Abstract
BACKGROUND: Eculizumab is a lifesaving yet expensive drug for atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS). Current guidelines advise a fixed-dosing schedule, which can be suboptimal and inflexible in the individual patient. METHODS: We evaluated the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) [classical pathway (CP) activity levels] of eculizumab in 48 patients, consisting
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