Platelet Responses After Tapering and Discontinuation of Fostamatinib in Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Continuation of the Fostasur Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Study Population
2.3. Variables
2.4. Sample Size
2.5. Analysis Plan
2.6. Ethical Considerations
3. Results
3.1. Comparison Between Eligible and Ineligible Patients for the T/D Protocol
3.2. Comparison Between Patients That Achieved an SROT and the Rest of Patients
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Global (n = 61) | Tapering (n = 13) | No Tapering (n = 48) | Statistics p Value | |
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Female (n, %) | 33 (54.1) | 8 (61.5) | 25 (52.1) | 0.54 |
Age at fostamatinib start, years (median, IQR) | 59 (49–78) | 58 (42.5–61.5) | 63 (48.5–74.5) | 0.14 |
ITP type: (n; %) Chronic Persistent Newly diagnosed | 45 (73.8) 10 (16.4) 6 (9.8) | 9 (69.2) 2 (15.4) 2 (15.4) | 36 (75) 8 (16.7) 4 (8.3) | 0.86 |
Time from diagnosis to fostamatinib, months (median, IQR) | 18 (3.8–119.8) | 47 (5.5–117) | 35 (8–97) | 0.11 |
Platelets at ITP diagnosis (×109/L)(median, IQR) | 13 (6–24) | 6.5 (2–11.5) | 9.5 (3.3–23) | 0.65 |
Platelets at fostamatinib start (×109/L) (median, IQR) | 16 (7.8–41.3) | 15 (5–48) | 20 (12–47.6) | 0.24 |
WHO bleeding score > 1 at fostamatinib start (n, %) | 9 (14.8) | 4 (31) | 5 (10.4) | 0.15 |
3 or more lines of treatment (n,%) Steroids Romiplostim Eltrombopag TPO-RA refractory ¨ Rituximab Splenectomy | 56 (91.8) 61(100) 30 (59) 43 (70.5) 34 (66) 14 (25) 7 (15.9) | 11 (84.6) 13 (100) 8 (61.5) 9 (69) 5 (38.5) 5 (38.5) 4 (30.8) | 45 (93.8) 48 (100) 22 (45.9) 34 (70.8) 29 (60.4) 9 (18.8) 3 (6.3) | 0.34 |
Other concomitant treatment at fostamatinib start (n, %) Steroids Immunoglobulins Eltrombopag Romiplostim | 22 (23) 17 (27.9) 6 (9.8) 3 (4.9) | 7 (54) 6 (46) 1 (7.7) 1 (7.7) | 16 (33) 13 (27.1) 4 (8.3) 1 (2.1) | 0.30 |
Overall Response:(n, %) No response Response Complete response | 44/61 (72.1) 17/61 (27.9) 29/61 (47.5) 15/61 (24.6) | 13 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 13 (100) | 31 (64.6) 0 (0) 15 (31.3) 16 (33.3) | 0.04 |
Time to response, days (median, IQR) Time to complete response, days (median, IQR) | 38 (22–110) 28 (15.5–108.5) | 38.5 (17.8–62.3) 28 (17.5–98.3) | 40 (22–102.5) 29 (14–77) | 0.09 0.18 |
Rescue treatment * (n, %) | 15 (24.6) | 2 (15.4) | 13 (27.1) | 0.11 |
Comorbidity | n (%) |
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Hypertension | 28 (45.9) |
Obesity/Overweight | 15 (24.6) |
Dyslipidemia | 14 (22.9) |
Heart disease | 9 (14.8) |
Diabetes | 8 (13.1) |
Arterial thrombosis | 8 (13.1) |
Smoking | 7 (11.5) |
Overweight | 7 (11.5) |
Venous thrombosis | 6 (9.8) * |
Liver disease | 2 (3.3) |
Respiratory pathology | 1 (1.6) |
Renal insufficiency | 1 (1.6) |
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Mingot-Castellano, M.E.; García-Donas, G.; Campos-Álvarez, R.M.; de Mora, M.C.F.-S.; Luis-Navarro, J.; Domínguez-Rodríguez, J.F.; del Mar Nieto-Hernández, M.; Sánchez-Bazán, I.; Yera-Cobo, M.; Cardesa-Cabrera, R.; et al. Platelet Responses After Tapering and Discontinuation of Fostamatinib in Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Continuation of the Fostasur Study. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 6294. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13216294
Mingot-Castellano ME, García-Donas G, Campos-Álvarez RM, de Mora MCF-S, Luis-Navarro J, Domínguez-Rodríguez JF, del Mar Nieto-Hernández M, Sánchez-Bazán I, Yera-Cobo M, Cardesa-Cabrera R, et al. Platelet Responses After Tapering and Discontinuation of Fostamatinib in Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Continuation of the Fostasur Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(21):6294. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13216294
Chicago/Turabian StyleMingot-Castellano, María Eva, Gloria García-Donas, Rosa María Campos-Álvarez, María Carmen Fernández-Sánchez de Mora, Josefa Luis-Navarro, Juan Francisco Domínguez-Rodríguez, María del Mar Nieto-Hernández, Irene Sánchez-Bazán, Maria Yera-Cobo, Rocio Cardesa-Cabrera, and et al. 2024. "Platelet Responses After Tapering and Discontinuation of Fostamatinib in Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Continuation of the Fostasur Study" Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 21: 6294. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13216294
APA StyleMingot-Castellano, M. E., García-Donas, G., Campos-Álvarez, R. M., de Mora, M. C. F. -S., Luis-Navarro, J., Domínguez-Rodríguez, J. F., del Mar Nieto-Hernández, M., Sánchez-Bazán, I., Yera-Cobo, M., Cardesa-Cabrera, R., Jiménez-Gonzalo, F. J., Caparrós-Miranda, I., Entrena-Ureña, L., Herrera, S. J., Fernández Jiménez, D., Díaz-Canales, D., Moreno-Carrasco, G., Calderón-Cabrera, C., Núñez-Vázquez, R. J., ... Jiménez Bárcenas, R., on behalf of Grupo Andaluz de Coagulopatías (GACC). (2024). Platelet Responses After Tapering and Discontinuation of Fostamatinib in Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Continuation of the Fostasur Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(21), 6294. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13216294