Predictors for eltrombopag response in patients with hepatitis C virus-associated thrombocytopenia

Autor: Elbedewy TA, Elsebaey MA, Elshweikh SA, Elashry H, Abd-Elsalam S
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, Vol Volume 15, Pp 269-274 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1178-203X
Popis: Tamer A Elbedewy,1 Mohamed A Elsebaey,1 Samah A Elshweikh,1 Heba Elashry,2 Sherief Abd-Elsalam2 1Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt; 2Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt Background and aims: Thrombocytopenia is a common hematological abnormality observed in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). The use of eltrombopag has been approved for HCV-associated thrombocytopenia. This is the first study aiming to determine the predictive factors of response to eltrombopag therapy in patients with HCV-associated thrombocytopenia. Patients and methods: This prospective study was carried out on 130 patients with chronic HCV-associated thrombocytopenia (
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