Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30402748›Full record

ReviewPediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2019

Eculizumab in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: strategies toward restrictive use.

Kioa L Wijnsma, Caroline Duineveld, Jack F M Wetzels, Nicole C A J van de Kar

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Review in Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 46 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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46citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 105 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kioa L WijnsmaRadboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Amalia Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Radboud University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Caroline DuineveldRadboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Amalia Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Radboud University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Jack F M WetzelsDepartment of Nephrology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Nicole C A J van de KarRadboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Amalia Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Radboud University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Nicole.vandeKar@radboudumc.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-1990-1189
Radboud University Nijmegen · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the introduction of the complement C5-inhibitor eculizumab, a new era was entered for patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Eculizumab therapy very effectively reversed thrombotic microangiopathy and reduced mortality and morbidity. Initial guidelines suggested lifelong treatment and recommended prophylactic use of eculizumab in aHUS patients receiving a kidney transplant. However, there is little evidence to support lifelong therapy or prophylactic treatment in kidney transplant recipients. Worldwide, there is an ongoing debate regarding the optimal dose and duration of treatment, particularly in view of the high costs and potential side effects of eculizumab. An increasing but still limited number of case reports and small cohort studies suggest that a restrictive treatment regimen is feasible. We review the current literature and focus on the safety and efficacy of restrictive use of eculizumab. Our current treatment protocol is based on restrictive use of eculizumab. Prospective monitoring will provide more definite proof of the feasibility of such restrictive treatment.

Indexed as

Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAtypical Hemolytic Uremic SyndromeComplement C5Complement Inactivating AgentsDisease ProgressionDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleDrug MonitoringFeasibility StudiesGraft RejectionHumansKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationPractice Guidelines as TopicSecondary PreventionTime FactorsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedComplement C5Complement Inactivating AgentseculizumabAtypical hemolytic uremic syndromeEculizumabPersonalized medicineRestrictive treatment regimenThrombotic microangiopathy

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PMID30402748
PMCPMC6794245
OpenAlexW2899850034

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