On July 31, the Food and Drug Administration approved lusutrombopag(Mulpleta, Shionogi Inc.) for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in adults with chronic liver disease who are scheduled to undergo a medical or dental procedure. Approval was based on two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials (L-PLUS 1 and L-PLUS 2, NCT02389621) involving 312 patients with chronic liver disease and severe thrombocytopenia who were undergoing an invasive procedure and had a platelet count less than 50 x 109/L.
Read the full FDA announcement here.
Posted 8/1/2018
Understanding both the benefits to be had from offering BsAb therapy to its community and the scope of this undertaking, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center took a novel approach with its APP-led BsAb step-up dosing clinic, which won the program a 2026 ACCC Innovator Award.
