Lupus nephritis: Induction therapy in severe lupus nephritis-should MMF be considered the drug of choice?

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 147-153

  Rovin, Brad H ^a   Parikh, Samir V ^a   Hebert, Lee A ^a   Chan, Tak Mao ^b   Mok, Chi Chiu ^c   Ginzler, Ellen M ^d   Hooi, Lai Seong ^e   Brunetta, Paul ^f   Maciuca, Romeo ^f   Solomons, Neil ^g  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL SULTANAH AMINAH   (Malaysia)

^f GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^g Aspreva Pharmaceuticals Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER;

DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LONG TERM CARE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872179222     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.03290412     Document Type: Review

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