Effectiveness of Caplacizumab Nanobody in Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Refractory to Conventional Treatment

© 2021 S. Karger AG, Basel..

Acquired thrombocytopenic thrombotic purpura (aTTP) is an autoantibody-mediated disease against the enzyme A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease domain with ThromboSpondin-1 type motif 13, which until now has been treated with plasma exchange (PEX) and corticosteroids. A 29-year-old female patient, who presented with aTTP in the context of pregnancy, has developed multiple relapses after treatment with PEX, corticosteroids, and rituximab. Recently, caplacizumab, a nanobody against von Willebrand factor, has been approved for the treatment of aTTP. In our patient, caplacizumab achieved better disease control, with a lower platelet count restoration time, days of PEX and hospitalization duration, as compared to standard therapy, reproducing the results of clinical trials. Caplacizumab represents a significant advance in the treatment of aTTP, especially in cases of recurrent relapses.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:145

Enthalten in:

Acta haematologica - 145(2022), 1 vom: 08., Seite 72-77

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Palanques-Pastor, Tomás [VerfasserIn]
Megías-Vericat, Juan Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Bosó Ribelles, Virginia [VerfasserIn]
Gómez Seguí, Inés [VerfasserIn]
Poveda Andrés, José Luis [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2R27AB6766
Caplacizumab
Case Reports
Clinical Trial
Journal Article
Plasma exchange
Single-Domain Antibodies
Thrombocytopenic purpura

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Date Completed 08.02.2022

Date Revised 08.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1159/000517813

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM328970646