Table 2.

Treatment regimens of prednisolone, azathioprine, and mycophenolate mofetil across included studies

Study	Prednisolone Starting At Week 1 Dose	Tapering Schedule	AZA Starting Dose	Dose Changes	Final Dose	MMF Starting Dose	Dose Changes	Final Dose
Dalekos et al. [21]	0.5–1 mg/kg/day	Tapered by 5 mg every other week starting from week 3 to week 10 then by 5 mg weekly from week 11 to week 14 then by 2.5 mg weekly thereafter up to complete withdrawal	50 mg started at week 3	Increased by 25 mg every 2 weeks from week 5 to week 8 then by 50 mg on week 9	150 mg	1 g started at week 1	Increased to 1.5 g on week 3 then to 2 g on week 4	2 g
Dalekos et al. [23]	0.5–1 mg/kg/day	Tapered by 5 mg every other week starting from week 3 to week 10 then by 5 mg weekly from week 11 to week 14 then by 2.5 mg weekly thereafter up to complete withdrawal	50 mg started at week 3	Increased by 25 mg every 2 weeks from week 5 to week 8 then by 50 mg on week 9	150 mg	1 g started at week 1	Increased to 1.5 g on week 3 then to 2 g on week 4	2 g
Snijders et al. [19]	40 mg for patients < 80 kg and 60 mg for patients > 80 kg	Tapered down to 15 mg over 5 weeks and then by 2.5 mg weekly over another 5 weeks then the patients were maintained on 5 mg from week 11 to the end of the study	50 mg started at week 5	Increased by 50 mg on week 7	100 mg	1 g started at week 5	Increased to 2 g on week 7	2 g
Zachou et al. [15]	0.5–1 mg/kg/day	5 mg per week till the dose of 15 mg and then the tapering rate was 2.5 mg per week according to the biochemical and clinical response until complete withdrawal	1.5 mg/kg/day	Unclear	2 mg/kg/day	1 g/day	Gradually increased to 1.5–2 g/day after 3 weeks	1.5–2 g daily

Abbreviations: AZA Azathioprine, MMF Mycophenolate Mofetil