Can a platelet booster keep chemo on track for lymphoma patients?

NCT ID NCT04673266

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 2 study tested whether the drug romiplostim can prevent severe low platelet counts caused by chemotherapy in people with lymphoma. Eleven adult patients received weekly injections of romiplostim during their 21-day chemo cycles. The goal was to see if it could reduce the need for chemo delays, dose reductions, or platelet transfusions.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

romiplostim

What this could lead to

If it works, this could help lymphoma patients avoid chemotherapy delays and platelet transfusions due to low platelet counts.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase study with only 11 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug may not prevent severe thrombocytopenia in all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

lymphoma thrombocytopenia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activites)

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (All Protocol Activities)

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)

    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States