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KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 99-107Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.10.007
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IgA nephropathy; indication; Oxford classification; prognosis; steroid; treatments
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The study found that M1, E1, S1, and C1+2 scores in the Oxford classification showed positive response to steroid therapy, while patients with T1+2 scores exhibited resistance to steroid therapy. High SRS was a useful indicator for steroid therapy, while SNRS indicated resistance to steroid therapy.
Introduction: The usefulness of the Oxford classification (MEST-C score) for deciding the management approach for IgA nephropathy (IgAN) remains unclear. Methods: Effects of steroid therapy on the long-term prognosis for all 858 patients with IgAN and patients classified according to each MEST-C score were evaluated using Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analyses. Steroid responder score (SRS) and steroid nonresponder score (SNRS) were determined using individual pathology scores when steroids were found to be independently associated, or not, with clinical benefits. In addition, the effects of steroid therapy according to the total SRS/SNRS were analyzed. Results: Steroid therapy improved the 20-year renal survival rates of patients with IgAN after matching (steroids[+] vs. steroids[-]; estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] (ml/min per 1.73 m(2)]: 79.4 vs. 77.0, not significant; proteinuria (g/d]: 0.80 vs. 0.62, not significant; renal survival rate: 75.5% vs. 61.7%; P = 0.025) and of patients with Ml, El, Sl, C1+2, and TO scores. Therefore, we considered the total of the M1, El, Sl, and C1+2 scores (point 0: low, 1-2: medium, and 3-4: high) as the SRS and the total of the T1+2 scores (0: low and 1: high) as the SNRS. Multivariate Cox regression analyses revealed that steroid therapy improved the renal prognosis of patients with IgAN with high SRS and any SNRS, unlike patients with IgAN with medium SRS and any SNRS. Conclusion: Patients with M1, E1, S1, and C1+2 scores responded to steroid therapy; however, those with T1+2 scores did not. Although a high SRS was a useful indicator for steroid therapy, SNRS indicated resistance to steroid therapy.
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