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JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13045-017-0476-1
Keywords
Sepsis; Thrombocytopenia; Oseltamivir; Desialylation; Platelet
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Funding
- Major Research plan of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [91442204]
- National Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China [81125002]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81370623, 81270578, 81470284]
- State Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China [81321061]
- State Key Clinical Specialty of China for Blood Disorders
- Tai Shan Scholar Foundation
- Yantai Municipal Science and Technology Commission [2014WS012]
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Background: Studies in murine models suggested that platelet desialylation was an important mechanism of thrombocytopenia during sepsis. Methods: First, we performed a prospective, multicenter, observational study that enrolled septic patients with or without thrombocytopenia to determine the association between platelet desialylation and thrombocytopenia in patients with sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock. Gender-and age-matched healthy adults were selected as normal controls in analysis of the platelet desialylation levels (study I). Next, we conducted an open-label randomized controlled trial (RCT) in which the patients who had severe sepsis with thrombocytopenia (platelet counts <= 50 x 10(9)/L) were randomly assigned to receive antimicrobial therapy alone (control group) or antimicrobial therapy plus oseltamivir (oseltamivir group) in a 1: 1 ratio (study II). The primary outcomes were platelet desialylation level at study entry, overall platelet response rate within 14 days post-randomization, and all-cause mortality within 28 days post-randomization. Secondary outcomes included platelet recovery time, the occurrence of bleeding events, and the amount of platelets transfused within 14 days post-randomization. Results: The platelet desialylation levels increased significantly in the 127 septic patients with thrombocytopenia compared to the 134 patients without thrombocytopenia. A platelet response was achieved in 45 of the 54 patients in the oseltamivir group (83.3%) compared with 34 of the 52 patients in the control group (65.4%; P = 0.045). The median platelet recovery time was 5 days (interquartile range 4-6) in the oseltamivir group compared with 7 days (interquartile range 5-10) in the control group (P = 0.003). The amount of platelets transfused decreased significantly in the oseltamivir group compared to the control group (P = 0.044). There was no difference in the overall 28-day mortality regardless of whether oseltamivir was used. The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score and platelet recovery time were independent indicators of oseltamivir therapy. The main reason for all of the mortalities was multiple-organ failure. Conclusions: Thrombocytopenia was associated with increased platelet desialylation in septic patients. The addition of oseltamivir could significantly increase the platelet response rate, shorten platelet recovery time, and reduce platelet transfusion.
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