Thomas Rauen, Frank Eitner, Christina Fitzner, Claudia Sommerer, Martin Zeier, Britta Otte, Ulf Panzer, Harm Peters, Urs Benck, Peter R Mertens, Uwe Kuhlmann, Oliver Witzke, Oliver Gross, Volker Vielhauer, Johannes F E Mann, Ralf-Dieter Hilgers, Jürgen Floege
BACKGROUND: The outcomes of immunosuppressive therapy, when added to supportive care, in patients with IgA nephropathy are uncertain. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled trial with a two-group, parallel, group-sequential design. During a 6-month run-in phase, supportive care (in particular, blockade of the renin-angiotensin system) was adjusted on the basis of proteinuria. Patients who had persistent proteinuria with urinary protein excretion of at least 0...
December 3, 2015: New England Journal of Medicine