safety and efficacy of different iron chelation therapy in transfusion dependent beta-thalaasemia patients with low serum ferritin and continued regular transfusion regimen.
Treatment of transfusional iron overload in TM patients with low serum ferritin (continued decrease in serum ferritin ) even after reduction of chelation dose.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
Deferiprone (75-100 mg/kg/d) and deferoxamine (20-60 mg/kg/d) aimed at achieving "normal" body iron stores in poly-transfued arm1. Arm 2 will only recieve blood transfusion with no chelation
Pediatric Hematology clinic, Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
downward-trend of SF(serum ferritin) over previous 6 months after reduction of chelation dose with continuation of regular transfusion regimen.
non inferiority of discounting chelation compared with continuing chelation in thalassemia patients with low serum ferritin and/or showing a downward-trend of SF(serum ferritin) over previous 6 months after reduction of chelation dose with continuation of regular transfusion regimen.
Time frame: 6 month
safety and occurrence of AEs in both studied groups (with and without chelation) in relation to different chelation therapy.
determine the safety and occurrence of AEs in both studied groups (with and without chelation) in relation to different chelation therapy.
Time frame: 12 month
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