Proportion who would avoid splenectomy at 6 months of follow up
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Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
38
a platelet count less than 20X109/L despite of treatment with full dose of steroid (prednisolone 1mg/kg for at least 4 weeks)
Asan Medical Center
Seoul, Asanbyeongwon-gil, Songpa-gu, South Korea
RECRUITINGProportion who would avoid splenectomy at 6 months of follow up
Proportion who would avoid splenectomy at 6 months of follow up
Time frame: 2years
SR,IR
Sustained response (platelet count that remained above 30X109/L or 2 folds of initial platelet count at 6 months of follow up) Initial response (an increase in the platelet count of at least 10X109/L or a platelet count of more than 30X109/L by day 7 after the initiation of treatment) Changes of platelet counts Safety of treatment Response rate of HP infected patients Decrement of steroid dose Predictors of response
Time frame: 2years
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