Thrombopoietin-Receptor Agonists for Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia.

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Thrombopoietin-Receptor Agonists for Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia.

N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 25;365(8):734-741

Authors: Imbach P, Crowther M

Abstract
A young woman with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who has been treated with a thrombopoietin-receptor agonist presents for advice regarding long-term treatment. The agents in this therapeutic class, romiplostim and eltrombopag, are effective in increasing platelet counts.

PMID: 21864167 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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