A single-center study suggests complement inhibitors do not reduce the severity of a COVID-19 Omicron infection in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). A COVID-19 infection can ...
The figure focuses on complement activation by means of the alternative pathway because it is the one responsible for hemolysis in PNH. The lightning bolt symbolizes the spontaneous hydrolytic ...
Complement activation contributes to platelet destruction in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). However, there has been very little data describing serum complement levels in ITP patients, and no data ...
Patients who are taking complement inhibitors may still experience breakthrough hemolysis associated with respiratory viral infections. Patients with PNH should be closely monitored for signs of ...
During a discussion on the next frontier of medicine for cold agglutinin disease, stakeholders react to the rationale for studying newer, novel complement-targeted therapies. Neil Minkoff, MD: Let me ...