Efficacy and Safety of Oral Deferasirox (20 mg/kg/d) in Pts 3 to 6 Months After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Who Present With Iron Overload

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of iron chelation using deferasirox in patients who show signs of iron overload after an allogeneic stem cell transplantation The iron overload must be due to blood transfusions.

Timeline

Start

2008-02

Primary completion

2012-01

Completion

2012-01

Publications

• Results Jaekel N, Lieder K, Albrecht S, Leismann O, Hubert K, Bug G, Kroger N, Platzbecker U, Stadler M, de Haas K, Altamura S, Muckenthaler MU, Niederwieser D, Al-Ali HK. Efficacy and safety of deferasirox in non-thalassemic patients with elevated ferritin levels after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2016 Jan;51(1):89-95. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2015.204. Epub 2015 Sep 14.

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