Enhancing Effect of Hydroxyurea on Hb F in Sickle Cell Disease: Ten-Year Egyptian Experience
Enhancing Effect of Hydroxyurea on Hb F in Sickle Cell Disease: Ten-Year Egyptian Experience
Ilham Youssry,A. Abdel-Salam,4 Authors,A. Taher
2017 · DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2017.1408646
Hemoglobin · 6 Citations
TLDR
Hydroxyurea induced an increase in Hb F level, which was maintained over time and was associated with clinical efficacy and acceptable safety, and a significant reduction in the frequency of VOCs, transfusion frequency and hospital admissions per year after HU therapy was shown in the studied subjects.