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ArticleKidney international2015

Managing atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: chapter 2.

Carla M Nester

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Article in Kidney international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Clinical guides for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome in Japan.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Carla M Nester1] Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA [2] Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Licht et al. present the 2-year follow-up data of the landmark trials studying the efficacy of eculizumab in the treatment of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). They report sustained improvements in hematologic parameters, continued safety, and additional improvements in kidney function with extended treatment. This report adds a layer of comfort to our care of patients with this rare disease; however, it is unlikely to be the final chapter in the treatment of aHUS.

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAtypical Hemolytic Uremic SyndromeFemaleHumansMaleAntibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized

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PMID25951068

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