Effect of the nonpeptide thrombopoietin receptor agonist eltrombopag on megakaryopoiesis of patients with lower risk myelodysplastic syndrome
Effect of the nonpeptide thrombopoietin receptor agonist eltrombopag on megakaryopoiesis of patients with lower risk myelodysplastic syndrome
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DOI:
10.1016/j.leukres.2010.06.029
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发表时间:
2011-03-01
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2.7
通讯作者:
Papadaki, Helen A.
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作者:
Mavroudi, Irene;Pyrovolaki, Katerina;Papadaki, Helen A.
Eltrombopag is a nonpeptidyl thrombopoietin receptor agonist. We evaluated the ex vivo effect of eltrombopag on megakaryopoiesis of patients with lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs). At a concentration of 0.1 mu g/mL, eltrombopag resulted in a significant increase in the number of megakaryocytic colonies in MDS patients and healthy controls compared to baseline. This dose of eltrombopag did not exert any significant change in the proliferation rate or the survival characteristics of patient CD34(+) cells that might clinically imply an unfavorable effect on patients' outcome. These encouraging preclinical data support the rationale of using eltrombopag in the clinic for alleviation of thrombocytopenia in lower risk MDS patients. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.