# Rituximab is an effective treatment for lupus nephritis and allows a reduction in maintenance steroids

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/rituximab-is-an-effective-treatment-for-lupus-nephritis-and-allows-a-reduction/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Ruth J. Pepper,Megan Griffith,Cliona Kirwan,Jeremy Levy,David Taube,Charles D. Pusey,Liz Lightstone,Thomas Cairns |
| Citations | 156 |
| DOI | 10.1093/ndt/gfp336 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://academic.oup.com/ndt/article-pdf/24/12/3717/6902213/gfp336.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2162452494 |
| PMID | 19617257 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2009 |

## Paper authors

- [Ruth J. Pepper](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ruth-j-pepper/)

## Paper journal

- [Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation](https://scholariq.org/journals/nephrology-dialysis-transplantation/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/systemic-lupus-erythematosus-research/)

## Paper topics

- [Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/systemic-lupus-erythematosus-research/)
- [Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/renal-transplantation-outcomes-and-treatments/)
- [Liver Diseases and Immunity](https://scholariq.org/topics/liver-diseases-and-immunity/)

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