Publications
Find coverage of the latest original articles on Lupus, focusing on those with data on therapeutic interventions and those that have clinical impact.
April 2024
Mycophenolate mofetil withdrawal in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial
Lancet Rheumatol 224;6(3):e168–77 DOI 10.1016/S2665-9913(23)00320-X
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) withdrawal was not significantly inferior to MMF maintenance through Week 60 in patients with SLE that had been treated with MMF for ≥1 year.
October 2021
Mycophenolate Versus Azathioprine As Maintenance Therapy for Lupus Nephritis
N Engl J Med. 2011;365(20):1886–95
MMF was superior to AZA in maintaining a renal response and preventing relapse in patients with LN who had a response to induction therapy.