Treatment Strategy in CAD

Choosing therapies based on mechanism, severity, and goals

Complement-Directed Therapy

Treatments that block complement-mediated hemolysis

Clone-Directed Therapy

Therapies that target the underlying B-cell clone

When to Treat

How clinicians decide when intervention is warranted

Sequencing, Combination, and Reassessment

Adapting treatment over time as conditions change

Supportive and Preventive Management

Measures that reduce symptoms and prevent hemolytic triggers

Patient-Centered Decision-Making

Aligning treatment choices with patient priorities

Why Guidelines Don’t Decide Care

Limits of algorithms in individualized clinical decisions

Uncertainty, Boundaries, and What We Still Don’t Know

Where evidence ends and judgment begins

Sutimlimab for CAD: Pivotal Studies – Video

Watch Dr. Catherine Broome review the CARDINAL and CADENZA trials and how C1s inhibition reduces hemolysis, transfusion burden, and fatigue

B-Cell Directed Therapy – Video

Watch Prof. Marc Michel review rituximab-based regimens and emerging therapies targeting the clonal B-cell disorder underlying CAD

CAD: Two Mechanisms, Two Treatment Questions – Video

Watch Dr. Ilene C. Weitz explain how agglutination and complement-mediated hemolysis drive distinct symptoms and guide treatment selection