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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
20
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-6-3
pubmed:abstractText
Anagrelide is a member of the imidazo (2,1-b) quinazolin-2-one series of compounds, with a powerful antiaggregating effect on platelets. During studies in humans, anagrelide in small doses has produced thrombocytopenia. We therefore evaluated it in the treatment of thrombocytosis, and to date, platelet levels in 15 of 17 patients with primary thrombocythemia, 2 patients with polycythemia vera and thrombocytosis, and 1 patient with chronic granulocytic leukemia and thrombocytosis have been well controlled with the use of this agent. Induction doses of 1.0 to 1.5 mg given orally every six hours have produced a decrease in the platelet count, starting on day 5 and reaching a normal level by day 12. Side effects of anagrelide have been minimal. Maintenance therapy with 1.5 to 4.0 mg a day has continued to control the platelet count in patients for up to 28 months. This new agent appears promising in the treatment of thrombocytosis in patients with chronic myeloproliferative disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0028-4793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
318
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1292-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Anagrelide: a new drug for treating thrombocytosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Hematology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article