Eculizumab for treatment of rapidly progressive C3 glomerulopathy

M Le Quintrec, A Lionet, C Kandel, F Bourdon… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a prototypic complement-mediated kidney disease. Rapidly
progressive forms of C3G usually respond poorly to conventional treatments. We report on …

Eculizumab-induced reversal of dialysis-dependent kidney failure from C3 glomerulonephritis

M Inman, G Prater, H Fatima… - Clinical Kidney …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is characterized by C3 deposits with minimal
immunoglobulin deposition caused by alternative complement pathway dysregulation …

Patterns of clinical response to eculizumab in patients with C3 glomerulopathy

M Le Quintrec, AL Lapeyraque, A Lionet… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Cases reports and small series of patients with C3 glomerulopathy have
reported variable efficacy of eculizumab. Study Design Case series of C3 glomerulopathy …

[HTML][HTML] Treating C3 glomerulopathy with eculizumab

T Welte, F Arnold, J Kappes, M Seidl, K Häffner… - BMC nephrology, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a rare, but severe glomerular disease with
grim prognosis. The complex pathogenesis is just unfolding, and involves acquired as well …

Treatment of C3 glomerulopathy with complement blockers

M Vivarelli, F Emma - Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a newly defined clinical entity comprising glomerular lesions
with predominant C3 staining. Under this definition are now included membranoproliferative …

Pathology after eculizumab in dense deposit disease and C3 GN

LC Herlitz, AS Bomback, GS Markowitz… - Journal of the …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Eculizumab might benefit C3 glomerulopathies mediated by dysregulation of the alternative
complement pathway. Here, we report renal biopsy findings before and after eculizumab …

C3 glomerulopathy and eculizumab: a report on four paediatric cases

C Lebreton, J Bacchetta, F Dijoud, L Bessenay… - Pediatric …, 2017 - Springer
Background Eculizumab may be used to treat C3-glomerulopathy (C3G), a rare but severe
glomerular disease. Diagnosis and Treatment Patients 1, 2 and 3 were diagnosed with …

[HTML][HTML] Eculizumab and recurrent C3 glomerulonephritis

S Gurkan, B Fyfe, L Weiss, X Xiao, Y Zhang… - Pediatric Nephrology, 2013 - Springer
Background Hyperactivity of the alternative complement pathway is the principle defect in
C3 glomerulopathies (C3G). Eculizumab, a monoclonal antibody that binds C5 to prevent …

Treatment options for C3 glomerulopathy

CM Nester, RJ Smith - Current opinion in nephrology and …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Anticellular immune suppression and plasma therapy have limited efficacy in C3G. Data
suggest that eculizumab may ameliorate disease in some C3G patients. The limited, recently …

Update on C3 glomerulopathy: a complement-mediated disease

F Caravaca-Fontán, L Lucientes, T Cavero, M Praga - Nephron, 2020 - karger.com
Abstract C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a clinicopathologic entity secondary to dysregulation of
the alternative complement pathway in plasma and the glomerular microenvironment. The …