Exjade (ICL 670): A new oral iron chelator
Autor: | M B, Agarwal |
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Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Zdroj: | The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 54 |
ISSN: | 0004-5772 |
Popis: | ICL670(deferasirox) is a tridentate oral iron chelator that has shown high efficacy and theraputic safety in preclinical and currently ongoing phase III clinical evaluation. The drug has been just approved by US FDA for use in iron-loading anaemias. It is an ideal once-daily oral chelator, the effective dose of which is between 20 and 40 mg/kg. Iron is chelatedexcreted almost exclusively via the feces. This is a major advance in the field of iron chelation. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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