Table 2.

The treatment costs for 12 months in the different groups (USD/kg/y).

Item	Stepwise group n = 86	TPO-RA group (monotherapy) n = 12	TPO-RA group (combination therapies) n = 18
Cost of medicines, median (range)	0.05 (0.01-1399.25)	395.11 (88.81-1233.44)	357.04 (90.40-1090.65)
Cost of rescue therapies, median (range)	17.07 (0-136.45)	0 (0-34.11)	17.05 (0-68.27)
Total cost, median (range)	68.26 (0.01-1415.30)	395.11 (100.88-1267.57)	373.85 (107.39-1106.94)

Due to the loss of follow-up, the treatment cost data at 12 months included 86 cases in the stepwise group and 18 cases in the TPO-RA group (combination therapy).

TPO-RA, thrombopoietin receptor agonist.