AIM To assess the correlation between the efficacy of lusutrom-bopag and clinical characteristics in patients with chronic liver *** In this retrospective, multicenter study, which conducted at four locations in Japan...
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AIM To assess the correlation between the efficacy of lusutrom-bopag and clinical characteristics in patients with chronic liver *** In this retrospective, multicenter study, which conducted at four locations in Japan, 50 thrombocytopenic patients with chronic liver disease were enrolled. All patients received oral lusutrombopag(3.0 mg/d for 7 d) for chronic liver disease. We assessed the increase in platelet count after the trial drug administration. A treatment response was defined as a platelet count ≥ 5 × 104/μL and an increased platelet count ≥ 2 × 104/μL from baseline after drug administration. We evaluated the response to lusutrombopag compared to baseline clinical characteristics in patients with chronic liver *** The numbers of responders and non-responders were 40(80.0%) and 10(20.0%), respectively. The patients were divided into a responder and non-responder group, and we added factors that may correspond to successful treatment with lusutrombopag. Splenic volume and body weight were lower in the responder group than in the nonresponder group. White blood cell count and hemoglobin level were higher in responders compared with nonresponders. Using a logistic regression model to assess the relationship between response to lusutrombopag and clinical characteristics, multivariate analysis confirmed that splenic volume was an independent factor that predicted the response of platelet counts(P = 0.025; odds ratio = 11.2; 95% confidence interval: 1.354-103.0). Splenic volume negatively correlated to changes in platelet count(r =-0.524, P = 0.001).CONCLUSION Splenic volume influences the change in platelet counts after administration of lusutrombopag in patients with chronic liver disease.
AIM: To elucidate influencing factors of treatment response, then tolvaptan has been approved in Japan for liquid ***: We herein conducted this study to clarify the influencing factors in 40 patients with decompensate...
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AIM: To elucidate influencing factors of treatment response, then tolvaptan has been approved in Japan for liquid ***: We herein conducted this study to clarify the influencing factors in 40 patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis complicated by liquid retention. Tolvaptan was administered at a dosage of 7.5 mg once a day for patients with conventional diuretic-resistant hepatic edema for 7 d. At the initiation of tolvaptan, the estimated hepatic venous pressure gradient(HVPG) value which was estimated portal vein pressure was measured using hepatic venous catheterization. We analyzed the effects of tolvaptan and influencing factors associated with treatment ***: Subjects comprised patients with a median age of 65(range, 40-82) years. According to the ChildPugh classification, class A was 3 patients, class B was 19, and class C was 18. Changes from the baseline in body weight were-1.0 kg(P = 2.04 × 10^(-6)) and-1.3 kg(P = 1.83 × 10^(-5)), respectively. The median HVPG value was 240(range, 105-580) mm H2 O. HVPG was only significant influencing factor of the weight loss effect. When patients with body weight loss of 2 kg or greater from the baseline was defined as responders, receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that the optimal HVPG cutoff value was 190 mm H_2 O in predicting treatment response. The response rate was 87.5%(7/8) in patients with HVPG of 190 mm H2 O or less, whereas it was only 12.5%(2/16) in those with HVPG of greater than 190 mm H2O(P = 7.46 × 10^(-4)). We compared each characteristics factors between responders and non-responders. As a result, HVPG(P = 0.045) and serum hyaluronic acid(P = 0.017) were detected as useful ***: The present study suggests that tolvaptan in the treatment of liquid retention could be more effective for patients with lower portal vein pressure.
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