People with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) who also have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) — have different symptoms and longer periods without disease relapse…
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NewsIanalumab lengthens time patients can maintain safe platelet levels
A Phase 3 clinical trial testing ianalumab (VAY736) in combination with Promacta (eltrombopag) in people with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) has met its main…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsMore Haemate-P use could mean big cost savings for Spain: Study
Increasing the use of Haemate-P to treat von Willebrand disease (VWD) could yield substantial savings for the healthcare system in Spain, a study found.
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsPlatelet transfusion tied to much higher risk of death in TTP: Study
Platelet transfusions more than double the risk of death among people with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), according to a review of published studies.
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsAI predicts how kids with ITP will respond to rituximab infusion
Artificial intelligence (AI) can accurately predict a response to the second-line therapy rituximab in children and adolescents with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), according to a…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsHeavy menstrual bleeding prevalent in women with VWD
About two-thirds of women with von Willebrand disease (VWD) experience heavy menstrual bleeding, according to a study from Sweden. Data also showed that…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsHigh blood pressure may have no effect on acute TTP recovery
There appears to be no link between high blood pressure in the first two days after an acute episode of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsBoosting platelet counts in ITP is aim of efgartigimod study
A Phase 3 trial testing efgartigimod administered into a vein in adults with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is still enrolling participants and its top-line…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsDental procedures may lead to bleeding in VWD, hemophilia
People with von Willebrand disease (VWD) or hemophilia may experience bleeding complications after dental procedures, a new study highlights. Bleeding after such procedures, notably…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsHigh LDH may signal mortality risk in immune-mediated TTP
High levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the blood — a sign that tissues and organs may have been damaged — may also signal a…
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