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Do you choose rituximab or calcineurin inhibitors for patients with class IV/V lupus nephritis who are refractory to standard of care therapies?

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Rheumatology · Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
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In severe active lupus nephritis, I use rituximab for refractory cases although tacrolimus is an option with published data for induction of lupus nephritis. There have been some instances where I have used both medications together.

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