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Management of Older Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Considerations for Current and Emerging Therapies.

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Oyedeji, CI; Hodulik, KL; Telen, MJ; Strouse, JJ
Published in: Drugs Aging
April 2023

People with sickle cell disease (SCD) are living longer than ever before, with the median survival increasing from age 14 years in 1973, beyond age 40 years in the 1990s, and as high as 61 years in recent cohorts from academic centers. Improvements in survival have been attributed to initiatives, such as newborn screening, penicillin prophylaxis, vaccination against encapsulated organisms, better detection and treatment of splenic sequestration, and improved transfusion support. There are an estimated 100,000 people living with SCD in the United States and millions of people with SCD globally. Given that the number of older adults with SCD will likely continue to increase as survival improves, better evidence on how to manage this population is needed. When managing older adults with SCD (defined herein as age ≥ 40 years), healthcare providers should consider the potential pitfalls of extrapolating evidence from existing studies on current and emerging therapies that have typically been conducted with participants at mean ages far below 40 years. Older adults with SCD have historically had little to no representation in clinical trials; therefore, more guidance is needed on how to use current and emerging therapies in this population. This article summarizes the available evidence for managing older adults with SCD and discusses potential challenges to using approved and emerging drugs in this population.

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Published In

Drugs Aging

DOI

EISSN

1179-1969

Publication Date

April 2023

Volume

40

Issue

4

Start / End Page

317 / 334

Location

New Zealand

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Humans
  • Geriatrics
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell
  • Aged
  • 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
 

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Oyedeji, C. I., Hodulik, K. L., Telen, M. J., & Strouse, J. J. (2023). Management of Older Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Considerations for Current and Emerging Therapies. Drugs Aging, 40(4), 317–334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-023-01014-8
Oyedeji, Charity I., Kimberly L. Hodulik, Marilyn J. Telen, and John J. Strouse. “Management of Older Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Considerations for Current and Emerging Therapies.Drugs Aging 40, no. 4 (April 2023): 317–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-023-01014-8.
Oyedeji CI, Hodulik KL, Telen MJ, Strouse JJ. Management of Older Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Considerations for Current and Emerging Therapies. Drugs Aging. 2023 Apr;40(4):317–34.
Oyedeji, Charity I., et al. “Management of Older Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Considerations for Current and Emerging Therapies.Drugs Aging, vol. 40, no. 4, Apr. 2023, pp. 317–34. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s40266-023-01014-8.
Oyedeji CI, Hodulik KL, Telen MJ, Strouse JJ. Management of Older Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Considerations for Current and Emerging Therapies. Drugs Aging. 2023 Apr;40(4):317–334.
Journal cover image

Published In

Drugs Aging

DOI

EISSN

1179-1969

Publication Date

April 2023

Volume

40

Issue

4

Start / End Page

317 / 334

Location

New Zealand

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Humans
  • Geriatrics
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell
  • Aged
  • 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences