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ArticleCureus2019

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Rare Syndrome with Alemtuzumab, Review of Monitoring Protocol.

Deepika Sarvepalli, Mamoon Ur Rashid, Waqas Ullah, Yousaf Zafar, Muzammil Khan

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Article in Cureus, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Deepika SarvepalliInternal Medicine, Guntur Medical College, Guntur, IND.
Mamoon Ur RashidInternal Medicine, AdventHealth, Orlando, USA.
Waqas UllahInternal Medicine, Abington Hospital - Jefferson Health, Abington, USA.
Yousaf ZafarInternal Medicine, University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, USA.
Muzammil KhanInternal Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, PAK.
University of Missouri–Kansas City · USAbington Memorial Hospital · USAdventHealth Orlando · USKhyber Teaching Hospital · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alemtuzumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets surface molecule CD52, causes rapid and complete depletion of circulating T- and B-lymphocytes through antibody-dependent cell-mediated and complement-mediated cytotoxicity. Alemtuzumab has demonstrated superior efficacy compared to subcutaneous interferon beta-1a (SC IFNB-1a) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Alemtuzumab treatment causes a rare and distinct form of secondary immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), characterized by delayed onset, responsiveness to conventional therapies, and prolonged remission following treatment. In phase two and three clinical trials, the incidence of ITP was higher with alemtuzumab treatment compared to the patients receiving SC IFNB-1a. Here we report a case of ITP occurring two years after the first treatment with alemtuzumab. The patient recovered completely after a timely diagnosis and adequate treatment. Rigorous patient education and careful complete blood count (CBC) monitoring by the physician are critical for early identification and treatment of this potentially fatal disorder.

Indexed as

alemtuzumabalemtuzumab autoimmunityitpmultiple sclerosisplatelet disorders

Identifiers

PMID31720183
PMCPMC6823085
OpenAlexW2974647411

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