Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil Versus Cyclophosphamide As Induction Therapy for Lupus Nephritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Basel Mousa, Nedal H Elrewany, Ahmad Abdelnasser A Noor, Omar Tubaileh, Ahmed Silman, Natalie Fayez Kobal, Saman Akhtar, Faiqa Tariq, Sheeza Nadeem, Hanin Abdelrahman Khalaf

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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.111741
Published: 2026-06-29
Container: Cureus
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.111741,
  title = {Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil Versus Cyclophosphamide As Induction Therapy for Lupus Nephritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis},
  author = {Basel Mousa and Nedal H Elrewany and Ahmad Abdelnasser A Noor and Omar Tubaileh and Ahmed Silman and Natalie Fayez Kobal and Saman Akhtar and Faiqa Tariq and Sheeza Nadeem and Hanin Abdelrahman Khalaf},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.111741},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.111741}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil Versus Cyclophosphamide As Induction Therapy for Lupus Nephritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
AU  - Basel Mousa
AU  - Nedal H Elrewany
AU  - Ahmad Abdelnasser A Noor
AU  - Omar Tubaileh
AU  - Ahmed Silman
AU  - Natalie Fayez Kobal
AU  - Saman Akhtar
AU  - Faiqa Tariq
AU  - Sheeza Nadeem
AU  - Hanin Abdelrahman Khalaf
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.111741
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Mousa, B., Elrewany, N. H., Noor, A. A. A., Tubaileh, O., Silman, A., Kobal, N. F., Akhtar, S., Tariq, F., Nadeem, S., & Khalaf, H. A. (2026). Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil Versus Cyclophosphamide As Induction Therapy for Lupus Nephritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.111741

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