Mitrovic M, Elezovic I, Suvajdzic-Vukovic N
Clinic of Haematology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
J Clin Pharm Ther. 2016 Jun;41(3):351-353. doi: 10.1111/jcpt.12359. Epub 2016 Feb 6.
Although thrombopoietin receptor agonists are a second-line treatment for refractory immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), we lack guidelines recommending maintenance modality in patients who achieve complete remission (CR).
We report a patient with refractory ITP who achieved CR on romiplostim. Obtaining romiplostim for 6 months of therapy, we decided to try extending this by modifying the standard treatment regimen. Romiplostim was successfully administered 'on-demand', only if the patient's platelet count dropped below 150 × 10 /L, over a period of 12 months.
The strategy of 'on-demand' therapy is a promising procedure for the maintenance of response, lowering costs and improving treatment safety.
尽管血小板生成素受体激动剂是难治性免疫性血小板减少症(ITP)的二线治疗药物,但对于达到完全缓解(CR)的患者,我们缺乏推荐维持治疗方式的指南。
我们报告一例难治性ITP患者,使用罗米司亭后达到CR。在获得罗米司亭进行6个月治疗后,我们决定尝试通过修改标准治疗方案来延长治疗时间。在12个月的时间里,仅当患者血小板计数降至低于150×10⁹/L时,才成功“按需”给予罗米司亭。
“按需”治疗策略是维持缓解、降低成本和提高治疗安全性的一种有前景的方法。