title: Evaluation of ICL670, a once-daily oral iron chelator in a phase III clinical trial of beta-thalassemia patients with transfusional iron overload.
abstract: Osteoporosis and osteopenia are frequent complications of thalassemia major (TM) and intermedia (TI). Osteoporosis was found in 23/25 patients with TI and in 115/239 patients with TM. In TM, no association was found with specific polymorphisms in candidate genes (vitamin D receptor, estrogen receptor, calcitonin receptor, and collagen type 1 alpha 1). Osteoporosis in TM female was strongly associated with primary amenorrhea (P < .0001), while in male patients with TM hypogonadism was not significantly related to BMD (P = .0001). Low BMD was also associated with cardiomiopathy (P = .01), diabetes mellitus (P = .0001), chronic hepatitis (P = .0029), and increased ALT (P = .01).
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Regionale Microcitemie, Via Jenner s/n, 09121 Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. renzo.galanello@mcweb.unica.it
authors.forename: Renzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Galanello
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D001565:Benzoates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015913:Chelation Therapy; D002648:Child; D000077588:Deferasirox; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006486:Hemosiderosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019190:Iron Overload / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014230:Triazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents; D014230:Triazoles; D007501:Iron; D000077588:Deferasirox