In a pregnant patient with PNH without aplastic anemia who has residual hemolysis while on ravulizumab and on prophylactic LMWH, what else can be done to reduce thrombotic risk and improve maternofetal outcomes?
Hemoglobin 9-10 with high LDH and reticulocyte count. Follows with MFM as well.
Would you consider increasing ravulizumab frequency, or switching to eculizumab where increasing dosing frequency has more data?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Personally, I feel that C5 inhibitors are now close to obsolete in the management of PNH since C3 and Factor B inhibitors are more effective and inhibit both intravascular and extravascular hemolysis. Whether or not to use pegcetacoplan or iptacopan depends on the trimester, the seriousness of the P...