Status:
COMPLETED
Iron Overload and Transient Elastography in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Lead Sponsor:
Zealand University Hospital
Conditions:
Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) have an ineffective hemopoiesis and often suffer from anemia. This can lead to red blood cell transfusion dependency and iron overload. Iron overload can a...
Detailed Description
Transient elastography is noninvasive and has no side effects. No liver biopsy will be performed due to serious side-effects and risks in this patientgroup. The results of the transient elastography ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with a bone marrow describing myelodysplasia
- Among these:
- Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
- Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) transformed from MDS
- Patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) with dysplasia
- Patients with myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm, unclassifiable
Exclusion
- Body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher than 30
- \- History with other known liver diseases
- Among these:
- Patients with chronic viral hepatitis C infection
- Patients with chronic viral hepatitis B infection
- Patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02262312
Start Date
September 1 2014
Last Update
June 9 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Department of hematology Roskilde hospital
Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark, DK-4000