NIH Consensus Development Conference
Hydroxyurea Treatment
for Sickle Cell Disease
February 25-27, 2008
Bethesda, Maryland
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Conference Scope
The Consensus Development panel assessed the evidence on the following conference questions:
- What is the efficacy (results from clinical studies) of hydroxyurea treatment for patients who have sickle cell disease in three groups: infants, preadolescents, and adolescents/adults?
- What is the effectiveness (in everyday practice) of hydroxyurea treatment for patients who have sickle cell disease?
- What are the short- and long-term harms of hydroxyurea treatment?
- What are the barriers to hydroxyurea treatment for patients who have sickle cell disease, and what are the potential solutions?
- What are the future research needs?
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