A pilot phase I dose finding safety study of the thrombopoietin-receptor agonist, eltrombopag, in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome treated with azacitidine.

OBJECTIVES: Thrombocytopenia is an independent adverse prognostic factor in patients with Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Azacitidine, first-line treatment for the majority of patients with higher-risk MDS, is associated with aggravated thrombocytopenia during the first cycles. Eltrombopag is a nov...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Svensson, T, Chowdhury, O, Garelius, H, Lorenz, F, Saft, L, Jacobsen, SE, Hellström-Lindberg, E, Cherif, H
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: 2014