Objective. To determine the timing for safe reduction of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) dose during remission-maintenance therapy of proliferative lupus nephritis. Methods. The study population consisted of 44 patients evaluated retrospectively; MMF dose was empirically tapered in 18/44 patients until the latest observation. Results. Patients reducing MMF <= 18 months after remission/complete remission had a 6.8-fold/6.3-fold higher risk of relapse compared to those taking a stable dose (p = 0.001, p = 0.011, respectively). Reducing MMF later than 18 months was not associated with increased relapse rates. Conclusion. Reducing MMF > 1.5 years after remission/complete remission seems to warrant drug tapering without increased risk of disease flare in proliferative lupus nephritis. (J Rheumatol First Release April 15 2011; doi:10.3899/jrheum.101249)
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Univ Belgrade, Sch Med, Mil Med Acad, Clin Nephrol, RS-11000 Belgrade, SerbiaUniv Belgrade, Sch Med, Mil Med Acad, Clin Nephrol, RS-11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Rabrenovic, Violeta
Poskurica, Mileta
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Poskurica, Mileta
Kovacevic, Zoran
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Univ Belgrade, Sch Med, Mil Med Acad, Clin Nephrol, RS-11000 Belgrade, SerbiaUniv Belgrade, Sch Med, Mil Med Acad, Clin Nephrol, RS-11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Kovacevic, Zoran
Nesic, Vidosava
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Nesic, Vidosava
Savin, Marina
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Savin, Marina
Mitic, Branka
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Univ Belgrade, Sch Med, Nis Clin Ctr, RS-11000 Belgrade, SerbiaUniv Belgrade, Sch Med, Mil Med Acad, Clin Nephrol, RS-11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Mitic, Branka
Dimkovic, Nada
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Univ Belgrade, Sch Med, Zvezdara Clin Hosp Ctr, RS-11000 Belgrade, SerbiaUniv Belgrade, Sch Med, Mil Med Acad, Clin Nephrol, RS-11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Dimkovic, Nada
Cuckovic, Cedomir
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Pljesa, Steva
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Pljesa, Steva
Perunicic-Pekovic, Gordana
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Curic, Slobodan
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Curic, Slobodan
Mitic, Igor
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Mitic, Igor
Ratkovic, Marina
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Univ Belgrade, Sch Med, Clin Ctr Montenegro, RS-11000 Belgrade, SerbiaUniv Belgrade, Sch Med, Mil Med Acad, Clin Nephrol, RS-11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Ratkovic, Marina
Marinkovic, Jelena
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Univ Belgrade, Sch Med, Inst Social Med Stat & Hlth Res, RS-11000 Belgrade, SerbiaUniv Belgrade, Sch Med, Mil Med Acad, Clin Nephrol, RS-11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Marinkovic, Jelena
Jovanovic, Dragan
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Kobe Univ, Dept Clin Pathol & Immunol, Grad Sch Med, Chuo Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 6500017, Japan
Kobe Univ, Dept Evidence Based Lab Med, Grad Sch Med, Chuo Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 6500017, JapanKobe Univ, Dept Clin Pathol & Immunol, Grad Sch Med, Chuo Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 6500017, Japan
Onishi, Akira
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Kobe Univ, Dept Evidence Based Lab Med, Grad Sch Med, Chuo Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 6500017, JapanKobe Univ, Dept Clin Pathol & Immunol, Grad Sch Med, Chuo Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 6500017, Japan
Sugiyama, Daisuke
Tsuji, Go
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Shinko Hosp, Dept Rheumat Dis, Chuo Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 6510072, JapanKobe Univ, Dept Clin Pathol & Immunol, Grad Sch Med, Chuo Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 6500017, Japan
Tsuji, Go
Nakazawa, Takashi
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Kurashiki Cent Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Kurashiki, Okayama 7108602, JapanKobe Univ, Dept Clin Pathol & Immunol, Grad Sch Med, Chuo Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 6500017, Japan
Nakazawa, Takashi
Kogata, Yoshinori
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Kogata, Yoshinori
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Tsuda, Kosaku
Naka, Ikuko
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Misaki, Kenta
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Hayashi, Hiroki
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Fujita Hlth Univ Hosp, Dept Nephrol, Toyoake, Aichi 4701192, JapanKobe Univ, Dept Clin Pathol & Immunol, Grad Sch Med, Chuo Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 6500017, Japan
Hayashi, Hiroki
Kageyama, Goichi
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Kageyama, Goichi
Saegusa, Jun
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Saegusa, Jun
Sugimoto, Takeshi
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Sugimoto, Takeshi
Kawano, Seiji
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Kawano, Seiji
Kumagai, Shunichi
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Morinobu, Akio
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Univ Udine, Rheumatol Clin, DSMB, AOU Santa Maria della Misericordia, I-33100 Udine, ItalyUniv Udine, Rheumatol Clin, DSMB, AOU Santa Maria della Misericordia, I-33100 Udine, Italy
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Sacco, S.
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