Evaluation of Immune Status Before and After Splenectomy in Immune Thrombocytopenia Patients

February 20, 2025 updated by: Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China
Evaluation of immune status before and after splenectomy in immune thrombocytopenia patients.

Study Overview

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Recruiting

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Detailed Description

A total of 30 ITP patients will be enrolled in the study. These patients should fail to have sustained response to multiple first- and second-line treatments of ITP and agree to have splenectomy. Before splenectomy, these patients will be reassessed and still diagnosed with ITP.Their platelet level will be raised to a safe state before surgery, and the laparoscopic splenectomy will be performed in Tianjin People's Hospital. The investigators plan to take 20ml of peripheral blood (PB) of these patients at 6 time points, including 1 day before surgery, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after surgery, and take a small amount of spleen tissue during surgery.

18 age- and gender- matched healthy donor will also be enrolled as controls and taken 20ml of peripheral blood. The investigators also plan to take splenic tissue from 10 patients who have splenectomy due to Hereditary spherocytosis or trauma.

And then the investigators will do the experiments step by step. 1, Isolation of peripheral blood and splenic mononuclear cells;2, Detection of the percentage of cell population;3, Activation and proliferation of B lymphocyte; 4, Activation and proliferation of T lymphocyte;5,Apoptosis of platelets by cytotoxic T cells;6,Phagocytosis of platelets by macrophages in spleen;7,Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for cytokines.

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Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

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50

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Study Locations

  • China
    • Tianjin
      • Tianjin, Tianjin, China, 300020

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The ITP patients who are eligible for inclusion, but not eligible for exclusion, will be included in the clinical trials.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 18 to 60 years old, male or female;
  • Conform to the diagnostic criteria of immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
  • Needed splenectomy;
  • People who are willing to sign the informed consent voluntarily and follow the research program.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Secondary thrombocytopenic purpura;
  • Patients with poor compliance;
  • Researchers believe that patients should not participate in the test of any other condition.

Study Plan

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Design Details

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30 immune thrombocytopenia(ITP) patients
A total of 30 cases. The investigators plan to take 20ml of peripheral blood (PB) of these 30 ITP patients at 6 time points, including 1 day before surgery, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after surgery
Procedure: splenectomy
These patients should fail to have sustained response to multiple first- and second-line treatments of ITP and agree to have splenectomy.Before splenectomy, these patients will be reassessed and still diagnosed with ITP.Their platelet level will be raised to a safe state before surgery, and the laparoscopic splenectomy will be performed in Tianjin People's Hospital.
20 normal controls
A total of 20 cases.18 age- and gender- matched healthy donor will also be enrolled as controls and taken 20ml of peripheral blood.
Spleens of the 30 cases patients(ITP)
These 30 ITP patients agree to have splenectomy.The investigators will take a small amount of spleen tissue during surgery.
Spleens of the 10 cases patients(normal controls)
The investigators also plan to take splenic tissue from 10 patients who have splenectomy due to hereditary spherocytosis or trauma.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes of the percentage of cell population
Time Frame: 1 year
To assess the changes of the percentage of B cell subsets，regulatory B cells（Breg），regulatory T cells (Treg)，supressor T cells（Ts），monocyte Fc receptor（FCR）I/II, FCRIII and FCRIIb, helper T cells（Th）subsets and the functionally-polarized CD4+ T cell subsets in peripheral blood mononuclear cells（PBMCs）at 6 time points, including 1 day before surgery, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after surgery, and to compare with the healthy controls.
1 year
Changes of activation and proliferation of B and T lymphocyte, apoptosis of platelets by cytotoxic T cells(CTLs)
Time Frame: 1 year
To assess the changes of activation and proliferation of B and T lymphocyte, apoptosis of platelets by cytotoxic T cells(CTLs) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells（PBMCs）at 6 time points, including 1 day before surgery, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after surgery, and to compare with the healthy controls.
1 year
Changes of cytokines in the cell culture supernatants and plasma
Time Frame: 1 year
To assess the changes of cytokines in the cell culture supernatants and plasma at 6 time points, including 1 day before surgery, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after surgery, and to compare with the healthy controls.
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes of phagocytosis of platelets by macrophages in itp patients spleen and the normal spleen controls.
Time Frame: The day of the splenectomy
To assess the changes of phagocytosis of platelets by macrophages in itp patients spleen and the normal spleen controls.
The day of the splenectomy
Changes of the percentage of cell population, activation and proliferation of B and T lymphocyte, apoptosis of platelets by cytotoxic T cells(CTLs) in itp patients spleen and the normal spleen controls.
Time Frame: The day of the splenectomy
To assess the changes of the percentage of B cell subsets，regulatory B cells（Breg），regulatory T cells (Treg)，supressor T cells（Ts），monocyte Fc receptor（FCR）I/II, FCRIII and FCRIIb, helper T cells（Th）subsets ,the functionally-polarized CD4+ T cell subsets, activation and proliferation of B and T lymphocyte, apoptosis of platelets by cytotoxic T cells(CTLs) in itp patients spleen and the normal spleen controls.
The day of the splenectomy

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Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China

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  • Principal Investigator: lei zhang, MD, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Blood Disease Hospital

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January 23, 2019

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January 23, 2022

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July 23, 2025

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June 13, 2019

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June 24, 2019

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June 25, 2019

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March 25, 2025

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February 20, 2025

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August 1, 2024

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  • KT2018087

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NO

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No

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