Comparison of treatment options in adults with frequently relapsing or steroid-dependent minimal change disease

• Published in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation Vol. 36; no. 10; pp. 1821 - 1827
• Main Authors: Heybeli, Cihan, Erickson, Stephen B, Fervenza, Fernando C, Hogan, Marie C, Zand, Ladan, Leung, Nelson
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 01.10.2021
• Subjects: cyclophosphamide; mycophenolate mofetil; minimal change disease; rituximab; calcineurin inhibitors

Abstract Background Studies comparing all treatment options for frequently-relapsing/steroid-dependent (FR/SD) minimal change disease (MCD) in adults are lacking. Methods Medical records of 76 adults with FR/SD MCD who were treated with corticosteroids as the first-line therapy were reviewed. Treatm...