Long-term effects of methylprednisolone pulses and mycophenolate mofetil in IgA nephropathy patients at risk of progression.
Conclusion: Therapy with steroids and MMF may be considered in a subset of IgAN patients with florid glomerular changes, functional impairment and major urinary abnormalities, to prevent subsequent progression toward renal failure.
PMID: 21725921 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)