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ReviewPulmonary circulation2026

Sotatercept in Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Series and Systematic Review.

Giorgi Chilingarashvili, Ruben Joseph Mylvaganam, Roberto J Bernardo, Aimal Shah, Michael Cuttica, Tara Roberts, Nathaniel Marchetti, Parth Rali

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Review in Pulmonary circulation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Giorgi ChilingarashviliInternal Medicine Department Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7054-8263
Ruben Joseph MylvaganamDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago Illinois USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7203-7609
Roberto J BernardoIndiana University School of Medicine - Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine Indianapolis Indiana USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6882-997X
Aimal ShahInternal Medicine Department, Bryn Mawr Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1071-4203
Michael CutticaDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago Illinois USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0084-8760
Tara RobertsIndiana University School of Medicine - Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine Indianapolis Indiana USA.
Nathaniel MarchettiTemple University Hospital, Section Temple Lung Pulmonary Vascular Disease Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3229-8879
Parth RaliTemple University Hospital, Section Temple Lung Pulmonary Vascular Disease Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4248-975X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) frequently complicated by pulmonary hypertension (PH), which markedly worsens prognosis. We retrospectively reviewed three institutional PLCH-PH cases treated with off-label Sotatercept added to background triple therapy and performed a systematic review of published PLCH-PH reports (PubMed/Embase through May 2025). Our three patients (ages 69, 62, 49; all female) had progressive vascular disease despite optimized vasodilator therapy. Following Sotatercept, all experienced ≥ 3-fold increases in 6-min walk distance and improved functional class. Hemodynamics improved substantially: right-atrial pressure -78.6%, pulmonary vascular resistance -75.5%, pulmonary artery systolic pressure -58.5%, mean PAP - 56.0%, PA diastolic pressure -51.0%, PAWP - 47.1%; cardiac output and index rose +75.9% and +73.8%, respectively. BNP/NT-proBNP normalized. Systematic review identified 34 published cases (2010-2025): mean age 37.2 ± 13.7 years, 44.1% female, 45.7% current/former smokers. Reported management strategies included targeted vasodilators, cytotoxic PLCH therapies (e.g., cladribine), smoking cessation, and selective surgery/transplant. In this small series, Sotatercept added to background therapy produced marked clinical and hemodynamic gains in refractory PLCH-PH. These effects of Sotatercept in Group 5 PH-are encouraging but limited by sample size and retrospective design. Prospective, collaborative studies are needed to define safety, efficacy, and optimal patient selection.

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activin‐receptor signalingpulmonary hypertensionpulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH)pulmonary vascular resistanceSotatercept

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PMID41613828
PMCPMC12848784

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