Real-world Outcomes of Aplastic Anemia Patients Treated With Eltrombopag: A Medical Claims Database Study

Inclusion Criteria

• •Patients with:
• •* At least one confirmed diagnosis of AA registered during the baseline period, or
• •* At least one confirmed diagnosis of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision \[ICD10\] code: D69.3) registered before the index date and at least one confirmed diagnosis of AA during the follow-up period.
• •Had at least 6 months of continuous enrolment prior to the index date.
• •Confirmed diagnosis was defined as having ≥1 inpatient or ≥2 outpatient claims with a relevant ICD-10 code and without any doubtful flag.
• •Continuous enrolment (being continuously followed in the database) was defined as having at least one claim every semester.
• •Had at least one confirmed diagnosis of AA registered before the index date,
• •Had at least one procedure for any type of transfusion such as red blood cell transfusion, platelet transfusion, or granulocyte transfusion registered during the baseline period or within 4 weeks after the index date,
• •Had at least 6 months of continuous enrolment prior to the index date,
• •Had at least a 6-month follow-up period.