Tacrolimus Versus Cyclophosphamide as Treatment for Lupus Nephritis

"The calcineurin inhibitor is widely administered for organ transplantation，which establish the current method for lupus nephritis (LN).~20 patients with LN were self-assigned the therapy of TAC and prednisone for 12 months. The dosage was adjusted to achieve a whole blood TAC 12 h trough concentration."

20 patients with LN were self-assigned the protolcol of intravenous cyclophosphamide (750mg/m2 per month)/prednisone for six months followed by azathioprine(100mg/day)/prednisone for six months.