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Clinical Quiz: A Young Woman With Acute Kidney Injury, Lupus Nephritis
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Renal and Urology News
Lupus nephritis (LN) leads to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in 10-22% of these patients and is associated with up to a 30% mortality rate at 10 years1,2.
Belimumab or a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) such as voclosporin or tacrolimus may be added as triple therapy.
While triple therapy involving belimumab or a CNI appears very promising, data for its long-term benefit are still lacking.
The use of triple therapy should be carefully considered based on individual patient characteristics and the relative risk and benefits of these therapies.
Second, a post hoc analysis of the ALMS trial favored use of mycophenolate over cyclophosphamide in Hispanic and Black patients10,11.
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