General information
biopsy-proven IgAN
BLOOD
142 patients with biopsy-proven IgAN at Shenzhen people’s hospital from June 2018 to June 2020 were enrolled. Inclusive criteria: (1) Age range is between 18 and 55; (2) Blood pressure is kept below 130/90 mmHg after 3-month treatment of maximum tolerable dose of ACEI/ARB; (3) estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) calculated by using CKD-EPI formula is no less than 45ml/mim/1.73m
The chart of experimental flowA total of 142 patients who had completed the three-month break-in phase participated in the subsequent 9-month trial phase. Of these, 96 had a eGFR of at least 60 ml/min/1.73m