Methylprednisolone and Cyclophosphamide, Alone or in Combination, in Patients with Lupus Nephritis

1996608 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Mark F. Gourley · National Institutes of Health

Howard A. Austin III · National Institutes of Health

Dorothy Scott · National Institutes of Health

Cheryl H. Yarboro · National Institutes of Health

Ellen M. Vaughan · National Institutes of Health

Joanne Muir · National Institutes of Health

Dimitrios T. Boumpas · National Institutes of Health

Abstract

Monthly bolus therapy with methylprednisolone was less effective than monthly bolus therapy with cyclophosphamide. A trend toward greater efficacy with combination therapy was seen.

Topics & Keywords

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Pathogenesis and Treatment of Hiccups

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Internal Medicine

Volume 125, Issue 7, pp. 549-557

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-7-199610010-00003

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