S2 Episode 2: Is It Lupus Nephritis? A Path to Diagnosis and Treatment

Join experts Drs Matt Sparks and Dawn Caster as they discuss the complexities around the management of lupus nephritis. What tools do we have now? What is on the horizon? Tune in to find out. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991602). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals. Resources Novel Aspects in the Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Glomerular Diseases https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36535746/ Derivation and Validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22553077 EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for SLE https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31779843/ Sensitivity and Specificity of ANA and Anti-dsDNA in the Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Comparison Using Control Sera Obtained From Healthy Individuals and Patients With Multiple Medical Problems https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24383972/ Podocyte Foot Process Effacement Precedes Albuminuria and Glomerular Hypertrophy in CD2-Associated Protein Deficient Mice https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34568396/ KDIGO 2023 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Lupus Nephritis https://kdigo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/KDIGO-2023-Lupus-Nephritis-Guideline_Public-Review_9-Mar-2023.pdf Management of Lupus Nephritis: A Systematic Literature Review Informing the 2019 Update of the Joint EULAR and European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association (EULAR/ERA-EDTA) Recommendations https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32699043/ Nonrenal Disease Activity Following Mycophenolate Mofetil or Intravenous Cyclophosphamide as Induction Treatment for Lupus Nephritis: Findings in a Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label, Parallel-Group Clinical Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20039429/ Immunosuppressive Therapy in Lupus Nephritis: The Euro-Lupus Nephritis Trial, a Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Vs High-Dose Intravenous Cyclophosphamide https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12209517/ Voclosporin: A Novel Calcineurin Inhibitor for the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35168373 Safety and Efficacy of Belimumab in Patients With Lupus Nephritis: Open-Label Extension of BLISS-LN Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36302567/ Anti-CD19 CAR T Cell Therapy for Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36109639/ Dapagliflozin in People With Chronic Kidney Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37257897/ Empagliflozin in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36331190/