Active clinical trials for "Purpura, Thrombocytopenic"

The aim of this study is to determine histological immunological parameters, sought on splenectomy pieces that may explain the failure or success of splenectomy in patients with ITP who had a splenectomy to treat their ITP(Immune thrombocytopenic purpura).

The chronic immune thrombopenia is an autoimmune disease caused by B cells. These cells produce anti platelets and megakaryocytes antibodies. Some B cells, named regulatory B cells, are known to control other cells. Their action in chronic immune thrombopenia is actually unknown.

The objective of this study is to provide simple and relevant clinical and biological elements to distinguish a possible Congenital Thrombocytopenia from a Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura .

We designed a study for evaluate the efficacy of Helicobacter pylori eradication for the 1st line treatment of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) patients with moderate thrombocytopenia. If this eradication treatment is revealed effective on ITP patients with more than 30X109/L of platelet, it would be valuable treatment especially for young ITP patients with mild to moderate thrombocytopenia.

Bone marrow failure syndromes (BMFS) are rare disorders characterized by dysfunctional hematopoietic stem cells, which give rise to all red and white blood cells. The deficiency of blood cells, or cytopenia, caused by this malfunction leads to an assortment of diseases and disorders, all of which are characterized as BMFS. Because these diseases are rare, conducting research on them is difficult, and standards of treatment for most BMFS have yet to be developed. This study will collect clinical and laboratory data from people with BMFS to identify the characteristics and biological markers associated with these diseases over time. This information will assist doctors and researchers to develop better therapies and diagnostic tests that will help improve the management of BMFS and cytopenias.

In this study, we will focus on the independent prognostic relevance of the expressions of CD38, CD4, CD56, CD11b and CD19 markers in immune cells with platelet changes in patients with newly diagnosed and chronic ITP.

Aim of the work To estimate frequency of viral HB & C infection in ITP patients who received triple therapy in comparison with another group treated with steroids only. To explore risk factors and routes of transmission of viral HB & C infection in ITP patients who received triple therapy and the another group treated with steroids . - To assess preventive measures of viral HB& C infection in the hematology ward To investigate the influence of viral HB & C infection on clinical picture, response to treatment and side effects in ITP patients who received triple therapy or steroids.

The primary purpose of the study is to describe by a prospective observational study the serious adverse events occurring in patients treated off-label by rituximab for Immune Thrombocytopenia.

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a benign hematological disorder characterized by isolated thrombocytopenia. Development of antiplatelet autoantibodies is the main pathogenetic mechanism in patients with ITP. However the exact pathogenesis of ITP is complex in which megakaryocyte immune injury and T-cell mediated platelet destruction play significant role. Accordingly treatment of ITP relies mainly on immunosuppression. Recently triple regimen of high dose dexamethasone together with cyclosporine and rituximab was found to induce prolonged remission in patients with ITP compared with single agent immunosuppression. On the other hand this regimen suppresses all immune cells thus predisposing patient to serious infections, which is the main cause of morbidity in ITP furthermore infection enhances autoimmunity. This study will focus on viral hepatitis C and B infection in Egyptian patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura on Triple therapy and aims to: Assess and improve preventive measures of blood born hepatitis infection in the hematology ward in Egypt. Investigate influence of immunosuppression on infection with blood born hepatitis on Egyptian patients with ITP on Triple therapy. Study the impact of blood born hepatitis infection on clinical outcome on those patients. Identify risk factors and routes of transmission of blood born viral hepatitis in the hematology ward in Egypt

The investigators propose to characterize MPs in aHUS and TTP both at the onset and throughout treatment. The investigators believe that the number, size, and cell origin of MPs will differ between these two diseases. The hypothesis is that endothelial derived MPs will be higher in number and comprise a larger portion of the MP population in aHUS and that platelet MPs will comprise a larger number and greater proportion of MPs in TTP. The investigators believe that MP identity and number can be used to reliably differentiate between aHUS and TTP at disease onset.