Therapeutic variability in adult minimal change disease and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Conclusions
We found variation from the guidelines in the duration of initial and tapered steroid therapy, in the medical criteria for classifying a steroid-resistant condition and in the chosen treatment for the second-line treatment. All nephrologists started with a daily dose of steroids as the first-line treatment. The most frequently used steroid-sparing drug was calcineurin inhibitors. Cyclophosphamide use was much lower than expected.

Source: CKJ: Clinical Kidney Journal - May 30, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Fernandez-Juarez, G., Villacorta, J., Ruiz-Roso, G., Panizo, N., Martinez-Marin, I., Marco, H., Arrizabalaga, P., Diaz, M., Perez-Gomez, V., Vaca, M., Rodriguez, E., Cobelo, C., Fernandez, L., Avila, A., Praga, M., Quereda, C., Ortiz, A. Tags: GLOMERULONEPHRITIS Source Type: research