title: [Primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: clinical and morphological prognostic factors].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To retrospectively analyze clinical course and results of immunodepressive therapy of patients with primary focal-segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), to reveal prognostic factors of the disease progression and patients' sensitivity to immunosuppressive therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Morphological diagnosis was specified, morphological indices of activity and sclerosis were estimated, renal survival was analysed, mono- and multivariate analysis of prognostic factors was made by the evidence obtained in the study of 135 biopsy specimens from CRF patients meeting the criteria of FSGS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At the moment of the disease onset only age of the patients was related to FSGS: 5- and 10-year survival was 100% if the disease started under 16 years of age, if older--the survival was 80 and 65%, respectively. Nephrotic syndrome, hematuria, high creatinine, racemose alterations in the glomeruli worsened the disease prognosis. When cytostatics and corticosteroids were used in combination they produced better results and were associated with better prognosis than each of them in monotherapy. Patients with marked hematuria and low proteinuria were less sensitive to therapy than those with weak hematuria and high proteinemia. Patients with FSGS having high IA and SI required more aggressive therapy for response.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Renal biopsy with quantitation of IA and IS increases the prognosis accuracy and is important for choice of the treatment policy in patients with primary FSGS.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Shilov
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Tareeva
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ivanov
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Lavrova
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Krasnova
authors.forename: I Iu
authors.initials: IIu
authors.lastname: Khudova
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Miroshnichenko
authors.forename: M Ia
authors.initials: MIa
authors.lastname: Ratner
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Biriukova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005923:Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007223:Infant; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents