ITP is an autoimmune condition where the blood doesn’t clot because of low platelet levels. This can result in excessive bruising or bleeding. Certain eating patterns may be helpful for reducing ...

A panelist discusses how ITP diagnosis remains one of exclusion requiring thorough testing to rule out other causes of thrombocytopenia, followed by patient education about autoimmune diseases and ...

Approval based on the LUNA 3 phase 3 study that demonstrated rapid and durable platelet response and improvements in other ITP symptoms ITP is a rare disease of complex immune dysregulation leading to ...

An experimental drug can help many with a rare autoimmune bleeding condition More than half of people with immune thrombocytopenia wound up with healthy platelet levels after treatment with ianalumab ...

What Is Doptelet, and Why Does It Matter? Doptelet (avatrombopag) is a prescription medicine that helps the body make more platelets (cells that help stop bleeding). First approved in 2018 for adults, ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Symptoms of GI bleeding include stomach pain, vomiting blood, or having black, tarry ...

Thrombocytopenia refers to a low blood platelet count. This can lead to bruising easily or bleeding excessively. In children, acute immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is relatively common, and it may ...

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 Gagandeep Brar, MD Key Takeaways ITP does not increase the risk of getting or having severe ...

Thrombocytopenia occurs when your blood platelet levels are too low. Doctors use a grading system to determine the severity of your thrombocytopenia and its treatment. Thrombocytopenia is when the ...