Baseline Characteristics of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in An Ongoing 5-Year, Prospective, Noninterventional Registry Trial

Abstract 1060▪▪This icon denotes a clinically relevant abstract The baseline characteristics and therapeutic management of sickle cell disease (SCD) can be quite variable depending on disease severity. This report describes baseline assessments and therapies of 420 patients in an ongoing registry de...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Blood 2011-11, Vol.118 (21), p.1060-1060
Main Authors: Heeney, Matthew M., Mueller, Brigitta U., Baltz, Brad, Paley, Carole, Esposito, Jason, Sharma, Surabhi, Vichinsky, Elliott
Format: Article
Language:English
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Abstract 1060▪▪This icon denotes a clinically relevant abstract The baseline characteristics and therapeutic management of sickle cell disease (SCD) can be quite variable depending on disease severity. This report describes baseline assessments and therapies of 420 patients in an ongoing registry designed to study current treatment patterns, natural history, and outcomes in patients with SCD. This registry trial involving 57 US hematology centers had a sequential recruitment target of 600 patients with SCD subdivided into 3 age groups (2-
ISSN:0006-4971
1528-0020
DOI:10.1182/blood.V118.21.1060.1060