Promacta/Revolade beats other second-line therapies in ITP records

3 December 2018
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The Novartis (NOVN: VX) drug Promacta (eltrombopag) improved outcomes for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) patients compared to other second-line therapies.

Those taking Promacta, which is known as Revolade outside the USA, showed a lower rate of bleeding-related episodes and similar rate of thrombotic events versus romiplostim, rituximab and splenectomy, in a retrospective analysis of US electronic health records (EHR).

This data was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology in San Diego.

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