Safety and efficacy of eltrombopag in patients with aplastic anemia : a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

OBJECTIVE: This article conducts a systematic review of eltrombopag combined with immunosuppressive therapy for the treatment of aplastic anemia (AA), to demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of eltrombopag.

METHODS: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, OVID, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang databases were searched. Studies that met the inclusion criteria were collected, ranging from the establishment of the database to August 2023. Two reviewers performed meta-analyses using the Cochrane systematic review method and RevMan 5.3 software.

RESULTS: This meta-analysis enrolled 5 studies with a total of 542 AA patients, including 274 in the experimental group and 268 in the control group. Meta-analyses were performed for efficacy and adverse reactions. The endpoint of effects included 6-month complete response (CR), 6-month partial response (PR), and 6-month overall response (OR). Eltrombopag combined with immunotherapy showed significant improvements in 6-month CR (OR: 2.20; 95% CI;1.54-3.12; P < 0.0001) and 6-month OR (OR = 3.66, 95% CI 2.39-5.61, P < 0.001)compared to immunosuppressive therapy for AA patients. In terms of safety, eltrombopag combined with immunosuppressive therapy showed significantly increased pigment deposition and abnormal liver function compared to immunosuppressive therapy alone.

CONCLUSION: Compared to immunosuppressive therapy alone, eltrombopag combined with immunosuppressive therapy showed significant improvements in 6-month CR and 6-month OR. However, it also resulted in increased pigment deposition and abnormal liver function in terms of safety.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 29(2024), 1 vom: 30. Apr., Seite 2335419

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guo, Huaipeng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Cangchun [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Cong [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Ying [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aplastic anemia
Benzoates
Eltrombopag
Hydrazines
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunosuppressive therapy
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Pyrazoles
Review
S56D65XJ9G
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 01.04.2024

Date Revised 01.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/16078454.2024.2335419

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370434307