A Trial of Antenatal Treatment of Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia, Fetal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia focused on measuring Alloimmune thrombocytopenia, Fetal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Pregnant women are eligible for inclusion into the Very High Risk Group if they: are PLA-1 (platelet antigen A1) negative and have known platelet incompatibility with their fetus have had a previous child who suffered an antenatal hemorrhage prior to 28 weeks gestation (as best as could be estimated) are less than 19 weeks gestation Pregnant women are eligible for inclusion into the High Risk Group if they: are PLA-1 negative and have known platelet incompatibility with the fetus have had a previous child who suffered an antenatal hemorrhage after 28 weeks gestation (as best as could be estimated) are between 12-30 weeks gestation Pregnant women are eligible for inclusion into the Standard Risk Group if they: are PLA-1 negative and have known platelet incompatibility with the fetus have not had a previous child who suffered an antenatal hemorrhage are between 20-30 weeks gestation Exclusion Criteria: Women are not eligible for inclusion into the Very High Risk Group if they: have had a previous child who suffered an antenatal hemorrhage after 28 weeks gestation are greater than 19 weeks gestation Women are not eligible for inclusion into the High Risk Group if they: have had a previous child who suffered an antenatal hemorrhage prior to 28 weeks gestation are greater than 30 weeks gestation Women are not eligible for inclusion into the Standard Risk Group if they: have had a previous child who suffered an antenatal hemorrhage are greater than 30 weeks gestation
Sites / Locations
- New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
IVIG x 2
IVIG x 1 + prednisone
IVIG 2 g/kg/wk divided into 2 infusions per week for women with a fetus affected by FNAIT
IVIG 1 g/kg/wk in 1 infusion per week + prednisone 0.5 mg po daily for women with a fetus affected by FNAIT