Embracing science to shift treatment paradigms in autoimmune disease

A new age of innovation in immunology could change medical practice and people’s lives, as long as all parts of the system learn, evolve and work together, writes Anant Murthy, General Manager, argenx (EBR: ARGX) EMEA, in an Expert View piece.

Scientific discoveries are advancing a new era of medical possibilities for people with autoimmune disorders. We are seeing a growing number of highly targeted medicines that are aimed at keeping the immune system in check thanks to an improved understanding of the biology behind conditions that trigger the body’s own immune system to turn on itself.

For many years, immunology related to autoimmune diseases has been a poorly understood area of medicine, but it’s now attracting considerable interest from researchers in academia and industry alike thanks to a deepening knowledge of disease biology.