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Questions discussed in this category

Would you use voclosporin or belimumab as adjunctive therapy for treatment of lupus nephritis?

How does the presence of extra-renal manifestations influence this decision?

8 Answers available

Do you measure drug levels (particularly hydroxychloroquine or mycophenolate) in your lupus patients?

Several speakers at ACR 2021 commented on the important role of drug levels in the management of these patients and cautioned against adding medicatio...

1 Answer available

Given the "LDL Paradox", in which RA patients with the highest levels of inflammation can have ultra-low levels of LDL (<70), how do you approach initiation of statin therapy in these patients?

Dr. Charles-Schoeman presented data at ACR 21 showing that, paradoxically, there is a U-shaped relationship between inflammation and LDL levels in pat...

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Papers discussed in this category

Kidney international, 2019-01

A randomized, controlled double-blind study comparing the efficacy and safety of dose-ranging voclosporin with placebo in achieving remission in patients with active lupus nephritis.

N Engl J Med,

Two-Year, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Belimumab in Lupus Nephritis.

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN, 2008-01

Value of a complete or partial remission in severe lupus nephritis.

Lancet, 2021 May 07

Efficacy and safety of voclosporin versus placebo for lupus nephritis (AURORA 1): a double-blind, randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.

Lancet (London, England), 2011 Feb 04

Efficacy and safety of belimumab in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.), 2023 Jul 19

Safety and Efficacy of Long-Term Voclosporin Treatment for Lupus Nephritis in the Phase 3 AURORA 2 Clinical Trial.

The Journal of rheumatology, 2015-11

Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Clarifying Dosing Controversies and Improving Adherence.

Ophthalmology, 2016-06

Recommendations on Screening for Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy (2016 Revision).

Arthritis care & research, 2019-07

Area-Level Predictors of Medication Nonadherence Among US Medicaid Beneficiaries With Lupus: A Multilevel Study.

Clin Pharmacol Ther, 2018 Jun

A Prospective International Study on Adherence to Treatment in 305 Patients With Flaring SLE: Assessment by Drug Levels and Self-Administered Questionnaires.

Lupus Sci Med, 2019

Low hydroxychloroquine blood levels in patients who have had gastric bypass surgery.

Rev Med Interne, 2016 Oct 13

[Blood concentration of hydroxychloroquine in systemic lupus erythematosus care: Usefulness and limits].

Arthritis Rheumatol, 2021 May 02

Association of Higher Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels With Reduced Thrombosis Risk in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Ann Rheum Dis, 2012 Nov 10

Hydroxychloroquine in systemic lupus erythematosus: results of a French multicentre controlled trial (PLUS Study).

Arthritis Rheum,

Low blood concentration of hydroxychloroquine is a marker for and predictor of disease exacerbations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Lupus,

Hydroxychloroquine use predicts complete renal remission within 12 months among patients treated with mycophenolate mofetil therapy for membranous lupus nephritis.

Arthritis Rheumatol, 2020 Jan 07

Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels Predict Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy.

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