Table 2.

Treatments reported in three or more studies (excluding IRT and antibiotics)a

Treatment typeMedian percentage of patients (range)No. of publications
Steroids 56.4 (32.9–85.7) 
Rituximab 12.2 (5.5–34.8) 
Mycophenolate 7.4 (1.8–13.2) 
Azathioprine 7.0 (3.6–28.6) 
Antimalarials 4.4 (2.6–7.3) 
TNF-α inhibitors 3.7 (1.5–9.0) 
Methotrexate 3.6 (0.8–15.4) 
Tacrolimus 3.0 (2.6–3.0) 
Cyclophosphamide 2.6 (0.4–10.9) 
Abatacept 2.4 (0.4–3.0) 
Sirolimus 2.0 (0.8–7.5) 
Cyclosporine 1.7 (0.8–2.2) 
Treatment typeMedian percentage of patients (range)No. of publications
Steroids 56.4 (32.9–85.7) 
Rituximab 12.2 (5.5–34.8) 
Mycophenolate 7.4 (1.8–13.2) 
Azathioprine 7.0 (3.6–28.6) 
Antimalarials 4.4 (2.6–7.3) 
TNF-α inhibitors 3.7 (1.5–9.0) 
Methotrexate 3.6 (0.8–15.4) 
Tacrolimus 3.0 (2.6–3.0) 
Cyclophosphamide 2.6 (0.4–10.9) 
Abatacept 2.4 (0.4–3.0) 
Sirolimus 2.0 (0.8–7.5) 
Cyclosporine 1.7 (0.8–2.2) 

TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha.

a

Six case studies reporting monotherapies were excluded, as all patients were administered the same treatment.

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