[Mycophenolate mofetil seems to be superior to azothioprine in maintenance therapy of lupus nephritis]

Z Rheumatol. 2012 Nov;71(9):813-5. doi: 10.1007/s00393-012-1022-8.

[Article in German]

Authors

M Schmalzing¹, I Kötter

Affiliation

¹ Abteilung Innere Medizin II (Hämatologie, Onkologie, Immunologie, Rheumatologie, Pulmologie), Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Otfried-Müller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Deutschland. marc.schmalzing@med.uni-tuebingen.de

PMID: 22926540
DOI: 10.1007/s00393-012-1022-8

No abstract available

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
Azathioprine / therapeutic use*
Female
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Lupus Nephritis / diagnosis*
Lupus Nephritis / drug therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Mycophenolic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
Mycophenolic Acid / therapeutic use
Placebo Effect
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Mycophenolic Acid
Azathioprine