Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is immune-mediated platelet loss due to increased destruction and insufficient production. Treatment guidelines provide for first-line steroid-based therapies followed by thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO-RAs) and fostamatinib for chronic ITP. Fostamatinib demonstrated efficacy in phase 3 FIT trials (FIT1 and FIT2) mainly in second-line therapy resulting in the maintenance of stable platelet values.
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