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Luspatercept versus mitapivat for non-transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia: Dare to compare?

Khaled M Musallam, Sujit Sheth, Maria Domenica Cappellini, Kevin H M Kuo, Antonis Kattamis, Yesim Aydinok, Vip Viprakasit, Ali T Taher

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Article in HemaSphere, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Khaled M MusallamCenter for Research on Rare Blood Disorders (CR-RBD) and Thalassemia & Sickle Cell Center Burjeel Medical City Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3935-903X
Sujit ShethDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology Weill Cornell Medicine New York New York USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7640-1244
Maria Domenica CappelliniUnit of Medicine and Metabolic Disease Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8676-6864
Kevin H M KuoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6744-9238
Antonis KattamisFirst Department of Pediatrics National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5178-0655
Yesim AydinokDepartment of Pediatric Hematology Ege University Medical School Izmir Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6194-6826
Vip ViprakasitDepartment of Pediatrics & Thalassemia Center, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University Bangkok Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3162-1849
Ali T TaherDepartment of Internal Medicine American University of Beirut Medical Center Beirut Lebanon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8515-2238

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMID40657307
PMCPMC12255901

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