New trends in the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors:
K. Žibřidová 1; E. Konířová 2; M. Košťál 1
Authors‘ workplace:
IV. interní hematologická klinika LF UK a FN Hradec Králové
1; 1. interní klinika – klinika hematologie 1. LF UK a VFN v Praze
2
Published in:
Transfuze Hematol. dnes,28, 2022, No. 3, p. 144-149.
Category:
Review/Educational Papers
doi:
https://doi.org/10.48095/cctahd2022prolekare.cz10
Overview
Treatment of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) underwent certain changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to traditional first-line therapy, thrombopoietin receptor agonists therapy and combination of immunosuppressants have achieved a stronger position in recent years. Nevertheless, there are still refractory cases that require a more aggressive approach or the administration of the new targeted drugs outside the approved indications or studies. The COVID-19 pandemic itself and the subsequent boom in vaccination are often the only unequivocal causes of new cases of ITP diagnosed in the previous two years. The aim of this article is to summarize the current treatment recommendations and highlight possible new therapeutic options according to our single-centre experience.
Keywords:
COVID-19 – immunosuppressive therapy – immune thrombocytopenia – TPO receptor agonists
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