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Effect of corticosteroids combined with cyclophosphamide or mycophenolate mofetil therapy for IgA nephropathy with stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease: A retrospective cohort study

Authors :
Qing Jia
Feng Ma
Jin Zhao
Xiaoxia Yang
Ruiling Sun
Rong Li
Shiren Sun
Source :
Frontiers in Pharmacology, Vol 13 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., 2022.

Abstract

Background: To determine the safety and efficacy of corticosteroids (CS) combined with cyclophosphamide (CTX), compared with CS combined with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) for IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients with stage 3 and 4 CKD and proteinuria ≥1.0 g/24 h in a 10-year real-world study.Methods: We recruited 296 IgAN patients with renal insufficiency and proteinuria ≥1.0 g/24 h who received uncontrolled supportive care (USC) (n = 44), CS + CTX therapy (n = 164) and CS + MMF therapy (n = 88) in Xijing Hospital from July 2008 to December 2019. The combined event was defined as a ≥50% decrease in eGFR, ESRD, or death.Results: The median of the follow-up period was 39.3 months. One hundred and twenty-five patients experienced the combined event, 65.9, 37.8, and 38.6% in the USC, CS + CTX, and CS + MMF group, respectively. In multivariate Cox regression analyses, CS combined with CTX (HR = 0.457, 95% CI 0.238-0.878, p = 0.019) significantly reduced the incidence of the combined event, whereas CS + MMF (HR = 0.523, 95% CI 0.246-1.109, p = 0.091) did not reduce the risk of the combined event, compared with USC. The incidence of pneumonia and death due to infection in the CS + MMF group was higher than other two groups.Conclusion: Compared with USC and CS + MMF therapy, CS + CTX therapy was more safety and possibly more effective. The results need to be further confirmed by large randomized controlled studies.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16639812
Volume :
13
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Frontiers in Pharmacology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5db4593430164adf9be594fe1a662fdc
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.946165