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Case Reports
. 2007 Jun;26(6):973-5.
doi: 10.1007/s10067-006-0219-0. Epub 2006 Mar 25.

Safety and efficacy of infliximab in a patient with active WHO class IV lupus nephritis

Sawsan J Hayat  1 , Sukhbir S Uppal, M R Narayanan Nampoory, Kaivilayil V Johny, Ramkumar Gupta, Mohammed Al-Oun
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Case Reports

Safety and efficacy of infliximab in a patient with active WHO class IV lupus nephritis

Sawsan J Hayat et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

Because disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus correlates well with increased serum levels and activity of the cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), we report on the safety and efficacy of infliximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody directed against TNF-alpha, given to a patient with active lupus with diffuse proliferative nephritis (WHO Class IV). This patient who failed to remit with a combination of full-dose steroids, mycophenolate mofetil, and cyclosporine, went into sustained remission with the addition of infliximab infusions.

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