Question · asked by 1 review

Deferasirox vs deferoxamine: LIC

Population
patients with managing transfusional iron overload in people with sickle cell disease
Intervention
Deferasirox
Comparison
deferoxamine
Outcome
LIC

What each review found

Current versions only
No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 100%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Deferasirox vs deferoxamine
LIC measured by SQUID biomagnetometer (mg Fe/g dw); overall population adjusted for transfusion category · patients with sickle cell disease and transfusional iron overload
Deferasirox for managing transfusional iron overload in people with sickle cell disease (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted1 study · 173 participantsModerate
Deferasirox vs Deferoxamine
LIC measured by SQUID Biomagnetometer; Overall population adjusted for transfusion category · patients with managing transfusional iron overload in people with sickle cell disease
Deferasirox for managing transfusional iron overload in people with sickle cell disease (2010) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD007477.PUB2, superseded
no estimate extracted1 study · 173 participantsModerate

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Deferasirox for managing transfusional iron overload in people with sickle cell disease
2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

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