کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2138099 1087868 2009 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Myelodysplasia paranoia: Iron as the new radon
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی تحقیقات سرطان
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Myelodysplasia paranoia: Iron as the new radon
چکیده انگلیسی

Few areas concerning the care of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) have prompted as much disagreement among clinicians as the appropriate role of iron chelation therapy. At least eight conflicting guidelines or consensus statements on iron management in MDS have been published by medical organizations during the past 6 years. Uncertainties about the clinical importance of iron overload and the necessity for iron chelation in transfusion-requiring patients with MDS have caused confusion for patients. Here, I summarize what we have learned and what we still do not know about the diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring and treatment of iron overload in patients with MDS, including the merits and drawbacks of the oral iron chelator, deferasirox. I also draw parallels between iron and radon with respect to the possibility of biological harm, lack of definitive study results, existence of groups at special risk, and fear that the ongoing uncertainties about these elements incite in patients.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Leukemia Research - Volume 33, Issue 9, September 2009, Pages 1158–1163
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