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ArticleBlood advances2026

Ravulizumab for treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria during pregnancy.

Britta Höchsmann, Gloria F Gerber, Wilhelm Leopold, Bhumika J Patel, Eleni Gavriilaki, Almut Hefter, Ursula Kalhammer, Sabine Opitz, Astrid Marx-Hoffmann, Daniel B Knight and 6 more

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Article in Blood advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Britta HöchsmannInstitute of Transfusion Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2257-6601
Gloria F GerberDivision of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.ORCID 0000-0001-9855-0075
Wilhelm LeopoldOutpatient Treatment Center Oncology, Hospital Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany.
Bhumika J PatelPrisma Health Cancer Institute, Greenville, SC.
Eleni Gavriilaki2nd Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8883-8208
Almut HefterDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital St. Hedwig of the Order of St. John, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Ursula KalhammerHospital Group District Constance, Constance, Germany.
Sabine OpitzDEKRA Certification GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany.
Astrid Marx-HoffmannInstitute of Transfusion Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Daniel B KnightPrisma Health Cancer Institute, Greenville, SC.
Robert A BrodskyDivision of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.ORCID 0000-0001-5741-1255
Anastasia MarvakiDepartment of Hematology, G Papanicolaou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Chrysavgi LalayanniDepartment of Hematology, G Papanicolaou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Sixten KörperInstitute of Transfusion Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6590-0283
Daria V BabushokDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.ORCID 0000-0002-1745-0353
Hubert SchrezenmeierInstitute of Transfusion Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1222-6659

Funding

Impact of PIGA Loss on Hematopoietic Stem Cell FunctionR01HL174612 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Daria Babushok · 2025 to 2026
$1.5M
Defining the Mechanism of Complement Pathway Activation during Pregnancy and its Role in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Sickle Cell DiseaseK23HL177332 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Gloria Frances Gerber · 2025 to 2026
$394k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL177332NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL174612
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractRavulizumab, a humanized, long-acting monoclonal antibody against complement factor C5, is a widely used treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Given that pregnant women with PNH are at increased risk for complications and the safety and efficacy of ravulizumab in pregnancy is not known, we performed an international multicenter retrospective analysis of 16 patients with PNH with 19 pregnancies managed with ravulizumab and compared outcomes to 8 earlier pregnancies in the same patients treated with eculizumab. Of the 8 eculizumab-treated pregnancies, 3 resulted in miscarriages and 1 in early preterm delivery for threatened fetal demise and massive fetal growth retardation. All 19 pregnancies on ravulizumab resulted in the birth of live infants, with a median gestational age of 267 days (interquartile range [IQR], 259-275) and median birth weight of 3115 g (IQR, 2458-3349). Cord blood testing in 2 pregnancies receiving intensified ravulizumab dosing revealed detectable ravulizumab levels consistent with transplacental transfer. After a median follow-up of 16.2 months (IQR, 4.4-40.1), no developmental abnormalities or severe infectious complications were observed in the children. This retrospective analysis provides evidence for the safety and effectiveness of ravulizumab in managing PNH during pregnancy and breastfeeding with favorable maternal and fetal outcomes.

Indexed as

Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedHemoglobinuria, ParoxysmalPregnancy Complications, HematologicAdultFemaleHumansPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, Monoclonal, Humanizedravulizumab

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PMID41610317
PMCPMC13141520

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