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	Comparison of Iron Chelators in the Management of Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassaemia Major Based on Serum Ferritin&#13;
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</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Choudhury</surname><given-names>Nilufar Akhtar Banu</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Wohab</surname><given-names>Md. Abdul</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Sultana</surname><given-names>Sazeda</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Hossain</surname><given-names>Md. Belayet</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>14</day><month>01</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>)</volume><issue/><fpage>8</fpage><lpage>12</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>&#13;
	Introduction: Iron overload remains a critical challenge in transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia major patients, necessitating effective chelation strategies. This study evaluated the comparative efficacy of combination therapy (deferoxamine plus defera-sirox) versus deferasirox monotherapy in patients with severe iron overload.&#13;
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	Methods: In this prospective, randomized controlled study, 50 transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia major patients with se-&#13;
	rum ferritin levels between 3,000-5,000 ng/mL were randomized into two groups. Group A (n=25) received combination therapy with subcutaneous deferoxamine (40-50 mg/kg/day, 5 days/week) plus oral deferasirox (20-30 mg/kg/day), while Group B (n=25) received deferasirox monotherapy (30-40 mg/kg/day). Patients were monitored over 12 months with regular assessment of serum ferritin levels, organ iron content, and safety parameters.&#13;
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	Results: At 12 months, the combination therapy group demonstrated significantly greater reduction in serum ferritin levels&#13;
	compared to the monotherapy group (44.9% vs 24.9%, p</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Beta Thalassemia Major</kwd><kwd> Iron Chelation</kwd><kwd> Combination Therapy</kwd><kwd> Deferoxamine</kwd><kwd> Deferasirox</kwd><kwd> Serum Ferritin</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
