Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Methods of treating atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria with anti-C5 antibodies

Abstract:

The disclosure provides antibodies that are useful for, among other things, inhibiting terminal complement (e.g., the assembly and/or activity of the C5b-9 TCC) and C5a anaphylatoxin-mediated inflammation and, thus, treating complement-associated disorders. The antibodies have a number of improved properties relative to eculizumab, including, e.g., increased serum half-life in a human.