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Collaboration in chronic ITP: Improving quality of life and patient outcomes

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Learning Objectives

After watching this activity, participants should be better able to:

  • Explain the natural history of chronic ITP and its impact on patients
  • Discuss current and future treatment strategies to improve the HRQoL of patients with chronic ITP
  • Practice shared decision-making and collaboration to optimize outcomes for patients with chronic ITP
Overview

In this symposium preceding the 66th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, hear a patient’s view on the impact of living with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and its effect on health-related quality of life. Following this, the expert faculty – Prof. Cindy Neunert (Chair), Prof. David Kuter and Dr María Eva Mingot Castellano – provide practical insights on current and emerging treatments for chronic ITP and how these may be utilized to improve outcomes for patients, including case-based presentations to review management strategies for different patient profiles. Finally, a panel discussion with all three faculty focuses on shared decision-making and collaboration in the clinic, to give patients with chronic ITP the best possible outcomes.

This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME. read more

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of haematologists, including haemato-oncologists, nurses and nurse practitioners involved in the management of ITP.

Disclosures

USF Health adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to influence content have disclosed to USF Health any financial relationship with an ineligible organization. USF Health has reviewed and mitigated all relevant financial relationships related to the content of the activity. The relevant relationships are listed below. All individuals not listed have no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty

Prof. Cindy Neunert discloses: Advisory board or panel fees from Janssen; Argenx, Sanofi and Sobi (relationships terminated). Other financial or material support from Genzyme and Sanofi (relationships terminated).

Prof. David Kuter discloses: Consultant for Alexion, Alpine, Amgen, Apellis, Argenx, BioCryst, Bristol Myers Squibb, Caremark, Cellphire, Cellularity, Chugai, Hengrui, Hutchmed, Immunovant, Inmagenebio, Ligand, Merck Sharp Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Principia, Regeneron, Rigel, Sanofi, Seismic, Sobi, Takeda, UCB and Verve. Grants/research support from Biocrystal, Hutchmed, Novartis, Principia, Rigel and Sanofi.

Dr María Eva Mingot Castellano discloses: Advisory board or panel fees from Amgen, Grifols, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, Sobi and Takeda. Consultant for Amgen, Grifols, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, Sobi and Takeda. Grants/research support from Amgen, Grifols, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, Sobi and Takeda. Speaker’s bureau fees from Amgen, Grifols, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, Sobi and Takeda.

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Danielle Walker, DNP, APRN, AGNP-C, has no financial interests/relationships or affiliations in relation to this activity.

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Hannah Fisher and Katrina Lester have no financial interests/relationships or affiliations in relation to this activity.

USF Health Office of Continuing Professional Development and touchIME staff have no financial interests/relationships or affiliations in relation to this activity.

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In order to receive credit for this activity, participants must review the content and complete the post-test and evaluation form. Statements of credit are awarded upon successful completion of the post-test and evaluation form.

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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through a joint providership of USF Health and touchIME. USF Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

USF Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Date of original release: 21 January 2025. Date credits expire: 21 January 2028.

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Question 1/5
What percentage of adult patients with ITP progress to chronic disease (>12 months)?

ITP, immune thrombocytopenia.

Approximately 60% of adults with ITP progress to chronic disease (lasting more than 12 months).

Abbreviation
ITP, immune thrombocytopenia.

Reference
Moulis G, et al. Rev Med Interne. 2021;42:11–5.

Question 2/5
You have a 72-year-old patient with ITP who presented with a platelet count of 22 x 109/L. They have been receiving first-line treatment with 60 mg/d prednisone for 3 weeks; their platelets fluctuate at their weekly blood tests (30–50 x 109/L). What would you do next to manage this patient?

ITP, immune thrombocytopenia.

The 2019 ASH guidelines recommend a short course (≤6 weeks) of prednisone for patients with newly diagnosed ITP. The expert panel for the guidelines suggest that there is likely to be limited benefit in continuing corticosteroid therapy beyond 6 weeks; a 6 week trial of corticosteroids should determine if the patient will enter remission or if additional therapy is required (in most patients). The risk of side effects is increased when corticosteroids are used for >6 weeks.

Abbreviations
American Society of Hematology; ITP, immune thrombocytopenia.

Reference
Neunert C, et al. Blood Adv. 2019:3:3829–66.

Question 3/5
After a further 3 weeks of prednisone treatment, you decide to discontinue steroids in this patient as their platelet count remains unstable. You have discussed starting treatment with a TPO-RA. Which of the following factors would you discuss as part of a shared decision-making process to identify the patient’s preferences for their new treatment?

TPO-RA, thrombopoietin receptor agonist.

Shared decision-making should empower patients to make decisions about the care that is right for them based on their preferences, beliefs and values.1 TPO-RAs are administered either subcutaneously (romiplostim) or orally (eltrombopag, avatrombopag),2 meaning that patient preference for method of administration should be considered. Romiplostim may be self-administered,3 so all TPO-RAs can be taken at home. Eltrombopag absorption is impacted by the consumption of fat or divalent cations, so dietary restrictions may be required,2,4 which could be off-putting for some patients, whereas avatrombopag can be taken with or without food.2,3

Abbreviations
ITP, immune thrombocytopenia; TPO-RA, thrombopoietin receptor agonist.

References

  1. Maitland H, et al. Hematology. 2024;29:2375177.
  2. FDA PI. Available at: www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm (accessed 10 December 2024).
  3. Gerard Jansen AJ, et al. Hematology. 2023;28:2267942.
  4. Al-Samkari H, Kuter DJ. Ther Adv Haematol. 2019;10:2040620719841735.
Question 4/5
Your patient with ITP has relapsed after treatment with prednisone and a TPO-RA. You are discussing the possibility of entering a rilzabrutinib clinical trial. They ask you what the response rates are for patients with a similar disease history. Based on the pooled analysis from LUNA 2, what would you tell them?

ITP, immune thrombocytopenia; TPO-RA, thrombopoietin receptor agonist.

Pooled data from LUNA 2 examined the overall and durable platelet responses by baseline variables in patients with ITP treated with rilzabrutinib (N=71). The analysis found that in all patients, an overall response (defined as ≥50 x 109/L and increased ≥20 x 109/L from baseline) was seen in 41% of patients, whilst a durable response (≥8 of the last 12 platelet counts ≥50 x 109/L) was seen in 28% of patients.

In patients who received rilzabrutinib in the third line or later (n=62), 37% of patients experienced an overall response and 26% demonstrated a durable response.

Abbreviation
ITP, immune thrombocytopenia.

Reference
Kuter DJ, et al. Presented at: ISTH 2024, Bangkok, Thailand. 22–26 June 2024. Oral presentation OC 13.3.

Question 5/5
How would you describe the impact of sovleplenib on the durable platelet response in patients with ITP in the ESLIM-01 trial? “Compared with placebo, the durable platelet response in patients receiving sovleplenib was…”

ITP, immune thrombocytopenia.

Patients with chronic primary ITP receiving sovleplenib (n=126) in the ESLIM-01 trial had a significantly higher durable platelet response (platelet counts of ≥50 x 109/L at 4–6 visits during 14–24 weeks not impacted by rescue treatment) compared with patients who received placebo (48% vs 0%; p<0.0001).

Abbreviation
ITP, immune thrombocytopenia.

Reference
Hu Y, et al. Lancet Haematol. 2024;11:e567–79.

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