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. 2023 Aug;202(4):725-727.
doi: 10.1111/bjh.18915. Epub 2023 Jun 8.

Caplacizumab: A game changer also in pregnancy-associated immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura?

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Caplacizumab: A game changer also in pregnancy-associated immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura?

Paul Coppo et al. Br J Haematol. 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Therapeutic options in immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) during pregnancy are limited besides therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and corticosteroids. The report by Odetola et al. suggests that caplacizumab represents a reasonable option in iTTP during pregnancy, especially when the disease is not rapidly controlled with the standard TPE-corticosteroid association. Commentary on: Odetola et al. Safe and effective use of caplacizumab in pregnancy-related acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Br J Haematol 2023;202:879-882.

Keywords: ADAMTS13; caplacizumab; pregnancy-associated immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; therapeutic plasma exchange.

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