Mycophenolate Mofetil for First-Line Treatment of Immune Thrombocytopenia.
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Drug Therapy, Combination
Fatigue
/ chemically induced
Female
Glucocorticoids
/ adverse effects
Hemorrhage
/ etiology
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents
/ adverse effects
Male
Middle Aged
Mycophenolic Acid
/ adverse effects
Platelet Count
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic
/ complications
Quality of Life
Young Adult
Journal
The New England journal of medicine
ISSN: 1533-4406
Titre abrégé: N Engl J Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0255562
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 09 2021
02 09 2021
Historique:
entrez:
1
9
2021
pubmed:
2
9
2021
medline:
18
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Immune thrombocytopenia is a rare autoimmune disorder with associated bleeding risk and fatigue. Recommended first-line treatment for immune thrombocytopenia is high-dose glucocorticoids, but side effects, variable responses, and high relapse rates are serious drawbacks. In this multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled trial conducted in the United Kingdom, we assigned adult patients with immune thrombocytopenia, in a 1:1 ratio, to first-line treatment with a glucocorticoid only (standard care) or combined glucocorticoid and mycophenolate mofetil. The primary efficacy outcome was treatment failure, defined as a platelet count of less than 30×10 A total of 120 patients with immune thrombocytopenia underwent randomization (52.4% male; mean age, 54 years [range 17 to 87]; mean platelet level, 7×10 The addition of mycophenolate mofetil to a glucocorticoid for first-line treatment of immune thrombocytopenia resulted in greater response and a lower risk of refractory or relapsed immune thrombocytopenia, but with somewhat decreased quality of life. (Funded by the U.K. National Institute for Health Research; FLIGHT ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03156452; EudraCT number, 2017-001171-23.).
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Immune thrombocytopenia is a rare autoimmune disorder with associated bleeding risk and fatigue. Recommended first-line treatment for immune thrombocytopenia is high-dose glucocorticoids, but side effects, variable responses, and high relapse rates are serious drawbacks.
METHODS
In this multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled trial conducted in the United Kingdom, we assigned adult patients with immune thrombocytopenia, in a 1:1 ratio, to first-line treatment with a glucocorticoid only (standard care) or combined glucocorticoid and mycophenolate mofetil. The primary efficacy outcome was treatment failure, defined as a platelet count of less than 30×10
RESULTS
A total of 120 patients with immune thrombocytopenia underwent randomization (52.4% male; mean age, 54 years [range 17 to 87]; mean platelet level, 7×10
CONCLUSIONS
The addition of mycophenolate mofetil to a glucocorticoid for first-line treatment of immune thrombocytopenia resulted in greater response and a lower risk of refractory or relapsed immune thrombocytopenia, but with somewhat decreased quality of life. (Funded by the U.K. National Institute for Health Research; FLIGHT ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03156452; EudraCT number, 2017-001171-23.).
Identifiants
pubmed: 34469646
doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2100596
doi:
Substances chimiques
Glucocorticoids
0
Immunosuppressive Agents
0
Mycophenolic Acid
HU9DX48N0T
Banques de données
ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT03156452']
EudraCT
['2017-001171-23']
Types de publication
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
885-895Subventions
Organisme : National Institute on Handicapped Research
ID : PB-PG-0815-20016
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