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Trial reportAnnals of hematology2021

Oral high-dose sucrosomial iron vs intravenous iron in sideropenic anemia patients intolerant/refractory to iron sulfate: a multicentric randomized study.

Giulio Giordano, Mariasanta Napolitano, Valeria Di Battista, Alessandro Lucchesi

Open access · hybridAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Annals of hematology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Randomized trial of sucrosomial iron supplementation in patients with chemotherapy-related anemia treated with ESA.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  2. A review - Prescribing iron salts: Comparison of efficacy and tolerance of different iron complexes.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2026
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  9. Pilot Study to Gain First Indications for the Impact of a 3-Month's Oral Intake of a Sucrosomial Iron Supplement on Hemoglobin in Iron-Deficient Blood Donors.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2023
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  10. SucrosomialPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  13. Short-term treatment of iron deficiency anemia after cardiac surgery.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2022
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  19. SucrosomialPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Giulio GiordanoDivision of Internal Medicine, Hematology Service, Regional Hospital "A. Cardarelli", Campobasso, Italy.
Mariasanta NapolitanoDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), Haematology Unit, University Hospital "P. Giaccone", University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, 90127, Palermo, Italy. mariasanta.napolitano@unipa.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8934-2936
Valeria Di BattistaHematology Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy.
Alessandro LucchesiHematology Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy.
Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori · ITDepartment of Health · ESOspedale Antonio Cardarelli · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iron deficiency anemia is among the most frequent causes of disability. Intravenous iron is the quickest way to correct iron deficiency, bypassing the bottleneck of iron intestinal absorption, the only true mechanism of iron balance regulation in human body. Intravenous iron administration is suggested in patients who are refractory/intolerant to oral iron sulfate. However, the intravenous way of iron administration requires several precautions; as the in-hospital administration requires a resuscitation service, as imposed in Europe by the European Medicine Agency, it is very expensive and negatively affects patient's perceived quality of life. A new oral iron formulation, Sucrosomial iron, bypassing the normal way of absorption, seems to be cost-effective in correcting iron deficiency anemia at doses higher than those usually effective with other oral iron formulations. In this multicentric randomized study, we analyze the cost-effectiveness of intravenous sodium ferrigluconate vs oral Sucrosomial iron in patients with iron deficiency anemia refractory/intolerant to oral iron sulfate without other interfering factors on iron absorption.

Indexed as

Administration, IntravenousAdministration, OralAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleFerric CompoundsFerrous CompoundsHematinicsHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesFerric Compoundsferric gluconateFerrous Compoundsferrous sulfateHematinicssucrosomial ironHigh dosesIntravenous sodium ferrigluconateIron deficiency anemiaOral Sucrosomial ironRefractoriness/intolerance to oral iron sulfate

Identifiers

PMID33263170
PMCPMC8357646
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