Riquent forventedes at blive anvendt til behandling af lupus nephritis, en betændelsestilstand i nyrerne hos patienter med systemisk lupus erythematosus (SLE, en autoimmun sygdom, som forårsages af kroppens eget forsvarssystem, der angriber normalt væv), som har nyresygdom i anamnesen, og hos hvem det er kontrolleret, at de vil have gavn af lægemidlet.
Riquent was expected to be used to treat lupus nephritis, an inflammation of the kidneys in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, an auto-immune disease caused by the body’ s own defence system attacking normal tissue) who have a history of kidney disease and have been tested to check that they will benefit from the medicine.