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Revealing eltrombopag's promotion of human megakaryopoiesis through AKT/ERK-dependent pathway activation.
Haematologica - 1 Dec 2016
Di Buduo Christian A, Currao Manuela, Pecci Alessandro, Kaplan David L, Balduini Carlo L, Balduini Alessandra
Abstract excerpt
Eltrombopag is a small, non-peptide thrombopoietin mimetic that has been approved for increasing platelet count not only in immune thrombocytopenia and Hepatitis C virus-related thrombocytopenia, but also in aplastic anemia. Moreover, this drug is under investigation for increasing platelet counts in myelodysplastic syndromes. Despite current clinical practice, the mechanisms governing eltrombopag's impact on...
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