Eltrombopag Effectiveness and Tolerability in Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Meta-Analysis

Autor: Hafiz Abdul Waqas Ahmed MD, Ahmed Taher Masoud MD, Jia Han MD, PhD, Ahmed Adel Sofy MD, Ahmed Saeed Ahmed MD, Ahmed Taha Abdesattart MD, Emmanuel Kwateng Drokow MD, PhD, Kai Sun MD, PhD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, Vol 27 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1938-2723
10760296
DOI: 10.1177/10760296211005555
Popis: Eltrombopag is an orally administered, non-peptide, thrombopoietin receptor agonist which initiates thrombopoietin signaling and stimulates the production of normally functioning platelet. We aimed to do a systematic review and meta-analysis of currently available published data to verify whether eltrombopag treatment in patients with chronic immune-mediated thrombocytopenia can prolong survival. We searched for published, randomized, controlled trials in PubMed, Cochrane and Scopus databases using the following search strategy (“Eltrombopag” OR “Benzoates” OR “Hydrazines”) AND (“Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura” OR “immune thrombocytopenia” OR “Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpuras” OR “Immune Thrombocytopenia” OR “Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia” OR “Werlhof”). The pooled relative risk (RR) showed that eltrombopag group has significantly higher overall platelet response than placebo group (MD = 3.42, 95% CI [2.51, 4.65], P > .0001); pooled results were homogenous ( P = .27, I 2 = 22%). The pooled relative risk showed that eltrombopag group has lower incidence of any bleeding than placebo group (MD = 0.65, 95% CI [0.48, 0.87], P = .003); pooled results were heterogenous ( P = .001, I 2 = 75%) and the detected heterogeneity was best resolved after excluding Bussel et al ( P = .10). Homogeneous results were still favored eltrombopag group (MD = 0.75, 95% CI [0.60, 0.93], P = .008).
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