Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management

S Sukumar, B Lämmle, SR Cataland - Journal of clinical medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare thrombotic microangiopathy
characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, severe thrombocytopenia, and …

Current concepts and novel targets for antiplatelet therapy

M Gawaz, T Geisler, O Borst - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2023 - nature.com
Platelets have a crucial role in haemostasis and atherothrombosis. Pharmacological control
of platelet hyper-reactivity has become a cornerstone in the prevention of thrombo …

A regimen with caplacizumab, immunosuppression, and plasma exchange prevents unfavorable outcomes in immune-mediated TTP

P Coppo, M Bubenheim, E Azoulay… - Blood, The Journal …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
The anti–von Willebrand factor nanobody caplacizumab was licensed for adults with
immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) based on prospective …

Real-world effectiveness of caplacizumab vs the standard of care in immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

CP Izquierdo, ME Mingot-Castellano… - Blood …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is a thrombotic microangiopathy
caused by anti-ADAMTS13 antibodies. Caplacizumab is approved for adults with an acute …

Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a rare disease associated with BNT162b2 vaccine

H Maayan, I Kirgner, O Gutwein… - … of Thrombosis and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background In December 2020 the Israeli Health Ministry began a mass
vaccination campaign with the BNT162b2 vaccine. This was an important step in …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of first-line use of caplacizumab on treatment outcomes in immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

LA Völker, J Kaufeld, G Balduin, L Merkel… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The von Willebrand factor–directed nanobody caplacizumab has
greatly changed the treatment of immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) in …

[HTML][HTML] Thrombolytic strategies for ischemic stroke in the thrombectomy era

M Gauberti, SM de Lizarrondo, D Vivien - Journal of Thrombosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Twenty‐five years ago, intravenous thrombolysis has revolutionized the care of patients with
acute ischemic stroke. Since 2015, randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that …

TTP: From empiricism for an enigmatic disease to targeted molecular therapies

NAG Graça, BS Joly, J Voorberg… - British journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The 100th anniversary of the first description of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
(TTP) as a disease by Dr. Eli Moschcowitz approaches. For many decades, TTP remained …

[HTML][HTML] The von Willebrand factor A-1 domain binding aptamer BT200 elevates plasma levels of von Willebrand factor and factor VIII: a first-in-human trial

KD Kovacevic, J Grafeneder, C Schörgenhofer… - …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract von Willebrand factor (VWF) and factor VIII (FVIII) circulate in a noncovalent
complex in blood and promote primary hemostasis and clotting, respectively. A new VWF A1 …

[HTML][HTML] The development and characterization of a long acting anti‐thrombotic von Willebrand factor (VWF) aptamer

S Zhu, JC Gilbert, P Hatala, W Harvey, Z Liang… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Thrombus formation involves coagulation proteins and platelets. The latter,
referred to as platelet‐mediated thrombogenesis, is predominant in arterial circulation …