G Ital Nefrol
Italian Society of Nephrology - Italy.
Published: August 2015
Background: The current 3rd edition of the Italian Society of Nephrology guidelines has been drawn up to summarize evidence of key intervention issues on the basis of systematic reviews (SR) of randomized trials (RCT) or RCT data only. In the present guideline, evidence of interventions for idiopathic membranous nephropathy (MN) is presented.
Methods: SR of RCT and RCT on interventions for MN were identified referring to a Cochrane Library and Renal Health Library search (2005 update).
Results: Three SR and 18 RCT were available to address this issue. Methodological quality of available RCT was suboptimal according to current methodological standards. In patients with MN, nephrotic syndrome and normal renal function, methylprednisolone and chlorambucil or cyclophosphamide for 6 months alternately increase the probability of nephritic syndrome remission (evidence from SR) and long-term renal protection (evidence from RCT). Other drugs (ACTH and cyclosporine) are associated with nephrotic syndrome remission, but there is no evidence of significant effects on renal function (evidence from RCT). In patients with impaired renal function, association of corticosteroids and cytotoxic agents is proven to cause a short-term delay of renal damage progression, even though benefits are counterbalanced by complications (evidence from RCT).
Conclusion: In patients with MN, nephrotic syndrome and normal renal function, current available evidence supports the hypothesis that primary intervention should be the association of corticosteroids and cytotoxic agents. Secondary therapeutic choices include ACTH and cyclosporine. Further studies are necessary to test new immunosuppressive agents such as mycophenolate mofetil.
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