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Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2006 21(7):1761-1763; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl222
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Is tacrolimus for childhood steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome better than ciclosporin A?

Jörg Dötsch, Katalin Dittrich, Christian Plank and Wolfgang Rascher

Kinder und Jugendklinik, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Correspondence and offprint requests to: Jörg Dötsch, MD, Kinder und Jugendklinik, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Loschgestrasse 15. 91054 Erlangen, Germany. Email: Joerg.Doetsch@kinder.imed.uni-erlangen.de

Keywords: calcineurin inhibitor; diabetes mellitus; immunosuppression; nephrotic syndrome; tacrolimus

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   Immunosuppressive drugs in the treatment of severe steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (Figure 1)
 
The dosage and 3 months duration of glucocorticoid treatment in steroid-sensitive childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, mainly associated with the histological picture of minimal change glomerulopathy, is based on the evidence of randomized clinical trials with clear-cut end points [1–3]. Duration of up to 7 months of the therapy may even be more effective in achieving sustained remission. A further well-designed and adequately powered randomized controlled trial is, however, required. To avoid steroid toxicity, there is convincing evidence for the use of oral cyclophosphamide in patients with frequent relapses [4]. The evidence, however, is less stable for the treatment of . . . [Full Text of this Article]



   Is there a rationale for the use of tacrolimus in patients with SDNS?
 


   Tacrolimus treatment after ciclosporin. A failure in children with SDNS
 


   Adverse effects
 


   Conclusions
 

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