Eltrombopag Studied In Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)

There are estimated to be between 50,000 — 100,000 individuals in the U.S. diagnosed with chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), an autoimmune disease that dramatically reduces the number of platelets in their blood — causing bruises, nosebleeds and, sometimes, life-threatening brain hemorrhages. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Blood on December 2nd, 2007