Case Report
Is There a Role for Biweekly Romiplostim in the Management of Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)? A Report of Three Cases
Table 2
Detailed summary of romiplostim dosing schedule.
| Parameter | Case #1 | Case #2 | Case #3 |
| Romiplostim started (postdiagnosis) | 3 years (2015) | 2 years | 3 years | Trial 1 | | | | Dose | 500 µg | 100 µg | 75 µg | Frequency | Weekly | Weekly | Weekly | Duration | 53 weeks | 38 weeks | 94 weeks | Platelet range (× 109/L) | 31–722 | 35–221 | 42–595 | Trial 2 | | | | Dose | 250 µg | 250 µg | 75 µg | Frequency | Biweekly | Biweekly | Biweekly | Duration | 11 weeks | 131 weeks | 20 weeks | Platelet range (× 109/L) | 86–454 | 40–129 | 217–922 | Trial 3 | | | | Dose | 500 µg | — | 75 µg | Frequency | Weekly | — | Triweekly | Duration | 42 weeks | — | 12 weeks | Platelet range (× 109/L) | 31–1277 | — | 321–625 | Current ITP status | Stable | Partial remission | Complete remission |
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On weekly dosing of romiplostim 230 µg. |