CLINICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MONTHLY ADMINISTRATION OF INTRAVENOUS CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE IN SEVERE SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS
CLINICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MONTHLY ADMINISTRATION OF INTRAVENOUS CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE IN SEVERE SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm198806023182203
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发表时间:
1988-06-02
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
FOX, DA
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作者:
MCCUNE, WJ;GOLBUS, J;FOX, DA
Severe systemic lupus erythematosus affecting the kidney or central nervous system may lead to organ failure or death despite treatment with high doses of corticosteroids. To evaluate the clinical and immunologic effects of intravenous cyclophosphamide in this setting, we treated nine patients with monthly intravenous infusions of cyclophosphamide for six months. A comparison of characteristics at entry and follow-up revealed improvements (by paired t-test) in creatinine clearance (66 vs. 96 ml per minute, P