Benefits of once-daily administration of cyclosporine a for children with steroid-dependent, relapsing nephrotic syndrome

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-186

  Suzuki, Koichi ^a   Oki, Eishin ^a   Tsuruga, Kazushi ^a   Aizawa Yashiro, Tomomi ^a   Ito, Etsuro ^a   Tanaka, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Cyclosporine A; Frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome; Single daily dose administration; Steroid sparing effect

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GINGIVA HYPERTROPHY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYALINE DEGENERATION; HYPERTENSION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NEPHROTOXICITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEROID DEPENDENT RELAPSING NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950376838     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.220.183     Document Type: Article

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