New treatment options for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Knöbl, P. · Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie · 2017 · Heft 03 · S. 211 bis 215
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Zusammenfassung
SummaryThe thrombotic-thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is an acute, life-threatening disease, characterised by enhanced platelet aggregation, disturbed microcirculation and organ dysfunction. With the currently available treatment (plasma exchange, infusions, corticosteroids) mortality ist still as high as 10–15 %. Recent, pathophysiology-based developments may improve the outcome. The most promising candidates for future treatment of TTP are: rituximab for termination of the autoimmune process, caplacizumab for prevention of platelet-VWF-interaction, and recombinant ADAMTS13 for replacement of the inhibited or mi…