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Discussion Forums => Iron Chelation Corner => Topic started by: Manal on June 08, 2010, 06:21:14 AM

Title: combination therapy reversed heart failure & showing monthly changes in heartT2*
Post by: Manal on June 08, 2010, 06:21:14 AM

http://www.thalassaemia.org.cy/conference_presentations/Plenary%202/4%20Renzo%20Galanello%20deferiprone%20iron%20chelation.ppt#319,1,Slide 1

manal

Title: Re: combination therapy reversed heart failure & showing monthly changes in hear
Post by: Lena on June 08, 2010, 05:15:55 PM

Good catch, Manal.
A lot of advantages in ferriprox-desferal combination therapy...that's why I keep  voting for it!

Lena.

Title: Re: combination therapy reversed heart failure & showing monthly changes in heartT2*
Post by: Andy Battaglia on June 08, 2010, 05:29:39 PM

I have heard the talk about combined therapy using desferal and deferiprone at every conference I have ever attended. With each new sudy, the results are confirmed and new data is presented. I find it very interesting that there are "No new serious health concerns" and "Long term therapy not associated with increased frequency or severity of adverse events." I wish we could say the same for Exjade. 

Combination therapy remains king of chelation and once again I ask...

Why is deferiprone not approved in the US and Canada?

Title: Re: combination therapy reversed heart failure & showing monthly changes in hear
Post by: Sharmin on June 08, 2010, 09:51:51 PM

It would be nice to use a low dose of exjade in combination with deferiprone.  Exjade alone is devastating on the stomach. 

Sharmin