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0390<br />

ELTROMBOPAG RAISES PLATELET COUNT AND REDUCES BLEEDING COMPARED WITH<br />

PLACEBO DURING SHORT-TERM TREATMENT IN CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC<br />

THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA: A PHASE III STUDY<br />

J. Bussel, 1 A. Provan, 2 T. Shamsi, 3 G. Cheng, 4 L. Kovaleva, 5 N. Stone, 6<br />

B. Mayer, 6 R. Poulin, 6 M. Arning 6<br />

1 Weill Medical College Cornell University, NEW YORK, USA; 2 Southampton<br />

General Hospital, SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom; 3 Bismallah Taquee<br />

Inst. Health Sciences, KARACHI, Pakistan; 4 Chinese University <strong>of</strong> Hong Kong,<br />

SHATIN, Hongkong (China); 5 <strong>Hematology</strong> Research Center, MOSCOW, Russian<br />

Federation; 6 GlaxoSmithKline, COLLEGEVILLE, USA<br />

Background. Chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a<br />

disease characterized by increased platelet destruction and impaired<br />

platelet production. In a previous, large phase II study, eltrombopag, a<br />

novel, non-peptide, oral platelet growth factor, increased platelet counts<br />

in adults with chronic ITP. Aims. In this global, randomized, doubleblind,<br />

placebo-controlled, phase III trial, <strong>the</strong> safety and efficacy <strong>of</strong> eltrombopag<br />

was studied in adults with chronic ITP and platelet counts<br />

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