Thanks for posting this, maybe something to watch out for.
The article mentions that it will reduce the need for IV iron in patients with kidney problems, it will be interesting to understand the mechanism of action and how it works as anemic MDS patients do not need IV iron at all.
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Mother age 79, dx MDS RCMD low risk del 20q April 2013, no response to EPO, Danazol. pRBC tx dependent - 2 units every 3-4 weeks, exjade Dec 2013 - Mar2014, restarted Dec 2014
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