Pegcetacoplan versus Eculizumab in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Anemia associated with PNH is caused by hemolysis. The C5 inhibitor eculizumab blocks intravascular hemolysis, but anemia often persists owing to extravascular hemolysis. Pegcetacoplan, an inhibitor of C3, prevents extravascular hemolysis. After 16 weeks of treatment, hemoglobin increased nearly 4 g...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine Jg. 384; H. 11; S. 1028 - 1037
Hauptverfasser: Hillmen, Peter, Szer, Jeff, Weitz, Ilene, Röth, Alexander, Höchsmann, Britta, Panse, Jens, Usuki, Kensuke, Griffin, Morag, Kiladjian, Jean-Jacques, de Castro, Carlos, Nishimori, Hisakazu, Tan, Lisa, Hamdani, Mohamed, Deschatelets, Pascal, Francois, Cedric, Grossi, Federico, Ajayi, Temitayo, Risitano, Antonio, de la Tour, Régis Peffault
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States Massachusetts Medical Society 18.03.2021
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ISSN:0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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Zusammenfassung:Anemia associated with PNH is caused by hemolysis. The C5 inhibitor eculizumab blocks intravascular hemolysis, but anemia often persists owing to extravascular hemolysis. Pegcetacoplan, an inhibitor of C3, prevents extravascular hemolysis. After 16 weeks of treatment, hemoglobin increased nearly 4 g per deciliter in 41 patients treated with pegcetacoplan, and 85% no longer needed transfusion.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa2029073