TY - JOUR
T1 - Deferasirox in iron-overloaded patients with transfusion-dependent myelodysplastic syndromes: Results from the large 1-year EPIC study
AU - Gattermann, Norbert
AU - Finelli, Carlo
AU - Porta, Matteo Della
AU - Fenaux, Pierre
AU - Ganser, Arnold
AU - Guerci-Bresler, Agnes
AU - Schmid, Mathias
AU - Taylor, Kerry
AU - Vassilieff, Dominique
AU - Habr, Dany
AU - Domokos, Gabor
AU - Roubert, Bernard
AU - Rose, Christian Schack
AU - EPIC study investigators
AU - Kjeldsen, Lars
N1 - Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/9/1
Y1 - 2010/9/1
N2 - The prospective 1-year EPIC study enrolled 341 patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS); although baseline iron burden was >2500ng/mL, approximately 50% were chelation-naïve. Overall median serum ferritin decreased significantly at 1 year (p=0.002). Decreases occurred irrespective of whether patients were chelation-naïve or previously chelated; changes were dependent on dose adjustments and ongoing iron intake. Sustained reductions in labile plasma iron were observed. Discontinuation rate (48.7%) and adverse event profile were consistent with previously reported deferasirox data in MDS. Alanine aminotransferase levels decreased significantly; change correlated significantly with reduction in serum ferritin (p
AB - The prospective 1-year EPIC study enrolled 341 patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS); although baseline iron burden was >2500ng/mL, approximately 50% were chelation-naïve. Overall median serum ferritin decreased significantly at 1 year (p=0.002). Decreases occurred irrespective of whether patients were chelation-naïve or previously chelated; changes were dependent on dose adjustments and ongoing iron intake. Sustained reductions in labile plasma iron were observed. Discontinuation rate (48.7%) and adverse event profile were consistent with previously reported deferasirox data in MDS. Alanine aminotransferase levels decreased significantly; change correlated significantly with reduction in serum ferritin (p
U2 - 10.1016/j.leukres.2010.03.009
DO - 10.1016/j.leukres.2010.03.009
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 20451251
SN - 0261-474X
VL - 34
SP - 1143
EP - 1150
JO - Leukemia Research
JF - Leukemia Research
IS - 9
ER -