Patient demographics
Patient no. . | Age in y, sex . | Disease duration, mo. . | Previous therapy . | H pylori infection . | Platelets, × 109/L . | Follow-up, mo . | Present condition . | |
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Before . | After (at 6 mo) . | |||||||
Previously reported patients | ||||||||
1 | 52, M | 16 | None | Yes | 80 | 67 | 90 | NR-stable |
2 | 58, F | 15 | None | Yes | 80 | 111 | 87 | NR-stable |
3 | 63, M | 14 | None | Yes | 52 | 68 | 86 | NR-stable |
4 | 60, F | 16 | P | Yes | 30 | 31 | 86 | NR-P |
5 | 67, M | 46 | None | Yes | 50 | 126* | 85 | PR |
6 | 79, F | 70 | P, V | Yes | 33 | 220* | 83 | CR |
7 | 60, M | 15 | P | Yes | 25 | 176* | 80 | CR |
8 | 61, M | 39 | P | Yes | 80 | 76 | 80 | NR-stable |
9 | 75, M | 20 | None | Yes | 80 | 84 | 80 | NR-stable |
10 | 77, F | 21 | P | Yes | 27 | 172* | 79 | CR† |
11 | 33, M | 35 | P,Sple | Yes | 80 | 371* | 79 | CR |
12 | 89, M | 13 | P | Yes | 15 | 35 | 34 | NR-lost |
13 | 48, F | 53 | P | Yes | 50 | 125* | 78 | PR |
14 | 70, F | 110 | Ig,Cy | No | 37 | 80 | 88 | Stable |
15 | 79, M | 65 | P | No | 41 | 130 | 87 | Stable |
16 | 36, M | 52 | P,V | No | 30 | 110 | 87 | Stable |
17 | 19, F | 19 | None | No | 62 | 58 | 86 | Stable |
18 | 18, F | 18 | None | No | 58 | 70 | 85 | Stable |
19 | 20, F | 29 | P | No | 38 | 120 | 83 | Stable |
20 | 53, F | 64 | P,Ig,C | No | 35 | 80 | 83 | Stable |
21 | 55, F | 84 | P,C,V | No | 32 | 90 | 83 | Stable |
22 | 39, F | 34 | P | No | 43 | 100 | 82 | Stable |
23 | 26, F | 15 | P | No | 65 | 150 | 80 | Stable |
24 | 64, M | 79 | Ig,P | No | 45 | 130 | 80 | Stable |
25 | 64, M | 31 | P,C,Sple | No | 2 | 120 | 81 | Stable |
26 | 66, M | 23 | P | No | 40 | 140 | 79 | Stable |
27 | 49, F | 32 | Ig,Sple | No | 35 | 130 | 79 | Stable |
28 | 26, F | 21 | P | No | 40 | 140 | 79 | Stable |
29 | 35, F | 18 | P | No | 42 | 130 | 79 | Stable |
30 | 68, F | 120 | P,Sple,Cy | No | 40 | 115 | 79 | Stable |
31 | 66, M | 11 | P,C | Yes | 38 | 50 | 70 | NR-stable |
32 | 41, F | 12 | P | Yes | 38 | 160* | 68 | CR |
33 | 18, F | 10 | None | Yes | 46 | 180* | 66 | CR |
34 | 62, M | 12 | None | No | 48 | 50 | 72 | Stable |
35 | 38, M | 10 | None | No | 46 | 145 | 65 | Stable |
36 | 46, F | 12 | None | No | 42 | 190 | 64 | Stable |
37 | 58, M | 10 | None | No | 43 | 185 | 64 | Stable |
Last enrolled patients | ||||||||
38 | 69, M | 7 | P | Yes | 29 | 190* | 46 | CR |
39 | 83, M | 10 | None | Yes | 43 | 170* | 45 | CR |
40 | 24, F | 9 | None | Yes | 50 | 180* | 45 | CR |
41 | 78, M | 7 | P | Yes | 10 | 20 | 44 | NR-P |
42 | 30, F | 12 | P | Yes | 34 | 38 | 43 | NR-sple |
43 | 52, M | 16 | None | Yes | 45 | 100* | 43 | PR |
44 | 85, F | 9 | P | Yes | 12 | 195* | 23 | CR‡ |
45 | 69, F | 7 | P | Yes | 50 | 163* | 43 | CR |
46 | 18, F | 9 | Ig/P | Yes | 9 | 22 | 41 | NR-P |
47 | 47, M | 186 | Ig/P | Yes | 6 | 173* | 39 | CR |
48 | 27, M | 7 | None | Yes | 80 | 120* | 39 | PR |
49 | 37, M | 18 | None | Yes§ | 25 | 99*¶ | 32 | PR |
50 | 37, M | 14 | P | Yes | 27 | 246* | 31 | CR |
51 | 73, F | 18 | None | Yes | 60 | 75 | 30 | NR-P |
52 | 77, M | 7 | None | Yes | 70 | 120* | 28 | PR |
53 | 26, F | 7 | P | Yes | 2 | 485* | 28 | CR |
54 | 52, F | 7 | Ig/P | Yes | 20 | 235* | 26 | CR |
55 | 77, F | 21 | P | Yes | 18 | 187* | 26 | CR |
56 | 77, F | 12 | P | Yes | 65 | 120* | 25 | PR |
57 | 70, F | 7 | P | Yes | 31 | 40 | 21 | NR-P |
58 | 45, F | 10 | None | Yes§ | 50 | 60 | 21 | NR-stable |
59 | 34, M | 7 | P | Yes§ | 1 | 12 | 18 | NR-P |
60 | 57, M | 7 | None | No | 1 | 113 | 41 | P |
61 | 68, M | 9 | None | No | 15 | 95 | 39 | P |
62 | 81, F | 12 | None | No | 5 | 248 | 34 | Stable |
63 | 46, M | 8 | None | No | 50 | 60 | 33 | Stable |
64 | 82, F | 19 | None | No | 78 | 70 | 32 | Stable |
65 | 36, F | 8 | None | No | 25 | 100 | 32 | P-stable |
66 | 26, M | 7 | None | No | 24 | 115 | 31 | P |
67 | 38, F | 12 | None | No | 50 | 48 | 31 | Stable |
68 | 85, F | 8 | None | No | 20 | 80 | 29 | Dead |
69 | 42, M | 16 | None | No | 60 | 55 | 28 | Stable |
70 | 35, M | 14 | None | No | 70 | 60 | 28 | Stable |
71 | 91, F | 10 | None | No | 25 | 90 | 27 | P-stable |
72 | 24, M | 8 | None | No | 12 | 85 | 25 | P |
73 | 47, M | 7 | None | No | 25 | 90 | 19 | P-stable |
74 | 48, M | 7 | None | No | 45 | 50 | 18 | Stable |
75 | 26, F | 7 | None | No | 40 | 48 | 18 | Stable |
Patient no. . | Age in y, sex . | Disease duration, mo. . | Previous therapy . | H pylori infection . | Platelets, × 109/L . | Follow-up, mo . | Present condition . | |
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Before . | After (at 6 mo) . | |||||||
Previously reported patients | ||||||||
1 | 52, M | 16 | None | Yes | 80 | 67 | 90 | NR-stable |
2 | 58, F | 15 | None | Yes | 80 | 111 | 87 | NR-stable |
3 | 63, M | 14 | None | Yes | 52 | 68 | 86 | NR-stable |
4 | 60, F | 16 | P | Yes | 30 | 31 | 86 | NR-P |
5 | 67, M | 46 | None | Yes | 50 | 126* | 85 | PR |
6 | 79, F | 70 | P, V | Yes | 33 | 220* | 83 | CR |
7 | 60, M | 15 | P | Yes | 25 | 176* | 80 | CR |
8 | 61, M | 39 | P | Yes | 80 | 76 | 80 | NR-stable |
9 | 75, M | 20 | None | Yes | 80 | 84 | 80 | NR-stable |
10 | 77, F | 21 | P | Yes | 27 | 172* | 79 | CR† |
11 | 33, M | 35 | P,Sple | Yes | 80 | 371* | 79 | CR |
12 | 89, M | 13 | P | Yes | 15 | 35 | 34 | NR-lost |
13 | 48, F | 53 | P | Yes | 50 | 125* | 78 | PR |
14 | 70, F | 110 | Ig,Cy | No | 37 | 80 | 88 | Stable |
15 | 79, M | 65 | P | No | 41 | 130 | 87 | Stable |
16 | 36, M | 52 | P,V | No | 30 | 110 | 87 | Stable |
17 | 19, F | 19 | None | No | 62 | 58 | 86 | Stable |
18 | 18, F | 18 | None | No | 58 | 70 | 85 | Stable |
19 | 20, F | 29 | P | No | 38 | 120 | 83 | Stable |
20 | 53, F | 64 | P,Ig,C | No | 35 | 80 | 83 | Stable |
21 | 55, F | 84 | P,C,V | No | 32 | 90 | 83 | Stable |
22 | 39, F | 34 | P | No | 43 | 100 | 82 | Stable |
23 | 26, F | 15 | P | No | 65 | 150 | 80 | Stable |
24 | 64, M | 79 | Ig,P | No | 45 | 130 | 80 | Stable |
25 | 64, M | 31 | P,C,Sple | No | 2 | 120 | 81 | Stable |
26 | 66, M | 23 | P | No | 40 | 140 | 79 | Stable |
27 | 49, F | 32 | Ig,Sple | No | 35 | 130 | 79 | Stable |
28 | 26, F | 21 | P | No | 40 | 140 | 79 | Stable |
29 | 35, F | 18 | P | No | 42 | 130 | 79 | Stable |
30 | 68, F | 120 | P,Sple,Cy | No | 40 | 115 | 79 | Stable |
31 | 66, M | 11 | P,C | Yes | 38 | 50 | 70 | NR-stable |
32 | 41, F | 12 | P | Yes | 38 | 160* | 68 | CR |
33 | 18, F | 10 | None | Yes | 46 | 180* | 66 | CR |
34 | 62, M | 12 | None | No | 48 | 50 | 72 | Stable |
35 | 38, M | 10 | None | No | 46 | 145 | 65 | Stable |
36 | 46, F | 12 | None | No | 42 | 190 | 64 | Stable |
37 | 58, M | 10 | None | No | 43 | 185 | 64 | Stable |
Last enrolled patients | ||||||||
38 | 69, M | 7 | P | Yes | 29 | 190* | 46 | CR |
39 | 83, M | 10 | None | Yes | 43 | 170* | 45 | CR |
40 | 24, F | 9 | None | Yes | 50 | 180* | 45 | CR |
41 | 78, M | 7 | P | Yes | 10 | 20 | 44 | NR-P |
42 | 30, F | 12 | P | Yes | 34 | 38 | 43 | NR-sple |
43 | 52, M | 16 | None | Yes | 45 | 100* | 43 | PR |
44 | 85, F | 9 | P | Yes | 12 | 195* | 23 | CR‡ |
45 | 69, F | 7 | P | Yes | 50 | 163* | 43 | CR |
46 | 18, F | 9 | Ig/P | Yes | 9 | 22 | 41 | NR-P |
47 | 47, M | 186 | Ig/P | Yes | 6 | 173* | 39 | CR |
48 | 27, M | 7 | None | Yes | 80 | 120* | 39 | PR |
49 | 37, M | 18 | None | Yes§ | 25 | 99*¶ | 32 | PR |
50 | 37, M | 14 | P | Yes | 27 | 246* | 31 | CR |
51 | 73, F | 18 | None | Yes | 60 | 75 | 30 | NR-P |
52 | 77, M | 7 | None | Yes | 70 | 120* | 28 | PR |
53 | 26, F | 7 | P | Yes | 2 | 485* | 28 | CR |
54 | 52, F | 7 | Ig/P | Yes | 20 | 235* | 26 | CR |
55 | 77, F | 21 | P | Yes | 18 | 187* | 26 | CR |
56 | 77, F | 12 | P | Yes | 65 | 120* | 25 | PR |
57 | 70, F | 7 | P | Yes | 31 | 40 | 21 | NR-P |
58 | 45, F | 10 | None | Yes§ | 50 | 60 | 21 | NR-stable |
59 | 34, M | 7 | P | Yes§ | 1 | 12 | 18 | NR-P |
60 | 57, M | 7 | None | No | 1 | 113 | 41 | P |
61 | 68, M | 9 | None | No | 15 | 95 | 39 | P |
62 | 81, F | 12 | None | No | 5 | 248 | 34 | Stable |
63 | 46, M | 8 | None | No | 50 | 60 | 33 | Stable |
64 | 82, F | 19 | None | No | 78 | 70 | 32 | Stable |
65 | 36, F | 8 | None | No | 25 | 100 | 32 | P-stable |
66 | 26, M | 7 | None | No | 24 | 115 | 31 | P |
67 | 38, F | 12 | None | No | 50 | 48 | 31 | Stable |
68 | 85, F | 8 | None | No | 20 | 80 | 29 | Dead |
69 | 42, M | 16 | None | No | 60 | 55 | 28 | Stable |
70 | 35, M | 14 | None | No | 70 | 60 | 28 | Stable |
71 | 91, F | 10 | None | No | 25 | 90 | 27 | P-stable |
72 | 24, M | 8 | None | No | 12 | 85 | 25 | P |
73 | 47, M | 7 | None | No | 25 | 90 | 19 | P-stable |
74 | 48, M | 7 | None | No | 45 | 50 | 18 | Stable |
75 | 26, F | 7 | None | No | 40 | 48 | 18 | Stable |
Of the previously reported patients, nos. 1-30 are from Emilia et al;4 nos. 31-37 are from Emilia et al.5 For uninfected patients, platelet values are before and after immunosuppressive therapy.
P indicates prednisone; C, cyclosphosphamide; Cy, cyclosporine; V, vincristine; Ig, intravenous immunoglobulin; sple, splenectomy; CR, complete response; PR, partial response; and NR, no response.
Eradication-responsive patients.
Patient relapsed 7 months after eradication; at present, the patient is in CR with intermittent prednisone.
Died from heart failure.
Eradication failed after at least 2 regimens, including metronidazole.
Patient achieved response during follow-up.