AI 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…
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Heavy 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…
High 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)…
Boosting 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…
Dental 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…
High 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…
Doptelet, Doptelet Sprinkle for pediatric ITP win FDA approval
Sobi’s Doptelet (avatrombopag), which is available as a tablet and an oral granule called Doptelet Sprinkle, is now approved in the U.S. for children…
Hormonal therapy does not seem to lighten heavy periods in VWD
Hormonal therapy may not be as effective as previously believed to control heavy menstrual bleeding in women with type 1 von Willebrand disease (VWD),…
Diagnosing, treating TTP promptly improves pregnancy outcomes
Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) during pregnancy must be distinguished from other conditions, monitored carefully, and treated promptly to ensure the best possible outcomes…
Gut bacteria types may influence ITP progression in children: Study
Children and adolescents newly diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) show clear differences in gut microbiota — the community of bacteria and other microbes living…
