Background The combination of cyclophosphamide and prednisolone is effective for the
treatment of severe lupus nephritis but has serious adverse effects. Whether mycophenolate …

Background This study aimed to define the causes and associated risks of death compared
with the local general population in Chinese patients with lupus nephritis in the recent era. …

… The authors are grateful to the following individuals for their assistance in patient recruitment:
AWC Tang, CM Chu, WO Lam, YY Cheng, YH Hui (Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, …

… Author links open overlay panel Sydney Tang , Fernand Mac-Moune Lai , Yun Hoi Lui , Colin
SO Tang , Nelson NS Kung , Yiu Wing Ho , Kwok Wah Chan , Joseph CK Leung , Kar Neng …

Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive kidney transplant recipients have increased
liver-related mortality. The impact of lamivudine treatment on patient survival, the optimal time …

Background: Retrospective and anecdotal data suggest that mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)
might be effective when given as rescue therapy for membranous nephropathy (MN). …

Aim: This pilot study compared mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and tacrolimus (Tac) in the
treatment of severe membranous lupus nephritis (MLN). Method: This was a 24 month …

Background. Antiviral treatment has improved the short-term outcome of kidney transplant
recipients with chronic hepatitis B infection, but its long-term impact, especially in patients who …

Objective. We investigated the long-term outcome of patients with proliferative LN treated
with CSs and MMF. Methods. This was a single-centre retrospective study on patients with …

Objective We investigated the clinico-pathological associations of serum VCAM-1 and ICAM-1
levels in patients with biopsy-proven Class III/IV±V lupus nephritis (LN). Methods Serum …