The investigational antibody therapy obexelimab lowered disease activity and reduced the need for glucocorticoid rescue therapy among people with…
Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
Lindsey earned her PhD in neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta, where she studied novel therapeutic strategies for treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy. She was awarded a fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society in 2019 for this research. Lindsey also previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher, studying the role of inflammation in epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Articles by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
As IgG4-related pancreatitis, or pancreas inflammation, becomes increasingly recognized as a manifestation of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), physicians need to…
People with immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) may be susceptible to developing multiple cancers and should be carefully monitored, according…
Sinonasal involvement, with symptoms affecting the nasal passages and surrounding air-filled skull cavities (sinuses), may be an under-recognized presentation of…
Lung abnormalities associated with immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) can show up in a number of ways on a chest…
About two-thirds of people with a definitive immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) diagnosis and eye involvement also have signs of…
A greater use of glucocorticoids — a class of steroid medications — was associated with more toxicities, such as…