Aurinia Commends 2024 Updated ACR Guidelines for Screening, Treatment, and Management of Lupus Nephritis

New Guidelines Presented at ACR Convergence 2024 Recommend First-Line Therapy with LUPKYNIS® (voclosporin) as Part of a Triple Immunosuppressive LN Treatment Regimen

ROCKVILLE, Md. & EDMONTON, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH) (Aurinia or the Company) commends the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) for their 2024 evidence-based guidelines for the screening, treatment, and management of lupus nephritis (LN), which prioritize the urgent need to use efficacious treatments to avoid nephron loss and preserve kidney function.

The guidelines call for a triple immunosuppression treatment regimen for LN, with first line use of advanced therapies like LUPKYNIS for three to five years. Importantly, the guidelines suggest that steroids should be rapidly tapered to