Table 2.

Clinical parameters before and after rituximab therapy (NS not significant)

Parameter	Before rituximab therapy	After rituximab therapy	P
Total lymphocyte count	1044 ± 596	1734 ± 1535	NS
CD4+ lymphocytes	344 ± 217	556 ± 264	NS
CD19+ lymphocytes	243 ± 223	74 ± 71	0.005
Immunoglobulin IgG	1603 ± 848	1596 ± 1055	NS
Immunoglobulin IgM	273 ± 514	283 ± 531	NS
Upr/cr (mg/mg)	4.0 ± 3.5	0.6 ± 0.6	0.001
Serum albumin (g/dl)	2.6 ± 0.7	3.5 ± 0.6	0.001
Scr (mg/dl)	1.2 ± 0.4	0.6 ± 0.2	0.001
eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)	86 ± 32	144 ± 37	0.0003
Corticosteroid dose (mg/m2 per day)	79 ± 26	13 ± 20	<0.0001
SLEDAI-2K score	47 ± 19	25 ± 14	0.0004