INTERFERON-ALPHA-2B IS NOT EFFECTIVE IN THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA

Authors
VIANELLI N TAZZARI PL BARAVELLI S RICCI F VALDRE L TURA S
Citation
N. Vianelli et al., INTERFERON-ALPHA-2B IS NOT EFFECTIVE IN THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA, Haematologica, 83(8), 1998, pp. 761-763
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
Haematologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
03906078
Volume
83
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
761 - 763
Database
ISI
SICI code
0390-6078(1998)83:8<761:IINEIT>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
About 25-30% of patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) ar e refractory to corticosteroids, splenectomy and other treatments. It has been suggested that interferon-alpha 2b (IFN-alpha 2b) may be usef ul in the treatment of chronic refractory ITP patients. We treated 9 c hronic refractory ITP patients with IFN-alpha 2b: the results were poo r.