Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)

Pegcetacoplan Superior to Eculizumab for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

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Pegcetacoplan was superior to eculizumab in improving outcomes in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) according to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. PNH is a rare, acquired hematologic disease that causes fatigue, increased risk…

Jorge Leguizamo, MD

Institution
Georgia Cancer Specialists
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
About
Dr. Leguizamo is a member of the American Society of Hematology, the Georgia Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the International PNH interest group. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Leguizamo speaks Spanish fluently.

Sandrine Niyongere, MD

Institution
University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (CMML)
Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
About
Dr. Niyongere joined the School of Medicine and Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center as an Assistant Professor in 2018. Her clinical focus is in acute leukemias, myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloproliferative neoplasms and bone marrow failure syndromes. Dr. Niyongere’s primary research interests are in finding new therapeutic targets by understanding oncogenic signaling pathways involved in AML and MDS as well as studying the role of the tumor microenvironment in the development of chemoresistance in leukemia. Dr. Niyongere also serves as an attending physician on the
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