Eltrombopag Use for Treatment of Thrombocytopenia in a Patient with Chronic Liver Disease and Portal Vein Thrombosis: Case Report

Off-label drug use refers to drug use beyond the specifications authorized for marketing [J Med Case Rep. 2014 Dec;8(1):303]. Eltrombopag is a thrombopoietin receptor agonist that has been used in treating thrombocytopenia due to chronic liver disease (CLD) as an off-label medication. Treatment of t...

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Main Authors: Sabah E. Mohamed, Mohamed A. Yassin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/507987