Initiated rituximab before remission Initiated rituximab afterremission
The number of patients 11 16
The median age of the patients (years) 38 (25-70) 37.5 (22-70)
The median hemoglobin (g/L) 87 (53-110) 75 (35-109)
The median platelet (x109/L) 7 (3-37) 11 (2-51)
The median LDH 825 (450-2031) 1011.5 (379-2524)
The median time of platelets recovery 15.5 (7-33) 16 (3-35)
The median time of  ADAMTS13 recovery 24 (14-78) 25 (13-78)
The median time of hospital stay 27 (10-42) 28.5 (11-39)
Number of patients who relapsed 0 0
Adverse effects 1 (9.0%) 3 (18.8%)
Table 2: Outcomes of aTTP patients who initiated rituximab before or after remission.