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Table 4 Treatment for SLE with/without hematological malignancies

From: Hematological malignancies in systemic lupus erythematosus: clinical characteristics, risk factors, and prognosis—a case-control study

Medication

Group A

(n=15)

Group B

(n=57)

P value

Glucocorticoids (n, %)

13 (86.7)

54 (94.7)

0.601

Pulse therapy of glucocorticoids (n, %)

2 (13.3)

7 (12.3)

1.000

IVIG (n, %)

3 (20.0)

17 (29.8)

0.666

Cyclophosphamide (n, %)

0 (0)

9 (15.8)

0.228

Mycophenolate mofetil (n, %)

2 (13.3)

19 (33.3)

0.231

Methotrexate (n, %)

0 (0)

2 (3.5)

1.000

Leflunomide (n, %)

0 (0)

5 (8.8)

0.536

Azathioprine (n, %)

1 (6.7)

2 (3.5)

1.000

Cyclosporin (n, %)

0 (0)

2 (3.5)

1.000

Tacrolimus (n, %)

1 (6.7)

6 (10.5)

1.000

Thalidomide (n, %)

2 (10.5)

1 (1.8)

0.204

Hydroxychloroquine (n, %)

6 (40.0)

49 (86.0)

0.001*

Rituximab (n, %)

0 (0)

3 (5.3)

0.856

Belimumab (n, %)

0 (0)

1 (1.8)

1.000

  1. *Statistical significance (P<0.05). Group A: SLE with hematological malignancies; Group B: SLE without hematological malignancies.
  2. Abbreviation: IVIG intravenous immunoglobin