Successful discontinuation of eculizumab under immunosuppressive therapy in DEAP-HUS.

Hackl A, Ehren R, Kirschfink M, Zipfel PF, Beck BB, Weber LT, Habbig S (2017) Successful discontinuation of eculizumab under immunosuppressive therapy in DEAP-HUS. Pediatr Nephrol 32(6), 1081-1087. (Review)

Abstract

Deficiency of complement factor H-related plasma proteins and complement factor H autoantibody-positive hemolytic uremic syndrome (DEAP-HUS), which is characterized by the deficiency of complement-factor H-related (CFHR) plasma proteins and the subsequent formation of autoantibodies against complement factor H (CFH), has been reported to have an adverse outcome in one third of patients. Therapy options include prompt removal of antibodies by plasma exchange and immunosuppressive therapy. Recently, restoration of complement control using the monoclonal antibody eculizumab has been shown to be effective as first- and as second-line therapy in cases of therapy resistance or severe side effects of the applied therapy.

Leibniz-HKI-Authors

Peter F. Zipfel

Identifier

doi: 10.1007/s00467-017-3612-9

PMID: 28220235