Effect of peripheral blood absolute monocyte count at admission on relapse-free survival in patients with idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in remission

• Published in: Frontiers in medicine Vol. 11; p. 1463086
• Main Authors: Yu, Xiaomin, Zhong, Mingzhu, Wang, Chen, Shi, Yifen, Xing, Chongyun, Yu, Kang, Lin, Ying, Ou, Rongying, Yang, Junjun, Zhu, Liqing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 16.12.2024
• Subjects: Medicine; monocyte; prognostic; Purpura; relapse-free survival; thrombotic thrombocytopenic; prognostic; relapse-free survival; monocyte; thrombotic thrombocytopenic; Purpura

Peripheral monocytes have been reported to correlate with clinical outcomes in various types of malignancies. Previous reports have also shown that acute-phase thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) plasma could induce the activation of monocytes. However, the significance of peripheral blood abs...