Single-dose daily administration of cyclosporin A for relapsing nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1055-1058

  Tanaka, Hiroshi ^a   Nakahata, Tohru ^a   Ito, Etsuro ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C2 monitoring; Cyclosporin A; Frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome; Single dose daily administration; Steroid sparing effect

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NEPHROTOXICITY; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 4544288165     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-004-1508-y     Document Type: Article

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