Romiplostim, Rituximab and Dexamethasone as Frontline Treatment for Immune Thrombocytopenia

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the response rate and response duration with the combination of low-dose rituximab, romiplostim and high-dose dexamethasone.

Timeline

Start

2020-11-01

Primary completion

2021-11-01

Completion

2022-11-01

Publications

• Results Gomez-Almaguer D, Herrera-Rojas MA, Jaime-Perez JC, Gomez-De Leon A, Cantu-Rodriguez OG, Gutierrez-Aguirre CH, Tarin-Arzaga L, Hernandez-Reyes J, Ruiz-Arguelles GJ. Eltrombopag and high-dose dexamethasone as frontline treatment of newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopenia in adults. Blood. 2014 Jun 19;123(25):3906-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-01-549360. Epub 2014 May 6.
• Results Gomez-Almaguer D, Tarin-Arzaga L, Moreno-Jaime B, Jaime-Perez JC, Ceballos-Lopez AA, Ruiz-Arguelles GJ, Ruiz-Delgado GJ, Cantu-Rodriguez OG, Gutierrez-Aguirre CH, Sanchez-Cardenas M. High response rate to low-dose rituximab plus high-dose dexamethasone as frontline therapy in adult patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia. Eur J Haematol. 2013 Jun;90(6):494-500. doi: 10.1111/ejh.12102. Epub 2013 Apr 2.
• Results Cooper N, Terrinoni I, Newland A. The efficacy and safety of romiplostim in adult patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia. Ther Adv Hematol. 2012 Oct;3(5):291-8. doi: 10.1177/2040620712453596.
• Results Vishnu P, Aboulafia DM. Long-term safety and efficacy of romiplostim for treatment of immune thrombocytopenia. J Blood Med. 2016 May 25;7:99-106. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S80646. eCollection 2016.

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