Treatment with Glucocorticoids or Calcineurin Inhibitors in Primary FSGS
Author(s) -
Louis-Philippe Laurin,
Adil Gasim,
Caroline J. Poulton,
Susan L. Hogan,
J. Charles Jennette,
Ronald J. Falk,
Bethany J. Foster,
Patrick H. Nachman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.07110615
Subject(s) - calcineurin , medicine , hazard ratio , immunosuppression , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , urology , prednisone , transplantation
In primary FSGS, calcineurin inhibitors have primarily been studied in patients deemed resistant to glucocorticoid therapy. Few data are available about their use early in the treatment of FSGS. We sought to estimate the association between choice of therapy and ESRD in primary FSGS.
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