An update on romiplostim for treatment of acute radiation syndrome

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Detonation of an improvised nuclear weapon, or a radiological dispersal device by terrorists, or an unintended radiological/nuclear accident in populated areas would result in a mass casualty scenario with radiation exposures of different severities. Such incidences are perceived as national security threats of major consequences. Acute radiation syndrome (ARS) is triggered by an exposure to a high dose of penetrating ionizing radiation during a short time window. In humans, moderate exposure to 2 to 4 Gy of ionizing radiation results in clinically manageable hematopoietic ARS (H-ARS), characterized by severe depletion of vital blood cells and bone marrow progenitors. Since 2015, the United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) has approved four radiation medical countermeasures for H-ARS following the Animal Rule; namely, Neupogen, Neulasta, Leukine and Nplate (romiplostim). Here, we briefly present the treatment modalities for H-ARS. We have discussed the latest FDA-approved agent, romiplostim, as a treatment modality for H-ARS. The nature of this agent and the preclinical and clinical work that preceded its FDA approval as a radiation medical countermeasure are discussed, as are the development and use of related thrombopoietic agents for the treatment of radiation-exposed victims.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998) - 58(2022), 3 vom: 15. März, Seite 133-145

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Singh, Vijay K [VerfasserIn]
Seed, Thomas M [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

9014-42-0
Acute radiation syndrome
Animal Rule
Animal models
GN5XU2DXKV
Journal Article
Nplate
Radiation countermeasures
Radiation injury
Receptors, Fc
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
Romiplostim
Thrombocytopenic agents
Thrombopoietin
Thrombopoietin receptor agonists

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.03.2022

Date Revised 14.03.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1358/dot.2022.58.3.3367994

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338054545