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Management of Adult Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia: Delphi-Based Consensus Recommendations [Turk J Hematol]
Turk J Hematol. Ahead of Print: TJH-95680 | DOI: 10.4274/tjh.galenos.2024.2024.0055  

Management of Adult Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia: Delphi-Based Consensus Recommendations

Ahmet Muzaffer Demir1, Elif Gülsüm Ümit1, Muhlis Cem Ar2, Mesut Ayer3, Meltem Aylı4, Volkan Karakuş5, Emin Kaya6, Fahir Özkalemkaş7, Nilgün Sayınalp8, Mehmet Sönmez9, Fahri Şahin10, Selami Koçak Toprak11, Tayfur Toptaş12, İrfan Yavaşoğlu13, Ümran Çalış14
1Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Edirne, Türkiye
2İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, İstanbul, Türkiye
3University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Division of Hematology, İstanbul, Türkiye
4University of Health Sciences, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Ankara, Türkiye
5University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Division of Hematology, Antalya, Türkiye
6İnönü University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Malatya, Türkiye
7Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Bursa, Türkiye
8Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Ankara, Türkiye
9Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Trabzon, Türkiye
10Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, İzmir, Türkiye
11Ankara University School of Medicine Division of Hematology, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
12Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, İstanbul, Türkiye
13Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Aydın, Türkiye
14Abdi Ibrahim Ilac Sanayi ve Tic. A.S. Senior Medical Manager, İstanbul, Türkiye

Objective: Primary immune thrombocytopenia (pITP) is an acquired autoimmune disorder related with increased destruction or/and impaired production of platelets. Diagnosis and management of ITP is challenging and require expertise and interpretation of international consensus reports and guidelines with national variations of availability. We aimed to assess the agreement of hematologists in Türkiye on certain aspects of both first line and second line management of patients with pITP.
Materials and Methods: As a modified Delphi method, Turkish National ITP Working Group (14 steering committee members) founded under Turkish Society of Hematology (TSH) developed a 21-item questionnaire consisting of statements regarding diagnosis-first line and second line treatments of pITP and 107 adult Hematologists working either in university or state hospitals voted for their agreement or disagreement of the statements for two consequential rounds.
Results: Participants have reached consensus on the use of corticosteroids as first line treatment and with limited duration. Methylprednisolone was the choice of corticosteroids rather than dexamethasone. Use of intravenous immunoglobulin was not preferred in patients without bleeding. It was also agreed that thrombopoietin receptor antagonists (TPO-RA) or rituximab should be recommended as second-line treatment, and that splenectomy could be considered 12-24 months after diagnosis in chronic pITP patients
Conclusion: The optimization of the dose and duration of cortTPO-RAs in addition to corticosteroids is necessary to improve the management of patients with pITP.

Keywords: Adult primary immune thrombocytopenia, Management, Delphi method


Ahmet Muzaffer Demir1, Elif Gülsüm Ümit1, Muhlis Cem Ar2, Mesut Ayer3, Meltem Aylı4, Volkan Karakuş5, Emin Kaya6, Fahir Özkalemkaş7, Nilgün Sayınalp8, Mehmet Sönmez9, Fahri Şahin10, Selami Koçak Toprak11, Tayfur Toptaş12, İrfan Yavaşoğlu13, Ümran Çalış14
1Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Edirne, Türkiye
2İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, İstanbul, Türkiye
3University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Division of Hematology, İstanbul, Türkiye
4University of Health Sciences, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Ankara, Türkiye
5University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Division of Hematology, Antalya, Türkiye
6İnönü University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Malatya, Türkiye
7Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Bursa, Türkiye
8Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Ankara, Türkiye
9Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Trabzon, Türkiye
10Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, İzmir, Türkiye
11Ankara University School of Medicine Division of Hematology, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
12Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, İstanbul, Türkiye
13Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Aydın, Türkiye
14Abdi Ibrahim Ilac Sanayi ve Tic. A.S. Senior Medical Manager, İstanbul, Türkiye

Amaç: Primer immün trombositopeni (pITP), trombositlerin artan yıkımı ve/veya bozulmuş üretimi ile ilişkili edinsel bir oto-immun hastalıktır. ITP'nin tanı ve yönetimi zorludur; ayrıca hem uzmanlık hem de uluslararası fikir birliği raporları ile kılavuzlarının, ulusal farklılıkları da göz önünde bulundurarak, yorumlanmasını gerektirir. Bu çalışmada Türkiye'deki hematologların pITP hastalarının birinci ve ikinci basamak tedavisinin belirli alanlarındaki fikir birliği düzeylerini değerlendirmeyi amaçladık.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Türk Hematoloji Derneği (THD) bünyesinde kurulan Türkiye Ulusal ITP Çalışma Grubu (14 yürütme kurulu üyesi), modifiye Delphi yöntemi ile pITP’nin birinci basamak ve sonraki tedavilerine ilişkin ifadelerden oluşan 21 maddelik bir anket geliştirdi. Üniversite veya devlet hastanelerinde çalışan 107 yetişkin hematolog, ardışık iki tur boyunca ifadelere katılıp katılmama yönünde oy kullandı.
Bulgular: Katılımcılar kortikosteroidlerin birinci basamak tedavi olarak ve sınırlı süreyle kullanılması konusunda fikir birliğine vardı. Metilprednizolonun, dekzametazondan ziyade tercih edilen kortikosteroid olduğu gözlendi. İntravenöz immünglobulin tedavisinin kanama dışında kullanımı tercih edilmez iken, trombopoietin reseptör antagonistleri (TPO-RA) veya rituksimab ikinci basamak tedavi olarak önerilebileceği, kronik pITP hastalarında tanıdan 12-24 ay sonra splenektomi düşünülebileceği konusunda da görüş birliğine varıldı.
Sonuç: pITP'li hastaların yönetimini iyileştirmek için kortikosteroidlerin yanı sıra TPO-RA'ların doz ve süresinin optimizasyonu gerekli olduğu konusunda fikir birliği sağlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Erişkin primer immün trombositopeni, Hastalık yönetimi, Delphi metodu




Corresponding Author: Ahmet Muzaffer Demir


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