Forty-eight IgAN patients 18-69 years of age with proteinuria > 1.0 g/24 hours and an estimated glomerular filtration rate ( eGFR ) of > 30 mL/min/1 .73 m ( 2 ) were randomly given either steroids alone ( methylprednisolone ( MP ) group ; n = 25 ) or steroids plus CsA treatment ( combination group ; n = 23 ) .