Improved renal recovery in patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome following rapid initiation of eculizumab treatment.

CONCLUSIONS: Younger age, higher baseline LDH and lower baseline hemoglobin were associated with greater eGFR improvements. Early eculizumab initiation led to improved renal recovery, demonstrating the importance of rapid diagnosis and treatment of patients with aHUS.
PMID: 26995002 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)