Research Article

Efficacy and Safety of Hetrombopag for Thrombocytopenia in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Analysis of characteristics of 60 patients with thrombocytopenia caused by antitumor therapy for malignant tumor (n, %).

General characteristicsTotal (n = 60)

Age/years (n, %)
>60 years36 (60.0%)
≤60 years24 (40.0%)

Gender (n, %)
Male34 (56.7%)
Female26 (43.3%)

Primary tumor (n, %)
Gastric cancer9 (15.0%)
Gynecologic neoplasms (ovary/cervix)9 (15.0%)
Pancreatic cancer8 (13.3%)
Liver cancer7 (11.7%)
Lung cancer7 (11.7%)
Colorectal cancer6 (10.0%)
Esophageal cancer4 (6.7%)
Breast cancer4 (6.7%)
Others6 (10.0%)

ECOG score (n, %)
0 point49 (81.7%)
1 point11 (18.3%)

Antitumor treatment regimen (n, %)
Chemotherapy only13 (21.7%)
Targeted/targeted + chemotherapy only12 (20.0%)
Immune/immune + chemotherapy only17 (28.3%)
Targeting + immunization/targeting + immunization + chemotherapy18 (30.0%)

Platelet count distribution prior to hetrombopag use (n, %)
50 × 109/L–75 × 109/L (grade 2)37 (61.7%)
25 × 109/L–50 × 109/L (grade 3)17 (28.3%)
<25 × 109/L (grade 4)6 (10.0%)

Prior platelet increasing therapy (n, %)
rhTPO36 (60.0%)
TPO-RA (avatrapopag, eltrombopag)4 (6.7%)
None20 (33.3%)

Hetrombopag therapeutic dose (n, %)
2.5 mg11 (18.3%)
5 mg49 (81.7%)

KPS score (n, %)
90 point60 (100.0%)

ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; rhTPO, recombinant human thrombopoietin; TPO-RA; thrombopoietin receptor agonist; KPS; Karnofsky.