Abstract:
:The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rituximab in the treatment of patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). A prospective study was performed at Mubarak Al-Kabeer University Hospital involving the use of rituximab in 14 patients who had previously been treated with steroids, steroid sparing drugs, and splenectomy. Several variables have been collected and analyzed including age, gender, treatment received prior to rituximab, co-morbid condition, platelet count before treatment, response to treatment, duration of response, relapses, response to re-treatment, and adverse effects. Of the 14 treated patients, complete remission was achieved in 11 patients, partial remission in two patients, and no response in one patient. Median duration of responses were 12.5 months, ranging from 2 to 19 months. Four patients had at least one relapse. Responses were seen in splenectomized and non-splenectomized patients. This study is the first attempt to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rituximab in the treatment of ITP in the Middle East area. Our findings support the result of other case reports, case series, and pilot studies; however, a randomized control trial is needed to confirm the results of our study.
journal_name
Ann Hematoljournal_title
Annals of hematologyauthors
Alasfoor K,Alrasheed M,Alsayegh F,Mousa SAdoi
10.1007/s00277-008-0574-9subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-03-01 00:00:00pages
239-43issue
3eissn
0939-5555issn
1432-0584journal_volume
88pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1997-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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