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SUBMITTER: Bao H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2551567 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bao Hao H Liu Zhi-Hong ZH Xie Hong-Lang HL Hu Wei-Xin WX Zhang Hai-Tao HT Li Lei-Shi LS
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 20080702 10
Treatment of class V+IV lupus nephritis remains unsatisfactory despite the progress made in the treatment of diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis. In this prospective study, 40 patients with class V+IV lupus nephritis were randomly assigned to induction therapy with mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus, and steroids (multitarget therapy) or intravenous cyclophosphamide (IVCY). Patients were treated for 6 mo unless complete remission was not achieved, in which case treatment was extended to 9 mo. A ...[more]