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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of eculizumab withdrawal in atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome: the SETS aHUS multi-centre, open-label, prospective and single-arm study

Health Technology Assessment
Background Atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome is a rare disease (incidence: 0.4 cases per million per year) which, without treatment, is associated with high morbidity and mortality.
Andrew Bryant, Jan Lecouturier, Giovany Orozco-Leal, Vicky Brocklebank, Sonya Carnell, Thomas J Chadwick, Sarah Dunn, Sally A Johnson, David Kavanagh, Ciara A Kennedy, Michal Malina, Emma K Montgomery, Colin R Muirhead, Yemi Oluboyede, Luke Vale, Chris Weetman, Edwin Kwan Soon Wong, Len Woodward, Neil S Sheerin   +18 more
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Clinical Utility and Potential Cost Savings of Pharmacologic Monitoring of Eculizumab for Complement-Mediated Thrombotic Microangiopathy

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2022
One of the treatment options for complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy (CM-TMA), also known as atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, is the administration of the C5 complement inhibitor eculizumab.
Meera Sridharan, MD, PhD, Ronald S. Go, MD, Maria A.V. Willrich, PhD   +2 more
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Utilization Pattern for Eculizumab Among Children With Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Background: Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a complex disease with multi-organ involvement. Eculizumab therapy is recommended for treatment of complement mediated hemolytic uremic syndrome (cHUS).
Saritha Ranabothu, Clare C. Brown, Richard Blaszak, Rachel Millner, Kristen Rice Moore, Parthak Prodhan   +5 more
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Eculizumab Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Objective: To investigate the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and exposure–response of the approved 900/1,200 mg dosing regimen for the terminal complement component 5 (C5) inhibitor eculizumab in patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG ...
Jonathan P. R. Monteleone, Xiang Gao, Huub Jan Kleijn, Francesco Bellanti, Ryan Pelto   +4 more
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A Multicenter Study Evaluating the Discontinuation of Eculizumab Therapy in Children with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Children, 2022
Background: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare, life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), which has been treated successfully with eculizumab.
Saeed AlZabali, Sawsan AlBatati, Khawla Rahim, Hassan Faqeehi, Abubaker Osman, Abdulaziz Bamhraz, Mohammed A. Saleh, Jameela A. Kari, Majed Aloufi, Loai Eid, Haydar Nasser, Abubakr Imam, Entesar AlHammadi, Omar Alkandari, Mohammed Al Riyami, Sidharth Sethi, Christoph Licht, Khalid A. Alhasan, Abdulkarim AlAnazi   +18 more
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Eculizumab during Pregnancy in a Patient with Treatment-Refractory Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report

Case Reports in Neurology, 2021
The recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody eculizumab has been shown to be effective and well tolerated in patients with anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive, treatment-refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG).
Tuan Vu, Brittany Harvey, Niraja Suresh, Jerrica Farias, Clifton Gooch   +4 more
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Safety and Efficacy of Eculizumab Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Series

Brain Sciences, 2021
(1) Background: Complement system activation has been proposed as one of the different factors that contribute to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis. In this study, we aimed to describe the potential effects of eculizumab, an anticomplement therapy, on
Marco Allinovi, Angelo Bellinvia, Francesco Pesce, Sabrina Milan Manani, Lorenzo Razzolini, Brigida Brezzi, Paolo Protopapa, Vittorio Mantero, Leonardo Caroti, Calogero Lino Cirami, Maria Pia Amato, Lucia Del Vecchio   +11 more
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Thrombotic microangiopathy after kidney transplantation: Analysis of the Brazilian Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome cohort

PLoS ONE, 2021
Background Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) is an ultra-rare disease that potentially leads to kidney graft failure due to ongoing Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA).
Hong Si Nga, Lilian Monteiro Pereira Palma, Miguel Ernandes Neto, Ida Maria Maximina Fernandes-Charpiot, Valter Duro Garcia, Roger Kist, Silvana Maria Carvalho Miranda, Pedro Augusto Macedo de Souza, Gerson Marques Pereira, Luis Gustavo Modelli de Andrade   +9 more
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Characteristics of and meningococcal disease prevention strategies for commercially insured persons receiving eculizumab in the United States.

PLoS ONE, 2020
IntroductionEculizumab is a licensed treatment for several rare, complement-mediated diseases. Eculizumab use is associated with an approximately 2,000-fold increased meningococcal disease risk.
Catherine H Bozio, Cheryl Isenhour, Lucy A McNamara   +2 more
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Long-term safety and effectiveness of eculizumab in patients with aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a 2-year interim analysis of post-marketing surveillance in Japan

Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders, 2023
Background: The terminal complement C5 inhibitor eculizumab is approved in Japan for relapse prevention in aquaporin-4 antibody-positive (AQP4+) neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and is undergoing mandatory post-marketing surveillance (PMS ...
Ichiro Nakashima, Jin Nakahara, Hiroaki Yokote, Yasuhiro Manabe, Kazumi Okamura, Kou Hasegawa, Kazuo Fujihara   +6 more
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