Early use of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), a drug used to dampen the immune system in organ transplant recipients, may reduce the risk for severe flares in patients with newly diagnosed systemic lupus ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MMF demonstrated comparable safety and greater reductions in AST and ALT vs. azathioprine in autoimmune ...

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Belimumab showed efficacy in a subgroup of patients with lupus nephritis treated with MMF as standard of care background therapy. Belimumab reduces proteinuria in patients with class 3 or 4 lupus ...

Mycophenolate mofetil is associated with comparable treatment outcomes to methotrexate among patients with juvenile localized ...

Among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) managed successfully with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), rates of disease flare were not massively greater when the drug was withdrawn over several ...

Patients with quiescent systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who are on maintenance therapy with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) may be able to be safely weaned off the drug with the understanding that ...

Data from a randomized controlled trial show that mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) did not significantly reduce proteinuria in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) who had failed to respond to initial ...