Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of the Long-Acting Complement C5 Inhibitor Ravulizumab for the Treatment of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Adults

Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of the Long-Acting Complement C5 Inhibitor Ravulizumab for the Treatment of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Adults

Introduction: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare, complex, multisystem disease of dysregulated complement activity, characterized by progressive thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), acute kidney injury, and multiorgan dysfunction, which often progresses to chronic kidney disease. Resul...

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Main Authors: Thomas Barbour, Marie Scully, Gema Ariceta, Spero Cataland, Katherine Garlo, Nils Heyne, Yosu Luque, Jan Menne, Yoshitaka Miyakawa, Sung-Soo Yoon, David Kavanagh, Sunil Babu, Nilufer Broeders, Nicole Lietar, Fiona Brown, Philip Campbell, Josep M. Campistol, Paramit Chowdhury, Theo Kasimatis, Lino Cirami, Leonardo Caroti, Guilia Antognoli, Yahsou Delmas, Vladimir Dobronravov, Anja Gaeckler, Cyril Garrouste, Gregory Greenwood, Siân Griffin, Chiu-Ching Huang, I-Ru Chen, Susan Huang, Jin Seok Kim, Gaetano La Manna, Moglie Le Quintrec, Guillaume Jeantet, Iino Fumie, Eric Rondeau, Hermann Haller, Johan Morelle, Eric Goffin, Anja Muhlfeld, Shashi Nagaraj, Gowthami Arepally, Doyeun Oh, Masayoshi Okumi, Manuel Praga Terente, Francois Provot, Ulf Schönermarck, Michael Fischereder, Natalia Ramos Terrada, Barbara Seitz-Polski, Guillaume Favre, Sonia Boyer-Suavet, Maria Vinogradova, Tatiana Kirsanova, Edwin K.S. Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
Subjects:
atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
complement
hemolytic uremic syndrome
kidney failure
ravulizumab
thrombotic microangiopathy
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