This is an open, prospective study to assess the efficacy and safety of Tacrolimus (FK506) combined with MMF in the treatment of class III, IV, V + IV or V + III lupus nephritis.
1. To assess the efficacy of FK506 combined with MMF vs intravenous CTX pulses in treatment of class Ⅲ, Ⅳ, Ⅴ + Ⅳ or Ⅴ + Ⅲ LN. 2. To investigate the safety and tolerability of FK506 combined with MMF vs intravenous CTX pulses in the treatment of class Ⅲ, Ⅳ, Ⅴ + Ⅳ or Ⅴ + Ⅲ LN. 3. To explore the dosing of FK506 combined with MMF and their effective range of blood concentration.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
120
Tacrolimus,4mg/d, MMF 1.0g/d
Research Institute of Nephrology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Research Institute of Nephrology, Jinling Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
To assess the efficacy of FK506 combined with MMF versus intravenous CTX pulses in treatment of LN
Time frame: 18 months
To investigate the safety and tolerability of FK506 combined with MMF versus intravenous CTX pulses
Time frame: 18 months
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