title: Overview of thrombopoietic agents in the treatment of thrombocytopenia.
abstract: Pharmaceutical advances in the field of hematology have led to promising new options for the management of thrombocytopenia. This overview provides both a brief review of historical management of thrombocytopenia and a more detailed look at the novel thrombopoietic agents currently being investigated for their utility in treating thrombocytopenia. Specific agents that enhance thrombopoiesis will alter the overall approach to immune thrombocytopenia purpura. Development of these agents might also improve the management of diseases such as cancer and hepatitis C, whose current regimens are limited by the occurrence of thrombocytopenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kobos
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Bussel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001565:Benzoates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006834:Hydrazines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000188:drug therapy; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011961:Receptors, Fc / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D034061:Thrombopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects; D013926:Thrombopoietin / Q000819:agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D006834:Hydrazines; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011961:Receptors, Fc; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013926:Thrombopoietin; C488777:romiplostim; C520809:eltrombopag