A 4-year Extension Study to Core 1-year Study of Iron Chelation Therapy With Deferasirox in β-thalassemia Major Pediatric Patients With Transfusional Iron Overload.

Deferasirox in children from 1 to 18 years old was given orally once daily, 30 minutes prior to breakfast. An initial daily dose of 10 mg/kg was used during the 1-year core study. In this 4-year extension study dose modifications of ± 5 or 10 mg/kg were based on safety parameters and on increasing or decreasing Liver Iron Concentration (LIC), and serum ferritin. Deferasirox was available as 125 mg, 250 mg and 500 mg tablets.