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Renal biopsies were classified per 2018 ISN\/RPS criteria with activity index (AI) and chronicity index (CI) assessment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Over a median 40\u2010month follow\u2010up, 69.1% were female (mean onset age 10.0\u2009\u00b1\u20092.3\u2009years). Proliferative LN (Class III\/IV\u2009\u00b1\u2009V) accounted for 76.0%. AI correlated with acute injury markers (creatinine, BUN, proteinuria); CI showed stronger associations with chronic tubular biomarkers but not eGFR. Complete renal remission (CRR) was achieved in 92.8% (mean 13.4\u2009months); 26.6% experienced relapse. Failure to achieve CRR was associated with higher AI (OR\u2009=\u20091.738,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.045), elevated SLEDAI\u20102K (OR\u2009=\u20091.339,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.023), and lower C3 (OR\u2009=\u20090.002,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.035). Higher CI predicted lower likelihood of achieving LLDAS (OR\u2009=\u20091.425,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.042). Belimumab reduced relapse risk (OR\u2009=\u20090.220,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.043), decreased glucocorticoid doses (8.42 vs. 16.54\u2009mg\/day,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.034), and improved LLDAS (68.4% vs. 30.0%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.006) and clinical remission rates (52.6% vs. 20.0%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.016). CKD developed in 4.3%; mortality was 1.4%.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Modern treatment yields favorable outcomes for cLN. Baseline disease activity, hypocomplementemia, and histological AI predict treatment response. AI and CI demonstrate distinct associations with acute and chronic injury. 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