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Herbert Opitz

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Cappellini M, Bejaoui M, Agaoglu L, Porter J, Coates T, Jeng M, et al.
Clin Ther . 2007 Aug; 29(5):909-917. PMID: 17697909
Background: Iron chelation therapy (ICT) with deferoxamine (DFO), the current standard for the treatment of iron overload in patients with transfusion-dependent disorders such as beta-thalassemia, requires regular subcutaneous or intravenous...
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Piga A, Galanello R, Forni G, Cappellini M, Origa R, Zappu A, et al.
Haematologica . 2006 Jul; 91(7):873-80. PMID: 16818273
Background And Objectives: Iron accumulation is an inevitable consequence of chronic blood transfusions and results in serious complications in the absence of chelation treatment to remove excess iron. Deferoxamine (Desferal,...
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Cappellini M, Cohen A, Piga A, Bejaoui M, Perrotta S, Agaoglu L, et al.
Blood . 2005 Dec; 107(9):3455-62. PMID: 16352812
Deferasirox (ICL670) is a once-daily oral iron chelator developed for the treatment of chronic iron overload from blood transfusions. A comparative phase 3 trial was conducted to demonstrate the efficacy...