Prospective interventional randomized controlled trial to assess safety and efficacy of romiplostim in chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia in children and adolescents with solid malignancy
Chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia (CIT) frequently complicates cancer treatment causing delays in treatment and dose reduction for subsequent administration of cancer-directed treatment. Romiplostim is a potential agent that can improve platelet counts, allowing the resumption of chemotherapy, decreasing the need for platelet transfusions, and increasing the nadir platelet counts thus improving dose intensity.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Weekly subcutaneous injections
Ain Shams University Children's Hospital
Cairo, Egypt
RECRUITINGHematologic response
Platelet count increase to \> 75 x 10e9/L, as well as toleration of chemotherapy resumption for at least 8 weeks or two cycles without subsequent chemotherapy dose reduction or dose delay because of recurrent CIT
Time frame: 12 weeks
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