Researchers dig into why cancer can trigger a dangerous blood disorder

NCT ID NCT06444477

Summary

This study aimed to understand why some people with cancer also develop a condition called immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), which causes dangerously low platelet counts and bleeding risk. Researchers looked back at the medical records of 33 adult patients who had both ITP and cancer diagnosed around the same time. The goal was to see if treating the cancer also helped resolve the ITP, and to learn more about how these two conditions are connected.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AP-HM Hôpital la Timone - service de médecine interne

    Marseille, France

  • AP-HP Hôpital Bichat service de médecine interne

    Paris, France

  • AP-HP Hôpital Bicêtre service de médecine interne

    Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

  • AP-HP Hôpital Jean Verdier service de médecine interne

    Bondy, France

  • AP-HP Hôpital Mondor service de médecine interne

    Créteil, France

  • AP-HP Hôpital Saint-Antoine service de médecine interne

    Paris, France

  • AP-HP Hôpital Saint-Louis service immuno-hématologie

    Paris, France

  • CHRU d'Orléans - service de Médecine interne

    Orléans, France

  • CHRU d'Orléans - service de réanimation

    Orléans, France

  • CHRU de Nancy - service de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique

    Nancy, France

  • CHRU de Strasbourg - service de médecine interne

    Strasbourg, France

  • CHU de Bordeaux Service de Médecine Interne et Maladies Infectieuses

    Pessac, France

  • CHU de Clermont-Ferrand - service de médecine interne

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

  • CHU de Lille - service d'Hématologie

    Lille, France

  • CHU de Montpellier - service d'Hématologie

    Montpellier, France

  • CHU de Nantes - service de médecine interne

    Nantes, France

  • CHU de Poitiers - service de médecine interne

    Poitiers, France

  • CHU de Toulouse - service de médecine interne

    Toulouse, France

  • CHU de Tours - service de médecine interne

    Tours, France

  • HCL - service d'Hématologie

    Lyon, France

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