PMID- 30661482 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190228 LR - 20211204 IS - 1607-8454 (Electronic) IS - 1024-5332 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Dec TI - Therapeutic options for adult patients with previously treated immune thrombocytopenia - a systematic review and network meta-analysis. PG - 290-299 LID - 10.1080/16078454.2019.1568659 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: The great majority of adult patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who fail to respond to first-line medication or who relapse following response require additional treatment. Although broad guidelines currently exist for second-line and subsequent therapies, none to date have been prescriptive. The purpose of this systematic review and network meta-analysis was to establish a clinically relevant ranking of the efficacy and safety of medications for adults (>/=18 years old) with previously treated ITP. METHODS: Relevant publications from Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane database were searched from their inceptions through July 31, 2018. The primary outcome was the overall response (OR, defined as a platelet count >/=50 x 10(9)/L at the end of treatment without rescue therapy), while the secondary endpoints included early response (ER; i.e. a platelet count >/=50 x 10(9)/L at week 2 after initiation of treatment) and therapy-related severe adverse events (AEs). RESULTS: Thirteen randomized controlled trials (1,202 patients) were included in this study. According to pooled results, romiplostim appears to be the most suitable treatment in terms of OR, followed by avatrombopag, eltrombopag, fostamatinib, and rituximab. Avatrombopag produced more satisfactory outcomes than romiplostim, eltrombopag, and rituximab in terms of ER; severe AEs profiles were similar across all treatment arms. CONCLUSION: Romiplostim appears to be the best option for patients who fail to respond to prior treatment or relapse thereafter, while avatrombopag and eltrombopag are reasonable alternatives. Rituximab monotherapy is not recommended, as it produces the lowest OR and ER rates. FAU - Yang, Ran AU - Yang R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1097-3573 AD - a Department of Hematology , Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine , Nanjing , People's Republic of China. FAU - Lin, Lin AU - Lin L AD - a Department of Hematology , Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine , Nanjing , People's Republic of China. FAU - Yao, Hao AU - Yao H AD - a Department of Hematology , Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine , Nanjing , People's Republic of China. FAU - Ji, Ou AU - Ji O AD - a Department of Hematology , Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine , Nanjing , People's Republic of China. FAU - Shen, Qun AU - Shen Q AD - a Department of Hematology , Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine , Nanjing , People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Systematic Review PL - England TA - Hematology JT - Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) JID - 9708388 RN - 0 (Aminopyridines) RN - 0 (Benzoates) RN - 0 (Hydrazines) RN - 0 (Morpholines) RN - 0 (Oxazines) RN - 0 (Pyrazoles) RN - 0 (Pyridines) RN - 0 (Pyrimidines) RN - 0 (Receptors, Fc) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (Thiazoles) RN - 0 (Thiophenes) RN - 3H8GSZ4SQL (avatrombopag) RN - 4F4X42SYQ6 (Rituximab) RN - 9014-42-0 (Thrombopoietin) RN - GN5XU2DXKV (romiplostim) RN - S56D65XJ9G (eltrombopag) RN - SQ8A3S5101 (fostamatinib) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aminopyridines MH - Benzoates/*therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - Hydrazines/*therapeutic use MH - Morpholines MH - Oxazines/*therapeutic use MH - Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/*drug therapy/immunology/pathology MH - Pyrazoles/*therapeutic use MH - Pyridines/*therapeutic use MH - Pyrimidines MH - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic MH - Receptors, Fc/*therapeutic use MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/*therapeutic use MH - Rituximab/*therapeutic use MH - Thiazoles/*therapeutic use MH - Thiophenes/*therapeutic use MH - Thrombopoietin/*therapeutic use OTO - NOTNLM OT - Immune thrombocytopenia OT - early response OT - meta-analysis OT - overall response OT - previously treated OT - second-line therapy OT - systematic review OT - therapeutic options EDAT- 2019/01/22 06:00 MHDA- 2019/03/01 06:00 CRDT- 2019/01/22 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/01/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/03/01 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1080/16078454.2019.1568659 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hematology. 2019 Dec;24(1):290-299. doi: 10.1080/16078454.2019.1568659.