Mycophenolate Mofetil Plus Steroid in the Treatment Of Patients With Progressive Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy

Summary

Idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) remains a common cause of the nephrotic syndrome in adults. There are few randomized clinical trials regarding the therapeutic effect of mycophenolate mofetil in patients with Idiopathic membranous nephropathy. This study aims to evaluate whether treatment with mycophenolate mofetil is non-inferior to cyclosporins in inducing long-term remission (complete or partial) of proteinuria in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy.

Timeline

Start

2018-07-01

Primary completion

2020-12-31

Completion

2020-12-31

Publications

• von Groote TC, Williams G, Au EH, Chen Y, Mathew AT, Hodson EM, Tunnicliffe DJ. Immunosuppressive treatment for primary membranous nephropathy in adults with nephrotic syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Nov 15;11(11):CD004293. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004293.pub4.

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