Researchers have developed two novel antibody-based therapies that may be used to treat antibody-mediated autoimmune diseases such as immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), according to a…
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NewsSeragene lands funding for new therapies for bleeding disorders
Seragene Therapeutics has received funding from Pathway to Cures, the venture philanthropy fund of the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF), to advance the…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsEarly plasma therapy helps woman with TTP deliver healthy baby
A 36-year-old woman in China with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) successfully delivered a healthy baby after preventive plasma therapy was started early in pregnancy,…
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NewsPlatelet function test may better gauge bleeding danger in ITP
An assessment of platelet function, rather than platelet counts alone, may better reflect bleeding severity and treatment response in people with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP),…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsScholarship for students affected by bleeding disorders now open
Applications are now open for the 2026 Eric Dostie Memorial College Scholarships, which will award $1,000 each to 10 qualifying students whose lives have…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsSteroids, IVIG key in successful management of severe immune TTP
Adults with severe immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) who are at a high risk of bleeding may be managed in a hospital’s emergency department…
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NewsIn children with new ITP, Promacta works better than standard care
In a large, investigator-initiated clinical trial, about twice as many children and adolescents with newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) achieved a sustained platelet response…
A 3-year-old boy in Texas was the first known person with two bleeding disorders — type 1 von Willebrand disease (VWD) and hemophilia…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsBlood clots in spleen were unusual first sign in case of acquired TTP
A young man with unusual blood clots in the spleen was ultimately diagnosed with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) — also known as acquired…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsPlatelet-boosting treatment curbs bleeding for ITP patients
Oral hetrombopag safely boosts platelet counts and reduces bleeding and the need for rescue therapy in adults with persistent immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who have…
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