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Bortezomib induces long term remission in children with immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, refractory to plasma exchange, glucocorticoids, and rituximab: a report on two cases
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  • Alexei Maschan,
  • Uliana Patrova,
  • Irina Kalinina,
  • Elena Kurnikova,
  • Daria Fedorova,
  • Dina Baidildina,
  • Natalya Kotskaya,
  • Pavel Avdonin,
  • Galina Novichkova
Alexei Maschan
Dmitri Rogachev Federal Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Hematology

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Uliana Patrova
Dmitri Rogachev National Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology
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Irina Kalinina
Dmitri Rogachev National Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology
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Elena Kurnikova
Dmitri Rogachev National Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology
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Daria Fedorova
Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Immunology
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Dina Baidildina
Dmitri Rogachev National Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology
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Natalya Kotskaya
Dmitri Rogachev National Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology
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Pavel Avdonin
N.K.Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology
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Galina Novichkova
Dmitri Rogachev National Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology
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Abstract

Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) in children is a rare but severe disease, which is caused by Immunoglobulin G antibodies, which inactivate a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 (ADAMTS13). Daily high-volume plasma exchange (PEX) and immunosuppression with glucocorticoids and rituximab is the current standard of treatment for TTP. We report two females aged 5 and 12 years, with TTP, induced by anti-ADAMTS13 inhibitory antibodies who relapsed very shortly after PEX, rituximab and glucocorticoids, in whom long-term remission with disappearance of ADAMTS13 inhibitors was achieved after one course of bortezomib.
19 Nov 2020Published in Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 10.1002/pbc.28818