A novel recombinant human thrombopoietin therapy for the management of immune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of recombinant human thrombopoietin (rhTPO) for the management of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) during pregnancy. Pregnant patients with ITP were enrolled in the study if they had a platelet count less than 30 × 109/L, were experiencing bleeding manifestations, had failed to respond to corticosteroids and/or intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), and had developed refractoriness to platelet transfusion. Thirty-one patients received rhTPO at an initial dose of 300 U/kg once daily for 14 days. Twenty-three patients responded (74.2%), including 10 complete responders (>100 × 109/L) and 13 responders (30-100 × 109/L). It appears that rhTPO ameliorated the bleeding symptoms remarkably, even in the nonresponders. rhTPO was well tolerated. Dizziness, fatigue, and pain at an injection site were reported in 1 patient each. No congenital disease or developmental delays were observed in the infants in a median follow-up of 53 (range, 39-68) weeks. In conclusion, rhTPO is a potentially safe and effective treatment choice for patients with ITP during pregnancy. Our work has paved the way for further study on the clinical application of rhTPO and other thrombopoietic agents for the management of ITP during pregnancy. This study is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02391272.

• Authors: Zhangyuan Kong, Ping Qin, Shan Xiao, Hai Zhou, Hong Li, Renchi Yang, Xiaofan Liu, Jianmin Luo, Zhichun Li, Guochao Ji, Zhongguang Cui, Yusheng Bai, Yuxia Wu, Linlin Shao, Jun Peng, Jun Ma, Ming Hou
• Journal: Blood (Blood) Vol. 130 Issue 9 Pg. 1097-1103 (08 31 2017) ISSN: 1528-0020 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 28630121 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: © 2017 by The American Society of Hematology.

Chemical References

• Recombinant Proteins
• Thrombopoietin

Topics

• Adult
• Female
• Hemorrhage (drug therapy)
• Humans
• Infant, Newborn
• Platelet Count
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic (blood, drug therapy)
• Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic (blood, drug therapy)
• Recombinant Proteins (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Thrombopoietin (adverse effects, blood, therapeutic use)