FIELD: medicine; hematology.
SUBSTANCE: invention can be used for acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Treatment is based on plasma exchange (TPE) procedures, application of glucocorticosteroids, rituximab and caplacizumab. Rituximab therapy is started after an increase in the blood platelet count of ≥ 150×109/l and termination of plasma exchange procedures. Duration of caplacizumab therapy is determined by achieving ADAMTS13 activity in blood plasma of ≥ 20 %.
EFFECT: method enables reducing the risk of disease recurrences by eliminating the possibility of rituximab elimination during TPE, as well as reducing the duration of the therapy by measuring ADAMTS13 activity in blood plasma.
7 cl, 5 dwg, 3 ex
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Dates
2024-02-12—Published
2023-03-09—Filed