Clinical benefit of eculizumab in patients with no transfusion history in the International Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria Registry
Clinical benefit of eculizumab in patients with no transfusion history in the International Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria Registry
复制标题
DOI:
10.1111/imj.13523
复制
发表时间:
2017-09-01
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Rosse, Wendell F.
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Almeida, Antonio M.;Bedrosian, Camille;Rosse, Wendell F.
Background: Eculizumab reduces intravascular haemolysis and improves disease symptoms in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH).Aims: To characterise, in a real-world setting, the effect of eculizumab in patients with haemolytic PNH (lactase dehydrogenase (LDH) >= 1.5 upper limit of normal) and no history of red blood cell transfusion, including those with high disease activity (HDA).Methods: Three populations from the International PNH Registry were studied: (i) non-transfused, untreated; (ii) non-transfused, eculizumab-treated and (iii) transfused, eculizumab-treated (>= 1 transfusions in 6 months prior to eculizumab initiation). Using multivariate linear regression, the primary outcome was mean absolute change from baseline to 6 months in LDH (U/L) in non-transfused patients who were treated with eculizumab versus those who remained untreated. Secondary outcomes were mean changes in functional assessment of chronic illness therapy (FACIT)-Fatigue and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ)-C30 Fatigue scores from baseline to last available assessment.Results: The study population included (i) 144 non-transfused, untreated patients; (ii) 45 non-transfused, eculizumab-treated patients and (iii) 105 transfused, eculizumabtreated patients. Of these, 136/144, 43/45 and 99/105 had HDA respectively. Compared with untreated patients, non-transfused, treated patients had greater absolute reduction in LDH (-1318.8 vs -39.4; P