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ArticlePregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.)2026

Characterization of the clinical course of early-onset severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn.

Dick Oepkes, Kenneth J Moise, Enrico Lopriore, Eleonor Tiblad, E J T Joanne Verweij, Rory Windrim, Pranav Pandya, Robert M Silver, Stephen P Emery, John Smoleniec and 11 more

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Article in Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03755128 (A Multicenter, Prospective Observational Study to Characterize the Clinical Course of Pregnant Women and Children at High Risk for Early Onset Severe Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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A Multicenter, Prospective Observational Study to Characterize the Clinical Course of Pregnant Women and Children at High Risk for Early Onset Severe Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn

TypeobservationalSponsorJanssen Research & Development, LLCRan2019 to 2023Enrolled17ConditionsEarly Onset Severe Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (EOS-HDFN), Erythroblastosis, FetalArmsNo intervention
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21 authors.

Dick OepkesDepartment of Obstetrics Leiden University Medical Center Leiden The Netherlands.
Kenneth J MoiseDell Medical School The University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas USA.
Enrico LoprioreDepartment of Pediatrics Leiden University Medical Center Leiden The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3513-5066
Eleonor TibladClinical Epidemiology Division Department of Medicine, Solna Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden.
E J T Joanne VerweijDepartment of Obstetrics Leiden University Medical Center Leiden The Netherlands.
Rory WindrimOntario Fetal Centre Mount Sinai Hospital University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada.
Pranav PandyaFetal Medicine Unit University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London UK.
Robert M SilverDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City Utah USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5794-3152
Stephen P EmeryDepartment of Obstetrics Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.
John SmoleniecFeto-Maternal Unit Liverpool Hospital Liverpool New South Wales Australia.
Olga Ocón-HernándezFetal Medicine Unit San Cecilio University Hospital and ibs.GRANADA Granada Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8113-3651
Rachel K MorrisFetal Medicine Centre Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1247-429X
Russell S MillerDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York New York USA.
James B StreisandStreisand Biomedical Consulting Wayland Massachusetts USA.
Diane D HarrisonJohnson & Johnson Spring House Pennsylvania USA.
Valerie SmithJohnson & Johnson Spring House Pennsylvania USA.
Lisa B SchwartzJohnson & Johnson Raritan New Jersey USA.
May Lee TjoaJohnson & Johnson Cambridge Massachusetts USA.
Leona E LingJohnson & Johnson Cambridge Massachusetts USA.
Shumyla Saeed-KhawajaJohnson & Johnson Cambridge Massachusetts USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3755-1925
Yosuke KomatsuJohnson & Johnson Spring House Pennsylvania USA.

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Abstract

Introduction: Severe fetal anemia developing at ≤24 weeks gestational age (GA) in pregnancies complicated by early-onset severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (EOS-HDFN) is managed by intrauterine erythrocyte transfusions (IUTs). Evidence of off-label intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for preventing/reducing fetal hydrops, fetal anemia, and IUT(s) remains limited to retrospective studies and case series. The prospective, global, multicenter, observational CLARITY study characterized standard-of-care management and outcomes for high-risk pregnancies complicated by EOS-HDFN and their offspring at expert referral centers. Methods: CLARITY enrolled individuals with singleton pregnancies at ≥8 weeks GA and high risk for EOS-HDFN, defined by prior severe fetal anemia, fetal hydrops, or stillbirth at ≤24 weeks GA with indicative fetal/placental HDFN pathology, and current titers ≥32 anti-Rhesus D (RhD) or ≥4 anti-Kell with a confirmed antigen-positive fetus. Results: Of 15 pregnant participants, two (13%) achieved the primary endpoint of a live birth at ≥32 weeks GA without IUT, indicating the absence of clinically relevant fetal anemia and low disease burden. Fourteen (93%) pregnancies resulted in a live birth (median GA, 36 Conclusion: Outcomes of this prospective study of high-risk EOS-HDFN pregnant participants and their offspring are consistent with previous retrospective studies, indicating a high risk of early IUT, neonatal transfusions, and fetal/neonatal morbidity and mortality. The results underscore the unmet medical need for effective treatments for EOS-HDFN. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03755128.

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fetal/neonatal anemiaHDFNhemolytic disease of the fetus and newbornintrauterine blood transfusionintravenous immunoglobulinsneonatal/postnatal outcomeplasmapheresis

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PMID42819096
PMCPMC13624847

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