sci MedPublished Prospective longitudinal observational registry and biorepository

Study context

Population
Adults living with lupus; Lupus Landmark Study (LLS) planned enrolment up to 3500 into four cohorts, followed over 5 yearsenrolled as of 25 March 2026
Participants
705 adults
Exposure
New onset vs Extrarenal flare vs Active LN vs Prevalent
Outcome
Enrolment by cohort
Follow-up
As of 25 March 2026
Methodological detailsstudy protocol/description, Developed with guidance from over 100 partners, Registry: medical information, clinician- and patient-reported outcomes; biorepository: whole blood, urine, saliva, stool and tissue, Data and samples available via DREAM platform, with a patient portal
  • Study protocol/description
  • Developed with guidance from over 100 partners
  • Registry: medical information, clinician- and patient-reported outcomes; biorepository: whole blood, urine, saliva, stool and tissue
  • Data and samples available via DREAM platform, with a patient portal

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Black participants
37.6%
White participants
38%
Asian/Pacific Islander participants
12.6%
Unique samples collected
Over 15 400

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Lupus Nexus: developing a prospective registry, biorepository and data exchange platform to foster global collaborations, accelerate research innovation and advance precision medicine in lupus. Lupus Sci Med. Published 28 July 2026. doi:10.1136/lupus-2026-001977

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