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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2022; 28(30): 4061-4074
Published online Aug 14, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i30.4061
Published online Aug 14, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i30.4061
Thrombocytopenia in chronic liver disease: Physiopathology and new therapeutic strategies before invasive procedures
Paolo Gallo, Francesca Terracciani, Giulia Di Pasquale, Matteo Esposito, Antonio Picardi, Umberto Vespasiani-Gentilucci, Clinical Medicine and Hepatology Unit, Campus Bio-Medico University, Roma 00128, Italy
Author contributions: Vespasiani-Gentilucci U and Gallo P conceived the study; Gallo P, Terracciani F, Di Pasquale G, and Esposito M wrote the manuscript; Picardi A and Vespasiani-Gentilucci U helped in drafting and revising the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Paolo Gallo, MD, Associate Research Scientist, Doctor, Clinical Medicine and Hepatology Unit, Campus Bio-Medico University, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, Roma 00128, Italy. paolo.gallo@policlinicocampus.it
Received: January 24, 2022
Peer-review started: January 24, 2022
First decision: April 10, 2022
Revised: April 21, 2022
Accepted: July 18, 2022
Article in press: July 18, 2022
Published online: August 14, 2022
Peer-review started: January 24, 2022
First decision: April 10, 2022
Revised: April 21, 2022
Accepted: July 18, 2022
Article in press: July 18, 2022
Published online: August 14, 2022
Core Tip
Core Tip: Recent advances have shed light on the pathophysiology of thrombocytopenia in chronic liver disease and on the key role of thrombopoietin (TPO). Severe thrombocytopenia complicates the management of patients with liver disease by increasing the potential risk of bleeding for invasive procedures, possibly delaying lifesaving interventions. In the very last years, novel agents such as the TPO-receptor agonists avatrombopag and lusutrombopag have been developed in order to increase platelet production as an alternative to platelet transfusions, with positive efficacy and safety outcomes.