Clinical and laboratory effects of hydroxyurea in children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia: a Portuguese hospital study.

Abstract:

:Our aim was to assess the efficacy and safety of hydroxyurea (HU) in children with severe forms of sickle cell anemia followed in a Portuguese hospital. We carried out an open-label uncontrolled prospective study, which included children with severe forms of sickle cell anemia. Hydroxyurea was started at 15 mg/kg/day and increased to a maximum dose of 25 mg/kg/day. Patients were monitored to assess compliance, clinical and hematological response and toxicity. Nine children and adolescents, five girls and four boys, with a median age of 13 years (range 8 to 16) were enrolled in the study during a period of 24 months. All patients completed at least 15 months of therapy. Hb F was significantly increased, from a mean of 7.0 +/- 3.9% to 13.7 +/- 5.3% (p = 0.028). Clinically, all patients responded significantly with a reduction of 80% in the number of vaso-occlusive crises (VOC), 69% in hospital admissions, 76% in hospitalization days and 67% in transfusion requirements, without significant toxicity. We concluded that, in our population, HU proved to be effective in increasing Hb F levels, and in decreasing hospitalizations for VOC and transfusion requirements with no major side effects. Long-term clinical follow-up is important to certify benefit maintenance.

journal_name

Hemoglobin

journal_title

Hemoglobin

authors

Braga LB,Ferreira AC,Guimarães M,Nazário C,Pacheco P,Miranda A,Picanço I,Seixas T,Rosado L,Amaral JM

doi

10.1081/hem-200066299

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-01-01 00:00:00

pages

171-80

issue

3

eissn

0363-0269

issn

1532-432X

journal_volume

29

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