Methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide, alone or in combination, in patients with lupus nephritis. A randomized, controlled trial.

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Published in Ann Intern Med on October 01, 1996

Authors

M F Gourley1, H A Austin, D Scott, C H Yarboro, E M Vaughan, J Muir, D T Boumpas, J H Klippel, J E Balow, A D Steinberg

Author Affiliations

1: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Five-Year Actively Controlled Clinical Trial in New Onset Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Nephritis | NCT00336414

Cyclophosphamide and Fludarabine to Treat Lupus Nephritis | NCT00001676

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