Methods of mitigating vascular injury, promoting organ and hematopoietic recovery, accelerating vascular recovery, and enhancing survival in a subject treated with radiation therapy or chemotherapy are described. In particular, an effective amount of a thrombopoietin (TPO) mimetic, such as RWJ-800088, is used at the appropriate times relative to the Total Body Irradiation or Chemotherapy exposure to achieve these prophylactic and/or therapeutic benefits.

The invention relates to the combined use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and hematopoietic growth factors as a drug and particularly for treating cytopenia related to hematopoietic diseases or chemotherapy, and also to a pharmaceutical kit comprising both SSRIs and hematopoietic growth factors. This combination is more particularly used for treating patients presenting cytopenia, and patients in need of chemotherapy and more particularly to reduce length of chemotherapy-induced aplasia.

The invention relates to the combined use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and hematopoietic growth factors as a drug and particularly for treating cytopenia related to hematopoietic diseases or chemotherapy, and also to a pharmaceutical kit comprising both SSRIs and hematopoietic growth factors. This combination is more particularly used for treating patients presenting cytopenia, and patients in need of chemotherapy and more particularly to reduce length of chemotherapy-induced aplasia.

Novel proteins and compounds conjugated with polysialic acid (PSA) are provided herein. Also provided are methods of using these compounds and methods of treatment of various diseases and disorders. The novel compounds provided herein have improved pharmacodynamic and/or pharmacokinetic properties, improved effectiveness, and other desirable properties.

Methods and kits for mitigating a toxic effect of at least one of vesicants and caustic gases in a subject in need thereof are described. In particular, an effective amount of a thrombopoietin (TPO) mimetic, such as RWJ-800088 or romiplostim, is used to mitigate the toxic effect of the vesicant or caustic gas.

The disclosure relates to methods for detecting PNH Type II cell populations in biological samples as well as methods for determining whether a patient is at an increased risk for developing thrombocytopenia or thrombosis based on the percentage of PNH Type II cells in the patient's blood. The disclosure also features reagents and conjugates for use in the methods.

This invention is in the area of improved compounds and methods for transiently protecting healthy cells, and in particular hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC), from the damage associated with ionizing radiation (IR) exposure using selective radioprotectants.

This invention is in the area of improved compounds and methods for transiently protecting healthy cells, and in particular hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC), from the damage associated with ionizing radiation (IR) exposure using selective radioprotectants.

A novel and thermostable lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of Romiplostim (Fcpeptide fusion protein) along with buffer, bulking agent, stabilizer, and surfactant at pH range of 4.0-6.0.

Adoptive cell therapy involves the transfer of autologous or allogeneic cells to patients in an effort to treat a variety of diseases. In the area of immunotherapy, tumour specific T-cells can be grown ex vivo, or engrafted with tumour specificity via genetic engineering approaches, prior to reinfusion. T-cell infusions require a pre-conditioning treatment, and often a post infusion treatment of IL-2, in an effort to enhance persistence and engraftment. Herein Applicants show that T-cells can be engineered to express a Chimeric recombinant Growth Factor Receptor (CrGFR) which allows the selective survival and/or expansion of T-cells upon administration of a clinically available drug, Eltrombopag.