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Hematologic Malignancies • Medical Oncology • Internal Medicine • Hematology • Iron Homeostasis
When do you consider iron chelation in elderly patients with transfusion-dependent MDS?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
When the ferritin is >1500 or if LFTs due to iron are abnormal between 1250-1500. You have to be careful with chelation at lower levels due to chelation of other micronutrient heavy metals.
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