Swedish Orphan Biovitrum announced the first patient has been dosed with avatrombopag, a thrombopoietin receptor agonist (TPO-RA), for treatment of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in pediatric patients.
The US FDA has granted avatrombopag (Doptelet) ODD as around 10 percent of US cancer patients per year experience chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia (CIT) with no available treatment.
Dova Pharmaceuticals has been granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for avatrombopag for the potential treament of Chemotherapy-Induced Thrombocytopenia (CIT).