Active clinical trials for "Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic"

This phase 1 single ascending dose study will provide a first in human assessment of safety and tolerability of PF-06755347 in healthy adult males as well as adult males and females with Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP). Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics will also be evaluated.

This study is designed to investigate the safety of a single infusion of GMA161 in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, as well as, the way the drug enters and leaves the body. In addition, throughout the study, platelet counts and other blood cell numbers will be measured. NOTE: A decision was made to terminate this study in June 2008 due to low enrollment.

Immune thrombocytopenia is an acquired autoimmune disease, in which platelets are opsonized by auto-antibodies and destroyed by phagocytic cells .Genetic polymorphisms in the immune mediators have been suggested to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of many autoimmune disorders . Several genetic polymorphisms of the immune system genes have been described in ITP such as interleukins, tumor necrosis factors (TNF) alpha and beta, and interferon-gamma., These polymorphisms were found to be associated with an increased risk of ITP progression or exacerbation .CD40 is a co-stimulatory 4348 kDa glycoprotein molecule composed of 277 amino acid residues which belongs to the tumor necrosis family. It is encoded by a gene which is located at chromosome 20q11-13, expressed mainly on antigen presenting cells (APCs), some non-immune cells and tumors.Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) is a collective term for a large and heterogeneous group of circulating autoantibody. Reflecting their clinical importance, ANA are diagnostic, prognostic or classification criteria for many autoimmune diseases.

The project was undertaking by Qilu Hospital of Shandong University in China. In order to report the efficacy and safety of caffeic acid tablets combining with high-dose dexamethasone for the treatment of adults with newly-diagnosed primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).

The purpose of the study is to determine safety, efficacy, tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of ARGX-113 in Patients with Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia.

This is a study of two treatment pathways [Standard steroid treatment versus combined steroid and Mycophenolate (MMF)] for subjects with newly diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP). ITP is an illness that causes bruising and bleeding due to a low platelet count (blood cells essential for normal clotting). Patients are first given high dose steroids but most suffer side effects (e.g. difficulty sleeping, weight gain, moods swings, high blood pressure and diabetes). In addition, the majority of patients become ill again when the steroids are stopped - only about 20% stay well long term. ITP is relatively rare, non-cancerous in nature and the rare impact on survival of ITP have prevented it from being a priority for research funding, with first line treatment being unsatisfactory and unchallenged for decades. This underestimates the profound adverse impact an ITP diagnosis and its treatment has on individual patients, many of whom are young. MMF is often used as the next stage treatment for ITP and it works well. However, it can take up to 2 months to work during which patients continue to be at risk of bleeding, bruising, fatigue and usually need more steroids which they find intolerable. They are required to come to hospital for weekly blood tests and for many this impacts on work. We want to find out whether it would benefit more patients if everyone takes MMF at diagnosis instead of current practice (waiting for the illness to come back). We plan to test this by comparing the current way we treat patients to a new way with patients given MMF right at the start of their treatment. 120 patients from 20 different hospitals will be asked to take part and half will be randomly chosen for the new pathway.

The investigators are undertaking a multicentre, randomised controlled trial of 120 adults with newly diagnosed ITP from 5 medical centers in China. Part of the participants are randomly selected to receive caffeic acid tablets combining dexamethasone and the other part are selected to receive high-dose dexamethasone treatment. Platelet count, bleeding and other symptoms were evaluated before and after treatment. Adverse events are also recorded throughout the study.

Study in patients with persistent and chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP), who have failed to respond or relapsed after prior therapy, with a platelet count <30,000/µL. Patient will be randomly assigned in 2 groups with two dose levels of SKI-O-703 200mg BID, 400 mg BID, and placebo; administered orally twice a day.

This is a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled multicenter phase 3 trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ARGX-113 in patients with primary ITP.

This study will assess the ability of eltrombopag to induce sustained response off treatment in ITP subjects who relapsed or failed to respond to an initial treatment with steroids. There is limited, mainly retrospective evidence that earlier use of eltrombopag after ITP diagnosis, will allow a larger proportion of subjects to achieve sustained response off treatment after tapering off drug. Clinically there is a need for a less toxic regimen that will provide responses and sustained response off treatment with a shorter treatment interval. This trial is designed to assess this.