Doptelet® (avatrombopag) receives positive opinion from CHMP for treatment of ITP
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (Sobi™) (STO:SOBI) today announces that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion of Doptelet® (avatrombopag) for the treatment of primary chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in adult patients who are refractory to other treatments (e.g. corticosteroids, immunoglobulins). The opinion is now referred to the European Commission for a decision. Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder characterised by low numbers of platelets,