Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -Patients must have previously met 4 or more of the 11 revised ACR criteria -Have positive antinuclear antibody test (ANA) at 1:80 serum dilute or more in the past or at screening -Have at least 1 system with a score of A or 2 systems with a score of B on the BILAG index at screening, or have a SELENA-SLEDAI score 6 or more
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Have received prednisone >20 mg/day (or an equivalent dose of another oral corticosteroid) within 14 days before Visit 2 (Day 1) -Have received the following medications within 28 days before Visit 2 (Day 1): - Systemic cyclophosphamide at any dose - Cyclosporine at any dose - Tacrolimus at any dose - Thalidomide at any dose - Mycophenolate mofetil >2 g/day - Methotrexate >15 mg/week - Azathioprine >2 mg/kg/day -Women who have a positive pregnancy test (serum hCG) at Visit 1