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Switching patients with PNH from pegcetacoplan to iptacopan: a case series
Mark Orland1, Carmelo Gurnari1,2, Srinivasa Sanikommu3
1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Objectives:
Limited published data exist on switching therapy from pegcetacoplan to iptacopan in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).
Methods:
Three patient cases were collected from the Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and Levine Cancer Institute.
Results:
Patient 1 is a 57-year-old woman with PNH. She experienced extravascular hemolysis (EVH) while on C5 inhibitors and breakthrough hemolysis (BTH) after switching to pegcetacoplan. Patient 2 is a 37-year-old woman seeking care for PNH, who was initiated on C5 inhibitor therapy and switched to pegcetacoplan. EVH and BTH were observed while she was on C5 inhibitor therapy, and transfusions were required with both C5 inhibitor and pegcetacoplan therapy. Patient 3 is a 58-year-old man with aplastic anemia and PNH who was initiated on C5 inhibitor therapy, then switched to pegcetacoplan. He experienced both EVH and BTH.
Discussion:
All three patients switched from pegcetacoplan to iptacopan, and none experienced EVH or BTH while on iptacopan. After switching to iptacopan, all three patients improved hemoglobin levels and abating transfusion requirements.
Conclusion:
In this case series, three patients with PNH were successfully transitioned from pegcetacoplan to iptacopan monotherapy. No patients exhibited laboratory evidence of BTH, EVH, or intravascular hemolysis after switching to iptacopan.
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