Eculizumab impairs Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B killing in whole blood despite 4CMenB vaccination of PNH patients

JD Langereis, B van den Broek, S Franssen… - Blood …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
Complement C5 inhibitor eculizumab has a great impact on the treatment of patients with
paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). However, this treatment success has a major …

Serologic response to meningococcal vaccination in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) chronically treated with the terminal complement …

F Alashkar, C Vance, D Herich-Terhürne… - Annals of …, 2017 - Springer
Eculizumab is indicated for the therapy of patients with symptomatic paroxysmal nocturnal
hemoglobinuria (PNH). Due to inhibition of terminal complement cascade, patients on …

A rare case of septic shock due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B infection despite prior vaccination in a young adult with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria …

D Reher, V Fuhrmann, S Kluge, A Nierhaus - Vaccine, 2018 - Elsevier
Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare acquired haematopoietic stem cell
disease which causes defects in complement inhibiting proteins. The disease presents …

A case of fulminant meningococcemia: it is all in the complement

KL Hawkins, M Hoffman, S Okuyama… - Case Reports in …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Eculizumab is a novel monoclonal antibody that inhibits complement‐mediated hemolysis in
patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Complement deficiency is a well …

Eculizumab in paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria

L Charneski, PN Patel - Drugs, 2008 - Springer
Eculizumab is a monoclonal antibody that binds with high affinity to the complement protein
C5, preventing terminal complement-mediated intravascular haemolysis in patients with …

Non-capsulated Neisseria meningitidis sepsis in a paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria patient treated with ravulizumab: case report and review of the literature

N Galli, L Pettine, M Panigada, L Daprai… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare acquired haematopoietic stem cell
disease characterized by complement-mediated intravascular hemolysis, thrombosis, and …

Eculizumab treatment and impaired opsonophagocytic killing of meningococci by whole blood from immunized adults

M Konar, DM Granoff - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2017 - ashpublications.org
Eculizumab, a humanized anti–complement C5 monoclonal antibody (mAb) for treatment of
paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome …

Eculizumab: A novel therapy for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

KM Zareba - Drugs of Today (Barcelona, Spain: 1998), 2007 - europepmc.org
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare disease caused by a somatic
mutation of the PIGA gene, which results in the absence of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol …

Post-eculizumab meningococcaemia in vaccinated patients

E Lebel, U Trahtemberg… - Clinical …, 2018 - clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection …
A 25-year-old male was admitted for evaluation of fatigue, and was found to have severe
anaemia with a haemoglobin level of 6.4 gr%, MCV 118 fL, 116 000 reticulocytes/μL (7%) …

FDA report: eculizumab (Soliris®) for the treatment of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

A Dmytrijuk, K Robie-Suh, MH Cohen, D Rieves… - The …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to:
Describe the mechanism of action of eculizumab in PNH. Discuss the efficacy findings upon …