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Is there any role for iron chelation in a patient with iatrogenic transfusion-induced iron overload such as in patients with end-stage kidney or liver disease?

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Hematology · Georgetown University School of Medicine
There is a point with transfusion that iron overload starts to cause significant organ damage. With the advent of deferasirox (Jadenu), oral iron chelation can maintain equilibrium with ongoing transfusion. I would not start till ferritin is 1500 or higher to avoid risk of chelation of other heavy m...

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