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ArticleKidney medicine

Successful Pregnancies During Ongoing Eculizumab Therapy in Two Patients With Complement-Mediated Thrombotic Microangiopathy.

Natalja Haninger-Vacariu, Christof Aigner, Renate Kain, Zoltán Prohászka, Martina Gaggl, Georg A Böhmig, Leah Charlotte Piggott, Raute Sunder-Plassmann, Gere Sunder-Plassmann, Alice Schmidt

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Article in Kidney medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Natalja Haninger-VacariuDivision of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Christof AignerDivision of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Renate KainClinical Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Zoltán ProhászkaResearch Laboratory, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, and MTA-SE Research Group of Immunology and Hematology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Martina GagglDivision of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Georg A BöhmigDivision of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Leah Charlotte PiggottDivision of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Raute Sunder-PlassmannGenetics Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Gere Sunder-PlassmannDivision of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Alice SchmidtDivision of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Medical University of Vienna · ATSemmelweis University · HU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In patients with pregnancy-associated complement gene variant-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy (cTMA), terminal complement blockade is used for treatment of cTMA flares during pregnancy or following delivery. We report pregnancy and delivery outcomes of 2 genetically high-risk patients with cTMA, including 1 kidney transplant recipient, during ongoing eculizumab therapy. In both patients, the first manifestation of cTMA occurred independent from pregnancy. One patient has a history of 2 uneventful pregnancies with prophylactic plasma infusions, and the other has a history of early abortion during long-term eculizumab therapy following kidney transplantation. Overall, pregnancy and delivery outcomes under ongoing eculizumab therapy in our 2 patients with preserved kidney function were excellent as compared with other patients reported in the literature. Eculizumab plasma concentrations were maintained in the therapeutic range during pregnancy and were also detectable in cord blood. Results of cord blood analysis showed deficient complement activity, with low factor and regulator levels, most likely reflecting the age of the neonates and presence of eculizumab in cord blood. In conclusion, pregnancy during ongoing eculizumab treatment appeared to be safe in 2 women with a history of high-risk genetic cTMA and excellent kidney function, even following kidney transplantation.

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Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS)childbirthchronic kidney diseasecomplement blockadecomplement factorcomplement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy (cTMA)complement systemeculizumabgestationgraviditykidney transplantationpregnancyrenal failure

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PMID32734241
PMCPMC7380370
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