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González-López TJ, Sánchez-González B, Jarque I, Bernat S, Fernández-Fuertes F, Caparrós I, Soto I, Fernández-Rodríguez A, Bolaños E, Pérez-Rus G, Pascual C, Hernández-Rivas JA, López-Ansoar E, Gómez-Nuñez M, Martínez-Robles V, Olivera P, Yera Cobo M, Peñarrubia MJ, Fernández-Miñano C, de Cabo E, Martínez Badas MP, Perdomo G, García-Frade LJ. Use of eltrombopag for patients 65 years old or older with immune thrombocytopenia. Eur J Haematol 2020; 104:259-270. [PMID: 31840311 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Eltrombopag is useful for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). However, results of clinical trials may not accurately mirror clinical practice reality. Here we evaluated eltrombopag for primary and secondary ITP in our ≥65-year-old population. METHODS A total of 106 primary ITP patients (16 with newly diagnosed ITP, 16 with persistent ITP, and 74 with chronic ITP) and 39 secondary ITP patients (20 with ITP secondary to immune disorders, 7 with ITP secondary to infectious diseases, and 12 with ITP secondary to lymphoproliferative disorders [LPD]) were retrospectively evaluated. RESULTS Median age of our cohort was 76 (interquartile range, IQR, 70-81) years. 75.9% of patients yielded a platelet response including 66.2% complete responders. Median time to platelet response was 14 (IQR, 8-21) days. Median time on response was 320 (IQR, 147-526) days. Sixty-three adverse events (AEs), mainly grade 1-2, occurred. The most common were hepatobiliary laboratory abnormalities (HBLAs) and headaches. One transient ischemic attack in a newly diagnosed ITP and two self-limited pulmonary embolisms in secondary ITP were the only thrombotic events observed. CONCLUSION Eltrombopag showed efficacy and safety in ITP patients aged ≥65 years with primary and secondary ITP. However, efficacy results in LPD-ITP were poor. A relatively high number of deaths were observed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tomás José González-López
- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain.,Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario La Fé, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital de La Plana, Castellón, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínico de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo (Asturias), Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Orense, Orense, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario Vall de Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital del Bierzo, Ponferrada (León), Spain
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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Paul S, Jain N, Ferrajoli A, O'Brien S, Burger J, Keating M, Wierda W. A phase
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trial of eltrombopag for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (
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) and thrombocytopenia. Br J Haematol 2018; 185:606-608. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.15581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shilpa Paul
- Division of Pharmacy the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston TXUSA
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- Department of Leukemia the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston TXUSA
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- Department of Leukemia the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston TXUSA
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- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California Irvine Medical Center Orange CA USA
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- Department of Leukemia the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston TXUSA
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- Department of Leukemia the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston TXUSA
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- Department of Leukemia the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston TXUSA
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Santoro C, Volpicelli P, Baldacci E, Ferrara G, Di Rocco A, Ferretti A, Porrazzo M, Mazzucconi MG. Repeated successful use of eltrombopag in chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia: description of an intriguing case. Clin Case Rep 2017; 5:1385-1388. [PMID: 28781864 PMCID: PMC5538052 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO‐RAs) are used as effective alternative treatments in ITP patients unresponsive to first‐/second‐line therapies. TPO‐RAs can also be used to normalize platelet count to safely perform invasive procedures and chemotherapy, in case of malignancies. In few responsive patients, TPO‐RAs can be suspended maintaining a sustained response.
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- Cristina Santoro
- Hematology Department of Cellular Biotechnology and Hematology "Sapienza" University of Rome Italy
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- Hematology Department of Cellular Biotechnology and Hematology "Sapienza" University of Rome Italy
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- Hematology Department of Cellular Biotechnology and Hematology "Sapienza" University of Rome Italy
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- Hematology Department of Cellular Biotechnology and Hematology "Sapienza" University of Rome Italy
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- Hematology Department of Cellular Biotechnology and Hematology "Sapienza" University of Rome Italy
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- Hematology Department of Cellular Biotechnology and Hematology "Sapienza" University of Rome Italy
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- Hematology Department of Cellular Biotechnology and Hematology "Sapienza" University of Rome Italy
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González-López TJ, Alvarez-Román MT, Pascual C, Sánchez-González B, Fernández-Fuentes F, Pérez-Rus G, Hernández-Rivas JA, Bernat S, Bastida JM, Martínez-Badas MP, Martínez-Robles V, Soto I, Olivera P, Bolaños E, Alonso R, Entrena L, Gómez-Nuñez M, Alonso A, Yera Cobo M, Caparrós I, Tenorio M, Arrieta-Cerdán E, Lopez-Ansoar E, García-Frade J, González-Porras JR. Use of eltrombopag for secondary immune thrombocytopenia in clinical practice. Br J Haematol 2017; 178:959-970. [PMID: 28573819 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Eltrombopag is a second-line treatment in primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). However, its role in secondary ITP is unknown. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of eltrombopag in secondary ITP in daily clinical practice. Eighty-seven secondary ITP patients (46 with ITP secondary to autoimmune syndromes, 23 with ITP secondary to a neoplastic disease subtype: lymphoproliferative disorders [LPDs] and 18 with ITP secondary to viral infections) who had been treated with eltrombopag were retrospectively evaluated. Forty-four patients (38%) had a platelet response, including 40 (35%) with complete responses. Median time to platelet response was 15 days (95% confidence interval, 7-28 days), and was longer in the LPD-ITP group. Platelet response rate was significantly lower in the LPD-ITP than in other groups. However, having achieved response, there were no significant differences between the durable response of the groups. Forty-three patients (49·4%) experienced adverse events (mainly grade 1-2), the commonest being hepatobiliary laboratory abnormalities. There were 10 deaths in this case series, all of which were related to pre-existing medical conditions. In routine clinical practice, eltrombopag is effective and well-tolerated in unselected patients with ITP secondary to both immune and infectious disorders. However, the response rate in LPD-ITP is low.
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- Department of Haematology, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Hospital de La Plana, Castellón, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, IBSAL-Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo (Asturias), Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Hospital Universitario Valle de Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Parc Sanitari Taulí, Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Hospital Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Hospital Clínico de Málaga, Malaga, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Orense, Orense, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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Variables affecting evaluation and publication of oncology case reports: a systematic analysis. Int J Biol Markers 2016; 31:e456-e460. [PMID: 27834462 DOI: 10.5301/jbm.5000237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Studies on factors affecting editorial decisions of scientific journals are scarce. In this study, we focused on case reports submitted to oncology journals and analyzed whether their nature or other relevant variables affected the chances of their acceptance. METHODS We analyzed case reports submitted to 2 oncology journals: Tumori Journal and The International Journal of Biological Markers, and split them into 3 predefined groups: those (a) describing rare or unusual presentation of diseases, (b) describing the side effects of an intervention or (c) describing the success of a novel intervention. Publication status was retrospectively retrieved from the submission system, and acceptance rates were calculated taking into account other variables including geographic location of corresponding author. RESULTS A total of 326 case reports were suitable for analysis. The acceptance rate was 35.4% for group (a), 27.9% for group (b), 19.6% for group (c) (p = 0.01). After correcting for other variables, the odds ratio (OR) of being accepted for group (c) was 0.58 (95% CI, 0.33-1.00) compared with the other groups combined. There was a highly significant difference of acceptance rates between manuscripts with authors coming from developed vs. developing countries that remained significant (OR = 5.94; 95% CI, 3.05-10.09) after correcting for multiple variables. CONCLUSIONS The nature of a case report in oncology may affect acceptance rate, with case reports describing successful approaches or side effects of treatment being accepted with a higher frequency then case reports describing a rare clinical or diagnostic scenario. Also, works coming from developed countries are accepted significantly more frequently than case reports coming from developing countries.
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