Exploring the Efficacy, Safety of a Modified Starting Dosage of Avatrombopag in Immune Throbocytopenia (ITP) - a Pilot Study

Summary

This is a single-center, open label pilot trial where patients with primary ITP who require second line treatment will be offered avatrombopag at a reduced starting dose, adjusted thereafter according to the response and continued for up to 24 weeks. The study aims to acquire experience on use of avatrombopag and explore the efficacy and safety of lower starting dose of avatrombopag

Timeline

Start

2025-06-08

Primary completion

2026-07-08

Completion

2027-07-08

Publications

• Background Guillet S, Crickx E, Azzaoui I, Chappert P, Boutin E, Viallard JF, Riviere E, Gobert D, Galicier L, Malphettes M, Cheze S, Lefrere F, Audia S, Bonnotte B, Lambotte O, Noel N, Fain O, Moulis G, Hamidou M, Gerfaud-Valentin M, Marolleau JP, Terriou L, Martis N, Morin AS, Perlat A, Le Gallou T, Roy-Peaud F, Robbins A, Lega JC, Puyade M, Comont T, Limal N, Languille L, Zarrour A, Luka M, Menager M, Belmondo T, Hue S, Canoui-Poitrine F, Michel M, Godeau B, Mahevas M. Prolonged response after TPO-RA discontinuation in primary ITP: results of a prospective multicenter study. Blood. 2023 Jun 8;141(23):2867-2877. doi: 10.1182/blood.2022018665.
• Background Pascual-Izquierdo C, Sanchez-Gonzalez B, Canaro-Hirnyk MI, Garcia-Donas G, Menor-Gomez M, Gil-Fernandez JJ, Monsalvo-Saornil S, de-Laiglesia A, Alvarez-Roman MT, Jarque-Ramos I, Llacer MJ, Pedrote-Amador B, Zafra-Torres D, Caparros-Miranda I, Ortuzar-Pasalodos A, Revilla-Calvo N, Bastida JM, Chica-Gullon E, Alvarellos M, Jimenez-Barcenas R, Bernat S, Martinez-Carballeira D, Lakhwani S, Lopez-Ansoar E, Moreno-Beltran ME, Lorenzo-Vizcaya A, Aguirre MA, Lasa-Eguialde M, Canet M, Gonzalez-Gascon-Y-Marin IT, Caballero-Navarro G, Cuesta A, Diaz-Lopez M, Arquero T, Moreno-Carbonell M, Mingot-Castellano ME; Spanish ITP Group (GEPTI) of the Spanish Society of Hematology and Hemotherapy (SEHH). Avatrombopag in immune thrombocytopenia: A real-world study of the Spanish ITP Group (GEPTI). Am J Hematol. 2024 Dec;99(12):2328-2339. doi: 10.1002/ajh.27498. Epub 2024 Oct 12.
• Background Virk ZM, Leaf RK, Kuter DJ, Goodarzi K, Connell NT, Connors JM, Al-Samkari H. Avatrombopag for adults with early versus chronic immune thrombocytopenia. Am J Hematol. 2024 Feb;99(2):155-162. doi: 10.1002/ajh.27080. Epub 2023 Dec 8.
• Background Yamaguchi H, Iino M, Kowata S, Yamamoto R, Yamanouchi J, Imamura Y, Kirito K, Yokoyama K, Ito T, Ishikawa T, Shiratsuchi M, Tomiyama Y, Kamiya H, Zhang J, Jamieson BD. A phase 3 study of the efficacy and safety of avatrombopag in Japanese adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia. Int J Hematol. 2025 Oct;122(4):521-532. doi: 10.1007/s12185-025-04001-4. Epub 2025 May 20.
• Background Tarantino MD, Bussel JB, Lee EJ, Jamieson BD. A phase 3, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled trial evaluating efficacy and safety of avatrombopag versus eltrombopag in ITP. Br J Haematol. 2023 Aug;202(4):897-899. doi: 10.1111/bjh.18908. Epub 2023 Jun 20. No abstract available.
• Background Mei H, Zhou H, Hou M, Sun J, Zhang L, Luo J, Jiang Z, Ye X, Xu Y, Lu J, Wang H, Hui A, Zhou Y, Hu Y. Avatrombopag for adult chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia: a randomized phase 3 trial in China. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2023 Jul 26;7(6):102158. doi: 10.1016/j.rpth.2023.102158. eCollection 2023 Aug.
• Background Jurczak W, Chojnowski K, Mayer J, Krawczyk K, Jamieson BD, Tian W, Allen LF. Phase 3 randomised study of avatrombopag, a novel thrombopoietin receptor agonist for the treatment of chronic immune thrombocytopenia. Br J Haematol. 2018 Nov;183(3):479-490. doi: 10.1111/bjh.15573. Epub 2018 Sep 7.
• Background Matzdorff A, Alesci SR, Gebhart J, Holzhauer S, Hutter-Kronke ML, Kuhne T, Meyer O, Ostermann H, Pabinger I, Rummel M, Sachs UJ, Stauch T, Trautmann-Grill K, Wormann B. Expert Report on Immune Thrombocytopenia: Current Diagnostics and Treatment - Recommendations from an Expert Group from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Oncol Res Treat. 2023;46 Suppl 2:5-44. doi: 10.1159/000529662. Epub 2023 Feb 14. No abstract available.
• Background Neunert C, Terrell DR, Arnold DM, Buchanan G, Cines DB, Cooper N, Cuker A, Despotovic JM, George JN, Grace RF, Kuhne T, Kuter DJ, Lim W, McCrae KR, Pruitt B, Shimanek H, Vesely SK. American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for immune thrombocytopenia. Blood Adv. 2019 Dec 10;3(23):3829-3866. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000966.
• Background Provan D, Arnold DM, Bussel JB, Chong BH, Cooper N, Gernsheimer T, Ghanima W, Godeau B, Gonzalez-Lopez TJ, Grainger J, Hou M, Kruse C, McDonald V, Michel M, Newland AC, Pavord S, Rodeghiero F, Scully M, Tomiyama Y, Wong RS, Zaja F, Kuter DJ. Updated international consensus report on the investigation and management of primary immune thrombocytopenia. Blood Adv. 2019 Nov 26;3(22):3780-3817. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000812.
• Background Rodeghiero F, Stasi R, Gernsheimer T, Michel M, Provan D, Arnold DM, Bussel JB, Cines DB, Chong BH, Cooper N, Godeau B, Lechner K, Mazzucconi MG, McMillan R, Sanz MA, Imbach P, Blanchette V, Kuhne T, Ruggeri M, George JN. Standardization of terminology, definitions and outcome criteria in immune thrombocytopenic purpura of adults and children: report from an international working group. Blood. 2009 Mar 12;113(11):2386-93. doi: 10.1182/blood-2008-07-162503. Epub 2008 Nov 12.
• Background Ghanima W, Godeau B, Cines DB, Bussel JB. How I treat immune thrombocytopenia: the choice between splenectomy or a medical therapy as a second-line treatment. Blood. 2012 Aug 2;120(5):960-9. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-12-309153. Epub 2012 Jun 26.

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