Romiplostim self-administration by patients or caregivers may offer time/cost savings to healthcare professionals (HCPs) and convenience for patients who avoid weekly clinic visits. We performed an integrated analysis of five clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy and safety of romiplostim self-administration. Data were analyzed from adults with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who received weekly romiplostim via self-administration or from an HCP. Patients who achieved a stable romiplostim dose for ≥3 weeks (HCP group ≥5 weeks to provide an appropriate index date to enable comparisons with the self-administration group) with platelet counts ≥50 × 109 /L were eligible. In the self-administration (n = 621) vs HCP (n = 133) groups, respectively, median age was 53 vs 58 years, median time since primary ITP diagnosis was 3.7 vs 2.5 years, and median baseline platelet count at ITP diagnosis was 19.0 vs 20.0 × 109 /L. In the self-administration and HCP-dosed groups, median romiplostim treatment duration was 89 vs 52 weeks and median total number of doses was 81 vs 50, respectively. In the self-administration and HCP groups, respectively: 95.0% and 100.0% of patients achieved ≥1 platelet response (defined as weekly platelet count ≥50 × 109 /L without rescue medication in previous 4 weeks); the median percentage of weeks with a response was 94.5% and 95.9%; and rescue medication was used in 36.7% and 39.8% of patients. Self-administration did not adversely affect safety; duration-adjusted rates for all treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and bleeding TEAEs were numerically lower with self-administration. Romiplostim self-administration appears effective and well tolerated in eligible patients with ITP.

Amgen GmbH Rotkreuz Switzerland

Amgen Inc Thousand Oaks California USA

Canadian Blood Services and Department of Medicine McMaster Centre for Transfusion Research Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine McMaster University Hamilton Ontario Canada

Department of Hematology AZ Sint Jan Brugge Bruges Belgium

Department of Hematology University Hospitals Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg Leuven Belgium

Department of Internal Medicine Haematology and Oncology Masaryk University and University Hospital Brno Brno Czech Republic

Division of Cancer Services Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane Australia

Haematology Project Foundation Affiliated to the Department of Haematology S Bortolo Hospital Vicenza Italy

Hematology Division Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts USA

The Pathology Clinical Academic Group The Royal London Hospital London UK

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