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ArticleResearch and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis2025

Should thrombopoietin receptor agonists be used for chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia?

Hanny Al-Samkari

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Article in Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Avatrombopag Versus Placebo for Persistent Chemotherapy-Induced Thrombocytopenia in GI Cancers: The Phase II ACT-GI Trial.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2026
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Hanny Al-SamkariDivision of Classical Hematology, Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Funding

Antiangiogenic Therapy to Reduce Bleeding and Improve Health-Related Quality of Life in Hereditary Hemorrhagic TelangiectasiaK23HL159313 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Hanny T Al-Samkari · 2022 to 2026
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia (CIT) is a common complication of cancer therapy for solid tumors that results in increased bleeding risk and chemotherapy dose reductions, treatment delays, and agent discontinuation. Unlike other chemotherapy-induced cytopenias, CIT remains without any licensed therapies in most of the world. Multiple thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO-RAs) have been approved for other thrombocytopenic indications, however, and are widely available, offering an accessible option for CIT management. In this Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis Forum article, the historical reasons for the current state of CIT treatment are explained, the potential benefits and risks of TPO-RA use in CIT are discussed, and the patient populations who are likely to benefit and not benefit from TPO-RA support are described.

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avatrombopagbleedingchemotherapy-induced thrombocytopeniarelative dose intensityromiplostimthrombopoietin receptor agonist

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PMID40893654
PMCPMC12390919

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