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Romiplostim for chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia in pediatric cancers.

Weekly injections of romiplostim reduced dangerous bleeding in children receiving chemotherapy, providing a safety option for pediatric cancer care.

In this investigator-initiated RCT of 93 pediatric cancer patients, prophylactic romiplostim (3 µg/kg weekly) failed to hasten platelet recovery vs standard care (91.3% vs 88.1%) but significantly reduced grade ≥2 bleeding events (0/46 vs 6/43, p=0.01) and showed a trend toward lower transfusion requirements. These pediatric-specific data expand the evidence base for romiplostim in chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia beyond adults, providing safety and efficacy signals relevant to protocol development in pediatric oncology.

What the study was

Study design
Randomized controlled trial
Population
93 pediatric cancer patients aged 1-14 years (AML, NHL, solid tumors) receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy at AIIMS New Delhi; randomized 1:1
Sample size
93
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
British Journal of Cancer

Why it surfaced

Investigator-initiated RCT providing pediatric-specific romiplostim data for CIT; reduced bleeding is a clinically meaningful endpoint even without platelet recovery acceleration; fills pediatric evidence gap.

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