Joint European League Against Rheumatism and European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association (EULAR/ERA-EDTA) recommendations for the management of adult and paediatric lupus nephritis

  • George K. Bertsias
  • , Maria Tektonidou
  • , Zahir Amoura
  • , Martin Aringer
  • , Ingeborg Bajema
  • , Jo H. M. Berden
  • , John Boletis
  • , Ricard Cervera
  • , Thomas Doerner
  • , Andrea Doria
  • , Franco Ferrario
  • , Juergen Floege
  • , Frederic A. Houssiau
  • , John P. A. Ioannidis
  • , David A. Isenberg
  • , Cees G. M. Kallenberg
  • , Liz Lightstone
  • , Stephen D. Marks
  • , Alberto Martini
  • , Gabriela Moroni
  • Irmgard Neumann, Manuel Praga, Matthias Schneider, Argyre Starra, Vladimir Tesar, Carlos Vasconcelos, Ronald F. van Vollenhoven, Helena Zakharova, Marion Haubitz, Caroline Gordon, David Jayne, Dimitrios T. Boumpas*
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Objectives To develop recommendations for the management of adult and paediatric lupus nephritis (LN).

Methods The available evidence was systematically reviewed using the PubMed database. A modified Delphi method was used to compile questions, elicit expert opinions and reach consensus.

Results Immunosuppressive treatment should be guided by renal biopsy, and aiming for complete renal response (proteinuria

Conclusions Recommendations for the management of LN were developed using an evidence-based approach followed by expert consensus.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1771-1782
Number of pages12
JournalAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Volume71
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov-2012

Keywords

  • TERM-FOLLOW-UP
  • ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME NEPHROPATHY
  • AMBULATORY PERITONEAL-DIALYSIS
  • DOSE PULSE METHYLPREDNISOLONE
  • COATED MYCOPHENOLATE SODIUM
  • MULTIETHNIC US COHORT
  • ANTI-DSDNA ANTIBODIES
  • LONG-TERM
  • DISEASE-ACTIVITY
  • CONTROLLED-TRIAL

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