This is a phase 3b, multi-center, randomized, Standard of Care (SOC)-controlled, open-label, 52-week treatment study to compare romiplostim to medical SOC for Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP), with a 6-month Safety Follow-up. Patients randomized to romiplostim must complete the taper or discontinuation of medical SOC for ITP as soon as medically feasible after the initiation of romiplostim. After the completion or discontinuation of the study treatment period, any participant who does not transfer in to another romiplostim study will complete a 6-month Safety Follow-up period.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
234
Number of Participants With Splenectomy During 52-Week Treatment Period
Occurrence of a splenectomy. Participants who discontinued study during the treatment period prior to reporting a splenectomy were considered as having had a splenectomy.
Time frame: 52 weeks
Number of Participants With Treatment Failure During 52-Week Treatment Period
Treatment failure was defined by platelet counts ≤ 20 x 10\^9/L for 4 consecutive weeks at the highest recommended dose and schedule, a major bleeding event, or change in therapy due to an intolerable side effect or bleeding symptom.
Time frame: 52 weeks
Time to Splenectomy
Time to splenectomy in days calculated from date of randomization to date of splenectomy, or censored at date of end of treatment visit if no splenectomy was done during treatment period.
Time frame: 52 weeks
Percentage of Participants With Platelet Response
Platelet response was defined as platelet counts \> 50 x 10\^9/L, measured at each study visit (excluding those within 8 weeks of prior rescue medication use) up to the time of splenectomy or the end of initial treatment period, whichever occurred first.
Time frame: Weeks 1-8, and Weeks 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48 and 52
Change in ITP-PAQ Physical Health Domain of Symptoms
Change from Baseline in the Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Patient Assessment Questionnaire (PAQ) physical health domain of symptoms. This domain has a range of 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating a better health-related quality of life. Model included fixed effects of baseline assessment, geographic region, treatment group, assessment week, splenectomy status and treatment group-by-assessment week interaction. Treatment group and splenectomy status are time-varying covariates.
Time frame: Baseline and 52 weeks
Change in ITP-PAQ Physical Health Domain of Fatigue
Change from Baseline in the Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Patient Assessment Questionnaire (PAQ) physical health domain of fatigue. This domain has a range of 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating a better health-related quality of life. Model included fixed effects of baseline assessment, geographic region, treatment group, assessment week, splenectomy status and treatment group-by-assessment week interaction. Treatment group and splenectomy status are time-varying covariates.
Time frame: Baseline and 52 weeks
Change in ITP-PAQ Physical Health Domain of Bother
Change from Baseline in the Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Patient Assessment Questionnaire (PAQ) physical health domain of bother. This domain has a range of 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating a better health-related quality of life. Model included fixed effects of baseline assessment, geographic region, treatment group, assessment week, splenectomy status and treatment group-by-assessment week interaction. Treatment group and splenectomy status are time-varying covariates.
Time frame: Baseline and 52 weeks
Change in ITP-PAQ Physical Health Domain of Activity
Change from Baseline in the Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Patient Assessment Questionnaire (PAQ) physical health domain of activity. This domain has a range of 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating a better health-related quality of life. Model included fixed effects of baseline assessment, geographic region, treatment group, assessment week, splenectomy status and treatment group-by-assessment week interaction. Treatment group and splenectomy status are time-varying covariates.
Time frame: Baseline and 52 weeks
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