K Ichinose, M Kitamura, S Sato, M Eguchi, M Okamoto, Y Endo, S Tsuji, A Takatani, T Shimizu, M Umeda, S Fukui, R Sumiyoshi, T Koga, S Kawashiri, N Iwamoto, T Igawa, M Tamai, H Nakamura, T Origuchi, T Nishino, A Kawakami
BACKGROUND: Lupus nephritis (LN) is a major risk factor for overall morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed cases of proliferative and membranous LN patients who underwent a renal biopsy at our hospital in 1993-2016. We analyzed the association between complete renal response (CR) rates at 12 months after induction therapy and predictive factors for CR and their association with renal flares. RESULTS: Of the 95 cases analyzed, we were able to track the therapeutic responses of 81 patients at 12 months after their induction therapy...
February 12, 2019: Lupus