Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab Versus Mycophenolate Mofetil in Children With Steroid-dependent Nephrotic Syndrome

"2 doses of rituximab 375 mg/m\^2(maximum 500mg/day) at 6 months intervals.~Half an hour before rituximab infusion: oral acetaminophen 15mg/kg, oral or intramuscular antihistamine, methylprednisolone 2mg/kg IV. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole should be administered orally from the initiation of rituximab therapy until peripheral-blood B cell recovery to prevent pneumocystis infection."

"Mycophenolate Mofetil 20-30 mg/kg/day BID,then adjust the dosage of drugs(maximum 2g/day) to maintian the concentration for MPA-AUC is 30-50μg.h/ml. Total duration:1year.~Steroids dose:1.5mg/kg(maximum 40mg) qod for 2 weeks and gradually taper by 0.3 mg/kg every 2 weeks"