G X Peng1, L Zhang1, W R Yang1, L P Jing1, K Zhou1, Y Li1, L Ye1, Y Li1, J P Li1, H H Fan1, X Zhao1, Y Yang1, F K Zhang1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China.
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of iron supplement in patients who have paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) with iron deficiency. Methods: We performed analyses on the clinical data of 48 patients who accepted oral and/or intravenous iron treatment. Forty-eight consecutive PNH patients with iron deficiency who visited our hospital between November 2011 and August 2018 were enrolled in the study. Results: Total 30 patients received oral iron; 18 patients received intravenous iron supplements, including 6 who did not respond to oral iron. The median PNH clone size was 90.2% (38.5%-99.9%) in the granulocytes and 69.7% (27.6%-98.1%) in the red blood cells. The response rate was 56% (20/36) in patients who received oral iron, and the hemoglobin concentration increased 21 (10-52) g/L compared to that at baseline. Sixteen out of eighteen (89%) patients responded to intravenous iron; 6 patients who did not respond to oral iron received intravenous iron, and the hemoglobin level of 5 patients increased. Patients exhibited increased LDH levels and deepen urine after iron supplementation; however, no severe adverse events, such as thrombosis and iron-related adverse effects, were noted. Conclusion: Iron treatment is safe and effective in increasing the hemoglobin level in PNH patients with iron deficiency; those who did not respond to oral iron could benefit from intravenous iron supplement.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of iron supplement in patients who have paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) with iron deficiency. Methods: We performed analyses on the clinical data of 48 patients who accepted oral and/or intravenous iron treatment. Forty-eight consecutive PNH patients with iron deficiency who visited our hospital between November 2011 and August 2018 were enrolled in the study. Results: Total 30 patients received oral iron; 18 patients received intravenous iron supplements, including 6 who did not respond to oral iron. The median PNH clone size was 90.2% (38.5%-99.9%) in the granulocytes and 69.7% (27.6%-98.1%) in the red blood cells. The response rate was 56% (20/36) in patients who received oral iron, and the hemoglobin concentration increased 21 (10-52) g/L compared to that at baseline. Sixteen out of eighteen (89%) patients responded to intravenous iron; 6 patients who did not respond to oral iron received intravenous iron, and the hemoglobin level of 5 patients increased. Patients exhibited increased LDH levels and deepen urine after iron supplementation; however, no severe adverse events, such as thrombosis and iron-related adverse effects, were noted. Conclusion:Iron treatment is safe and effective in increasing the hemoglobin level in PNH patients with iron deficiency; those who did not respond to oral iron could benefit from intravenous iron supplement.
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Keywords:
Iron deficiency anemia; Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria