Red Blood Cell Transfusion Independence Following the Initiation of Iron Chelation Therapy in Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Iron chelation therapy is often used to treat iron overload in patients requiring transfusion of red blood cells (RBC). A 76-year-old man with MDS type refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia, intermediate-1 IPSS risk, was referred when he became transfusion dependent. He declined infusion...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Hematology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/164045 |
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