ITP affects about 5 people per 10,000. It can be associated with other conditions that are hematologic (leukemia) or ...

Q: My platelets were slightly elevated on my blood test. What can cause this? A: Platelets are part of how our body forms clots to stop bleeding. They are produced in the bone marrow by cells called ...

More than half of patients in a Phase III clinical trial who received a limited course of the experimental monoclonal antibody ianalumab for primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), an autoimmune ...

Medically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MD Key Takeaways A high platelet count can lead to mild bruising or serious ...

An experimental monoclonal antibody called ianalumab had promising results for more than half of patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia enrolled in a phase 3 trial, according to data published ...

Ianalumab, which has already succeeded in testing against Sjogren’s syndrome, proved impactful in a condition that causes low platelet counts.

Multiple myeloma causes an overgrowth of cancerous plasma cells in your bone marrow. When these cancerous cells crowd out the healthy cells in your bone marrow, thrombocytopenia can occur. Multiple ...

The state’s blood platelet shortage is improving after last week’s low point — which reached Bloodworks Northwest’s “critical” category — but thousands of donations are still needed. Bloodworks ...

The addition of ianalumab to eltrombopag significantly improved outcomes for patients with pretreated primary immune thrombocytopenia, according to randomized phase 3 study results.The combination ...