Blood Transfusion Therapy

One type of treatment that might be recommended for someone with DBA is blood transfusions. Blood transfusions might be recommended...(continued)

 

Corticosteroid Therapy

Corticosteroid therapy includes taking a prescription steroid medication, Prednisone or Prednisolone, to make the patient’s bone marrow create red blood cells. To date, it is not understood how or why steroids cause...(continued)

 

Chelation

There are various tests used to monitor iron levels, including...(continued)

 

Stem Cell Transplant

Another type of treatment for DBA is to undergo a stem cell transplant. Stem cell transplants (“SCT”) are also known as bone marrow or cord blood or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (depending on the donor source). A SCT involves...(continued)

 

Other Treatments

Other treatments, have been used in DBA over the last 30 years. These drugs appear...(continued)

 

Remission

In most national registries, approximately 40% of patients with DBA are...(continued)

 

 

 

Printable DBA Fact Sheets prepared by the CDC:

Blood Transfusion Therapy

Corticosteroids

Chelation

Stem Cell Transplant