What do systematic reviews say?

Summary of findings: Comparison 3 ‐ deferiprone (DFP) vs deferoxamine

• Interventions for improving adherence to iron chelation therapy in people with sickle cell disease or thalassaemia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  7 studies · 612 participants
  Very low

DFP and DFO vs DFP

• Interventions for improving adherence to iron chelation therapy in people with sickle cell disease or thalassaemia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 369 participants
  Low

DFP and DFO vs deferoxamine

• Interventions for improving adherence to iron chelation therapy in people with sickle cell disease or thalassaemia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 281 participants
  Low

DFP and DFO vs DFP and DFX

Summary of findings: Comparison 7 ‐ deferiprone (DFP) plus… may leads to lower adherence to iron chelation therapy rates (n, N) compared with DFP plus deferasirox (DFX) (low certainty).

• Interventions for improving adherence to iron chelation therapy in people with sickle cell disease or thalassaemia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.84 [0.72, 0.99]
  1 study · 96 participants
  Low

Deferasirox vs deferiprone (DFO)

• Interventions for improving adherence to iron chelation therapy in people with sickle cell disease or thalassaemia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 452 participants
  Very low