Dose-optimised recombinant human thrombopoietin versus eltrombopag in patients with immune thrombocytopenia: a multicenter, randomised controlled trial (The TE-ITP Study).

IF 10 1区医学 Q1 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

EClinicalMedicine Pub Date : 2025-08-21 eCollection Date: 2025-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103459

Yunfei Chen, Ting Sun, Da Gao, Wei Wang, Zeping Zhou, Guangxun Gao, Yi Wang, Hu Zhou, Yanping Song, Yinghui Lai, Zhenyu Yan, Jinsong Yan, Jie Bai, Lei Zhang

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Background: Recombinant human thrombopoietin (rhTPO) at a fixed dose of 300 U/kg/day for 2 weeks has demonstrated good efficacy and safety in adults with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). This trial aimed to develop a flexible and personalized rhTPO regimen that ensures efficacy and safety beyond previous fixed dose, with eltrombopag as an active comparator.

Methods: The TE-ITP trial was conducted in 12 centers across China. Adult ITP patients with platelet count <30 × 10⁹/L were randomised (2:1) to receive rhTPO or eltrombopag. The initial dose in patients with baseline platelet count of 20-30 × 10⁹/L versus <20 × 10⁹/L was 300 versus 600 U/kg/day for rhTPO and 25 versus 50 mg/day for eltrombopag, respectively. Dosage was adjusted weekly according to platelet count, with maximum of 600 U/kg/day for rhTPO and 75 mg/day for eltrombopag. The primary endpoint was the time to first platelet count ≥50 × 10⁹/L. The trial is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05583838).

Findings: Between November 22, 2022 and January 16, 2024, the trial enrolled 157 patients (median age: 52 years; 104 women): 105 and 52 in the rhTPO and eltrombopag groups, respectively. Baseline platelet count was <20 × 10⁹/L in 57.1% (60/105) and 57.7% (30/52) in the rhTPO and eltrombopag groups, respectively. The median time to the first platelet count ≥50 × 10⁹/L was 7 days (95% CI 6.0-7.0) in the rhTPO group versus 15 days (95% CI 9.0-25.0) in the eltrombopag group (p < 0.001). The risk of bleeding was lower in the rhTPO group (OR 0.523, 95% CI 0.360-0.758; p < 0.001). Adverse events occurred in 45.7% (48/105) and 60.8% (31/52) in the rhTPO and eltrombopag groups, respectively.

Interpretation: The optimised rhTPO regimen, with individualized dosing based on platelet response, showed faster platelet elevation and lower bleeding risk than eltrombopag.

Funding: This trial was supported by grants from the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (CIFMS) (2023-I2M-2-007), Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases-National Science and Technology Major Project (2023ZD0500803), National Natural Science Foundation of China (82430010), Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission Grant (24ZXZSSS00230).

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剂量优化的重组人血小板生成素与eltrombopag在免疫性血小板减少症患者中的作用：一项多中心、随机对照试验（TE-ITP研究）

背景：重组人血小板生成素（rhTPO）固定剂量为300 U/kg/天，持续2周，对成人免疫性血小板减少症（ITP）有良好的疗效和安全性。该试验旨在开发一种灵活和个性化的rhTPO方案，以确保超过先前固定剂量的有效性和安全性，并以eltrombopag作为活性比较剂。方法：TE-ITP试验在全国12个中心进行。血小板计数为9/L的成人ITP患者随机（2:1）接受rhTPO或依波帕。在基线血小板计数为20-30 × 109/L和9/L的患者中，rhTPO的初始剂量分别为300和600 U/kg/天，电子曲巴格的初始剂量为25和50 mg/天。根据血小板计数每周调整剂量，rhTPO最大剂量为600 U/kg/天，电子波巴最大剂量为75 mg/天。主要终点为首次血小板计数≥50 × 109/L的时间。该试验已在ClinicalTrials.gov注册（NCT05583838）。研究结果：在2022年11月22日至2024年1月16日期间，该试验招募了157例患者（中位年龄：52岁；104名女性）：rhTPO组和eltrombopag组分别为105例和52例。rhTPO组和eltrombopag组基线血小板计数分别为57.1%（60/105）和57.7%（30/52）。rhTPO组首次血小板计数≥50 × 109/L的中位时间为7天（95% CI 6.0-7.0），而eltrombopag组为15天（95% CI 9.0-25.0）（p < 0.001）。rhTPO组出血风险较低（OR 0.523, 95% CI 0.360-0.758; p < 0.001）。rhTPO组不良事件发生率为45.7% (48/105)，eltrombopag组不良事件发生率为60.8%（31/52）。结论：优化后的rhTPO方案，基于血小板反应的个体化给药，显示血小板升高更快，出血风险低于电曲巴格。资助：本试验由中国科学院医学科学创新基金（CIFMS）（2023-I2M-2-007）、非传染性慢性病国家科技重大专项（2023ZD0500803）、国家自然科学基金（82430010）、天津市科委资助项目（24ZXZSSS00230）资助。

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