Regulatory authorities in Brazil have approved the oral therapy Tavalisse (fostamatinib disodium hexahydrate) for adults with chronic …
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NewsNewborn boy’s unusual bleeding leads to rare von Willebrand diagnosis
A newborn boy with unusual bleeding symptoms was diagnosed with a rare form of von Willebrand disease (VWD) linked to two inherited variants in…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsADAMTS13 enzyme key to pregnancy success in TTP rat study
The lack of a key enzyme in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) may threaten fetal survival during pregnancy, according to a study involving rats. Researchers…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsSYK inhibitors show promise as chronic primary ITP treatment option: Study
Spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitors, including Tavalisse (fostamatinib disodium hexahydrate), may be effective treatments for adults with chronic primary ITP,…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsiTTP cases, related complications rise in Germany, study finds
Cases of immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) rose in Germany from 2011 to 2021, with patients also experiencing more severe complications despite advances in…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsCAR T-cell immunotherapy shows early benefit in lupus-related ITP
Six people with treatment-resistant immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and underlying systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) all achieved clinical responses to CAR T-cell immunotherapy, according to a…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsStar injection therapy awarded FDA breakthrough status for VWD
Star Therapeutics‘ experimental therapy VGA039, developed to prevent bleeding in von Willebrand disease (VWD), has been granted both rare pediatric disease and breakthrough…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsAdding iptacopan leads to recovery in case of man with resistant iTTP
A man’s severe case of treatment-resistant immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) — which resulted in severe anemia despite more than a week spent in…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsUS study highlights key gaps in mental health support for those with iTTP
People diagnosed with immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) in the U.S. report significant unmet healthcare needs, particularly related to mental health support and relapse…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsSingle dose of CAR T-cell therapy puts 3 autoimmune diseases in remission
A woman with an extremely rare combination of three autoimmune diseases — immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), and antiphospholipid syndrome — has been…
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