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. 2022 Nov;41(11):3363-3371.
doi: 10.1007/s10067-022-06258-0. Epub 2022 Jul 19.

Renal response and its predictive factors of lupus nephritis: a 2-year real-world study of 56 hospital-based patients

Keqian Du #  1 , Xuecheng Zhang #  2 , Junmei Feng  3 , Sijie Zhong  1 , Jun Qi  4 , Zhiming Lin  5
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Renal response and its predictive factors of lupus nephritis: a 2-year real-world study of 56 hospital-based patients

Keqian Du et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Objectives: Our aim was to evaluate the renal response rate of patients with lupus nephritis (LN) undergoing standard treatment during a 2-year follow-up and to investigate its predictive factors.

Methods: A prospective cohort study that enrolled 56 clinically diagnosed LN patients with urinary protein positivity was carried out. All patients underwent standard treatment. All patients were followed up at 6-month intervals for 2 years. Data on renal response and clinical characteristics were collected and analyzed.

Results: Among 56 patients, 27 (48.2%) and 13 (23.2%) patients achieved complete renal response (CR) and partial renal response (PR) at 6 months after induction therapy, respectively, and 42 (75.0%) and 4 (7.1%) patients developed CR and PR at 2 years. Among patients who achieved PR at 6 months, 90.0% achieved CR at 24 months, while only 37.5% of the patients who were unresponsive at 6 months achieved CR. In the multivariable Cox proportional-hazards model, female (OR 6.51, 95% CI 1.23-34.52, p = 0.028), disease duration (OR 0.84, 95% CI 0.73-0.98, p = 0.021), achieving PR within 6 months (OR 8.09, 95% CI 2.06-31.73, p = 0.003), and urine protein/creatinine ratio (UPCR) (OR 0.998, 95% CI 0.996-1.000, p = 0.025) were found to be predictive factors of CR.

Conclusion: A total of 48.2% of patients achieved CR at 6 months of induction therapy, and the response rates gradually increased to 60.7%, 64.3%, and 75.0% at 12, 18, and 24 months. Besides, female, disease duration, partial response within 6 months, and UPCR were predictive factors for a complete renal response. Key Points • We evaluate the renal response rates in Chinese patients with lupus nephritis in the real world for 2 years. • A total of 48.2% and 75.0% of patients achieved a complete response after standard treatment for 6 months and 2 years. • Female, disease duration, partial response within 6 months, and UPCR are predictors of complete renal response.

Keywords: Lupus nephritis; Renal response rate; Systemic lupus erythematosus.

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