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Glucocorticoid dosing in induction of remission schemes. High-dose oral glucocorticoid schemes (blue) apply starting doses of oral glucocorticoids at 0.8–1.0 mg/kg/day, with slow tapering, reaching low glucocorticoid doses by 24 weeks of therapy. Recent schemes (green) apply methylprednisolone pulses followed by medium starting doses of oral glucocorticoids (<0.5 mg/kg/day) with a faster tapering, reaching low glucocorticoid doses by 12 weeks of therapy.
