In this issue of Blood,Winkler et al1 report that extending eltrombopag therapy to at least 24 weeks can improve hematologic responses in patients with refractory severe aplastic anemia (rSAA), a lymphocyte-mediated bone marrow failure syndrome. Genetic analysis of patients from this and the initial rSAA cohorts2,3 warn of cytogenetic evolution in 18% of eltrombopag-treated rSAA patients.
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Babushok, D. V. (2019). Eltrombopag: Wielding a double-edged sword? Blood. American Society of Hematology. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2019001327
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