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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026

Efficacy and safety of different immunosuppressive agents in patients with calcineurin inhibitor-dependent primary membranous nephropathy.

Zongying Li, Shuyi Cao, Zheng Liang, Fei Zhao, Kang Li

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Zongying LiDepartment of Nephrology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, China.
Shuyi CaoDepartment of Nephrology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, China.
Zheng LiangDepartment of Nephrology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, China.
Fei ZhaoDepartment of Nephrology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, China.
Kang LiDepartment of Nephrology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, China.

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Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of rituximab (RTX), cyclophosphamide (CTX), and tripterygium glycosides (TII) as conversion therapies in patients with calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)-dependent primary membranous nephropathy (PMN), and to evaluate their ability to induce clinical and immunological remission and facilitate CNI withdrawal. Methods: Seventy-nine patients with CNI-dependent primary membranous nephropathy (PMN) admitted between January 2018 and June 2023 were retrospectively enrolled in this study, and divided into three groups: the RTX group ( Results: After 12 months of treatment, among patients who did not achieve complete remission at baseline, the rates of newly achieved complete remission and CNI withdrawal were significantly higher in the RTX and CTX groups than in the TII group (all Conclusion: RTX and CTX are equally effective in treating CNI-dependent PMN, both significantly improving clinical complete remission rates and enabling successful CNI discontinuation. RTX shows advantages in achieving deeper immunological remission and better safety. TII can help reduce proteinuria and facilitate CNI tapering, making it suitable for patients intolerant to intensive immunosuppression or seeking a lower-risk treatment option.

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calcineurin inhibitor dependenceconversion therapycyclophosphamideprimary membranous nephropathyrituximabtripterygium glycosides

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