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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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Renal function in patients with thalassemia major receiving Exjade® dispersible tablets and a new film-coated tablet formulation of deferasirox (Nanojade®)
Vahid Falahati1, Ali Ghasemi2, Mohammad Reza Safari1, Kazem Ghaffari3, Parsa Yousefichaijan4, Maryam Zamanian5
1 Clinical Research Development Center of Amir Kabir Hospital, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
2 Department of Biochemistry and Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Khomein, Iran
3 Department of Basic and Laboratory Sciences, Khomein University of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran
4 Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
5 Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Kazem Ghaffari
Department of Basic and Laboratory Sciences, Khomein University of Medical Sciences, Khomein
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/abr.abr_89_21
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Background: In patients with β-thalassemia major (TM), one of the long-term complications of regular blood transfusion is renal dysfunction. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the renal function in TM patients receiving Exjade® dispersible tablets and a new film-coated tablet formulation of deferasirox (Nanojade®).
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, a total of 80 TM patients aged 11–48-year-old entered the study. Patients received 20–30 mg/kg/d (single dose) Exjade® (Exjade group, n = 40) and Nanojade® (Nanojade group, n = 40) orally. To evaluated renal function, serum creatinine (SCr), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), 24-h urine protein (UPro), UCa/UCr, spot UPro/UCr ratio, and serum ferritin were calculated at baseline and every 3 months to 9 months.
Results: There was no significant difference in SCr, BUN, eGFR, 24-h UPro, UPro/UCr ratio, UCa/UCr ratio, and serum ferritin between groups at baseline and end of study (Pbaseline > 0.05, Pend of study > 0.05). There was no significant difference in proteinuria between groups at baseline and end of study (Pbaseline > 0.05, Pend of study > 0.05).
Conclusions: The proportion of SCr, BUN, eGFR, 24-h UPro, UPro/UCr ratio, and UCa/UCr ratio was not significantly different in TM patients treated with Nanojade® compared to patients' received Exjade®. Nanojade® had similar effects to Exjade®, and therefore, the use of Nanojade® is safe in TM patients and does not seem to be associated with increased renal failure, proteinuria, and hypercalciuria.
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