Abstract
Eculizumab (Soliris®, Alexion) is an IgG2/4 k monoclonal antibody that binds to the C5 complement factor, thereby inhibiting the formation and activity of the terminal components of complement. The orphan drug status was designated by FDA in 2000 for the treatment of dermatomyositis, in 2001 for idiopathic membranous glomerular nephropathy, in 2003 for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), in 2009 for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), and in 2011 for Shiga toxin-induced HUS. EMEA recognized such status in 2003 for the treatment of PNH, in 2009 for aHUS, and in 2012 for infection-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome.
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- Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
- Shiga Toxin
- Orphan Drug Status
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Tridente, G. (2014). Eculizumab. In: Adverse Events with Biomedicines. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5313-7_18
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