Use of the novel thrombopoietin receptor-agonist romiplostim, in combination with steroids and immunoglobulins for the increase of platelets prior to splenectomy, in refractory immune thrombocytopenia:  a case report.

Sivera, Piera; Ruella, Marco; Gueli, Angela; Hu, Huijing; Wade, Muhamed; Tarella, Corrado

Use of the novel thrombopoietin receptor-agonist romiplostim, in combination with steroids and immunoglobulins for the increase of platelets prior to splenectomy, in refractory immune thrombocytopenia: a case report.

Sivera, Piera; Ruella, Marco; Gueli, Angela; Hu, Huijing; Wade, Muhamed; Tarella, Corrado.

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Sivera P; S.C.D.U. Ematologia e Terapie Cellulari, A.O. Ord. Mauriziano-Umberto I, Torino, Italy.

Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis ; 23(4): 331-4, 2012 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22343685

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Blood Platelets/drug effects; Immunoglobulins/therapeutic use; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/drug therapy; Receptors, Fc/therapeutic use; Receptors, Thrombopoietin/agonists; Recombinant Fusion Proteins/therapeutic use; Steroids/therapeutic use; Thrombopoietin/therapeutic use; Adult; Female; Humans; Platelet Count; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/blood; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/surgery; Splenectomy/methods

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Steroids / Thrombopoietin / Blood Platelets / Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Immunoglobulins / Receptors, Fc / Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Receptors, Thrombopoietin Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis Journal subject: ANGIOLOGIA / HEMATOLOGIA Year: 2012 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Italy Country of publication: United kingdom

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