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Takeda Rare Disorders Digest

Takeda Rare Disorders Digest

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Rare Disorders Digest is a Takeda podcast series designed to inform the audience about different rare diseases, and help them understand current diagnostic and treatment modalities, and some of the challenges that clinicians and patients face today.

Listeners will hear from medical experts and patient advocates as they share their insights into current care and describe their aspirations for the future.

Disclosures:

This podcast is made in partnership with Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd., with the registered office 8 Marina Boulevard #05-02, Marina Bay Financial Centre, Tower 1, Singapore 018981.

This information is available to the public for information purposes only; it should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease. It is not intended to substitute consultation with a healthcare provider. Please consult your healthcare provider for advice.

Intended for a general audience outside the US and UK.

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Episodes
  • Episode 1 – Living with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

    Episode 1 – Living with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
    Dec 7 2022

    TTP is a life-threatening rare blood disorder requiring rapid diagnosis and treatment. Dr Eng Soo Yap and patient advocate, Ms Lisa Foster, help us understand more about the two main types of TTP, immune-mediated TTP (iTTP) and congenital TTP (cTTP), and the overall impact it has on the patient.

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    11 mins
  • Episode 2 – Diagnosis of TTP

    Episode 2 – Diagnosis of TTP
    Dec 7 2022

    Despite extensive research in this area, TTP diagnosis continues to be a challenging affair for clinicians. Dr Eng Soo Yap helps us understand more about the current approach to diagnosis, the importance of ADAMTS13 testing, and the challenges associated with distinguishing between iTTP and cTTP. 

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    3 mins
  • Episode 3 – Treatment of TTP

    Episode 3 – Treatment of TTP
    Dec 7 2022

    Dr Eng Soo Yap helps us understand more about the role of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in treating iTTP and cTTP, and some of the challenges associated with the current treatment paradigm. He also shares insights on promising therapeutics such as TAK-755 that are currently under investigation. 

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    4 mins
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