Patients with SLE and biopsy proven proliferative lupus nephritis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18 - 70 yrs; 2. SLE (presence of at least 4 ACR-criteria for SLE; 3. Proliferative lupus nephritis: a. Biopsy proven lupus nephritis WHO class III or IV (according to Churg 1995). and b. “Active sediment”. > 5 ery’s per HPF and/or celcylinders and c. Proteïnuria > 0.5 g/day; 4. Adequate anticonception; 5. Informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Active infection; 2. Pregnancy; 3. Known allergy for one of the study drugs; 4. Malignancy < 5 years prior to inclusion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of renal relapses. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Longitudinal follow-up of creatinine, proteïnuria, sediment, complement levels, anti-dsDNA, SLEDAI, SLICC, Dutch lupus nephritis questionaire, SF-36, renal histology, IF-skin; 2. Extra-renale exacerbaties van de SLE; 3. Zwangerschap; 4. Overlijden. | — |
Contacts
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Department of Clinical Immunology, P.O. Box 30.001