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537 Exploring disease-specific funding for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the associations between funding, research productivity, and health disparities
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 April 2024
Abstract
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: * To analyze and compare disease support (funding, research productivity, drug development) and burden between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which particularly affects Black women, and similar conditions that affect other groups of Americans. * To address the discrepancy of prevalence estimates of SLE in America. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: This cross-sectional study examined publicly available data on disease funding metrics and research productivity indicators. We utilized the NIH Report database to calculate the total NIH funding and career development awards for SLE from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2023 (estimated). We reviewed Form 990-T tax returns of SLE organizations to calculate private funding. We examined US-based interventional trials related to SLE on ClinicalTrials.gov between 2008 and 2024, using the terms SLE and lupus. We assessed FDA drug approvals for SLE from 2008 to 2024. We reviewed publicly available SLE disease characteristics such as prevalence, incidence, demographics, costs, and mortality rates. We repeated these methods for conditions like SLE but with different patient demographics. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: We will formulate SLE support based on its avaialble federal and private funding, clinical trials, and drug approvals. We will determine the ratio of SLE support to disease burden and compare it to other conditions that affect different demographics in the US. There is currently a discrepancy in the range of prevalence of SLE in the US (178,362 to 1.5 million), so we will work with specialists to provide a better understanding of the actual prevalence. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: SLE is a chronic disorder that is associated with hospitalizations, organ failure, and premature mortality. It has established disparities in incidence, treatment, and outcomes along gender, racial, and socioeconomic lines. Our study highlights the need for policy changes within research funding to address disparities and improve outcomes.
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- © The Author(s), 2024. The Association for Clinical and Translational Science